Valorant Gauntlet Glitched mode: format, agent building, and more

Riot Games will add an experimental Gauntlet: Glitched mode to Valorant with patch 13.06 on September 22, 2026. Sixteen players in eight pairs fight on four arenas, building hybrid Robo-agents from different characters' abilities with leveling from 1 to 3. Matches last 8–15 minutes.

• 16-player mode: eight pairs fight in 2v2 until last team
• Abilities from different agents combine into one Robo-agent, leveling 1 to 3
• Four arenas inspired by Breeze, Icebox, and Corrode
• Matches last 8–15 minutes, pairing with any rank