In the pool since April 28, 2026

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

Ascent has one open middle area connecting both sites, so teams lean on controllers to smoke it and sentinels to watch the tight links behind each site.

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 September 19, 2026, patch 13.05 (map pool has been unchanged since patch 13.04). Tiers come from vlr.gg agent pick rate pages for the three VCT 2026 regional Stage 2 leagues on current pool maps and the matching Stage 1 leagues for maps that later rotated out, checked against official Riot patch notes for map pool and design details. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4