I dropped into a Casual match and my squad stopped mid-rotate for a screenshot. You can feel the season drop in the feed—Solid Snake splashed across banners—and everyone is hunting for the same cosmetic bite. I froze when someone popped a Black Ice skin into chat; it felt like finding a rare record in a bargain bin.
If you play Rainbow Six Siege Year 11 Season 1, Operation Silent Hunt brings Solid Snake as the marquee operator and a small, gleaming reason to grind: Black Ice Packs. You and I both know skins change the mood of a match; the Black Ice finish is a frost-edged razor across your iron.
You can already see the battle-pass banner on the home screen. How to get Black Ice Packs in Rainbow Six Siege Y11S1
You won’t find Black Ice Packs in the shop or random drops this season; they’re tied to the new battle pass. If you open the pass tab on PC via Ubisoft Connect or Steam, the route is plain: you must progress tiers and own the Premium Pass to claim them.
How do I get Black Ice Packs?
Short answer: grab the Premium Pass and earn the associated tiers. The first Black Ice Pack is scripted to appear at Tier 2 (G2) and the second at Tier 100 (J25). The Premium Pass—available through the in-game store and the Ubisoft Store for roughly €9—grants the right to claim premium-tier rewards as you level up the pass.
There is no alternate route available right now. No shop offers, no special event drops, and no vendor conversions have been announced by Ubisoft. If you want both packs, expect to play and push for those milestone tiers before the season ends.
The battle feed is full of players screenshotting their new guns. All Rainbow Six Siege Black Ice skin variants and weapons
Black Ice is rare and limited to specific guns rather than being universal. That scarcity makes each piece more desirable in match chat and on stream, and it helps build conversation around the season—Twitch clips will follow the next day.
There are four color variants available this season:
- Red
- Pink
- Purple
- Green
Each variant is a neon chord strummed across steel. With 14 eligible weapons and four variants apiece, the pool holds 56 possible skin rewards; your two packs will deliver two items drawn from that pool.
Which weapons can use Black Ice skins?
These are the weapons eligible for Black Ice this season:
- 417
- ACS12
- AR-15.50
- AUG A3
- BOSG
- C75 Auto
- CAMRS
- D-50
- DP-27
- M12
- M249
- SIX12
- SMG-11
- SMG-12
If you track drops on sites like the Ubisoft forums or set up a clip folder on Twitch or YouTube, you’ll spot which variants land on which weapons most often. The community will call out rares fast; follow the official Ubisoft social channels for any mid-season changes.
If you’re deciding whether to buy the Premium Pass for the chance at these skins, weigh the season length and how many tiers you realistically earn. Are you the player who races the timer for rewards, or the one who waits for tradeable opportunities—if Ubisoft ever adds them—to swap with teammates?
Which color will start the next in-game spat in your squad?