TL;DR: Valorant Season 2026 Act 6 (V26 Act 6) started with patch 13.08 on October 13–14, 2026, and is scheduled to end on January 6, 2027. The competitive map pool is Abyss, Bind, Corrode, Haven, Lotus, Sunset and Summit. Ascent and Split are out. The battle pass costs 1,000 VP and contains three skin lines: Solarium, Datalink and Keepsake. The Solarium Hammer melee is at tier 50. The new Duelist Hush arrived in patch 13.09, and the latest patch is 13.10 (November 10).
V26 Act 6 is the last act of Valorant's 2026 season and the 39th act overall. Riot started it with a map rotation in patch 13.08. Bind and Corrode came back to Competitive, Corrode got a rework, and Map Rating appeared in your Career tab. Two weeks later, patch 13.09 added Hush, the game's ninth Duelist.
This page covers the dates, the full map pool, every battle pass reward, what each Act 6 patch changed, and what is known about the next act. Data as of November 12, 2026, patch 13.10.
Valorant Act 6 start and end date
Act 6 went live with patch 13.08. Riot's notes are timestamped October 13, 2026 at 13:00 UTC. In practice that is October 13 in the Americas and October 14 in Europe and Asia. The official Valorant Wiki lists January 6, 2027 as the end date. Riot hasn't announced an exact end time yet, so treat January 6 as the planned date.
| Patch | Date | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| 13.08 | October 13, 2026 | Act 6 starts: Bind and Corrode in, Ascent and Split out, Corrode rework, Map Rating |
| 13.09 | October 27, 2026 | New Agent Hush, Warden buff, Clove nerf, tooltip overhaul |
| 13.10 | November 10, 2026 | Sentinel cooldowns, assist rules, replay bookmarks, Gauntlet: Glitched update |
| 13.11 | Not confirmed | Riot has kept a two-week rhythm this act, which points to around November 24 |
| Act end | January 6, 2027 (planned) | Season 2027 Act 1 follows |
Valorant Act 6 map pool
The Act 6 map pool has seven maps. Bind and Corrode replaced Ascent and Split. Corrode is the only map in the pool with real layout changes this act. The rotation applies to Competitive, Premier and Deathmatch. Unrated and Swiftplay aren't limited to it.
| Map | Status in Act 6 | In the pool since | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss | In | Patch 13.04 (August 2026) | Unchanged |
| Bind | In (returned) | Patch 13.08 | Rotated back in with 13.08 |
| Corrode | In (returned, reworked) | Patch 13.08 | Faster defender rotations, new Mid wall, A plant zone moved |
| Haven | In | Patch 8.11 (June 2024) | Longest-running map in the pool |
| Lotus | In | Patch 11.08 (March 2026) | Unchanged |
| Sunset | In | Patch 13.00 (June 2026) | Unchanged |
| Summit | In | Patch 13.00 (June 2026) | Unchanged |
| Ascent | Out | Removed in 13.08 | Rotated out this act |
| Split | Out | Removed in 13.08 | Rotated out this act |
| Breeze | Out | Removed in 13.04 | Out since Act 5 |
| Fracture | Out | Removed in 13.00 | Out since June |
| Icebox | Out | Removed in 10.04 | Out since August 2025 |
| Pearl | Out | Removed in 13.00 | Out since June |
Pool history is from the Valorant Wiki's map rotation table. The changes in this act come from the 13.08 notes.
Corrode changes in 13.08
Riot said Corrode's rotations were "taking too long," which made retakes very hard for defenders. The 13.08 rework:
- A Site and B Site: defender paths into the back of both sites are shorter, so rotations and retakes are faster.
- Mid: the Mid half wall is now metal and sits 1 meter further out, so it's harder to spam through and attackers can reach A Link without being seen from Top Mid. The Lower Mid boxes moved toward B and got a jump-up, and the Lower Mid wall was raised.
- A Site plant zone: moved to make post-plant play from A Link less effective.
