TL;DR: Vanguard continues to go brr, Map Rating is here, Performance Score has been updated, Corrode got some sweet new updates, Ascent and Split are out, Corrode and Bind are in, and we fixed some bugs. Sup, gamers?! Kenny here, back with another patch and some nifty little updates to kick off V26…
VALORANT will be arriving on PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series XS in Australia and New Zealand on September 23! We’re grateful for the growing interest we’ve seen in VALORANT on console over the past couple years and look forward to seeing our community grow further! Players will be able to access the…
TL;DR: Toxic and abusive comms don’t belong in VALORANT, and we’re continuing to invest in better ways to detect them and take action. In Patch 13.06, we’ve updated our Riot Voice Evaluation technology to better identify and penalize toxic comms in Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean, with more…
TL;DR: The big one is here. A new home and lobby experience, Agent Mastery system, Gauntlet: Glitched, Practice Range in Queue, The Warden, Competitive Updates, and more are ALL LAUNCHING TODAY! Sup, gamers?! It’s Kenny here to break down our biggest patch of the year—ok, maybe it’s the biggest…
One city. Sixteen teams. One World Champion. Champions Shanghai brings the best of VALORANT Esports together, and a new merch collection is dropping to celebrate the final and biggest tournament of the 2026 season. Between September 24 and October 18, the best teams from across the VCT will put…
TLDR; Pick’ Ems for Champs, penalties for stream sniping and instalock tools, and future changes to the Agent Gear system so make sure to grind it out and get all the items now! Heyo, it’s Ash and we’ve got a small-ish patch for you with mostly bug fixes. We’re prepping for a pretty beefy next…
TLDR; Goodbye Breeze and hello Abyss! There’s a new map rotation in our Competitive and Deathmatch queues, and we fixed some issues with Agent bugs and transforming melees like Kuronami 2.0 and Nocturnum. Happy Patch Day, it’s Emily again! Act 5 is here, and with it a few fixes to keep your ranked…
Hey there, I’m Emily. I’ll be joining the Global Community team at Riot as an intern this summer, nice to meet you all! Hopefully y’all are staying cool with this summer heat, got a couple things for you to check out here :D Here’s what’s happening in Patch 13.02: Phoenix adjustment to address…
TL;DR: We’re strengthening our efforts against smurfing in Patch 13.01, as we have updated our detection tools to better identify and penalize behavior that undermines ranked integrity, including boosting, win-trading, and stream-sniping. We’re starting with the worst offenders, and will continue…
Hey, it’s Ashley! Hope everyone has been enjoying their summer and spending some time outside. It’s the season of sport so if you’re watching the World Cup, who are you rooting for? Here’s the breakdown for Patch 13.01: Iso buff to weapon equip speed after unequipping Double Tap Yoru buff with an…
Every new build PatchGoblin detected – including hotfixes without patch notes.
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Build / version
2026-10-15
Version **13.08.00.5715960** (release-13.08)
2026-10-14
Version **13.08.00.5698904** (release-13.08)
2026-10-01
Version **13.08.00.5627607** (release-13.08)
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