Vanguard’s boosting detection expanded from League of Legends to Valorant
Riot Games calls boosting, smurfing and hitchhiking cheating, and says bans have been rolling out since the detection expansion in summer 2026.
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Riot Games says Vanguard’s boosting detection expanded from League of Legends to Valorant earlier in summer 2026. In its September 17 update, the company said bans had been rolling out ever since, citing “296,416 rent-a-rank customers served and counting.” Riot also classified boosting, smurfing and hitchhiking as cheating.
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