Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 13.04: agent & meta changes

Released August 18, 2026 · Platinum+ · early read

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Top mover so far

VyseVyse+0.2%
Read the full official patch notes on playvalorant.com

Biggest movers this week

Early read · updates daily

An early read: the first post-patch games are in, but these swings are still settling and update daily.

▲ Climbing

BreachBreach+0.7%46.6% win · 0.9% pickVyseVyse+0.2%50.8% win · 1.2% pickGekkoGekko+0.2%49.3% win · 1.1% pick

▼ Falling

NeonNeon-0.2%50.5% win · 11.1% pickWaylayWaylay-0.2%48.3% win · 3.7% pickBrimstoneBrimstone-0.2%47.4% win · 0.9% pick

What changed in Patch 13.04

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.

NEUTRALAbyss: Abyss added to Competitive and Deathmatch map pool
NEUTRALBreeze: Breeze removed from Competitive and Deathmatch map pool
NEUTRALRanked: Premier Stage V26A5 starts Aug 18, runs 5 weeks not 7

Agent tier list after Patch 13.04

Early read · updates daily

Early read: Platinum+ agent win and pick rates so far this patch, with each agent's change since release. These update daily and settle about a week after release.

≥52% win50-52%<50%
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#AgentWin RatePick Rate
1CloveClove52.7%±0.022.5%+0.1
2KillJoyKillJoy51.5%-0.11.7%±0.0
3SageSage51.4%±0.03.4%±0.0
4CypherCypher51.3%-0.16.0%±0.0
5PhoenixPhoenix51.1%±0.011.4%-0.1
6SovaSova50.9%±0.014.8%+0.1
7VyseVyse50.8%+0.21.2%±0.0
8SkyeSkye50.7%-0.17.2%±0.0
9FadeFade50.5%-0.18.4%+0.1
10NeonNeon50.5%-0.211.1%-0.1
11JettJett50.4%±0.024.8%+0.1
12ReynaReyna50.0%±0.019.4%+0.1
13ChamberChamber49.7%+0.127.4%-0.1
14GekkoGekko49.3%+0.21.1%±0.0
15RazeRaze49.2%-0.15.6%-0.1
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
16TejoTejo49.0%+0.21.9%±0.0
17ViperViper49.0%+0.10.8%±0.0
18MiksMiks48.6%-0.13.0%±0.0
19WaylayWaylay48.3%-0.23.7%-0.1
20IsoIso48.3%+0.22.4%±0.0
21VetoVeto48.1%±0.00.8%±0.0
22DeadlockDeadlock48.1%+0.10.8%±0.0
23YoruYoru47.4%-0.14.0%±0.0
24BrimstoneBrimstone47.4%-0.20.9%±0.0
25AstraAstra47.1%+0.11.8%±0.0
26BreachBreach46.6%+0.70.9%±0.0
27HarborHarbor46.6%-0.21.1%±0.0
28OmenOmen46.4%±0.010.1%±0.0
29KAY/OKAY/O45.6%±0.02.0%±0.0

Patch 13.04 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 13.04 (released August 18, 2026) is mostly bug fixes and minor tweaks, with no major agent changes.

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

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