Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 13.02: agent & meta changes

Released July 28, 2026 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

KAY/OKAY/O+1.0%
Read the full official patch notes on playvalorant.com

Biggest movers this week

The biggest win-rate swings in the first week after release, and what the patch actually did to the meta.

▲ Climbing

ViperViper+1.9%50.0% win · 0.9% pickDeadlockDeadlock+1.5%49.0% win · 0.8% pickKAY/OKAY/O+1.0%47.0% win · 2.0% pick

▼ Falling

BreachBreach-2.1%46.0% win · 0.9% pickAstraAstra-0.8%48.0% win · 2.0% pickNERFPhoenixPhoenix-0.7%50.8% win · 12.6% pick

What changed in Patch 13.02

Agent, map and ranked changes from this patch. Each changed agent is tagged in the tier list below; hover a tag to see the change.

NERFPhoenix: Run it Back ult cost 6 -> 7 points
NEUTRALRetakes: Split, Corrode, and Lotus added to Retakes map pool
NEUTRALChamber: Fixed Rendezvous failing to teleport Chamber to anchor
NEUTRALReyna: Fixed Dismiss staying grayed out after an elimination
NEUTRALJett: Fixed unintended delay on Tailwind/Updraft after Cloudburst
NEUTRALSummit: Fixed door crushing agent utility when already closed

Agent tier list after Patch 13.02

Platinum+ agent win and pick rates a week after this patch released, with each agent's first-week win-rate change, per valking.gg tier-list snapshots.

≥52% win50-52%<50%
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#AgentWin RatePick Rate
1CloveClove52.8%±0.022.3%+0.3
2KillJoyKillJoy51.5%-0.31.9%-0.2
3SageSage51.4%-0.13.7%+0.1
4CypherCypher51.0%+0.16.7%+0.1
5FadeFade50.8%-0.28.0%+0.1
6PhoenixPhoenixNERF50.8%-0.712.6%-1.8
7SovaSova50.7%-0.214.7%±0.0
8NeonNeon50.7%+0.410.6%+0.8
9SkyeSkye50.4%+0.27.3%+0.1
10VyseVyse50.3%-0.51.1%-0.1
11ReynaReynaNEUTRAL50.1%+0.519.7%+1.1
12ViperViper50.0%+1.90.9%±0.0
13JettJettNEUTRAL49.9%-0.326.9%+0.3
14GekkoGekko49.8%+0.91.2%±0.0
15ChamberChamberNEUTRAL49.7%-0.125.9%+0.2
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
16RazeRaze49.5%+0.35.3%+0.3
17DeadlockDeadlock49.0%+1.50.8%±0.0
18TejoTejo48.9%+0.21.8%+0.1
19VetoVeto48.6%+0.21.0%+0.1
20AstraAstra48.0%-0.82.0%±0.0
21BrimstoneBrimstone47.8%-0.60.9%±0.0
22IsoIso47.8%+0.12.4%+0.1
23MiksMiks47.7%+0.13.1%-0.1
24WaylayWaylay47.6%-0.41.7%-1.8
25YoruYoru47.5%+0.53.7%+0.1
26KAY/OKAY/O47.0%+1.02.0%±0.0
27OmenOmen46.1%±0.010.0%-0.3
28BreachBreach46.0%-2.10.9%+0.1
29HarborHarbor45.9%+0.31.1%±0.0

Patch 13.02 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 13.02 (released July 28, 2026) brings 0 buffs, 1 nerfs and 0 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was KAY/O (+1pp).

  • 0 buffs, 1 nerfs, 0 reworks, 0 new

· Source: valking.gg patch analysis and tier-list data.