Valorant fans might be welcoming Corrode to the game’s active map rotation once again starting with the next Act, as per recent leaks.
According to a leak by prominent dataminer valohabercisi on X, Corrode will return to the competitive map pool alongside the release of Valorant Season 2026 Act 6 update. It’s expected to replace Haven or Ascent in the current map pool of the shooter.
The leaker further claims that there’s a possibility of Bind returning to the Valorant map pool as well, but they didn’t fully confirm this.
Note that no official statement has been made by Riot Games regarding Valorant’s next map pool at the time of writing. Corrode’s return to Valorant has merely been leaked with no solid evidence to support it, so be sure to take this with a grain of salt.
At the same time, though, the leaker in question is reputed within the Valorant community and has put out numerous correct leaks regarding the shooter in the past.
Should this leak turn out to be true, the map pool for Valorant V26A6 may include the following:
- Ascent
- Bind (Unconfirmed)
- Corrode (Unconfirmed)
- Lotus
- Split
- Sunset
- Summit
For the unaware, Corrode has been out of Valorant’s competitive map rotation since patch 12.05, which was released on March 17, 2026. Bind got removed from the map pool a bit later with patch 12.08 on April 28, 2026.
When is Corrode Returning to Valorant? V26A6 Release Date
As mentioned in the leaks, Corrode will return to Valorant with the launch of the V26A6 update.
The Valorant V26A6 update will hit the live servers around October 17, 2026, right after the conclusion of Champions Shanghai.
In addition to the map changes, the upcoming Act will also introduce a brand-new Agent to the game alongside a fresh Battle Pass, new cosmetics, and more.
