- Primary Subject: Valorant Map Pool for Competitive Playlists
- Key Update: Here is all the information about current and future competitive map pool changes for Valorant.
- Status: Rumors/Leaks
- Last Verified: June 30, 2026
- Quick Answer: Patch 13.00 of Valorant removed Fracture and Pearl from the map pool, and added Summit and Sunset.
Now that Season 2026 Act 4 is live in Valorant, a new competitive map pool is now live, featuring the most recent map.
For the game's Competitive playlists, Riot selects a handful of maps to include in the pool and leaves a few out. With this system, developers can work on inactive maps, whether to fix an issue, add new stuff, or modify their layout.
We have gathered all the information there is to know about the Competitive map pool for those who are not up to date or want to know what changes are coming.
What is the Valorant map pool?
The game features two separate map pools, one for Competitive, Deathmatch, and Premier queues, and another for the remaining game modes. Here is how the map pools are organized after patch 10.11:
Unrated, Swift Play, Spike Rush, and Escalation map pool
All maps are available when queueing up for the casual game modes. This change was implemented after the arrival of patch 8.11, switching things up and allowing players to enjoy every map the game has to offer.
Competitive, Deathmatch, and Premier map pool
The competitive playlists still feature a restricted map pool, and here is the complete list of maps available on all platforms:
- Abyss
- Bind
- Breeze
- Corrode
- Haven
- Pearl
- Split
The latest change was implemented at the start of Season 2026 Act 4, where Fracture and Pearl got removed and replaced with Summit, the brand-new map, and Sunset.
We don't expect to see any changes soon, since the map pool was just modified. The next possible time for a change could be when Act 5 kicks off, which won't happen until August 2026.
We will update this article whenever changes are announced or go live in the game to reflect the correct map set.
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