With the release of Valorant’s Episode 5 dropping next week, players will have access to a brand-new map in the form of Pearl, alongside new skins and a Battle Pass to grind their way through. In this guide, we’ll run you through everything you need to know on how to play the new map, Pearl in Valorant, so you can check it out for yourself as soon as possible.
How to Play New Map Pearl in Valorant
Pearl is not available for the public to play yet. Only content creators and press have access for the time being. The map will go live at the start of the next Episode (5), which kicks off next week. Specifically, the Episode 5 update will roll out at roughly 3AM EST on Tuesday, June 22, in the US and 1AM GMT on Wednesday June 23 in EU/Rest of the World.
After the update has been downloaded, which will be larger than normal, players will be able to load up the game and play Pearl immediately.
Once you’re in the game, you will see a special “Pearl” game mode. Choose that option and then Start Match as per usual. This mode will only find games of Pearl.
The map will not be available in Competitive queues, typically for the first two weeks — just to iron out bugs. This is entirely normal and has been the case with other new maps that have been added to the game with its ‘Episode’ updates.
After a couple of weeks, Pearl will likely be added to Competitive queues, and we’ll update this post and let you know when this occurs.
For everything else you need to know on Valorant’s Episode 5 update, be sure to check out the links below. If you’ve missed