CSGO Operation Riptide Missions

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January 10, 2022
Kristjan Schellenberg

Finally, a new operation! After a long awaited new set of missions, CSGO fans (including myself) have reinstalled the game and purchased the new battle pass. There are tons of new rewards you can earn each week and new additions to spice up the game for the casual CSGO player. There will be a throwback to Counter Strike: Source, with the addition of the Riot Shield to Hostage Mode. There will also be some new maps added. 

Operation Riptide CSGO

In typical operation fashion, there will be new missions released every week. With the completion of a mission, you will receive stars which will earn you rewards on your battle pass. Don’t worry, if you can’t complete a week’s missions during a busy week, because the missions will last the entirety of the battle pass. 

Here is a list of missions included in Operation Riptide: 

Week 1: Shark Week

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Blood in the Water Danger Zone, Blacksite Complete a variety of different tasks 1 task: 1 star

3 tasks: 2 stars

5 tasks: 3 stars
Extraction Wingman, Extraction Deal 300 utility damage, or deal 200 utility damage in a single match 2 stars
Feeding Frenzy Casual, Group Delta Get 30 kills, or get four multi-kill rounds in a single match 2 stars
Food Chain Deathmatch, Mirage Get 10 kills in a series of different radar locations 1 star
It’s Raining Sharks Guardian, Blacksite Survive an aerial assault 2 stars
Short Match Competitive: Premier Win 21 rounds or Win 1 match 3 stars

Week 2: Seal The Deal

Mission  Modes Goal Stars
Aim Above The Flippers Deathmatch, Group Sigma Get 50 headshot kills, or get 30 headshot kills in a single match 2 stars
Amphibious Assault Guardian, Sirocco Get a kill 2 stars
Competitive Short Match, Basalt Win 21 rounds, or win one game 3 stars
Explosive Swimmer Demolition Get 14 kills, or deal grenade damage 1 star

Week 3: Surf’s Up

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Carve Them Up Retakes Deal 2,000 damage, or deal 1,000 damage in a single match 2 stars
Pointbreak Guardian, Blacksite Get sniper rifle kills 2 stars
Ravine Wingman Win 21 rounds, or win 1 match 3 stars
Wipeout Casual, Dust II Apply graffiti in different locations 1 place: 1 star

7 places: 2 stars

10 places: 3 stars

Week 4: Gendamerie

Mission Modes Goal  Stars
Atomic Punk Deathmatch, Nuke Get kills in a series of different radar locations 10 locations: 1 star
Insertion II Competitive, Short Match Win 21 rounds, or win one game 3 stars
Rock The Kasbah Guardian, Sirocco Get shotgun kills 2 stars
The First Five Cuts Are The Deepest Casual, Group Sigma Get 30 kills, or get a kills with the first five bullets of the round five times 2 stars

Week 5: Tropical Paradise

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Scorpion Danger Zone, County Complete a variety of tasks 1 task: 1 star

3 tasks: 2 stars

5 tasks: 3 stars
Dust II Competitive, Short Match Win 21 rounds, or win one game 3 stars
Painkiller Guardian, Insertion II Get SMG kills 2 stars
Hurricane Arms Race Get 30 headshot kills, or get 16 headshot kills in a single match 2 stars

Week 6: Rumble in the Jungle

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Red-bellied Piranha Deathmatch, Group Sigma Get a killstreak 1 streak: 1 star

2 streaks: 2 stars

3 streaks: 3 stars
Nuke Wingman Win 21 rounds, or win one game 3 stars
Hooded Crane Guardian, Blacksite Get rifle kills 2 stars
Yellow-crowned Parrot Casual, Group Delta Get 15 kills with someone else’s gun, or get seven kills with someone else’s gun in a single game 2 stars

Week 7: Land, Sea and Air

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Airdrop Flying Scoutsman Deal 1,000 damage while airborne, or deal 500 damage while airborne in a single gamewhile airborne, or deal 500 damage while airborne in a single game 2 stars
Ground Assault Deathmatch, Dust II Get kills in a series of different radar locations 10 locations: 1 star
Mirage Competitive, Short Match Win 21 rounds, or win one game 3 stars
Water Landing Guardian, Sirocco Get kills 2 stars

