Valorant Patch Buffs Sentinels, Adds Replay Bookmarks
Riot Games' patch 13.10 speeds up Sentinel ability returns and adds replay bookmarking across platforms.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in eSports
Riot Games released Valorant patch 13.10, which shortens the return time of Cypher's Spycam, Killjoy's Turret and Vyse's Arc Rose by 15 seconds after they are destroyed. The patch also introduces replay bookmarks and changes how assists are counted.
Why it matters
Riot describes the Sentinel changes as light adjustments meant to encourage more back-and-forth between teams. For players and competitive viewers, the update alters how Sentinel utility is used and how replay moments can be saved for review.
Patch notes list a 15-second faster return for destroyed Sentinel abilities and a 45-second cooldown for the new Sentinel timer, compared with 50 seconds for Initiator signature abilities. Riot has not said whether Sentinel cooldowns will change further in a later patch.
The players
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Riot Games is the developer and publisher of Valorant, the tactical shooter whose competitive scene draws large global audiences.
The details
Patch 13.10 also fixes ability clipping spots on the maps Corrode, Haven, Split, Summit and Sunset. Assists now count healing only when the heal leads to a kill, a change Riot made in patch 13.08 without listing it in those notes.
Timeline
Patch 13.08: Riot changed assist counting alongside a Performance Score update.
Patch 13.09: Hush was added to the game.
November 10, 2026: Patch 13.10 released with its notes.
Roadmap
Patch 13.10 continues the assist-counting change Riot began with its Performance Score update in patch 13.08. The Sentinel adjustments follow the same pattern of incremental tuning that Riot has used across recent Valorant patches.
Players queuing in Gauntlet: Glitched can now bring up to five party members. Competitive players should note that healing assists count only when the heal leads to a kill, which affects how support performance is reviewed.
The takeaway
Players who want to review their own rounds can set a PC replay bookmark key in Settings under Controls, Interface and Replay Bookmarking, or use the new console Options menu button. Bookmarks are private and visible only to the player who created them.
What happens next
Riot says larger Sentinel cooldown changes may arrive in a later patch, though no date has been given.
Further reading
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