Overview
- Riot is rolling out Skirmish: Ascension as a limited-time ranked test in Season 2026 Act 3, launching with Kuronami 2.0 skins plus a new battlepass.
- Ranking runs on FTW, so players must link Riot and FTW accounts to climb a points ladder that evaluates wins and opponent strength from Iron to Radiant.
- Queues support 1v1 duels and 2v2 teams with separate leaderboards split by region and platform, and ties place higher for players with more games played.
- Matches are short 10-round bouts with staged guns by phase: Bandit or Sheriff early, Bulldog or Guardian mid, then Phantom or Vandal for the final rounds.
- Agents come from a curated pool with only one ability active per pick, such as Jett’s Tailwind, Cypher’s Cyber Cage, or Veto’s Crosscut, and FTW delivers rewards as redeemable codes for play milestones and peak-rank titles.