update · July 15, 2026

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Y11S2.2 Mid-Season Update

Rainbow Six Siege delivers major operator balance adjustments for Wamai, Jäger, Dokkaebi, and Zofia in the Y11S2.2 mid-season patch. The update also tweaks weapon recoil, utility cooldowns, and gadget availability across multiple agents.

Ubisoft Montreal is shaking up the meta with the Y11S2.2 mid-season update for Rainbow Six Siege, adjusting operator speeds, projectile denial tools, and utility refilled timers.

Projectile Denial: Wamai and Jäger Reworked

Wamai receives a boost to his reactive potential, featuring a charge update frequency dropped to 20 seconds from 40, a maximum charge pool raised to 7, and an activation time slashed to 0.5 seconds from 1.5. His loadout swaps impact grenades for C4 and adds a deployable shield. Meanwhile, Jäger shifts to a 3-speed, 1-health configuration to boost map rotation speed. His 416-C carbine also gets a recoil smoothing pass that reduces vertical climb across burst stages and delays peak recoil kick to the 10th bullet instead of the 8th.

Attacker Adjustments: Dokkaebi and Zofia

Dokkaebi's Logic Bomb shifts to a per-target cooldown system lasting 14 seconds, up from the previous global 7-second timer, to curb repeated spam against single defenders. Zofia gains extra firepower, with her KS79 Lifeline ammo pools increased to 3 concussion grenades and 3 impact grenades.

Utility and Gadget Tweaks

Several operators receive quality-of-life adjustments to their core abilities. Rauora's D.O.M. Panel cooldown between shots drops to 1 second from 3. Melusi's Banshee area of effect expands slightly to 4.3 meters. Twitch's Shock Drone laser charge refill time drops to 28 seconds, and Lesion's Gu Mine refill time improves to 25 seconds.

Why this patch matters

This mid-season update successfully differentiates Wamai and Jäger while giving attackers like Zofia and utility holders improved consistency across standard play.