The highly anticipated Valorant Season 2026 Act 5 update is here, and Riot Games has just revealed the patch notes for the new Act.
While the new Valorant Act is a bit light on the content side, there are still some important changes to take note of before queuing for your next game.
The biggest highlights of the Valorant 13.04 patch include a change to the competitive map rotation, the brand-new Aeris skin line, a new Battle Pass, several key changes to the Premier mode, and a ton of bug fixes.
Most importantly, Valorant is bidding farewell to Breeze in this new Act, as it’s getting replaced by Abyss. Note that this update finalizes the map pool for the upcoming Valorant Champions 2026 as well.
In this article, we’ll go through the detailed patch notes of the Valorant V26A5 update.
Valorant Season 2026 Act 5 Patch Notes
Below, we have listed the full patch notes for the Valorant Season 2026 Act 5 update, as confirmed by Riot:
ALL PLATFORMS
MAP UPDATES
- Map Pool Updates
- ABYSS is IN the COMPETITIVE and DEATHMATCH queues.
- BREEZE is OUT of the COMPETITIVE and DEATHMATCH queues.
BUG FIXES
- Agent
- Fixed an issue where Cypher’s Spycam minimap icon was rotated incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue where Viper’s Snake Bite equip animation appeared incorrectly from an enemy’s point of view.
- Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s GravNet visual effects could disappear after a player disconnected and reconnected.
- Stability
- Fixed an issue where repeatedly switching between Clove’s Meddle and Ruse could cause a player to freeze and disconnect.
PC ONLY
PREMIER UPDATES
Welcome to Stage V26A5! Matches start on August 18.
- This Stage will run for five weeks of matches instead of the usual seven.
- Teams with a Premier Score of at least 450 qualify for Playoffs on September 20.
- In Contender and Invite, qualification is still based on your placement – check out the standings page for more info.
For Contender and Invite Division teams:
- Playoffs will be played across two days! The first round of Playoffs will be on September 19. Teams that advance from the first round return on September 20 for the finals.
BUG FIXES
- Cosmetics
- Fixed a bug where the animation on all transforming melee weapons (like Kuronami 2.0 and Nocturnum) would not transform during their inspect.
