Valorant Patch 13.04 Malaysia Time: Act 5 & Abyss Return
Published: 2026-08-24
Riot's SEA Rhythm Is Getting Faster
Season 2026 Act 5 kicked off on Patch 13.04 and it landed on Southeast Asia servers during scheduled maintenance around 04:00 MYT on 19 August, roughly nine hours after the North American drop. For Malaysian players clocking KL rush hour before work, the queue was live by breakfast in Petaling Jaya. The Riot cadence used to be six-week Acts with a comfortable gap for climbing. Act 5 tightens that up. Premier V26A5 is now a five-week compressed stage instead of seven, with the qualifying score for Playoffs pushed to a hard 450 points by 20 September. Riot's message reads plainly. SEA is being asked to grind at the same tempo as EMEA. Malaysian tier-2 stacks like NAOS Esports MY and the Bleed Esports feeder pool need to bank matches faster, or accept they are ranked-only for this cycle. REDX Game reads the same calendar. Most of the VP-purchase spikes we log come in the first fortnight of every new Act.
What Landed at 04:00 MYT on 19 August
Patch 13.04 is a housekeeping build wearing an Act launch's hat. There are zero direct Agent buffs or nerfs. As Bo3.gg's patch breakdown puts it, the update "does not introduce any direct Agent or weapon buffs and nerfs." What did ship: a new Act pass with three collections (Gourmand, Verdant Cafe, and Last Stop), targeted bug fixes for Cypher, Viper, Deadlock, and Clove, and stability tightening for transforming melee skins like Kuronami 2.0 and Nocturnum. The Aeris skinline flex chance stays at 10% per inspect, unchanged from launch.
Map Pool Swap: Abyss In, Breeze Out
The biggest ranked shift is the map rotation. Abyss returns to Competitive and Deathmatch after several Acts on the bench, while Breeze rotates out until further notice. Your live seven-map pool is now Ascent, Bind, Corrode, Fracture, Haven, Lotus, and Abyss. Abyss is Valorant's only map with no outer boundary — the mid death-drop still one-shots anyone Jett-dashed the wrong way. For Malaysian solo queue that means retiring your Breeze Chamber lineups and re-learning the Cubby-A and Boat cross on Abyss. The three named Agent fixes matter for Cypher-heavy Shah Alam and Johor Bahru stacks: Spycam minimap rotation is finally accurate, so a Cypher IGL can call rotations off the icon without second-guessing. Viper's Snake Bite equip animation no longer visually stutters from the enemy side. It removes a tell that got Viper mains killed in mid-round pushes. Deadlock's GravNet visual reset after reconnect is fixed, which finally helps on wobbly TIME Fibre or Maxis Home nights when a mid-round drop used to strand her utility. Malaysian squads planning a full Act 5 run should top up early — the Valorant Malaysia store at REDX Game holds MYR pricing static across all VP tiers regardless of Riot's regional adjustments.
The Ringgit Math on the Gourmand Battle Pass
The Act 5 premium battle pass is priced at 1,000 VP, standard Riot pricing across three official skinlines (Gourmand, Verdant Cafe, and Last Stop). At REDX Game the closest bundle is the 1,050 VP top-up — the 50-VP wallet leftover after buying the pass feeds into the next Act's math or clips onto a cheap gun buddy. Rounded ringgit numbers at time of writing: 1,050 VP is around RM 34.90 against roughly RM 43.90 through the Apple App Store after SST, a gap of about RM 9 per pass. Stack that across the three-Act rhythm and Malaysian pass-buyers save around RM 27 a year just by routing through DuitNow instead of iTunes credit. Bigger bundles widen the delta further. The 6,350 VP bundle sits at about RM 203.80 versus about RM 262.90 App Store, a saving equivalent to a month of Yes 5G Prepaid at RM 60. Boleh tahan for a top-up that clears in one to three minutes. Order at REDX Game Valorant Malaysia to price-check every SKU in MYR.
Malaysian Player FAQ
Bila Act 5 mula di server SEA waktu Malaysia?
Server SEA masuk Patch 13.04 semasa penyelenggaraan berjadual sekitar 04:00 MYT pada 19 August 2026, kira-kira sembilan jam selepas server Amerika Utara. Queue Ranked hidup semula sekitar 05:30 MYT pagi yang sama. Nasib baik ia sebelum jam kerja untuk kebanyakan kita di KL dan Ipoh.
How long does Act 5 last?
Act 5 runs through mid-October 2026, with the tail end estimated around 13 October before Act 6 opens the fourth episode window. That gives Malaysian climbers roughly eight weeks to hit Immortal before the rank reset kicks in, or about 3.3 games per day if you are averaging one competitive match per hour.
Is the new Gourmand battle pass worth 1,000 VP?
Only if you play at least three hours a week. The free track still hands out the map card, spray, and player title even if you skip the premium tier entirely. Paying the 1,000 VP gets you 50 tiers. Highlights include the Verdant Cafe Vandal and Last Stop Phantom finishers, plus the gun buddies most Malaysian pass-buyers actually chase.
Which map should I re-learn first for ranked?
Abyss. Breeze is gone, so your old Chamber-Viper stacks need a new home. Abyss rewards Sova and KAY/O flashes over Recon lineups, and the mid death-drop punishes over-aggressive Jett peeks that used to work on Breeze middle.
Adakah patch ini buff atau nerf hero?
Tak ada. Zero Agent balance changes shipped in 13.04. Semua perubahan hero adalah bug fixes (Cypher Spycam, Viper Snake Bite, Deadlock GravNet, Clove stability). Meta tier list untuk Ranked kekal sama seperti hujung Act 4.
Where can I top up VP without giving my Riot login?
Any legitimate reseller works. REDX Game only needs your Riot ID and region for direct top-up — no password, no OTP handover. Delivery clocks in around one to three minutes even on Prime Time queue, and DuitNow, Boost, and TNG eWallet clear the payment instantly.
Jangan Kena Scam: Cheap VP Traps
Every Act launch pulls out the same fake-VP sellers in local Facebook groups and Telegram channels. Two warning signs to flag before you pay a stranger. First, any offer more than 25% below REDX Game's ringgit price — that margin does not exist because Riot regional pricing is fixed by the payment gateway. Second, any seller asking for your Riot account login instead of just your Riot ID. Legitimate top-ups only need your Riot ID and region, and delivery lands in one to three minutes without you ever handing over a password. If a bundle looks impossibly cheap, it usually is. Chargebacks by the original buyer can vape stolen VP from your wallet weeks later, and Riot's own terms let them ban the receiving account. Top up direct at REDX Game, keep the receipt for support if anything ever goes sideways, and skip the Bangsar coffee-shop resellers who cannot show a real order ID.
