Harbor

• CStorm Surgeflash

  EQUIP Storm Surge. FIRE to throw, creating an explosive whirlpool that Slows and Nearsights players within it after a short duration.

• QHigh Tidewall

  EQUIP High Tide. FIRE to send water forward along the ground. HOLD FIRE to guide the water towards your crosshair spawning a vision blocking Screen along the path. ALT FIRE to stop the water early. All players crossing High Tide are Slowed.

• ECovesmoke

  EQUIP Cove. ACTIVATE to form a water Smoke in the select location. HOLD FIRE while targeting to move the marker further away and HOLD ALT FIRE to move it closer. RELOAD to toggle targeting view. REACTIVATE to Shield the water Smoke, blocking any bullets that hit it. The Shielded water Smoke can be destroyed.

• XReckoningdamage

  EQUIP Reckoning. FIRE to unleash the full power of your artifact, releasing a surge of water that barrels forward to Nearsight and Slow enemies that are hit.

Riot's notes from patch 1.01 to 13.06 change Harbor in 5 patches. The latest is patch 12.02, published 2026-02-03.

1. Patch 12.022026-02-03

   Cove

   • Cooldown decreased 40s >> 30s
   • Smoke duration increased from15s→to19.25s
   • Health increased from 500 to 680
   • Harbor now re-equips his gun faster after activating Cove

   Storm Surge

   • Storm Surge now plays audio in world if enemies are hit

   High Tide

   • Wall height increases 6m >> 8m
   • Max wall length increased from 50m to 60m

   Reckoning

   • Wave speed increased by 25%
   • Can now re-use the ultimate to stop it in place for 7s.
   Why, in Riot's words

   Harbor could use a little bit more power compared to other Controllers. We’re looking to increase the baseline power of his abilities as well as increase the amount of options Harbor has whether that is in Cove uptime, High Tide coverage, or Reckoning placement. We want players to feel confident about the strategies Harbor can offer through his abilities.

2. Patch 12.002026-01-06

   Storm Surge

   • Explosion no longer requires line of sight to nearsight and slow players
   • Explosion windup decreased from0.8s→to0.6s
   • Slow duration increased from0.6s→to2s

   Reckoning

   • Slow duration increased from0.6s→to2s
   Why, in Riot's words

   Harbor's new abilities haven't made the splash we had hoped for, so we're increasing the windows of advantage when enemies are hit by his new aggressive abilities.

3. Patch 11.102025-11-11

   Cove

   • Changed to the signature ability slot

   High Tide

   • Changed to a non-signature ability
   • Cost 300 credits
   Why, in Riot's words

   Read the updated Ability Tooltips below, and check out our social channels for more content breaking down Harbor’s reworked abilities. We’re very excited for you to all dive in!

   EQUIP Cove. ACTIVATE to form a water Smoke in the select location. HOLD FIRE while targeting to move the marker further away and HOLD ALT FIRE to move it closer. RELOAD to toggle targeting view. REACTIVATE to Shield the water Smoke, blocking any bullets that hit it. The Shielded water Smoke can be destroyed.

4. Patch 5.122022-12-06

   EHigh Tide

   • Duration increased12s→to15s

   CCascade

   • Duration increased5s→to7s
   Why, in Riot's words

   We're back again with small Harbor buffs. It is hard to learn a new Controller smoke style and we hope these changes make it easier for Harbor's vision block to last long enough to finish executing with their team, while also providing wall smoke duration that’s on par with Viper. We’ll continue to monitor Harbor’s strength and see if we need to make any more waves. Chalo!

5. Patch 5.102022-11-15

   Cascade

   • Number of purchasable charges1→to2
   Why, in Riot's words

   Harbor abilities all make a healthy round impact, but we saw some players new to Harbor not using their abilities enough and feeling too constrained. We hope these changes make it easier for players to hit the ground running with Harbor and for skilled Harbor players to achieve more flexibility when controlling the map.

What role is Harbor?

Controller. Riot describes the role: “Controllers are experts in slicing up dangerous territory to set their team up for success.”

What are Harbor’s abilities?

C — Storm Surge, Q — High Tide, E — Cove and X — Reckoning, the last being the ultimate.

What does Harbor’s ultimate do?

Reckoning, in Riot’s words: “EQUIP Reckoning. FIRE to unleash the full power of your artifact, releasing a surge of water that barrels forward to Nearsight and Slow enemies that are hit.”

When did Riot last change Harbor?

Patch 12.02, published 2026-02-03 — the latest of 5 patches that change Harbor in Riot’s notes from 1.01 to 13.06.

Is Harbor changed in patch 13.06?

No. Nothing in Riot’s patch 13.06 notes names Harbor.

Which other Controllers are there?

6 more in Riot’s current roster: Astra, Brimstone, Clove, Miks, Omen and Viper.

• Harbor Official Gameplay Reveal // VALORANT — VALORANTVALORANT on YouTube · plays here
• TURN THE TIDES - Harbor Agent Trailer // VALORANT — VALORANTVALORANT on YouTube · plays here