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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 23 Sept 2026

Act 5 · Patch 13.06

Haven

Three sites · Three-box lanes

Three sites stretch four defenders; mid control unlocks two rotations at once.

3 sites · 21 published callouts · in the Competitive pool. Rewards Initiator · Sentinel.

Both defaults, and the buy

Attacking
Take mid first, then hit the site the rotation left thin.
Defending
Anchor C, contest mid, and rotate on the second callout rather than the first.
First buy
Split C and mid on the first buy — three sites means the fourth defender is always late.
Utility
Recon into C Long, then a smoke that holds mid rather than one that takes it.

Say it in three

Way in
A Long
Plant zone
A Site
They arrive
A Link

All of A: Garden · Link · Lobby · Long · Sewer · Site · Tower. Callout names are Riot’s own; the reduction to three is ours.

Five minutes in a custom game

  1. 1Walk in through A Long, B Back and C Long.1 min
  2. 2Stand in A Site, B Site and C Site and find two pieces of cover you can plant behind in each.2 min
  3. 3Hold A alone and time how long the rotation takes to reach you.1 min
  4. 4Retake through A Link and C Link — the route the defence uses.1 min

What the library can do here

  • A · Deny plant DefenceA Link → A Site
  • C · Delay DefenceC Link → C Long
  • Mid · Block vision AttackMid Courtyard → Mid Doors
  • B · Information AttackB Back → B Site
  • A · Post-plant AttackA Garden → A Site
Open the whole library

A tested starting point

Control mid, then hit the site the third rotation left thin.

  • Omen
  • Sova
  • Breach
  • Killjoy
  • Jett
What it covers, and what it cannot do

Haven balance history

Riot's notes from patch 1.01 to 13.06 change Haven in 4 patches. The latest is patch 12.00, published 2026-01-06.

  1. Patch 12.002026-01-06

    Mid Window

    • Added a breakable element to prevent early round start kills through wall penetration
    Why, in Riot's words

    Haven and Corrode are receiving targeted wall penetration updates. We're addressing specific positions where teams could meaningfully influence rounds through firing at walls with high penetration weapons without much exposure.

  2. Patch 4.102022-05-24

    • Can no longer walk up the front of A site cover
    • Can no longer jump onto the top of C site cover without a boost ability

  3. Patch 1.032020-07-07

    • Removed spot where Spike was unable to be retrieved once dropped.

    All Maps

    • Removed more locations where Sova’s sensor arrow was able to go through walls

  4. Patch 1.022020-06-23

    Garage Doors

    • Entrance to C Long on Attacker Side

    A Link

    • The Entrance to A Sewer and the bottom of A Sewer
    Why, in Riot's words

    Adjusted numerous locations to allow clearing angles to be a bit more straightforward in the following places:

    Cover in A Lobby restructured to open up the space which allows for additional sight lines and traversal options

Every Haven callout (21)

A
A Garden · A Link · A Lobby · A Long · A Sewer · A Site · A Tower
Attacker Side
Attacker Side Spawn
B
B Back · B Site
C
C Link · C Lobby · C Long · C Garage · C Window · C Site · C Cubby
Defender Side
Defender Side Spawn
Mid
Mid Doors · Mid Courtyard · Mid Window

Haven in Riot's catalog

Riot's catalog places Haven at 27°28'A'N,89°38'WZ'E. 5 languages print it under another name:

Arabic
هايفن
Japanese
ヘイヴン
Korean
헤이븐
Chinese (Simplified)
隐世修所
Chinese (Traditional)
遺落境地

Written for Haven

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