{"id":934295,"date":"2026-10-15T19:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934295\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:32:13","slug":"rainbow-six-siege-operation-split-fire-mid-season-update-legend-division-arrives-noor-buffs-and-a-final-ranked-map-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934295\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Split Fire Mid-Season Update \u2013 Legend Division Arrives, Noor Buffs, and a Final Ranked Map Rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rainbow Six Siege Operation Split Fire<\/a> is well underway, with new Defender Noor lighting up shield Attackers with his Horus Lance Launcher. Now that players have had a chance to adjust to his effect on strategy, the developers have released a mid-season update with content designed to push competitive gameplay to the limits, ensure Operators are well balanced on the field, rotate in fresh Ranked maps, and strengthen anti-cheat measures for PC players.<\/p>\n

Rainbow Six Siege: Legend Division<\/p>\n

The all-new Legend Division is officially live, a new solo queue competitive playlist for players looking to push above Champion. A new playlist that will open up with every mid-season update, it\u2019s designed for the most elite Siege players, and focuses on the highest level of competitive play. Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p>\n

Y11S3 Legend Division runs now through December 1
\nSolo queue only
\nUses Pro League map pool
\nRewards include: Profile Banner, exclusive charm for top 100 players in each region
\nIt will reset each season with seasonal rank resets<\/p>\n

To access the Legend Division, you must meet the following security and progression requirements:<\/p>\n

Secure Boot enabled
\n2FA app enabled
\nCurrently have Champion rank
\nHave Clearance Level of 200 or more
\nAchieved Platinum rank or above in the previous season
\nReputation Standing level three or higher<\/p>\n

In anticipation for the release of Legend Division, a 50,000+ account Ban Wave has gone into effect targeting account sharers, sellers or ban evaders; reinforcing Siege\u2019s ongoing commitment to maintaining game integrity and fairness as a top priority.<\/p>\n

Secure Boot<\/p>\n

A new PC security measure, Secure Boot supports Rainbow Six Siege\u2019s R6 ShieldGuard anti-cheat efforts by verifying the components such as firmware, Windows, and drivers that are loaded when a PC starts are legitimate and trusted. Most players already have the required security features to play; others will need to enable TPM and Secure Boot in the BIO S\/UEFI. Eligible PC players must have Secure Boot enabled in order to participate in the Legend Division.<\/p>\n

The Secure Boot measurement is now a requirement because modern cheats take place deep within a PC\u2019s system to avoid detection. Secure Boot strengthens the PC security environment, making it harder for cheats to hide and easier for R6 ShieldGuard to detect them.<\/p>\n

Operator Balancing<\/p>\n

To support fair and competitive gameplay and keep match experiences fresh, a number of Operators received a balancing update in the Operation Split Fire mid-season update.<\/p>\n

Noor<\/p>\n

Horus Lance Launcher drilling time is reduced to 1.5s (from 2s) on soft surfaces, ballistic shields, and hard surfaces
\nHorus Lance Launcher Guardbreak strength on projectile impact against ballistic shield Operators is increased to 100% (from 30%)
\nHorus Lance Launcher equip timings reduced to 0.4s (from 0.9s) via Quickdraw animations
\nDirect impact damage against Operators increased to 80 (from 50)
\nHorus Lance Launcher now damages ballistic shield Operators during sheild removal animation
\nGeneral hitbox improvements<\/p>\n

Tachanka<\/p>\n

Shumika Launcher \u2013 added a switch ability to the launcher. It can now fire in Impact Mode (default), in which the projectile will explode on impact with any surface, or Bounce Mode, in which the projectile won\u2019t explode when colliding with fragile objects such as glass or papers. In Bounce Mode, projectiles will pass through fragile items, and the fire will be pointed at the floor from the impact point<\/p>\n

Snake<\/p>\n

Soliton Radar MK III \u2013 precision charges reduced to three (from four)<\/p>\n

Valkyrie<\/p>\n

Glaive-12 added as a Secondary Weapon<\/p>\n

Capti\u00e3o<\/p>\n

Delay between fire expansions reduced to 0.9 seconds (from 1 second)<\/p>\n

Clash<\/p>\n

Slowdown strength when running away from her is increased to 10% (from 5%)<\/p>\n

OSA<\/p>\n

Reduced deployment restrictions:<\/p>\n

Frontal space reduced to 0.25m (from 1.1)
\nVertical space reduced to 0.6m (from 6.25)
\nSpace behind player reduced to 0.005m (from 0.3)<\/p>\n

Fire<\/p>\n

Damage increased to 14HP (from 12)
\nAffects Tachanka, Goyo, Capitao, Dokkaebi, Noor, and Gas Pipes<\/p>\n

Barbed Wire<\/p>\n

Completely stops the BU-GI OF RAM<\/p>\n

Halloween Event: Doktor’s Curse<\/p>\n

Doktor’s Curse is returning to Rainbow Six Siege now through November 2. When a mad Doktor creates monsters through incredible feats of science, Hunters arrive on the scene to eliminate them. While most of the Monsters run and hide, some betray their creator to fight alongside the Hunters. Here’s what you can expect in Doktor’s Curse:<\/p>\n

5v5 Hide and Seek mode
\nAll Hunters have a modified Sledge Hammer as a primary weapon and a modified version of their Operator gadget. Hibana has a modified version of Capitao\u2019s Crossbow in lieu of a Sledge Hammer. They do not have a secondary weapon or gadget
\nEvery Monster has Nightstride (invisibility boost) as a secondary gadget as well as a modified version of their Operator gadget. They do not have a primary or secondary weapon
\nTakes place in Doktor\u2019s Lab (a modified Clubhouse map)
\nExpanded roster of Operators<\/p>\n

Hunters include: Grim, Hibana, Jackal, Lion, Sledge, Oryx, Nokk, Dokkaebi, Zofia, Deimos, Thatcher, and Finka
\nMonsters include Mute, Ela, Kapkan, Smoke, Frost, Lesion, Aruni, Gridlock, Thorn, Nomad, Azami, Melusi, Fenrir, and Tubarao<\/p>\n

Operator bundles for Grim, Hibana, and Mute
\nEvent Signature Bundle
\nTwo Weapon Skin bundles
\nA 33 item collection culminating in the M590A1 shotgun Event Memento Masterpiece
\nIn-game challenges
\nFree Event pack
\nTwitch drops<\/p>\n

Ranked Map Rotation<\/p>\n

To keep the competitive Siege experience fresh, this mid-season update is ushering in an all new Ranked map rotation.<\/p>\n

Pro Maps:<\/p>\n

Border
\nBank
\nChalet
\nClubhouse
\nVilla
\nFortress
\nKafe
\nLair
\nNighthaven<\/p>\n

Additional Ranked maps:<\/p>\n

Oregon
\nCoastline
\nConsulate
\nKanal
\nOutback
\nCasino<\/p>\n

Following community feedback, Operation Split Fire will be the last season to use the current Ranked Map Rotation system. Moving forward, the approach will better align with player preferences.<\/p>\n

Play Rainbow Six Siege<\/a> and experience the mid-season update today on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via the Ubisoft Store, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. You can also play with a Ubisoft+ subscription<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rainbow Six Siege Operation Split Fire is well underway, with new Defender Noor lighting up shield Attackers with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":934296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-934295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/934296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=934295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=934295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}