


Over the years, we have seen more teams than we can recall step onto that bright VALORANT Champions stage, each vying and contending for that coveted title. And yet, in the game’s short history, we have only seen 5 teams hoist the championship. As VALORANT Champions Shanghai approaches, the 6th iteration, a new host of teams converge across the month of play to see if they have what it takes to win it all. But before the games begin, this article attempts to weigh each contender and rank them by order of strength.







VALORANT Patch 13.06 is quickly shaping up as one of the most prominent patches in recent memory. With this patch, the game will welcome a new mode, a new agent mastery system, and a new Rifle: Warden.

Alongside the new rifle and the agent mastery, Riot Games has also announced a new game mode that will be coming to VALORANT. “Gauntlet: Glitched” drops on September 22, 2026, and it brings a completely new take on the tac-fps genre.
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