With only a few weeks remaining till the arrival of Valorant Episode 10 Act 3, Riot Games has officially revealed the competitive map pool for the upcoming patch.
As confirmed by the developers via a post on the Valorant X (formerly Twitter) handle, Sunset is set to make its return in the next update, replacing Fracture in the active map rotation.
For the uninitiated, Sunset was removed from the Valorant map pool alongside Ascent in January 2025 with the game’s Episode 10 update. Fracture had made its return on the same date.
With this change, the competitive map pool of Valorant in Episode 10 Act 3 will include the following maps:
- Abyss
- Icebox
- Haven
- Lotus
- Pearl
- Split
- Sunset
Note that this map pool is only effective for Competitive and Deathmatch modes. Players queuing in the various other game modes in Valorant, including Unrated and Swiftplay, will be able to enjoy every map in the game as usual.
When Does Valorant Episode 10 Act 3 Go Live?
As mentioned earlier, the new competitive map rotation for Valorant will go live alongside the Episode 10 Act 3 update.
According to an official announcement, the Valorant Episode 10 Act 3 update will hit the live servers on April 29, 2025. Fans can expect a few hours of server downtime on patch day as the devs get ready to ship out the new update.
