VALORANT 13.10 Patch Notes: Sentinel Buffs, New Assist Rules, and More

VALORANT Patch 13.10 is here, and four Sentinels get big changes leading to overall buffs. Cypher, Vyse, Killjoy, and Sage will all see updates. Meanwhile, Gauntlet: Glitched gets a big balance pass, there are new rules for who gets an assist in combat, and plenty of Replay adjustments are on the way. Let’s recap everything players can expect.

At a Glance: The Biggest Changes in Patch 13.10

• Cypher, Vyse, Killjoy, and Sage get buffs.
• It is now easier to get assists.
• Players can bookmark important moments in replays.
• Gauntlet: Glitched has a huge overhaul with new abilities and more.

VALORANT Patch 13.10 Release Date

The next VALORANT patch is already here as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

Balance Updates in VALORANT 13.10 Patch Notes: Sentinels Get Big Buffs

We talked about this earlier this week when leaks started emerging, and Riot has now confirmed the changes are true. Patch 13.10 is hugely buffing four of the game’s most popular Sentinels, making them more viable in competitive play.

This will be a big shake-up to the current meta. For the past few months, heavily aggressive comps have reigned supreme. Most teams have picked double controllers, inititators, or duelists, with some ignoring Sentinels entirely or picking Chamber if they’re forced to run one.

Riot notes that the new changes make these Sentis an equal pick to other options, like Miks. Cypher gets a small reclaim cooldown increase for his Camera, but the benefits of spycam regen outweigh that cost.

Cypher

• Spycam cooldown after being destroyed: 60s > 45s.
• Reclaim cooldown 15s > 20s.

Killjoy

• Turret cooldown after being destroyed: 60s > 45s.

Sage

• Increased accuracy while healing allies.
• Crosshair is now visible while targeting with Healing Orb.

Vyse

• Arc Rose cooldown after being destroyed: 60s > 45s.

New Assist Rules

After this Patch, Riot is changing what counts as an in-game assist. Your heals and damage will both contribute to how the game measures your impact.

According to the new rules:

• Any damage higher than 10 to an enemy within 3 seconds of a teammate eliminating them counts as an assist.
• Any teammates who damage an enemy by more than 50 health get an assist no matter how much time passes.
• Healing agents only earn an assist if the player they heal grabs an elimination within 10 seconds of the ability.

This means it will be much, much easier overall to score damage assists. However, healing agents will have a slightly harder time to even things out.

Notably, this went live in Patch 13.08, but the exact changes are just becoming public now.

VALORANT Adds Replay Bookmarking

You can now mark key moments during a match. This means you can jump straight to them in the Replay timeline later. Bookmarks stay private, and other players watching your replay will not see them, so you’ll still need to clip them separately if you want to share.

This feature is available in PC and Console:

• PC: The keybind is blank by default. Set it in Settings, then Controls, then Interface, then Replay Bookmarking.
• Console: Use the new button in the Options Menu during a match.

To add a replay bookmark in VALORANT, just set your keybind. Then use the keybind or open up the Options menu during the match to note the moment. Once you open the replay, it’ll show up on the timeline with a little yellow indicator.

Gauntlet: Glitched 13.10 Patch Notes

VALORANT’s Gauntlet: Glitched mode has been quite successful since it launched. Riot is investing more in the mode in the VALORANT 13.10 Patch Notes, adding several new features and shaking up its meta.

One of the biggest changes coming up is that Gauntlet: Glitched now accepts parties of 5. In addition, Cypher, Hush, Veto, and Waylay all get new abilities. One of these abilities is a reference to the iconic Cypher glitch that let players place a pistol in his Spycam and use it remotely.

New Glitches

• Cypher’s Spycam equips a Classic instead of firing darts. It upgrades to a Sheriff.
• Skye’s Trailblazer equips a Classic instead of leaping. It upgrades to a Frenzy and replaces Greatest Dane.

Gauntlet Buffs

• Boom Bot C4 Bot: Level 3 recharge falls from 10 to 7 seconds.
• Contingency Wave Runner: Level 3 recharge falls from 20 to 15 seconds.
• Prowler Herding Cats: Level 3 recharge falls from 12 to 8 seconds.
• Prowler Chonky Cat: health rises to 100 at Level 2 and 145 at Level 3.
• Stim Beacon Quick Hits: duration rises from 2 to 4 seconds.
• Trapwire Data Network: Level 3 recharge falls from 12 to 8 seconds.
• Blast Pack Packs a Punch: armed damage rises to 75 and 145.
• Blast Pack Surprise Pack: Level 3 recharge falls from 12 to 8 seconds.
• Slow Orb Blanket of Slow: slows 10% more at Level 2 and 25% more at Level 3.
• Wingman All Grown Up: Level 3 health doubles.
• Dizzy Pickup Game: pickup cooldown falls from 5 to 3 seconds.

Gauntlet Nerfs

• Blaze Quickburn: Level 2 recharge rises from 15 to 20 seconds. Level 3 rises from 6 to 10 seconds. The wall length reduction is removed.
• Boom Bot Overclocked: Level 2 speed falls from 150% to 125%. Durations drop to 7 and 10 seconds.
• Contingency Redundancy and Fakeout Reprint: both gain recharge timers. Level 3 charges fall from 4 to 3.
• Stim Beacon The Good Stuff: Level 3 duration falls from 12 to 10 seconds.
• Trapwire Broadband: gains 15 and 12 second recharges.
• Trapwire Data Network: Level 2 gains a 12 second recharge. Charges fall from 4 to 3.
• Headhunter They Are So Dead: gains a 25 second recharge. Ammo falls from 2 to 1.
• Updraft Trampoline: gains 10 and 7 second recharges.

For more information on future patches, check out Riot Games’ patch schedule. The official Patch Notes are linked here.