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You just got banned. You make a new account, log in, and within minutes you're banned again. Sound familiar? If that's happening to you, you're not dealing with a simple account ban. You're dealing with a hardware ID ban, and it's an entirely different beast. Let's break this down so you actually understand what's going on under the hood.
An HWID spoofer changes the hardware identifiers an anti-cheat reads. What one actually changes, what it cannot change, and where the limits are.
So let's break down exactly how to get unbanned from Valorant in 2026, what your real options are, and why most of the advice you've been reading online is completely outdated.
Riot's official penalty durations, which bans actually get reversed, and the exact ticket steps. Find your error code first - VAN 152 and VAL 61 need different appeals.
Discover why your entire household gets blocked, the VPN bypass that works instantly, and the critical warning: evading IP bans too aggressively triggers the VAN 152 hardware ban trap.
Wondering when your VAN 152 error will finally disappear? While standard Valorant HWID bans for cheating technically expires in a set amount of time, Riot tracks every account you create during that waiting period—and attempting to play during your sentence can extend your ban to a year or permanently.