VALORANT patch 13.10 reduces Sentinel utility cooldowns and clarifies assists

VALORANT patch 13.10 reduces Sentinel utility cooldowns and clarifies assists

Riot Games has released VALORANT patch 13.10, introducing targeted Sentinel adjustments, replay bookmarks and clarification of previously implemented assist changes.

Destroyed utility returns sooner

The cooldown after destruction falls from 60 to 45 seconds for Cypher’s Spycam, Killjoy’s Turret and Vyse’s Arc Rose.

Cypher’s Spycam reclaim cooldown increases from 15 to 20 seconds. Sage also receives improved Healing Orb targeting accuracy and a visible crosshair while selecting an ally.

Riot says the cooldown changes are intended to create more opportunities to deploy utility early and reset during a round.

Assist rules clarified

Riot confirmed that changes introduced in patch 13.08 had been omitted from those patch notes.

Damage assists can be earned by dealing more than 10 damage within three seconds before a teammate’s kill, or by dealing at least 50 damage regardless of timing.

Healing assists require the healed teammate to secure a kill within 10 seconds after the heal ends.

Replay bookmarks added

Players can now mark moments during matches and revisit them on the replay timeline. Bookmarks remain private to the player who created them.