Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 13.08: agent & meta changes

Released October 13, 2026 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

BrimstoneBrimstone+1.4%
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+1.7%47.6% win · 0.5% pickBrimstoneBrimstone+1.4%49.1% win · 1.7% pickGekkoGekko+1.2%49.4% win · 0.9% pick

▼ Falling

VetoVeto-1.2%47.8% win · 0.7% pickVyseVyse-1.1%49.9% win · 1.3% pickIsoIso-0.8%48.3% win · 2.2% pick

What changed in Patch 13.08

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: Map Rating system launched - 0-500 score, C-S grade per map
NEUTRALCorrode Mid: Half wall moved out 1m, boxes relocated, wall raised to reduce spam
BUFFCorrode A-site: Defender spawn paths shortened to speed up retake rotations
BUFFCorrode B-site: Defender spawn paths shortened to speed up retake rotations
NERFCorrode A-site: Plant zone adjusted - post-plant from A Link less effective
NEWBind: Bind added to Competitive and Deathmatch map pool
NEUTRALAscent: Removed from Competitive and Deathmatch map pool
NEUTRALSplit: Removed from Competitive and Deathmatch map pool
NEUTRALRanked: Performance Score weights damage/kills/deaths increased; Chamber adjusted

Agent tier list after Patch 13.08

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
1CloveClove52.5%-0.122.7%+0.6
2SageSage51.7%+0.83.4%-0.3
3PhoenixPhoenix51.3%-0.29.0%-0.7
4KillJoyKillJoy51.2%-0.70.6%-0.6
5CypherCypher50.9%-0.55.1%±0.0
6SovaSova50.9%-0.110.1%-3.9
7FadeFade50.9%-0.112.8%+4.1
8SkyeSkye50.5%+0.28.7%-0.6
9NeonNeon50.2%-0.111.7%-0.7
10RazeRaze50.2%+0.25.9%+0.9
11JettJett50.1%±0.022.7%-1.5
12ChamberChamber50.0%+0.329.7%+0.3
13ReynaReyna50.0%+0.220.0%+0.7
14VyseVyse49.9%-1.11.3%+0.4
15GekkoGekko49.4%+1.20.9%+0.1
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
16BrimstoneBrimstone49.1%+1.41.7%+0.6
17TejoTejo49.0%+0.61.6%+0.3
18WaylayWaylay48.7%±0.03.9%+0.8
19IsoIso48.3%-0.82.2%+0.2
20MiksMiks47.9%-0.44.0%-1.2
21VetoVeto47.8%-1.20.7%+0.2
22YoruYoru47.7%-0.15.8%+0.1
23ViperViper47.6%+1.70.5%+0.2
24DeadlockDeadlock47.4%+0.90.8%+0.1
25AstraAstra47.1%±0.01.6%+0.2
26OmenOmen46.6%-0.19.0%-0.4
27BreachBreach46.5%-0.60.9%+0.1
28HarborHarbor45.4%+1.20.9%+0.1
29KAY/OKAY/O45.4%±0.01.7%-0.1

Patch 13.08 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 13.08 (released October 13, 2026) brings 2 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 Brimstone (+1.4pp).

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

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