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Valorant Patch 13.05: agent & meta changes

Released September 1, 2026 · Platinum+ · early read

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Biggest movers this week

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

What changed in Patch 13.05

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.

NEUTRALRanked: Penalties (temp/perm ban) for stream sniping & instalock tools
REWORKAgent Gear: 13.06 will tie gear unlocks to per-agent playtime, not general grind
NEUTRALSmokes: Fixed smokes blocking flashes/LOS while dissipating (Astra, Brim, Clove, Miks, Omen)
NEUTRALCypher: Trapwire debuff no longer persists indefinitely on new target after kill
NEUTRALWaylay: Saturate now correctly applies Hinder through vision-blocking abilities

Agent tier list after Patch 13.05

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
1KillJoyKillJoy52.9%+0.21.4%±0.0
2CloveClove52.8%+0.123.0%±0.0
3CypherCypherNEUTRAL51.4%-0.16.0%-0.1
4PhoenixPhoenix51.3%-0.110.6%±0.0
5SageSage51.1%+0.13.3%±0.0
6FadeFade50.9%-0.28.8%±0.0
7SovaSova50.9%±0.014.9%±0.0
8SkyeSkye50.5%±0.07.0%±0.0
9NeonNeon50.3%±0.011.2%±0.0
10JettJett50.3%±0.024.7%±0.0
11ReynaReyna49.9%+0.119.6%±0.0
12ChamberChamber49.8%+0.128.0%+0.2
13VyseVyse49.7%-0.51.3%±0.0
14TejoTejo49.7%±0.02.0%±0.0
15IsoIso49.0%+0.42.3%±0.0
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
16GekkoGekko48.9%-0.11.1%±0.0
17RazeRaze48.9%-0.25.2%±0.0
18WaylayWaylayNEUTRAL48.7%±0.03.8%±0.0
19ViperViper48.6%-0.70.3%±0.0
20BrimstoneBrimstone48.4%+0.10.9%±0.0
21MiksMiks48.3%-0.22.9%±0.0
22DeadlockDeadlock47.8%-0.50.8%±0.0
23YoruYoru47.7%±0.04.7%±0.0
24VetoVeto46.9%-0.30.7%±0.0
25OmenOmen46.3%-0.110.8%±0.0
26AstraAstra46.1%-0.21.6%±0.0
27KAY/OKAY/O45.7%+0.21.9%±0.0
28BreachBreach45.6%±0.00.9%±0.0
29HarborHarbor44.5%+0.40.5%±0.0

Patch 13.05 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 13.05 (released September 1, 2026) brings 0 buffs, 0 nerfs and 1 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown.

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

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