Rainbow Six Siege Year 11 Season 4 adds split Ranked queues and new Doc gadget
Ubisoft detailed the season at BLAST R6 Osaka Major; Ranked is split into Solo/Duo and Flex queues with separate ranks, and Doc's Stim Pistol is replaced.
Ubisoft announced the contents of Rainbow Six Siege Year 11 Season 4 at a preview event held at the BLAST R6 Osaka Major in Osaka, according to gamespark.jp. The season launches on December 1, with the Test Server opening on November 16.
Ranked matchmaking is split into a Solo/Duo queue and a Flex queue, each with separate ranks. Four-player squads can no longer play Ranked, and solo players will no longer be matched against five-player squads. Ranks begin with a soft reset of 500 RP from a player's current rank.
Operator and map changes
Doc's Stim Pistol is replaced by an E-Heal Monitor, which lets him check and heal teammates' health remotely from anywhere on the map and revive downed teammates at range. He can also equip a deployable shield while keeping his weapons, health and speed unchanged. Thunderbird, Jäger and Warden gain a new SMG, the MBZ-19, with a 64-round magazine. The TCSG12 shotgun's damage drops from 75 to 50, and the ACS12's damage and magazine capacity are reduced. Thunderbird's Kona Station can now clear stun and concussion effects, increases to four stations, and its cooldown is cut by five seconds to 10 seconds.
The map Bank is reworked with a new entry point, stairs to a balcony and added cover for attackers. Yacht, Favela and Tower are the final three maps in the modernization effort, adding new art textures and gameplay elements such as gas pipes and fire extinguishers.
A new in-game social hub combines Ubisoft Connect and platform friends, with invite codes that can be shared without showing the code on screen. Players can also open up to 10 Alpha Packs at once, and bottom reinforcement walls arrive in the Test Server playlist for a limited two-week period as a defending operator sub-gadget.
The Grand Larceny event returns for three weeks, its first appearance since Year 5, and 3v3 also returns this season. A DOOM collaboration Doom Slayer skin arrives on December 22, and winter daily rewards run from December 1 to January 15 with 20 rewards in total and no consecutive login required. In 2027, Siege plans to return to four new operators per year.
The Hostage mode rework has been moved to Year 12 Season 1 in the Test Server, and the bulletproof drone has been cancelled.
Quick answers
When does Rainbow Six Siege Year 11 Season 4 launch?
It launches on December 1. The Test Server opens on November 16.
How does Ranked work in Year 11 Season 4?
Ranked is split into a Solo/Duo queue and a Flex queue with separate ranks. Four-player squads can no longer play Ranked, and solo players will no longer face five-player squads.
What changed for Doc?
Doc's Stim Pistol is replaced by an E-Heal Monitor, which heals teammates remotely from anywhere on the map and revives downed teammates at range.