Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 13.00: agent & meta changes

Released June 23, 2026 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

HarborHarbor+2.0%
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

HarborHarbor+2.0%47.6% win · 1.2% pickBUFFSageSage+1.4%51.5% win · 4.3% pickIsoIso+1.1%48.5% win · 2.6% pick

▼ Falling

BrimstoneBrimstone-3.0%46.2% win · 0.8% pickBUFFBreachBreach-2.5%46.4% win · 0.8% pickTejoTejo-1.7%47.9% win · 1.5% pick

What changed in Patch 13.00

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.

NEWSummit: new map - 3-lane, 2-site, droppable walls, China setting
NEWRetake: new LTM - 3v3 post-plant mode, first to 5 rounds
BUFFKilljoy: Turret fire rate +50%, Nanoswarm 4s -> 5s, Alarmbot speed +50%
BUFFVeto: Interceptor reclaim 30s -> 20s; Crosscut range 24m -> 30m, arm 1.5s -> .75s
BUFFSage: self Healing Orb HoT 50 -> 100
BUFFCypher: Trapwire windup .9s -> .7s
BUFFDeadlock: GravNet cooldown 60s -> 50s
BUFFSova: signature ability cooldown 60s -> 50s
BUFFFade: signature ability cooldown 60s -> 50s
BUFFSkye: signature ability cooldown 60s -> 50s
BUFFBreach: signature ability cooldown 60s -> 50s
BUFFKAY/O: signature ability cooldown 60s -> 50s
BUFFGekko: buddy reclaim cooldown 20s -> 15s
BUFFBandit: recovery .45 -> .4, tap efficiency 3 -> 4, max pitch recoil 4 -> 3
NEUTRALRanked: RR calc adjusted to reduce feeling stuck on win streaks; Immortal+ targeted
NEUTRALQueue: matchmaking ensures team avg rank within 1 sub-tier of opponent
NEUTRALSummit: RR losses 50% reduced for first 2 weeks; wins earn 100% RR
NEUTRALQueue: Fracture and Pearl removed; Summit and Sunset added to competitive pool
NEUTRALOmen: Shrouded Step enemy audio updated for better gameplay clarity

Agent tier list after Patch 13.00

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%-0.322.3%+3.0
2PhoenixPhoenix51.7%+0.212.5%-0.7
3KillJoyKillJoyBUFF51.5%-0.63.8%+0.9
4SageSageBUFF51.5%+1.44.3%+0.8
5CypherCypherBUFF51.1%-0.26.5%+1.7
6VyseVyse51.0%-0.11.1%±0.0
7NeonNeon51.0%+0.46.3%+1.0
8FadeFadeBUFF51.0%±0.07.3%-1.2
9SovaSovaBUFF50.7%-0.315.3%+3.5
10GekkoGekkoBUFF50.7%+0.61.3%+0.3
11SkyeSkyeBUFF50.3%-0.76.9%-0.5
12JettJett50.1%-0.130.4%+0.8
13ChamberChamber49.8%+0.122.9%-4.5
14ReynaReyna49.7%±0.021.1%+1.3
15RazeRaze49.3%±0.05.3%-0.6
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
16IsoIso48.5%+1.12.6%-0.2
17DeadlockDeadlockBUFF48.4%+1.10.9%+0.1
18MiksMiks48.3%-0.13.6%-1.8
19AstraAstra48.0%-0.52.1%-0.4
20TejoTejo47.9%-1.71.5%-2.2
21ViperViper47.7%-0.61.2%+0.1
22VetoVetoBUFF47.6%-1.41.9%+1.3
23HarborHarbor47.6%+2.01.2%-0.1
24WaylayWaylay47.4%-1.03.0%-0.1
25BreachBreachBUFF46.4%-2.50.8%-0.2
26OmenOmenNEUTRAL46.3%-0.49.2%±0.0
27BrimstoneBrimstone46.2%-3.00.8%-1.0
28YoruYoru45.9%-0.11.9%±0.0
29KAY/OKAY/OBUFF45.0%-0.92.1%-1.1

Patch 13.00 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 13.00 (released June 23, 2026) brings 12 buffs, 0 nerfs and 0 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Harbor (+2pp).

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

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