When Does Valorant Act 5 Start? Malaysia Time & Battle Pass Cash-Out
Published: 2026-08-08
Act 4 Ends 19 August 2026: Set Your Malaysia Alarm
Act 4 ends 19 August 2026, and Act 5 rolls over the same day during Riot's scheduled maintenance window. Malaysian players logging in from Kuala Lumpur, Penang, or Johor Bahru should treat the switch as a hard deadline. Anything you haven't claimed in the current Battle Pass disappears without a VP refund the moment the act flips. That means the last few tiers, a finisher, a gun buddy: gone. Cash out first. Celebrate later. If you're sitting at tier 43 with two evenings left, that priority order matters.
The rollover reaches beyond cosmetics. Your Act 4 rank badge locks in as a permanent collectible you can browse from the profile screen later. Ranked Rating drops into a soft reset. The next patch (numbered 13.03 in the current cycle) ships with the update. Riot only confirms exact patch content roughly 24 hours ahead of an act change, so treat this guide as a preparation checklist rather than a leaked spoiler sheet.
Valorant Act 5 Malaysia Timeline: Act 4 Close, Patch, Ranked Reset
All times below run on Malaysia Time (MYT, GMT+8). Riot schedules its APAC maintenance overnight local. Malaysian players usually see servers dip a few hours before Peninsular morning. Plan around the following.
- 19 August 2026 (Tuesday): Act 4 Battle Pass expires and Act 5 begins the same day. Grab any remaining tiers before you sleep on 18 August.
- Rollover window: Expect maintenance downtime of roughly 4–6 hours. Servers stay offline for parts of the early morning.
- Patch 13.03: Ships with the act change. Look for balance tweaks, potential Retake queue adjustments, and any Blackspyre-line follow-ups.
- Ranked soft reset: One placement match at Act start. Radiant compresses to Immortal with a 90% RR cut, while a Gold 2 in Act 4 typically shows as Silver 2 in Act 5.
- Summit map: Continues in the Competitive pool with its droppable-wall gimmick intact. The Blackspyre bundle stays in rotation for anyone still saving up.
One local quirk worth planning around: Malaysian home internet peaks in the evenings, so Kuala Lumpur-based coaches who follow the Bleed Esports Pacific squad often recommend queueing right after servers return in the morning to dodge the 8–11 PM ping spike that hits Cyberjaya through KL. Pre-load any VP top-ups through REDX Game before 18 August so the Battle Pass is ready to buy the moment servers come back up.
Patch 13.03 and Battle Pass: What Riot Historically Changes at Act Rollover
Act rollovers in Valorant follow a familiar rhythm. Riot uses the patch that ships alongside a new act to introduce the fresh Battle Pass, tweak agents whose winrates have drifted, and sometimes rotate the map pool. Act 4 opened with Patch 13.00, Summit, and the Retake mode, then delivered smaller tuning updates in 13.01 and 13.02, so 13.03 is on track to arrive with Act 5.
Recent evidence from Patch 13.02 (28 July 2026) shows Riot leaning into targeted balance rather than sweeping reworks: "Phoenix ult change, new maps added to Retakes, and loads of bug fixes," per Riot's Patch Notes 13.02. Act 5 will likely continue that pattern. The team has stuck with mid-act refinements for the last two cycles, so the odds of a surprise agent rework at 13.03 stay lower than the odds of a Retake-mode rebalance or a small Summit tweak. That predictable rollover template lets Malaysian players plan their Blackspyre pickup, Battle Pass grind, and VP budget ahead of time instead of reacting to leaks that never materialize on 19 August.
Ranked players should prep differently. Radiant compresses down to Immortal at every act flip. Everyone below plays a placement match to reset RR. Malaysian grinders sitting at Immortal 2 or Diamond 1 can expect a two-to-three division dip on first placement. Boleh tahan, but painful if you were pushing Radiant this act. Book your first placement match with your regular five-stack if possible. The reset punishes lone queuing harder than duo or trio games.
VP Prices for Act 5: RM Math Malaysian Players Actually See
Riot's Malaysia storefront prices Valorant Points in ringgit directly, with no currency conversion trap. The official retail tiers land at RM 16.90 for 475 VP, RM 33.90 for 1,000 VP, RM 67.90 for 2,050 VP, RM 118.90 for 3,650 VP, RM 169.90 for 5,350 VP, and RM 339.90 for 11,000 VP. A typical Act 5 Battle Pass costs 1,000 VP, so budget around RM 33.90 through the in-client store. If you prefer local rails, REDX Game runs an authorized Malaysian top-up route with DuitNow, TNG eWallet, Boost, or FPX at retail-parity pricing and 1–3 minute delivery.
