VAN 138 appears during Riot outages, Vanguard conflicts, or unstable networks. Check Valorant status, then restart client and router.
Server or clientUpdated 2026-06-10
VAN codes cluster
VAN 138 sits in the connection family with VAN 128 and VAN 106 — fixes overlap.
How to fix step by step
- 1Check Valorant live status on Oracnoos.
- 2Restart Riot Client and Valorant completely.
- 3Reboot router; test ethernet instead of Wi‑Fi.
- 4Disable VPN and proxy software.
- 5Update Windows and GPU drivers.
- 6Temporarily disable third-party firewalls.
- 7Reinstall Vanguard if VAN 138 persists while status is green.
How VAN-138 differs from related codes
- Error VAN-128: Valorant lost connection to game server mid-match. (server or client)
- Error VAN-106: Valorant timed out while connecting to Riot servers or completing the login handshake. (server or client)
- Error HIGH-PING: Valorant shows high ping or rubber-banding in-game. (server or client)