Who pairs well with Wamai?

Bandit: Mag-NET guards the batteries. Jäger: Nothing thrown lands.

Wamai: counters, combos and tips

Q: Who counters Wamai in Rainbow Six Siege?

Flores, Twitch, Brava, Hibana and IQ. Flores: RCE can't be caught and blows up Mag-NETs. Twitch: darts destroy Mag-NETs and can't be caught. Brava: Kludge hacks Mag-NETs to work for the attack.

Q: What does Wamai counter?

Ace, Ash, Capitão, Nomad and Ying. Ace: catches thrown S.E.L.M.A.s. Denies Ace's breach. Ash: catches breaching rounds before they clear the wall or utility. Shuts down Ash. Capitão: pulls both bolt types away from their targets. Beats Capitão on the site.

Q: What is Wamai's gadget?

Mag-NET System. Sticky magnets that pull an attacker projectile out of the air (3.5 m, line of sight) and detonate it at the Mag-NET. Since Y11S2.2: up to 7 charges, one every 20 s, 0.5 s activation; loadout gained a Deployable Shield and C4.

Defender · Nighthaven · anti-projectile, utility denial, anchor

Wamai is countered by Flores (RCE can't be caught and blows up Mag-NETs), Twitch (darts destroy Mag-NETs and can't be caught) and Brava (kludge hacks Mag-NETs to work for the attack). Wamai counters Ace (catches thrown S.E.L.M.A.s), Ash and Capitão (pulls both bolt types away from their targets). Wamai pairs best with Bandit and Jäger.

Wamai's gadget: Mag-NET System

Sticky magnets that pull an attacker projectile out of the air (3.5 m, line of sight) and detonate it at the Mag-NET. Since Y11S2.2: up to 7 charges, one every 20 s, 0.5 s activation; loadout gained a Deployable Shield and C4.

Who counters Wamai?

FloresStrongRCE can't be caught and blows up Mag-NETs.
TwitchStrongdarts destroy Mag-NETs and can't be caught.
BravaSituationalKludge hacks Mag-NETs to work for the attack.
HibanaSituationalpellets are not caught.
IQSituationalspots Mag-NETs through walls.

What does Wamai counter?

AceStrongcatches thrown S.E.L.M.A.s. Denies Ace's breach.
AshStrongcatches breaching rounds before they clear the wall or utility. Shuts down Ash.
CapitãoStrongpulls both bolt types away from their targets. Beats Capitão on the site.
NomadStrongcatches the Airjabs. Mag-NET catches the Airjabs.
YingStrongpulls Candelas away.
ZofiaStrongcatches impacts and concussions (one per Mag-NET). Mag-NET catches the grenades.
FuzeSituationalcatches sub-grenades (one Mag-NET each).
KaliSituationalcatches LV Lances.
ThatcherSituationalcatches EMP grenades aimed at Bandit or Kaid.

Best Wamai combos

BanditMag-NET guards the batteries. Strongest on Border.
JägerNothing thrown lands.

Where Wamai is strong

Second-best bakery pick for burn and discs. Sites: Kafe Dostoyevsky Kitchen Cooking / Kitchen Service.
Good alongside Azami; Mag-NET around the bar window. Sites: Kafe Dostoyevsky Cocktail Lounge / Bar.

Wamai myths

Wamai doesn't counter Nomad / Zofia / Capitão (players say these were missing). TRUE that he counters all three: the Mag-NET catches Airjabs, Zofia's grenades and both of Capitão's bolts. Keep the wamai>nomad and wamai>zofia rules and the learned wamai>capitao.
Wamai shuts down Ash's intel (learned rule says 'antiintel'). He catches Ash's breaching rounds, which is wall and utility denial, not anti-intel. Move the rule's phase from antiintel to deny or anchor.
Wamai stops Hibana's breach. X-KAIROS pellets are not caught by Mag-NETs (or ADS).

Key Wamai facts (Y11S3)

Mag-NET: charge every 20 s (was 40), max 7 (was 6), activation 0.5 s (was 1.5; it was 2 before Y11S1.1). Impact grenades replaced by C4, Deployable Shield added. (since Y11S2.2 (patch 11.2.2, Jul 14 2026); Y11S1.1)
Catches and detonates: frag, smoke, stun and Impact EMP grenades, Thatcher's EMP grenades, Ash's breaching rounds, Fuze's cluster sub-charges, Capitão's bolts, Ying's Candelas, Nomad's Airjabs, Zofia's concussion and impact grenades, Kali's LV Lances, Ace's S.E.L.M.A.s, Zero's Argus cams, Gridlock's Trax, Sens's ROU, Grim's Kawan Hive and Rauora's D.O.M. panels (the last few drop and still deploy).
Not affected: Hibana's X-KAIROS pellets, Twitch's darts, Brava's Kludge charges, Ram's BU-GI. Flores's RCE can't be caught and can blow Mag-NETs up.
Each Mag-NET grabs one projectile; Zofia's two grenades need two Mag-NETs. If a projectile reaches an ADS and a Mag-NET together, Jäger's ADS takes it.
Electronic: IQ sees Mag-NETs, Twitch's darts and Kali's lance (if close) destroy them, Thatcher's EMP disables them if the Mag-NET doesn't catch the EMP first, and Brava's Kludge hacks one so it catches defender throwables.

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