Rainbow Six Siege · Published by Ubisoft Montreal

Rainbow Six Siege: Y11S2.2 Mid-Season Patch Notes (Jul 14, 2026): what changed

Buff 13Nerf 2Adjust 10Fix 4
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TL;DRThis update buffs Wamai, Zofia and 416-C, nerfs Dokkaebi and rebalances Jäger. It also includes more balance changes, other adjustments and bug fixes.

Who this matters to

Wamai players

Wamai gets buffs in this update.

Dokkaebi players

Dokkaebi gets nerfs in this update.

All 29 changes

M&K

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Mouse and keyboard comes to consoles. It is allowed in the PC crossplay pool but still forbidden in other pools.
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M&K is coming to consoles! Their use will be allowed in the PC crossplay pool, but will still be forbidden in other pools.

1v1 Arcade

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Coastline, Consulate and Outback join the 1v1 Arcade map pool, and House is removed.
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Coastline, Consulate, and Outback have been added to the pool and House has been removed.
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Operator Attrition replaces Operator Ban.
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Operator Attrition replaces Operator Ban.
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Every Operator can be played, except Montagne, Blackbeard, Blitz, and Clash.
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Every Operator can be played, except Montagne, Blackbeard, Blitz, and Clash.
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Preparation Phase lasts 15 seconds instead of 30.
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Preparation Phase lasts 15 seconds instead of 30.
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Objective site location is revealed at the beginning of the round.
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Objective site location is revealed at the beginning of the round.
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Reinforcements pool has been reduced from 10 to 6.
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Reinforcements pool has been reduced from 10 to 6.
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Jegeo Payload
Dokkaebi's Jegeo Payload cooldown now applies per target instead of globally.
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Cooldown is now per-target (from global ability).
Nerf
Jegeo Payload · Cooldown
Dokkaebi's Jegeo Payload cooldown increases from 7s to 14s.
7s→14s
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Cooldown: 14 seconds (from 7).
Buff
Mag-NET System · Charge update frequency
Wamai's Mag-NET System charge update frequency decreases from 40s to 20s.
40s→20s
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Charge update frequency 20s (was 40s).
Buff
Mag-NET System · Total maximum Charges
Wamai's Mag-NET System maximum charges increase from 6 to 7.
6→7
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Total maximum Charges 7 (was 6).
Buff
Mag-NET System · Activation time
Wamai's Mag-NET System activation time decreases from 1.5s to 0.5s.
1.5s→0.5s
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Reduced activation time to 0.5s (was 1.5s).
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Loadout
Wamai's loadout adds Deployable Shield.
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Added Deployable Shield.
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Loadout
Wamai's loadout replaces Impact Grenades with C4.
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Replaced Impact Grenades with C4.
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Speed
Jäger's speed increases from 2 to 3.
2→3
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Speed: 3 (was 2).
Nerf
Health
Jäger's health decreases from 2 to 1.
2→1
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Health: 1 (was 2).

Zofia

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KS79 Lifeline · Concussion Grenades ammunition
Zofia's KS79 Lifeline Concussion Grenades ammunition increases from 2 to 3.
2→3
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Concussion Grenades ammunition increased to 3 (was 2).
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KS79 Lifeline · Impact Grenades ammunition
Zofia's KS79 Lifeline Impact Grenades ammunition increases from 2 to 3.
2→3
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Impact Grenades ammunition increased to 3 (was 2).

416-C

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Recoil – M&K & Controller
Reduced vertical recoil on all burst stages for the 416-C (M&K & Controller).
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Vertical: Reduced Vertical recoil on all burst stages.
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Recoil – M&K & Controller
Smoothed lateral recoil on all burst stages for the 416-C (M&K & Controller).
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Horizontal: Smoothed lateral recoil on all burst stages.
Buff
Recoil – M&K & Controller
The hardest part of the 416-C's recoil now starts on bullet 10 instead of 8, and the recoil has been softened overall.
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Recoil Evolution: The hardest part of the recoil will start on bullet 10 instead of 8, also has been generally softened.
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D.O.M. Panel · Cooldown between shots
Rauora's D.O.M. Panel cooldown between shots decreases from 3s to 1s.
3s→1s
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Reduced cooldown between shots to 1s (was 3s).

Melusi

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Banshee Sonic Defense · Area of effect
Melusi's Banshee Sonic Defense area of effect increases from 4m to 4.3m.
4m→4.3m
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Increased area of effect to 4.3m (was 4m).

Twitch

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Shock Drone · Laser charges refill time
Twitch's Shock Drone laser charges refill time decreases from 30s to 28s.
30s→28s
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Reduced laser charges refill time to 28s (was 30s).

Lesion

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GU Mine · Refill time
Lesion's GU Mine refill time decreases from 30s to 25s.
30s→25s
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Reduced refill time to 25s (was 30s).
Fix
Fixed: Mute's Signal Disruptor will disable the ACOG or Holo sights when equipped on the XK23.
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FIXED – Mute's Signal Disruptor will disable the ACOG or Holo sights when equipped on the XK23.
Fix
Fixed: XK23 Magazine briefly spawns at wrong location when cancelling a tactical reload and then reloading an empty magazine.
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FIXED – XK23 Magazine briefly spawns at wrong location when cancelling a tactical reload and then reloading an empty magazine.
Fix
Fixed: AI do not deploy their gadgets in the Kanal map's 1F Security room and 1F Map Room.
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FIXED – AI do not deploy their gadgets in the Kanal map's 1F Security room and 1F Map Room.
Fix
Fixed: Sometimes microphone icons are greyed out and players are unable to communicate with voice chat.
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FIXED – Sometimes microphone icons are greyed out and players are unable to communicate with voice chat.

Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (parsed automatically and reviewed by hand). Ubisoft's official Rainbow Six Siege patch notes (Ubisoft's announcements on Steam) as fetched; labels come from the numbers in each line, and anything unclear is held for review. Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/359550/view/1837955055365693 · fetched Oct 13, 2026.