- Valorant Agent Mastery adds Act Levels, Lifetime Levels, Mastery Points, and customizable Agent IDs.
- Act Levels reset every Act, while Lifetime Levels permanently track your investment in individual Agents.
- Existing Agent Gear stays available, with new Agent-specific rewards arriving when the system launches on September 22.
Valorant is giving players another reason to stick with their favorite Agents with the new Agent Mastery system. The new progression feature is built around the time players spend with individual Agents and the results they achieve in matches. It also adds new ways to display that progress both in and around matches.
The Agent Mastery System starts with Valorant patch 13.06 on September 22, 2026. The system replaces the existing Agent Gear progression with a broader system that includes seasonal and permanent progression.
What Is the Valorant Agent Mastery System?
Agent Mastery is a new progression system that tracks a player’s investment in individual Valorant Agents. Instead of progression being limited to the existing Agent Gear system, players will have separate tracks that recognize both their recent and long-term use of an Agent.
Here are the key fundamentals that the Mastery System follows:
- Act Levels: A seasonal progression track that resets every Act.
- Lifetime Levels: A permanent progression track tied to each Agent.
- Mastery Points: The progression currency used to advance both tracks.
- Agent IDs: Customizable profiles that let players display their Agent-specific progress.
How Do Act Levels Work in Valorant
Act Levels are the seasonal part of the Valorant Agent Mastery System. Your progress with an Agent resets at the end of every Act, giving you a fresh progression target each season.
Progressing through an Agent’s Act Levels unlocks Portrait Upgrades. These temporary visual changes are designed to show which Agents you have been playing during the current Act.
The upgraded portraits will also appear during Agent Select, making your recent Agent investment visible to teammates before a match begins.
How Do Lifetime Levels Work in Valorant
Lifetime Levels are the permanent side of the Agent Mastery System in Valorant. Unlike Act Levels, this progression does not reset, allowing your total investment in an Agent to build over time.
As you increase an Agent’s Lifetime Level, you unlock rewards tied specifically to that Agent. These can include cosmetics and other customization options.
The old Agent Gear rewards are also available in this progression system. Previously unlocked Gear will remain in your inventory, while rewards you have not unlocked will remain available through the new system.
What Are Mastery Points in Valorant?
Mastery Points (MP) are the currency used to progress through the Agent Mastery System in Valorant. You earn MP by playing matches with the Agent you want to level up.
Your MP gains are influenced by more than simply entering a match. The system also provides bonuses based on factors such as your performance and match outcome. This means players can make progress through regular play, while stronger match results can help speed things up.
What Are Valorant Agent IDs?
Agent IDs are a customization feature that gives players a dedicated way to show their connection with a particular Agent. You can build an Agent ID using modules earned through Agent Mastery.
To access it, go to the agent page and select the Agent ID tab. This customization works similarly to Valorant weapons. However, you have more customization for agents than weapons. Here is the full list:
- Backgrounds
- Poses
- Frames
- Quotes
- Tracked statistics
Tracked statistics can include things such as kills, hours played, and games won. This gives players more control over how their Agent progression is presented rather than keeping those statistics hidden in the background.
Valorant Agent Mastery System Rewards
Agent Mastery introduces agent-specific rewards across the new progression tracks. The available Valorant Agent Mastery System rewards include:
- Agent Portrait Upgrades
- Sprays
- Voice Lines
- Mastery Player Cards
- Mastery Poses
- Backgrounds
- Frames
- Quotes
The exact reward track can vary by Agent, with Lifetime Levels handling the permanent rewards associated with that Agent.
What Happens to Old Valorant Agent Gear?
The old Agent Gear system is being folded into the Agent Mastery Lifetime section. Players will keep every Agent Gear reward they have already unlocked.
Rewards that have not been unlocked will continue to be available through the new progression system. This means the overhaul does not wipe previously earned cosmetics or remove the rewards players were already working toward.
Agent Mastery gives Valorant something it has been missing for a while: a progression goal that exists outside the usual ranked climb and Battle Pass grind. You can now have a reason to keep playing an Agent even when you are not chasing a higher Valorant rank.
If you are a dedicated Jett, Sage, Cypher, or Sova player, your time with that Agent can build toward something that actually represents your history with them. I also think this is the sort of progression system Valorant needed more than another pile of cosmetics sitting in the store.
Players who have already spent thousands of hours in the game now have another reason to queue up. On the other hand, newer players have a clearer long-term goal beyond simply unlocking Agents and climbing ranked.
So, that is everything you need to know about the Valorant Agent Mastery System. Which agent mastery are you focusing on first? Let us know in the comments.
Agent Mastery arrives on September 22, 2026, with Patch 13.06.
Yes, all Agent Gear rewards you have already unlocked will remain in your inventory, while the remaining rewards will move to the new Agent Mastery system.