Skins in the Blackspyre range currently sit at premium-tier pricing. A full 7,100-VP bundle (Phantom + Melee + Spectre + Sheriff + Marshal) needs a 5,350 VP + 2,050 VP stack, roughly RM 237.80 total in ringgit terms. Original math worth flagging: buying VP in RM through the Malaysian storefront avoids the 3–7% forex spread you eat when a US-priced iTunes gift card conversion routes through USD-MYR. That gap alone can cover half a mid-tier skin over a year of casual play. Murah giler for the same 2,050 VP tier if you keep your top-ups on the local currency stream.
REDX Game processes MYR directly through Malaysian rails. Your bank statement shows RM, not USD, on every order. That is a small quality-of-life fix if you're tracking expenses in Maybank2u or the TNG eWallet app. Concrete comparison: the RM 169.90 App-Store price for 5,350 VP matches the same MYR figure Riot displays in the in-client store, and the REDX Game ringgit anchor lines up rather than converting from a USD price tag first.
Malaysian Player Questions About Act 5
When exactly does Valorant Act 5 start in Malaysia?
Act 5 begins on 19 August 2026, replacing Act 4 the same day during Riot's scheduled APAC maintenance window. Local players typically see servers return by mid-morning MYT, with the new Battle Pass and Patch 13.03 downloading on first launch.
Do I lose my Act 4 Battle Pass progress?
Only unclaimed tiers get wiped. The Act 4 Battle Pass expires on 19 August 2026 with no VP refund. Anything you already redeemed stays in your locker for good. Push to at least tier 50 in the final week to secure the mid-value cosmetics before rollover.
How much RR do I lose in the Act 5 soft reset?
Non-Radiant players drop roughly 2–3 divisions after one placement match. A Gold 2 in Act 4 usually shows Silver 2 in Act 5. Radiant is the outlier: everyone in that tier drops to Immortal with RR cut by 90%, then plays back up.
Is the Blackspyre bundle still available in Act 5?
Blackspyre stays in the store rotation as long as Riot keeps it visible. There is no confirmed retirement date. Valorant bundles typically cycle every 2–3 months, so treat the Act 5 window as a "still here for now" grab rather than a permanent fixture.
Where can I top up VP fastest in Malaysia?
REDX Game's Valorant top-up page processes VP orders in 1–3 minutes through DuitNow, TNG, Boost, and FPX. That is the fastest all-Malaysian rail if you want the Act 5 Battle Pass in your inventory before the queue lights up on 19 August. The official Riot client works too if you already have a saved payment method inside the game.
Scams and Rushed Buys: What to Skip During the Act 5 Hype
New act launches attract fake "50% off VP" ads across TikTok, WhatsApp groups from Penang to Johor Bahru, and Facebook Marketplace listings. Any offer selling 11,000 VP for under RM 150 is a scam. Official retail sits at RM 339.90, and no reseller undercuts by 55%. Fake-listing spikes around act launches have repeated at every major Valorant rollover since 2023, and Malaysian SEA-community moderators flag fresh Facebook Marketplace scams weekly during rollover windows. Senang gila to spot once you know the price floor.
Two more traps to skip. First: account "rank boosts" that ask for your Riot login are a bannable violation of the terms of service, and any RR gained gets wiped once Riot detects the shared session. Second: gift-card pages that route MYR through USD-priced iTunes cards typically lose you 3–7% before the top-up even lands, plus any card-country restriction on Valorant purchases. Buy VP where the storefront quotes MYR from the start, whether that is the Riot client direct or a licensed REDX Game top-up. Eyeball the URL once before you click Pay.
One last patience note. Ranked queue times on 19 August tend to spike as everyone runs their placement match. Coming back the following evening usually shaves 20–40 minutes off the wait. Cyberjaya-based streamers routinely recommend a Wednesday-morning grind for cleaner ping. REDX Game orders placed on the evening of 18 August will typically land VP before the servers even come back up, which is the tidiest way to skip the rollover-day chaos entirely.
