Summit is smaller than recent maps like Corrode and Abyss to push tighter engagements and demand quick adaptation to changing layouts.

Riot Games revealed a major Valorant update at Masters London 2026, introducing Summit, a new 2-site, 3-lane map with droppable walls, plus a new 3v3 mode Retake and the launch of VALORANT Act 4 featuring a Battle Pass and updates.

Summit is set in a Radiant training academy atop a Chinese mountain range, featuring curved walls in the meditation area and a design that balances aesthetics with competitive play while preserving core 90-degree peeking corners.

The map focuses on close-to-medium range skirmishes across two Spike sites and three lanes, with unique mid-round changes as walls can be deployed to block sightlines and alter rotations.

Retake is a fast, non-buy-phase mode that emphasizes gunplay, utility, and post-plant decision-making, designed as a casual alternative to ranked play with a first-to-five-round win condition.

Retake uses a curated, expanding pool of bomb-site targets drawn from existing Valorant maps, with a rotating map set and randomized loadouts to increase strategic variety as the mode evolves in Act 4.

The Retake format aims to deliver high-adrenaline moments in a shorter frame, focusing on late-round clutch scenarios and post-plant dynamics.

Initial showmatches feature two creator-led captains, giving fans an early look at the map’s full layout and how it shapes early meta expectations.

The Summit map emphasizes a skirmish-heavy feel with frequent fast encounters, especially when doors are closed, and two plant sites with three lanes supporting dynamic engagements.

Retake uses randomized loadouts each round, offering a weapon/armor card and an ability card, with two options per card, to add evolving tactical choices as the map pool grows.

The Retake win condition remains first to five rounds, with evolving power-ups tied to the round-based card system to boost variety.

Riot positions Retake as an exciting, faster way to practice clutch and late-round decision-making, noting it is a Limited Time Mode that may not become a permanent playlist.