Out of the current map pool

Best agents on Ascent: Omen, Fade, Viper, Cypher

Ascent left the pool on patch 13.08 in October 2026. It had one open middle area connecting both sites, so controllers who smoked it and sentinels who watched the tight links behind each site saw the most play.

Duelist

Jett Strong

Updraft reaches angles onto A site and Mid Window from above

Phoenix Strong

Flash entries force the tight A Main and B Main chokepoints

Yoru Situational

Gatecrash flanks through the link route while attention is on Mid

Initiator

Fade Core

Haunt and Prowler clear the tight corners around A and B site

Skye Situational

Trailblazer clears Mid Courtyard corners before a default execute

KAY/O Situational

Suppresses site defenders during an A Main execute

Controller

Omen Core

Smokes shut Mid Courtyard cheaply and cover both site defaults from spawn

Viper Strong

Wall splits Mid Courtyard so only one lane can be pushed at once

Sentinel

Cypher Strong

Trips and cages watch the link routes behind each site cheaply

Vyse Situational

Razorvine snares flankers before they reach Mid Window near B site

As of October 14, 2026, patch 13.08 (Bind and Corrode in, Ascent and Split out). Tiers come from vlr.gg agent pick rate pages for the three VCT 2026 regional Stage 2 leagues on maps that stayed in the pool and the matching Stage 1 leagues for maps that rotated out, checked against official Riot patch notes for map pool and design details. Corrode tiers come from the four VCT 2025 Stage 2 regional leagues, the last pro events that played it, and Bind tiers come from VCT 2026 Stage 1. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4