Sage

• CBarrier Orbwall

  EQUIP a barrier orb. FIRE places a wall that fortifies after a few seconds. ALT FIRE rotates the targeter.

• QSlow Orbtrap

  EQUIP a slowing orb. FIRE to throw a slowing orb forward that detonates upon landing, creating a lingering field that Slows and reduces the dash speed of players caught inside of it.

• EHealing Orbsupport

  EQUIP a healing orb. FIRE with your crosshairs over a damaged ally to activate a Heal-Over-Time on them. ALT FIRE while Sage is damaged to activate a self Heal-Over-Time.

• XResurrectionsupport

  EQUIP a resurrection ability. FIRE with your crosshairs placed over a dead ally to begin resurrecting them. After a brief channel, the ally will be brought back to life with full health.

Riot's notes from patch 1.01 to 13.06 change Sage in 5 patches. The latest is patch 13.00, published 2026-06-23.

1. Patch 13.002026-06-23

   Healing Orb

   • Self Heal-Over-Time has increased from 50 to 100.
   Why, in Riot's words

   Sentinels serve an important role in the VALORANT tactical loop by punishing attackers who ignore macro strategy and instead opt for repeated, low information 5-player site hits. We believe VALORANT is best when strategy is mixed. These changes are aimed at improving overall Sentinel power so they can better serve their purpose in keeping disrespectful attackers honest, as well as improve their kill potential when anchoring sites alone.

2. Patch 12.052026-03-17

   • Healing Orb - Ally Targeting
   Why, in Riot's words

   You can also learn more about Miks on his Agent page, as well as his gameplay trailer and Dev Diary on our YouTube channel.

3. Patch 11.082025-10-14

   Barrier Orb

   • Cost reduced from 400 to 300
   • Fortification delay reduced from 3.3 seconds to 2 seconds
   • Health of Barrier segments decreased from 800 to 600
   Why, in Riot's words

   We're increasing the counterplay around Killjoy's range restricted utilities, giving enemies more tells to maneuver around unattended utilities and asking KJ to make a sharper call on when to keep her utility active and when to reposition away from them.

4. Patch 9.032024-08-13

   Barrier Orb

   • Barrier Orb’s placement preview now also shows up on the minimap
   Why, in Riot's words

   We're making improvements to abilities that spread along the ground like Brimstone’s Incendiary and Viper's Snakebite. Previously, these abilities had inconsistent effects depending on the exact location they landed, ranging from extremely different sizes or damaging through walls and in areas the ability wasn’t visually present. With this update, these abilities should spread more consistently and only apply damage in places that are consistent with the visuals.

5. Patch 5.122022-12-06

   CBarrier Orb

   • Fortify delay increased3.0s→to3.3s

   EHealing Orb

   • Self heal total amount decreased 60HP→to30HP
   • Ally heal total amount increased 60HP→to100HP
   Why, in Riot's words

   We’re looking to slightly refine Sage's strengths to be more about fortifying areas she controls and helping allies, rather than offense-focused with her utility. We’re hoping the heal update will push her power and satisfaction when fully healing others while creating tradeoffs for playing Sage overly aggressive and relying on self-healing.

What role is Sage?

Sentinel. Riot describes the role: “Sentinels are defensive experts who can lock down areas and watch flanks, both on attacker and defender rounds.”

What are Sage’s abilities?

C — Barrier Orb, Q — Slow Orb, E — Healing Orb and X — Resurrection, the last being the ultimate.

What does Sage’s ultimate do?

Resurrection, in Riot’s words: “EQUIP a resurrection ability. FIRE with your crosshairs placed over a dead ally to begin resurrecting them. After a brief channel, the ally will be brought back to life with full health.”

When did Riot last change Sage?

Patch 13.00, published 2026-06-23 — the latest of 5 patches that change Sage in Riot’s notes from 1.01 to 13.06.

Is Sage changed in patch 13.06?

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

Which other Sentinels are there?

6 more in Riot’s current roster: Chamber, Cypher, Deadlock, Killjoy, Veto and Vyse.