Over the weekend, Riot Games announced “Season 2026 // Act 4†for their free-to-play agent-based tactical shooting title ‘VALORANT’. Launching on 24 June across PC and consoles, players will be taken to the game’s newest map “Summitâ€â€”a Radiant training academy nestled in the mountains of China—-Summit features training halls and meditation gardens connected by droppable walls that reshape the battlefield mid-round.
Formerly the site of the Radiant monastery that Sage herself studied at before joining VALORANT, Summit will be available to play in Competitive queue immediately upon launch. During the first two weeks, players lose 50% less RR for losses on Summit, but still gain 100% RR for wins to help them get in and practice the map in a competitive setting without the fear of deranking. Additionally, a Summit Only queue will be available for 7 days and Summit Only games will use the Swiftplay mode format.
Key features of the map include the following:
- 2 Spike Sites
- 3 Lane Layout
- 3 droppable walls on A site, B site, and Mid
- Dropping walls cuts off key sightlines and rotations paths for the rest of the round.
This act also introduces Retake, a fast-paced, round-based 3v3 mode that drops players directly into VALORANT’s most intense moment: the post-plant. With the Spike already planted, one team must hold the site while the other fights to retake and defuse. Teams swap sides each round, and randomised loadouts escalate as the match progresses, creating fresh tactical challenges every game.
Act 4 also brings the Blackspyre Collection, blending sci-fi and mystical influences into a new skinline. Weapons included in the collection are the Phantom, Sheriff, Spectre, Ares, and new melee, the Divide.
Battlepass deets:
- Price: 1,000 VP
- Highlight Items
- Free Track
- Sky Reaper Ghost
- Heal Up Squad Card (Lore)
- Binding Thread Buddy
- On Your Feet Spray
- Paid Track
- Sky Reaper Sword (Melee)
- Touch-Guild Phantom
- Intertwine Guardian
- Boom Ball Flex
- Unstoppable // Iso Card
- Soft and Deadly Card
- Blep Spray
- Unimpressed Spray
- Prooooowler Buddy
VALORANT is a free-to-play tactical first-person shooter and is available on PC (Windows) via Riot Games’ client, Xbox Series, and PlayStation 5 consoles—with goodies available for Xbox Game Pass members that link their accounts to their Riot Games IDs.
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