Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 13.05: agent & meta changes

Released September 1, 2026 · Platinum+ · early read

0NEW0BUFF0NERF1REWORK

Top mover so far

VyseVyse-0.5%
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

IsoIso+0.4%49.0% win · 2.3% pickHarborHarbor+0.4%44.5% win · 0.5% pickKillJoyKilljoy+0.2%52.9% win · 1.4% pick

▼ Falling

ViperViper-0.7%48.6% win · 0.3% pickVyseVyse-0.5%49.7% win · 1.3% pickDeadlockDeadlock-0.5%47.8% win · 0.8% pick

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.