Official Source Summary
According to the VALORANT Patch Notes 13.04, a map pool update was implemented adding Abyss to the Competitive and Deathmatch queues and removing Breeze. Agent bugs were fixed, including Cypher's Spycam minimap icon rotation error, Viper's Snake Bite equip animation display error, and Deadlock's GravNet visual effect persistence error. Bugs with the Transforming Melee Kuronami 2.0 and Nocturnum's inspect transform animation were also fixed. Premier Stage V26A5 begins on August 18, 2026, runs for 5 weeks, and teams with a rating of 450 or higher can advance to the playoffs. [1]
