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Episode Nine in VALORANT<\/em><\/strong> will go live shortly after Episode Eight, Act Three ends. As always, a new Episode is bound to bring meta-stirring changes and exciting content.<\/p>

After introducing brutal Viper nerfs<\/a> in Patch 8.08<\/a> and shipping the Mystbloom bloom bundle in VALORANT<\/em><\/a>, Episode Eight, Act Three is a few weeks away from ending, with the in-game timer showing June 25 as its final day<\/strong>. <\/p>

Riot Games will kick off the next Episode after a server maintenance session, which also disables the competitive queue for a few hours. Here\u2019s all the info you need on when to expect VALORANT\u2019s<\/em> Episode Nine, Act One.<\/p>