Overview
- Riot rolled out Season 2026 Act 3 on Wednesday with Skirmish: Ascension live across PC, PS5, and Xbox, with the limited-time ranked run set through June 22.
- The mode offers 1v1 and 2v2 queues where the first side to 10 rounds wins, with no economy and staged weapons that move from Bandit or Sheriff to Guardian or Bulldog, then to Vandal or Phantom.
- Players pick from a 14‑agent list with only one ability per agent to keep fights fast and readable, shifting the focus to aim and quick decisions rather than heavy utility.
- Ranking and rewards live on the external FTW platform with separate 1v1 and 2v2 leaderboards by region and platform, account linking for tracking, player cards for completing 3 and 15 matches, and titles based on peak rank delivered as redeemable codes.
- Act 3 also rotates the competitive map pool with Ascent in and Bind out and adds the Kuronami 2.0 skin bundle and a new battlepass that includes the Keys to Elysium Vandal, while console notes flag overtime timer freezes and missing ability logs in the Combat Report.