Riot Games rotates the competitive map pool in Valorant every Episode to ensure variety and a constant change in meta. Here are all the maps in the current rotation.
Right now, Episode 9 Act 1 is underway, and the new season also introduced the 11th map in Valorant, Abyss. It was added to the competitive map pool after a week of its release.
During these map pool changes, Riot reworks certain sites of maps they take out. They introduce these overhauls to improve gameplay and give rise to new metas through various Agent buffs and nerfs.
Current Valorant map pool
Here’s what the current Valorant map pool looks like in Episode 9 Act 1:
- Abyss
- Ascent
- Bind
- Haven
- Icebox
- Lotus
- Sunset
The current Valorant pool includes those maps that are played in Ranked, as well as in VCT and all other Valorant esports tournaments, including Premier.
Riot Games has confirmed that the next map to be moving out of the roster is Sunset. In their July State of the Maps blog, the devs said, “We’re exploring design updates to B Site to help deal with post plant spam/gameplay that we’ve been observing in matches. Expect these changes and maybe some minor quality of life fixes.”
This will take place with the release of patch 9.08, which will also bring Pearl and Split back to the competitive scene.
Published: Aug 7, 2024 12:12 pm