Valorant Patch Notes — Season 2026 – Act 5
Valorant Patch 13.04 opens Act 5 with Abyss back in the map pool as Breeze rotates out. The complete Act 5 changelog with active status on every change.
When is the next update?
Valorant rolls to its next season around October 13, 2026.
Patch 13.04 — August 18, 20269 changes
The Valorant Patch 13.04 patch notes open Season 2026 – Act 5 with a map pool refresh — Abyss returns to Competitive and Deathmatch as Breeze rotates out — alongside the new Aeris skin line, a food-and-city-themed Battle Pass, and Premier Stage V26A5. Track the Valorant season countdown through Act 5.
TL;DR — 9 changes: 0 buffs, 0 nerfs. No agent kits changed this patch — the headline moves are the map pool swap (Abyss in, Breeze out) and a competitive rank reset. Meta impact: Abyss replacing Breeze reshapes map-specific agent picks ahead of Champions 2026, while Immortal and Radiant players restart their climb after a 90% RR cut.
Map
- Abyss — returns to the Competitive and Deathmatch map pools, finalizing the pool for Valorant Champions 2026 active
- Breeze — rotates out of Competitive and Deathmatch vaulted
Mechanics
- Ranked reset — Immortal and Radiant players’ accumulated RR cut 90%; Radiant players drop to Immortal and must requalify active
- Premier — Stage V26A5 begins, running five weeks instead of the usual seven; a Premier Score of 450+ qualifies for Playoffs on September 20 active
Bug Fixes
- Cypher — Spycam minimap icon rotation fixed active
- Viper — Snake Bite equip animation, previously incorrect from an enemy’s point of view, fixed active
- Deadlock — GravNet visual effects no longer disappear after a disconnect/reconnect active
- Clove — repeatedly switching Meddle and Ruse no longer freezes or disconnects the player active
- Transforming melee weapons (Kuronami 2.0, Nocturnum) — inspect animation transform bug fixed active
All Valorant patches
| Version | Date | Season | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patch 13.04 | August 18, 2026 | Season 2026 – Act 5 | 9 changes: 0 buffs, 0 nerfs. No agent kits changed this patch — the headline moves are the map pool swap (Abyss in, Breeze out) and a compe… |
| Patch 13.00 | Jun 24, 2026 | Season 2026 – Act 4 | Sentinel-wide buffs (Cypher, Killjoy, Veto, Sage, Deadlock) plus faster Initiator cooldowns; new map Summit joins the pool (Fracture and Pea… |
| Patch 12.11 | Jun 9, 2026 | Season 2026 – Act 4 | Quality-of-life patch: My VALORANT Card launches; Console Judge minimum-spread nerf brings Console in line with PC; agent bug fixes for Vipe… |