VALORANT October 2026: Corrode, Map Rating and the Act 6 reset
Patch 13.08 adds private Map Rating, adjusts Performance Score and Corrode, and rotates Bind and Corrode into Competitive.
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VALORANT September 2026: Agent Mastery and the biggest ranked rethink
September brought tool-use penalties, a new lobby, Agent Mastery, Gauntlet: Glitched and Performance Score in place of ACS for MVPs.
VALORANT August 2026: Abyss returns and Premier gets a shorter sprint
Act 5 swapped Abyss for Breeze and ran a five-week PC Premier stage with September playoffs.
VALORANT July 2026: Iso, Yoru, Phoenix and ranked integrity
July adjusted Iso, Yoru and Phoenix, expanded Retake maps and introduced penalties for confirmed rank manipulation.
VALORANT June 2026: Summit, Sentinel buffs and a smarter ranked climb
June ended Act 3 with Premier fixes, then patch 13.00 brought Summit, Sentinel buffs, faster Initiator signatures and RR changes.
VALORANT May 2026: Neon slowed, shotguns checked, replays shared
Riot hit Neon’s airborne speed and moving shotguns in 12.09, then added friend replay sharing and Masters London Pick’Ems in 12.10.
VALORANT April 2026: Discord parties, Skirmish and a new map rotation
April brought Discord party links, a PC settings redesign, Skirmish: Ascension and an Ascent-for-Bind rotation.
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