In Premier, each of the seven pool maps is played for one week of the seven-week Weekly Matches phase, so the Act 6 Premier stage uses this same list. Riot hadn't posted an Act 6 stage calendar on its site as of this writing. The in-client Premier tab shows your exact week and map.
Act 6 battle pass: every reward
The Act 6 battle pass costs 1,000 VP for the Premium track. It has 50 tiers in 10 chapters plus a 5-tier Epilogue. It contains three weapon skin lines. Solarium is the main set: the Phantom, the Spectre and the Bandit, plus a Flex item and the Solarium Hammer melee as the tier 50 reward. Datalink covers the Judge, Ghost, Warden and Bulldog. Keepsake covers the Odin, Guardian and Operator. The Keepsake Shorty is on the free track.
| Chapter (tiers) | Premium rewards, in order | Free chapter reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (1–5) | Solarium Bandit · Hand Gravnet Buddy · 10 RP · Pearl Schema Card · Datalink Judge | Warden Schema Card · "Gearing Up" title |
| 2 (6–10) | No Warden Spray · Zoom and Boom Spray · 10 RP · Loyal Companions Card · Keepsake Odin | V26 Act VI Coin Buddy |
| 3 (11–15) | Night Under The Stars Card · Solarium Spray · 10 RP · Solarium Buddy · Solarium Spectre | 10 RP · "Climbing" title |
| 4 (16–20) | Datalink Ghost · Bookworm Brim Card · Keepsake Spray · 10 RP · Keepsake Guardian | No Phone Zone Spray |
| 5 (21–25) | Careful Now Spray · 10 RP · Refreshing Buddy · Datalink Spray · Datalink Warden | PlayZilla Tactisquirrel Card · 10 RP |
| 6 (26–30) | Check The Playbook Spray · 10 RP · Dimensional Drift Spray · Solarium Card · Solarium Phantom | Count TactiBear Buddy |
| 7 (31–35) | Datalink Card · 10 RP · Datalink Buddy · Just Chillin' Spray · Datalink Bulldog | 10 RP · "Peak" title |
| 8 (36–40) | Scribble Healing Orb Spray · Keepsake Buddy · Keepsake Card · 10 RP · Keepsake Operator | Get Baited Spray |
| 9 (41–45) | 10 RP · Pizza Time Card · No Big Deal Spray · HUUUH? Spray · Solarium Flex | Star Gazer Buddy |
| 10 (46–50) | Aura Farming Spray · Pitmaster Buddy · Healer's Remorse Card · 10 RP · Solarium Hammer (melee) | Keepsake Shorty · Anomalous Card |
| Epilogue (E1–E5) | Epilogue: Refreshing Buddy · 10 RP · 10 RP · 10 RP · Epilogue: Bookworm Brim Card | None |
The reward list is from the Valorant Wiki's Act 6 page. All three player titles, Gearing Up, Climbing and Peak, are on the free track, so you can earn them without buying the pass. If you only want one skin, the Solarium Phantom at tier 30 is the best pick in the pass. The Hammer takes all 50 tiers, so it's only realistic if you play regularly until early January.
With about eight weeks left on November 12, a player who starts the pass now has to clear around six tiers a week to reach the melee before January 6.
Act 6 patch notes: 13.08, 13.09 and 13.10
Patch 13.08 (October 13): Map Rating and Performance Score
- Map Rating rates how you do on each map from 0 to 500 and gives a C to S grade. It's based on overall, attacker and defender win rate plus Performance Score, and recent matches count more. It works in Competitive and Premier, only you can see it, and everyone started from zero.
- Performance Score now gives more weight to damage, adjusted kills and adjusted deaths (first bloods and first deaths included). Chamber's utility is now scored differently. Riot says the score matched ACS on the Match MVP about 70% of the time at launch.
- Map pool: Bind and Corrode in, Ascent and Split out, plus the Corrode rework above.
- Bans: Riot published Act 5 enforcement numbers: 171,000+ cheaters, 54,000+ botters, 76,000+ for rank manipulation and 288,000+ for repeated AFK or gameplay abuse.
