Looking for the VALORANT patch notes 13.08 in plain words? Patch 13.08 notes were posted on October 13, 2026, and this is the first patch of Season 2026 Act 6. The TL;DR in three lines: Competitive and Premier now show a Map Rating for every map; the map pool swaps Ascent and Split out for Bind and Corrode; and Corrode itself changed enough that your old defender setups need a second look. The table below breaks the patch down by area and by who it affects, and the checklist covers what to check after you log in, including the fact that replays from the previous patch no longer play. For everything DOR does with VALORANT, see the VALORANT hub.
The three changes that matter most, by player type
If you grind ranked, Map Rating is the headline. Each map gets a score from 0 to 500 and a C to S grade, built from overall, attacker and defender win rate plus Performance Score, with recent matches weighted more. Only you can see it, and everyone starts fresh, so the first games of the act count a lot. If you care about the map pool, Bind and Corrode are in and Ascent and Split are out of Competitive and Deathmatch. If you play defense on Corrode, rotations into the back of A and B are shorter, the Mid half wall is now metal and sits 1 m further out, and the A site plant zone moved to weaken post plant from A Link. Performance Score tuning from 13.06 also changes who gets Match MVP.
VALORANT 13.08 changes at a glance
| Area | What changed | Who it affects |
|---|---|---|
| Season | 13.08 opens Season 2026 Act 6. | Everyone |
| Map Rating | Competitive and Premier show a 0 to 500 score and C to S grade per map, using win rates by side plus Performance Score, recent games weighted more. Private to you, everyone starts fresh. | Competitive and Premier players |
| Performance Score | Tuning that went live during 13.06 adds weight to Damage, Adjusted Kills and Adjusted Deaths (First Bloods and First Deaths included), plus Chamber specific tweaks. Riot says PS and ACS agreed on MVP about 70% of the time at launch. | Anyone who watches MVP and the scoreboard |
| Map pool | Bind and Corrode in, Ascent and Split out of Competitive and Deathmatch. | Competitive and Deathmatch players |
| Corrode | Shorter defender paths to the back of A and B, metal Mid half wall moved out 1 m, Lower Mid boxes shifted toward B with a new jump up, a raised Lower Mid wall, adjusted A plant zone. | Corrode defenders and post plant players |
| Client | New Queue and Mode Select screen for matchmade and custom games, plus a Career navigation bar with Rank Legacy, Accolades and Map Rating. | Everyone |
| Penalty report | Act 5 bans of 3+ days (detected Aug 18 to Oct 1) include 171,000+ cheaters and 288,000+ repeated AFK or gameplay abuse cases. | Players who care about ranked integrity |
| Bug fixes | Killjoy Alarmbot destruction effects, Warden scope reticle alignment, Masterful accolade display and Fog of War audio fixed. Range in Queue is disabled while a queue fix is tested. | Players of those agents and weapons |
What to check after patch 13.08
- Confirm the Competitive map pool now has Bind and Corrode and no Ascent or Split
- Open the Map Rating tab in Career and watch how your per map grades build up
- Re-practice your Corrode defender setups and A site plant spots
- Replays from the previous patch no longer play, so check the current rules in the VALORANT replay guide
- Watch the Patch Notes list under News on playvalorant.com for the next patch
Save the matches you care about before replays expire
- 1Install DOR and launch VALORANTDOR is a free Windows app. Once it is installed, launching VALORANT starts recording the whole match automatically. Setup details are in how to record VALORANT gameplay.
- 2Play as usualThere is nothing to press during the match. DOR records your matches as you play, and your kills are cut into automatic kill clips.
- 3Review and edit your clipsAfter the match, pick moments from your clip list and trim, merge, switch to 9:16, 16:9 or 1:1, and add text and BGM in DOR Studio. To batch several matches, see auto edit VALORANT clips.
- 4Export to mp4 or share a linkExport the result as an mp4 or share it as a dor.gg link. The video keeps playing no matter how many patches come after.
Keep your VALORANT matches as video with DOR
DOR is a free Windows app that records the whole match automatically when you launch a supported game. VALORANT is one of the games with automatic kill clips, alongside League of Legends, PUBG, Overwatch, Fortnite, CS2 and FC Online, so you never have to scrub for your best rounds. The full flow is in save a VALORANT ace clip. Played with friends? Party clip combines everyone's POV of the same match into one video. Polish clips in DOR Studio, then export as mp4 or share a dor.gg link.
