Pearl

These are the 26 callouts the game shows on Pearl's minimap, the names your team sees in the HUD. Site callouts start with the site letter, so "A Main" is the main entrance to A site.

Art A Dugout A Flowers A Link A Main A Restaurant A Secret A Site Attacker Spawn B Club B Hall B Link B Main B Ramp B Screen B Site B Tower B Tunnel Defender Records Defender Spawn Defender Water Mid Connector Mid Doors Mid Plaza Mid Shops Mid Top

Yes. Pearl is in the competitive, Premier and Deathmatch map pool as of patch 12.08, and has been since patch 11.08.

Map pool data adapted from Maps on the VALORANT Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. The rotation started in patch 5.00; it changes every act.

Pearl has been changed in 8 patches, most recently in patch 11.08. Each entry links to the full notes.

1. Patch 11.08 October 14, 2025
   • B-Site
     • Removed the deep sightline from B Long - This angle provided too much control over the site from a safe distance
     • Adjusted cover positioning on and around the site - These changes will encourage more direct engagements on the site itself

   • Pearl and Split are IN the Competitive and Deathmatch queues.
2. Patch 9.08 October 22, 2024
   • Pearl and Split are BACK in the COMPETITIVE QUEUE
3. Patch 9.03 August 13, 2024
   • Pearl enters Unrated & Swiftplay queues.
4. Patch 7.04 August 29, 2023
   • Please note that Fracture and Pearl have been rotated out of the Competitive and Unrated map rotation.
5. Patch 6.11 June 6, 2023
   • Adjusted the B Ramp Screen and removed the attacker cubby
     • The Screen on B Ramp was providing a lot of mixup pressure and had proven hard to deal with on retakes. We’ve made the Screen shorter and replaced the ramp with a jump up. This should make the position more committal and more predictable to deal with.
     • We've also removed the attacker Ramp cubby as well. This reduces the number of positions to hold the long plant from and makes this space more vulnerable to flanks.

   • Adjusted B Site Screen
     • We’re adjusting B Site Screen to give more options to defenders. We’ve extended the screen to create a larger pocket to play from, added a non-pennable section, added a stack of crates to give defenders a new mixup option and moved everything closer to B Ramp to allow more utility to fit there (Smokes, Sage Wall, etc).

   • Added a new cubby in B Hall
     • The new cubby gives defenders another position to play from. This provides extra space for defenders to reposition against incoming utility, and it creates new angles to contest B Link or the common Long plant spot.

   • Widened the pillar on B Site
     • Adjusted the size of the B Site Pillar to give you a little bit more room to work with. This should also reduce the likelihood of getting spammed.
6. Patch 5.08 October 18, 2022
   • Fixed a sliver line of sight from A Main to A Link
7. Patch 5.06 September 20, 2022
   • B Main - Lowered waist-high wall on the left side of B Main so that it can no longer completely hide anyone.

   • Mid Shops - Clearing this area in Mid Shops is harder than we intended. By extending the platform, we're still keeping some of the holding power for attackers, but making it easier to push this area.

   • Mid Shops to Mid Plaza - This is another spot on Mid Shops that’s proven to be painful to clear when trying to move through mid. So we’ve removed one of the corners.

   • Mid Top - Mid currently favors attackers so we've pushed in a wall on Mid Top, to remove a 50-50 check. This should make it slightly easier for defenders to challenge mid.

   • A Art - We noticed the difficulty both sides have had moving effectively through A Art. We’re simplifying the space so there are fewer areas to check.

   • B Link - This box provides a good piece of cover for attackers pushing B link, but it’s been tough to re-clear for defenders. We’re keeping a little attacker-side power, but making it easier for defenders to manage. The stack of boxes cover closer to the site will shift from the left side to the right, to simplify the number of angles approaching players need to consider, as well as close a difficult sightline to B Hall.

   • A Main - Removing a cut out on the wall of A Main to simplify the space, which should also make this area slightly easier for defenders to aggro into (although really, you should hold site).

   • A Main to A Site - This spot was unnecessarily tough to smoke effectively. By tightening the choke by a margin, we hope to make smoking easier and give a small buff to defenders (i.e, a new utility spot). The cubby on the right will also shrink slightly to keep it from being too deep.
8. Patch 5.0 June 22, 2022
   • NEW MAP: Pearl goes live!

   • Pearl-only queue
     • This queue is a standard, Unrated mode that will give players a chance to practice the new map before they see it in Competitive play.
     • Pearl-only queue will be available for 2 weeks, then after that Pearl will enter Competitive.

Patch change data adapted from Patch Notes on the VALORANT Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.