With Masters Toronto starting soon and a new patch arriving shortly, there are plenty of things happening in the Valorant scene.
Unlike other shooters, not every map is always available in the Competitive playlists. Instead, Riot selects a handful to include in the map pool and leaves a few out. With this system, developers can work on inactive maps, whether to fix an issue, add new stuff, or modify their layout.
We have gathered all the information you need to know about the current map pool in case you don't know what maps are in the game.
What is the Valorant map pool?
The game features two separate map pools, one for Competitive, Deathmatch, and Premier queues, and another for the remaining game modes. Here is how the map pools are organized after patch 10.09:
Unrated, Swift Play, Spike Rush, and Escalation map pool
All maps are available when queueing up for the casual game modes. This change was implemented after the arrival of patch 8.11, switching things up and allowing players to enjoy every map the game has to offer.
Competitive, Deathmatch, and Premier map pool
The competitive playlists still feature a restricted map pool, and here is the complete list of maps available on all platforms:
- Ascent
- Haven
- Icebox
- Lotus
- Pearl
- Split
- Sunset
The latest change came with update 10.08, where Fracture was removed from the rotation to make space for Sunset's return.
Riot promised at the start of the year that the competitive map pool would receive changes more often this year, meaning it probably won't be long until the next adjustment.
We will update this article whenever changes are announced or dropped into the game to reflect the correct map set.
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