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Omen and Iso holding up their guns in VALORANT. Background covered with cartoon versions of characters.
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All VALORANT season start and end dates: When is the new VALORANT Act?

Here's the start and end dates for every Act in VALORANT.
Jerome Heath
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Sharmila Ganguly
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Published: Mar 19, 2025 02:58 am

While VALORANT doesn’t have actual seasons, its progression system is based on an interesting model featuring a single “Season” and multiple “Acts” in it. You’ve come to the right place to know more about competitive seasons, season dates, and the next VALORANT Act.

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Starting in 2025, VALORANT shifted to a new seasonal format, featuring a year-long Season that hosts six Acts of two months each. Previously, ” Episodes ” ran for six months with three two-month Acts in them. Everything is essentially the same, but players can now enjoy a seamless yearly seasonal transition instead of switching every six months.

Every Act comes with a major update, which treats VALORANT players to new content like agents, maps, and modes. This design gives the community enough time to enjoy the additions without overloading them with too much new content, keeping the game fresh and fun. To help you keep track, here are the start and end dates of all VALORANT Episodes, Seasons, and Acts so far.

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All VALORANT Act start and end dates

Omen aiming down the sights of the Outlaw sniper rifle in VALORANT.
Nine Episodes, one Season, and counting. Image via Riot Games

To make it easier, we’ve added separate tables for Acts in the old Episode model and the current Season model.

All VALORANT Episodes and Acts (2020-2024)

Episodes and ActsStart dateEnd dateMajor changes
Episode One: IGNITION
Episode One, Act OneJune 2, 2020Aug. 13, 2020New agent: Reyna, New modes: Competitive and Spike Rush, New map: Ascent
Episode One, Act TwoAug. 4, 2020Oct. 13, 2020New agent: Killjoy, New mode: Deathmatch
Episode One, Act ThreeOct. 13, 2020Jan. 12, 2021New agent: Skye, New map: Icebox, New mode: Snowball Fight, First Night Market
Episode Two: FORMATION
Episode Two, Act OneJan. 12, 2021March 2, 2021New agent: Yoru, New mode: Escalation
Episode Two, Act TwoMarch 2, 2021April 27, 2021New agent: Astra
Episode Two, Act TwoApril 27, 2021June 22, 2021New map: Breeze, New mode: Replication
Episode Three: REFLECTION
Episode Three, Act OneJune 22, 2021Sept. 8, 2021New agent: KAY/O
Episode Three, Act TwoSept. 8, 2021Nov. 2, 2021New map: Fracture
Episode Three, Act ThreeNov. 2, 2021Jan. 11, 2022New agent: Chamber
Episode Four: DISRUPTION
Episode Four, Act OneJan. 11, 2022March 1, 2022New agent: Neon
Episode Four, Act TwoMarch 1, 2022April 27, 2022Major agent rework: Yoru
Episode Four, Act ThreeApril 27, 2022June 22, 2022New agent: Fade
Episode Five: DIMENSION
Episode Five, Act OneJune 22, 2022Aug. 23, 2022New map: Pearl, Competitive map rotations
Episode Five, Act TwoAug. 23, 2022Oct. 17, 2022Major agent, weapon, and map changes, Minor changes throughout
Episode Five, Act ThreeOct. 17, 2022Jan. 10, 2023New agent: Harbor, Huge agent changes
Episode Six: REVELATION
Episode Six, Act OneJan. 10, 2023March 6, 2023New map: Lotus
Episode Six, Act TwoMarch 6, 2023April 25, 2023New agent: Gekko
Episode Six, Act ThreeApril 25, 2023June 26, 2023Map rotation and agent changes
Episode Seven: EVOLUTION
Episode Seven, Act OneJune 27, 2023Aug. 29, 2023New agent: Deadlock, New mode: Team Deathmatch, New mode: Premier
Episode Seven, Act TwoAug. 29, 2023Oct. 31, 2023New map: Sunset, various agent and map updates
Episode Seven, Act ThreeOct. 31, 2023Jan. 9, 2024New agent: Iso, New Team Deathmatch map: Drift
Episode Eight: DEFIANCE
Episode Eight, Act OneJan. 9, 2024March 5, 2024New weapon: Outlaw, major agent and map rotation updates
Episode Eight, Act TwoMarch 5, 2024April 30, 2024New agent: Clove
Episode Eight, Act ThreeApril 30, 2024June 25, 2024New map: Abyss
Episode Nine: COLLISION
Episode Nine, Act OneJune 25, 2024Aug. 28, 2024VALORANT console release, agent, mode, and map updates
Episode Nine, Act TwoAug. 28, 2024Oct. 23, 2024New agent: Vyse, Competitive mode releases on console
Episode Nine, Act ThreeOct. 23, 2024Jan. 7, 2025New Team Deathmatch map: Glitch, various agent and feature updates

All VALORANT Seasons and Acts (2025-Present)

Seasons and ActsStart dateEnd dateMajor changes
Season V25
Season V25, Act oneJan. 7, 2025March 5, 2025New agent: Tejo, New cosmetic type: Flex, other agent and feature changes
Season V25, Act twoMarch 5, 2025April 30, 2025New agent: Waylay
Season V25, Act threeApril 30, 2025TBATBA

When is the next VALORANT Act?

According to the in-game timer, the ongoing Season V25, Act Two ends on April 30. New Acts usually start on the same day as old Acts end, so the upcoming VALORANT Season V25, Act Three, is expected to commence on April 30 after a brief downtime for server maintenance. Here’s when the update will likely go live, according to regions:

  1. North America, LATAM, Brazil: April 30 at 9am-1pm CT
  2. Korea, Asia-Pacific: May 1 at 6am-8am KST
  3. Europe: May 1 at 2am-5am UTC
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Jerome Heath
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Jerome has been in and around the gaming industry for the last eight years, and he's not going anywhere anytime soon.
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Sharmila Ganguly
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