VALORANT patch 13.10 adds replay bookmarks, shorter cooldowns for destroyed Sentinel utility and new Gauntlet: Glitched abilities. The update arrived on 10 November 2026 on PC and console.
One detail has caused confusion: the damage and healing assist rules explained in these notes had already gone live in Patch 13.08. Patch 13.10 documents them; it did not introduce them.
What’s new in VALORANT patch 13.10?
Replay bookmarks are the main quality-of-life change in VALORANT patch 13.10. Mark a round while you’re playing, then use the marker on the replay timeline to return to it. Your bookmarks are yours alone; other players opening the same replay cannot see them.
Alongside bookmarks, Riot has adjusted the downtime after Cypher’s Spycam, Killjoy’s Turret and Vyse’s Arc Rose are destroyed. Sage’s Healing Orb is also easier to target accurately. In Gauntlet: Glitched, players can queue with a party of up to five, though the matches still use two-player teams.
How to use replay bookmarks in VALORANT patch 13.10
On PC, open Settings, then Controls, Interface and Replay Bookmarking. Riot left the binding blank by default, so you must assign a key before playing. Press it when something happens that you want to study. Once you open that match’s replay, the bookmark appears on its timeline.
On console, open the Options Menu during a match and select the new bookmark control. It works toward the same goal: helping you get back to a particular moment without manually scrubbing through the whole game.
Bookmarks do not export video clips or keep replays available permanently. They simply mark a point on the timeline. Our replay bookmarks guide has the PC and console controls.
Sentinel cooldowns after VALORANT patch 13.10
- Cypher: Spycam cooldown after an enemy destroys it is now 45 seconds, down from 60. The cooldown after Cypher reclaims the camera rises from 15 to 20 seconds.
- Killjoy: Turret cooldown after destruction falls from 60 to 45 seconds.
- Vyse: Arc Rose cooldown after destruction falls from 60 to 45 seconds.
- Sage: Healing Orb gets more accurate targeting of allies, and the crosshair remains visible while selecting someone to heal.
Those figures affect particular pieces of utility. VALORANT patch 13.10 has not reduced every Sentinel cooldown, and reclaiming Spycam is not the same as having it shot. Riot’s intention is to let destroyed Sentinel utility return slightly faster while still rewarding an enemy team that clears it.
New Gauntlet Glitches in VALORANT patch 13.10
The standout Gauntlet additions give guns to two abilities that don’t normally have them. Cypher’s Extreme Supervision gives his Spycam a Classic pistol instead of tracking darts, with an upgrade to a Sheriff. Skye’s Give a Dog a Gun gives Trailblazer a Classic instead of its leap, upgrading to a Frenzy. This replaces the older Greatest Dane Glitch.
These are Gauntlet: Glitched draft effects, not changes to Cypher or Skye in standard Competitive matches. The gun versions only appear in the Gauntlet draft pool, not Competitive.
Hush’s Suspension also joins Gauntlet as a steerable projectile that can levitate players where it lands. The expanded ability pool includes new options for Hush’s Flow and Displacement, Cypher’s Spycam, Veto’s Interceptor and Waylay’s Refract, as well as balancing for older choices.
Gauntlet now accepts parties of up to five players in total. Pairings are randomised, and matches still consist of two-player teams. Bringing four friends does not create a five-person team. Our Gauntlet: Glitched guide covers the eight-team format and these new abilities.
Assist rules explained in VALORANT patch 13.10
The assist rules were introduced in 13.08 and explained in VALORANT patch 13.10. Under those rules, you receive a damage assist if you deal more than 10 damage to an enemy within three seconds of a teammate killing them. Exactly 10 is not more than 10.
The other damage rule still applies: dealing at least 50 damage to an enemy counts toward an assist when a teammate kills them, even if that damage was dealt outside the short three-second window. That is why an earlier substantial hit can still matter.
A healing assist now requires the teammate you healed to get a kill within ten seconds after the healing effect ends. The window starts when the heal finishes, not when you first pressed the ability button. These are assist-award rules, not a guaranteed formula for extra ranked points.
Other fixes and whether you need to change settings
VALORANT patch 13.10 also fixes problems with Hush’s Suspension effects, Phoenix receiving an assist after an expired window and Sage healing allies without line of sight. Map clean-ups cover places where abilities clipped through structures or got caught on small objects. On PC, custom-game Round Rollback problems with Chamber and Killjoy were fixed; console fixes include incorrect vibration feedback and a Sova combat-report icon.
If you play on PC, set your replay bookmark key before your next match. Sentinel players should also remember the new 45-second destruction cooldowns, especially Cypher’s different reclaim timer.
For the complete bug-fix list, read Riot Games’ official VALORANT patch 13.10 notes.