Week 8: Midway

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Bullseye Arms Race Upgrade your weapon 25 times, or get to the knife level 2 stars
Center Of Mass Casual, Inferno Complete a variety of tasks with utility 3 tasks: 1 star

5 tasks: 2 stars
Hump Day Guardian, Insertion II Get shotgun kills 2 stars
Inferno Competitive, Short Match Win 21 rounds, or win one game 3 stars

Week 9: Nautical Mile

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Hit The Poop Deck Danger Zone, Blacksite Apply graffiti to various locations 3 location: 1 star

6 locations: 2 stars

9 locations: 3 stars
Shortdust Wingman Get 20 headshot kills, or get nine headshots in a single game 3 stars
Stern Warning Guardian, Basalt Get pistol kills 2 stars
Take A Bow Demolition Upgrade your weapon 18 times, or get two Deagle kills in a single game 2 stars

Week 10: Decompression

Mission Mode Goal Stars
Nitrogen Narcosis Deathmatch, Overpass Get kills in a series of different radar locations 10 locations: 1 star
Short Match Competitive, Short Match Win 21 rounds, or win one game 3 stars
High Pressure Guardian: Sirocco Get AUG kills 2 stars
Barotrauma Casual: Defusal Group Delta Get 20 headshot kills or Get 10 headshot kills in a single match 2 stars

Week 11: Water, Water Everywhere

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Blast Fishing War Games: Retakes Deal 250 grenade damage or Deal 100 grenade damage in a single match 2 stars
Geothermal Springs Deathmatch: Defusal Group Delta Use the Health shot 12 times or Use the Health shot 5 times in a single match 2 stars
Glacial Lake Guardian: Basalt Get MP9 kills 2 stars
Short Match Competitive: Overpass Win 21 rounds or Win 1 match 3 stars

Week 12: Remember your Training

Mission Modes Goal  Stars
Balanced Regulator Casual: Defusal Group Sigma Get kills with 20 different weapons (can repeat across matches) or Get kills with 10 different weapons in a single match 2 stars
Deep Water Blackout Guardian: Blacksite Get SMG kills 2 stars
Extraction Wingman: Extraction Win 21 rounds or Win 1 match 3 stars
Rip Current War Games: Arms Race Get kill streaks 1 star for 1, 2 and 3 objectives completed

Week 13: Practical Oceanography

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Abyssal Plain Deathmatch: Ancient Get kills 1 star
Continental Margin Guardian: Ravine Get enemy weapon kills 2 stars
Destructive Interference Danger Zone: Sirocco Apply graffiti to various locations 1 for 3, 6 and 9. 3 stars total
Short Match  Competitive: Vertigo Win 21 rounds or Win 1 match 3 stars

Week 14: A Little Competition

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Dead Heat Deathmatch: Defusal Group Delta Get 60 scoped kills or Get 30 scoped kills in a single match 2 stars
Finish Fast Guardian: County Get Breach Charge kills 2 stars
First Impressions Casual: Defusal Group Sigma Get 25 kills or Get kills in the first 30 seconds of a round 5 times 2 stars
Short Match Competitive: Ancient Win 21 rounds or Win 1 match 3 stars

Week 15: Barrier Reef

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Current Events Guardian: Extraction Get Heavy Weapon kills 2 stars
Endangered Species War Games: Arms Race Get 30 kills or Kill the Arms Race Leader 5 times in a single match 1 star
Ravine Wingman: Ravine Win 21 rounds or Win 1 match 3 stars
Shark Culling Policy Casual: Hostage Group Deal 2500 damage or Deal 1000 damage in a single match 2 stars

Week 16: Riptide

Mission Modes Goal Stars
Overwhelming Current Guardian: County Get kills 2 stars
Pull Away From The Crowd Deathmatch: Defusal Group Sigma Get 100 kills or Get 30 kills with one of the Operation Riptide Agents in a single match 2 stars
Short Match Competitive: Basalt Win 21 rounds or Win 1 match 3 stars
Tidal Flow Casual: Defusal Group Delta Get 25 kills or Get 7 kills with a weapon from one of the Operation Riptide Collections 3 stars