Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Wind Bastion Detailed At Pro League Finals

Ubisoft has formally unveiled Operation Wind Bastion, the final season for Year Three of Rainbow Six Siege, at the Pro League Season 8 Finals in Rio, Brazil.

Wind Bastion a Moroccan-inspired season, and contains two new operators, Kaid and Nomad and a new map in the form of Fortress. We’ve known about most of this for a while now, however the exact details of what the three will bring to game hadn’t entirely been pinned down before today.

Operation Wind Bastion's two new operators, Kaid and Nomad.Ubisoft

First, attacker operator Nomad is a two speed, two armor operator armed with the Air Jab Launcher. The launcher fires a proximity mine that, when detonated by the enemy team, pushes them (and any nearby teammates) back and briefly knocks them over, allowing Nomad to blow defenders out of cover, create a defensive perimeter or even disarm shield operators for a short time. Characters caught by the Air Jab will break any destructible wall they crash into, and they can be pushed off tall ledges for some potential fall kills.

Despite the powerful tool, she has a few big weaknesses, particularly in the form of Jager whose own gadget can disable the Air Jab. The Air Jab also affects teammates, too, meaning using it in close-range skirmishes might prove to be more of a hindrance than a help.

Nomad, Operation Wind Bastion's attack operator.Ubisoft

Meanwhile, on the defense is Kaid, a one speed, three armor anchor whose gadget is the Rtila. Much like Bandit, Kaid can electrify metal surfaces such as reinforced walls, deployable shields, barbed wire and hatches. However, Kaid differs predominantly in how their gadgets are deployed, as each of the three charges can be thrown from a distance and have a range of effect, meaning there need not be any contact with the surfaces being affected. Electricity can travel through multiple surfaces, allowing for a single Rtila to electrify entire rooms if properly deployed.

Kaid also differs to Bandit in his gear loadout. Not only is he a three armour, one speed character (to Bandit’s one armour, three speed), he has access to a shotgun that can pack a punch at mid- and close-range. The result of this is Kaid will work well for some points, especially areas with hatch access, however Bandit should still be viable for others.

The Rtila has some drawbacks, though. Primarily, it takes time to deploy and charge, meaning it can’t be used to effectively close off breachers who are already incoming. It’s also vulnerable to IQ’s vision, Thatcher’s EMP grenade and Twitch’s drones can all easily find and destroy them.

Kaid, the new defender operator in Wind BastionUbisoft

The new map is Fortress, a Kasbah that serves as both Kaid’s home (in an interesting bit of worldbuilding for Siege) and as a military training facility. Verticality is the core tenet of Fortress, as the main structure can be rappelled into from all angles, and there are towers that provide the attacking team easier access to the second floor of the building. It isn’t stacked up against the defense, though, as there appear to be funnel-points that clever fortification, and use of Kaid’s gadget, can force the attack into.

Fortress, the new map for Operation Wind Bastion.Ubisoft

A date for Operation Wind Bastion has yet to be announced. However, it will almost definitely be available on the Rainbow Six Siege PC Test Server before it hits the main build on all platforms.

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