VALORANT 13.05: Pick’Ems return for Champions Shanghai, audio tweaks, and penalties

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Riot deployed VALORANT patch 13.05 as a smaller update that delivers quality-of-life tweaks and a wave of bug fixes. The Pick’Ems prediction system returns for the Champions Shanghai event and spray sound levels have been adjusted. Riot warns that Agent Gear progression will change soon and has begun penalizing stream sniping and the use of instalock tools, steps intended to protect competitive integrity.

• Patch 13.05 is a compact update focused on quality-of-life improvements and numerous bug fixes.
• Pick’Ems predictions are reactivated for the Champions Shanghai tournament.
• In-game spray sound levels were adjusted to change how sprays are heard during play.
• Riot has started enforcing penalties for stream sniping and instalock tool use and announced upcoming changes to Agent Gear progression.