Riot Games and VALORANT today revealed Summit, the newest map launching on June 24, 2026. Set in 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. Key features of the map include:
- 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.
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.
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 randomized loadouts escalate as the match progresses, creating fresh tactical challenges every game.
Act 4 also introduces 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. The new Battlepass will feature items such as the Sky Reaper Ghost, Heal Up Squad Card, Blep Spray and more. Season 2026 // Act 4 goes live on June 24.
ABOUT VALORANT
VALORANT is a competitive 5v5 character-based first-person tactical shooter developed and published by Riot Games for PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®5, with a mobile version available in China. VALORANT is a precise and lethal multiplayer game with high-fidelity gunplay, a diverse arsenal of guns, agents with unique abilities, and competitively tuned maps for unlimited hours of play. In VALORANT, players lock in their agent for the entire duration of the match and then attempt to win a round-based, attackers vs. defenders, best-of-24-rounds fight.
VALORANT is a free-to-play game and optimized to perform on a wide variety of platforms, allowing for a global audience to compete. Demonstrated by the game’s best-in-class game server quality, global infrastructure, and proprietary anti-cheat technology, Riot Games is committed to preserving the core tenets of the tactical shooter genre and upholding the competitive integrity of the gameplay experience across all available platforms.
