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A viewer's guide to VALORANT map bans, picks, side choices and deciders without overreading the veto.
Patch 13.00 starts Act 4 with Summit, Retake, Sentinel and Initiator changes, a Bandit tune-up, and updates to ranked matchmaking.
Patch 13.02 raises Phoenix's ultimate cost, adds three maps to Retake, delays AROS: Replication, and fixes agent and Summit bugs.
A realistic 20-minute VALORANT warm-up: settle your hands, practise one aim habit, play one focused Deathmatch, and carry one note into ranked.