During the grand final of Masters London, Riot Games pulled back the curtain on Summit, the newest map coming to Valorant. Revealed on June 21 and previously teased only under the codename Plummet, Summit is a two-site, three-lane map set within a Radiant training academy nestled in the mountains of China. It launches alongside Season 2026 // Act 4 on June 24, bringing with it a new game mode, a fresh skinline, and a new Battlepass.
A Map With a Twist, and a Sage Connection
Summit follows Valorant's classic structure of two Spike sites and three lanes, but it leans into the tradition of maps carrying a signature gimmick. Whereas the recent Corrode launched without any special mechanic, Summit introduces three droppable walls, one each on the A site, B site, and Mid. Shooting a wall's dedicated node drops it for the remainder of the round, cutting off sightlines and rotation paths in a way that can dramatically reshape a fight. The decision to drop a wall carries real weight, since it can lock down a site, sever an escape route, or force an attacking team to rethink an execute entirely, meaning players will have to track which walls are still active in real time. Lore-wise, the academy trains Radiants from around the world to understand their abilities, and the location was formerly home to the Radiant monastery where Sage studied before joining the Valorant Protocol.
Summit enters the Competitive map pool immediately on launch. To ease players into learning it without harsh ranked consequences, Riot is cutting RR losses by 50% on Summit for the first two weeks, while wins still award the full amount. A dedicated Summit-only queue using the shorter Swiftplay format will also be available for the first seven days for those who want to study the map before laddering on it.
Retake: A 3v3 Mode Built Around the Post-Plant
Following the earlier Skirmish: Ascension, Riot Games is once again adding a mode designed to sharpen core fundamentals. Retake is a 3v3 mode centred entirely on Valorant's post-plant scenario, with one team defending an already-planted Spike while the other fights to retake the site and defuse it. The Spike auto-plants a few seconds into each round at a visible location, dropping players straight into one of the game's most tense moments. Teams swap between attacking and defending every round, and the mode is a race to five wins. At the start of each round, players choose from randomized loadouts split across two cards, one covering weapons and armor, the other ability charges, with both pools escalating as the match goes on. Retake uses single bomb sites pulled from existing maps, and Riot has said the curated pool will grow throughout the Act.
Blackspyre Collection and Battlepass
Rounding out Act 4 is the Blackspyre Collection, a skinline blending sci-fi and mystical influences, featuring the Phantom, Sheriff, Spectre, Ares, and a new melee weapon called the Divide. A new 1,000 VP Battlepass arrives too, with rewards including the Sky Reaper Ghost, the Sky Reaper Sword melee, various cards, sprays, and buddies across its free and paid tracks. As is typical for a new Act, a set of balance changes is also expected, with full patch notes due closer to the June 24 launch.
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