Riot Games has revealed the new map rotation coming to VALORANT when patch 10.04 arrives, leaving some players perplexed.
As we entered 2025, Riot Games ensured the map pool of VALORANT would remain fresh. Every Act will see the competitive map rotation change, and we've already got out first look of what that'll be with VALORANT patch 10.04.
Most recently, we saw 10.0 take out Ascent and Sunset in favor of Fracture and Lotus. Those additions are safe, but Ascent is on the way back in along with Icebox. They'll take the place of the game's newest map Abyss and fan-favorite Bind.
VALORANT patch 10.04 map rotation change has been revealed
Ascent and Icebox have been hot topics in the VALORANT community, and their return in patch 10.04 has plenty of people talking. This is mostly due to Ascent being moved out of the map rotation upon the delivery of patch 10.0.
And because all we know right now is that the map rotation is changing. They dropped the info, but gave no indication of any tweaks to either map. You can check out the current map pool, which we'll update every time a new rotation becomes official:
VALORANT also asked if players want the update labeled as a patch number or Act number, seeing as they have moved away from Episodes. At the time of writing, Act number is winning the poll, and fans of the game are sounding off in the comments.
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Reactions to Ascent and Icebox returning
Go ahead and move through the gallery of screenshots just below. They are posts via X, speaking on the VALORANT patch 10.04 map rotation update:
As you can see, most of the comments are complaints towards the return of Ascent. There are a few questions about any Icebox revamps in its comeback. We'll have to wait and see on that. Until then, just get ready for Abyss and Bind to leave while Ascent and Icebox join the party once more.
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