- New Queue and Mode Select screen. Fixed Warden scope reticle misalignment during full-auto fire.
Patch 13.09 (October 27): Hush, Warden and Clove
| Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Warden 2nd bullet error | 0.25 | 0.2 |
| Warden 3rd bullet error | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Warden pitch recoil (first bullets) | Original | Smoothed |
| Clove Pick-me-up bonus move speed | 15% | 10% |
| Killing Clove after Not Dead Yet | Standard reward | Killer also gets 1 ult point + signature refresh point |
| First Blood accolade | Common | Higher threshold, harder to earn |
Riot buffed the 2,900-credit Warden to make it easier to control at that price. The patch also introduced Haste (movement speed buff) and Snapshot (Cypher's silhouette reveal) as official buff terms, and rewrote every ability tooltip. One console-only fix: Miks' M-Pulse and Bassquake now trigger controller vibration as intended.
Patch 13.10 (November 10): Sentinels, assists and bookmarks
| Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Cypher Spycam cooldown after destroyed | 60s | 45s |
| Cypher Spycam reclaim cooldown | 15s | 20s |
| Killjoy Turret cooldown after destroyed | 60s | 45s |
| Vyse Arc Rose cooldown after destroyed | 60s | 45s |
| Sage Healing Orb targeting | Original | More accurate, crosshair visible |
| Damage assist | 50+ damage to an enemy a teammate kills | That still counts, plus 10+ damage within 3s of a teammate's kill |
| Healing assist | Old rule (not detailed by Riot) | Only if the healed player gets a kill within 10s after the heal ends |
Destroying a Spycam, Turret or Arc Rose now keeps it down for 45 seconds instead of 60, so breaking Sentinel utility early buys less time. Expect more mid-round resets from Cypher, Killjoy and Vyse. The assist changes actually went live in 13.08, and Riot added them to the notes here. Patch 13.10 also added replay bookmarks. On PC you have to set a key yourself, under Settings → Controls → Interface. On console you add a bookmark from the in-game Options menu. Gauntlet: Glitched now allows parties of up to 5 and adds Hush upgrades.
Hush, the new Duelist
Hush is Valorant's 30th agent and ninth Duelist, according to the Valorant Wiki. She arrived on October 27 in patch 13.09. Her kit uses telekinesis: she throws her flash and pull, holds them in the air, then redirects them to wherever her crosshair points. Her signature, Displacement, resets every two kills, so she can keep taking fights one after another. Her stats are still settling: Riot warned that Performance Score on Hush may be "bumpy" while it tunes the score for her utility.
| Key | Ability | Cost | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passive | Telekinesis | Free | Picks up weapons, the Spike (on attack) and switches from extra range |
| C | Flow | 200 credits | Places an anchor (about 17 m) and dashes to it after a 0.75s windup. In the air, she briefly hovers first. Max dash height 10 m |
| Q | Flashbulb | 250 credits | Thrown flash (3s fuse), or held beside her for up to 8s and then redirected to the crosshair |
| E | Displacement | Free, resets every 2 kills | Thrown or held, then redirected. Pulls all players to its center and concusses anyone who hits a wall or another player. Affects allies too |
| X | Suspension | 8 ult points | Steerable projectile with up to 2s of flight. Detonate to levitate every player in the area |
Costs, keys and timings are from the wiki's ability pages. The 17 m anchor distance is not yet confirmed from game files. Since launch, patches 13.09 and 13.10 have only fixed Hush's bugs and animations. Her numbers have not been changed yet.
What's next: patch 13.11 and Season 2027 Act 1
Act 6 is planned to run until January 6, 2027, and the Valorant Wiki already lists Season 2027 Act 1 as the next act. Riot has not announced patch 13.11's date or contents, the Act 1 battle pass, or any rank reset details for the new season. This page will be updated when the next patch notes go live.
Two things to do before the act ends: finish the battle pass tiers you want, and play your weaker maps in the new Map Rating. Since 13.09 your Act Best Match carries more weight, so a single standout game on a weak map helps.
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