Valorant’s Episode 9 Act 2 is coming to an end soon with the new Patch 9.08. The new patch will be released alongside Episode 9 Act 3 coming on October 23 and 24 2024, depending upon your region and your Riot Games Account region.
Patch 9.07 was also recently released which covered map pool changes, agent changes, and a few minor bug fixes. Episode 9 Act 3 is going to be the final Act for this year and Episode 9 as well. It will be the second season for the Valorant Esports in this case. Riot Games will be tweaking and the game will be receiving more patches to balance it out for the esports season.
Players are curious and eagerly waiting for competitive map pool switches and when the new Act for Valorant drops. Don’t worry, we got you covered we will be going into detail about all the regions and when the Patch Note 9.08 drops with Episode 9 Act 3.
Valorant Episode 9 Act 3 release date and time
Patch 9.08 download will be available a day earlier starting on October 22, 2024, in North America and South America. While, the rest of the world will have to wait an extra day for the new patch to download on October 23, 2024.
However, Valorant Episode 9 Act 3 and its content will be available for the players to access on October 23 and 24, 2024 depending upon their region.
Here is when Episode 9 Act 3 will be available, release times are following.
- US (West): 6 am PT (October 23, 2024)
- US (East): 9 am ET (October 23, 2024)
- Brazil: 10 am UTC-3 (October 23, 2024)
- UK: 4 am BST (October 24, 2024)
- Europe (Paris, Berlin, etc.): 5 am CEST (October 24, 2024)
- India: 2:30 am IST (October 24, 2024)
- China (Beijing): 5 am CST (October 24, 2024)
- Korea and Japan: 6 am KST/JST (October 24, 2024)
In case of any delays, Riot Games will be posting about such server load delays on their official blog, their X account, and other socials. You can follow in case of any such conditions. Keep updated if you are excited like us for Valorant Episode 9 Act 3.
Valorant Episode 9 Act 3 Battle Pass and New Map Pool
The New Season’s Battle Pass will also be available with Episode 9 Act 2 as soon as it goes live. It’s time to grind your XP and wins. This will help to max out the Battle Pass quickly to get all the cool rewards. Competitive Rank is also going to have a soft reset. You will be required to play one Competitive match to unlock the new rank. However, it is based on your last Act’s rank.
Pearl and Split are making a comeback to the competitive map pool in Valorant Episode 9 Act 3. It’s time to learn your maps and strategies. This will help you perform better in the new map competitive season and rank higher.
There will be no new Agents or new maps with Episode 9 Act 3. This will be a calm new season but we are getting an Arcane crossover soon. Which will include a new bundle inspired by Riot Games Arcane Netflix show.
Here is all you need to know to get ready and when to update Valorant for Episode 9 Act 3.