VALORANT patch 11.00 notes are out, and we have all the updates on the agent buffs and nerfs, along with the new map that’s coming with the fresh Act of Season V25.
All agent buffs and nerfs in VALORANT patch 11.00
Agent buffs
Waylay
Waylay has been buffed in the new patch.
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Refract
- Minimum Time in Refract reduced from 0.5 seconds to 0.35 seconds
- Unequip Time decreased from 1 second to 0.8 seconds
- Delay after reactivation decreased from 0.1 seconds to 0.05 seconds
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Lightspeed
- Unequip Time decreased from 0.8 seconds to 0.6 seconds
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Saturate
- Windup Before Explosion decreased from 0.75 seconds to 0.6 seconds
- Size increased from 10m to 12m
Omen
Omen has been slightly buffed this season.
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Dark Cover
- No longer plays audio within 12.5m for enemies
Agent nerfs
Phoenix
Phoenix has been nerfed in patch 11.00. His Curveball now has an increased windup time.
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Curveball
- Windup time increased from 0.5 seconds to 0.6 seconds.
Neon
Since Neon has been dominating the meta after her buffs, she gets nerfed this season, with an increased windup time to her Relay Bolt.
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Relay Bolt
- Windup time increased from 0.8seconds to 1 second.
The devs have nerfed Phoenix and Neon to give opponents more time to adjust and counter these attacks better.
Reyna
Reyna’s Leer will be nerfed next season.
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Leer
- HP decreased from 100 to 80
- Audio and visual hit confirm feedback for enemies
Agent balancing changes
Brimstone
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Sky Smoke
- Now plays cast audio within 12.5m for allies
Breach
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Aftershock
- VFX for windup and explosions resolve faster
Sova
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Recon Bolt
- Louder and easier to track
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Owl Drone
- Audio hit confirm feedback for enemies
- Enemies hear a warning when being watched by Owl Drone
Clove
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Pick Me Up
- VFX added to show when Clove’s speed boost is active
Killjoy
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Lockdown
- Detain pulse delay decreased from 0.5seconds to 0.15seconds
Cypher
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Spycam
- Dart visuals updated
Full VALORANT patch notes 10.11
All Platforms
General updates
- Suppression visual effects have been updated to be more visible on opponents to improve clarity of the debuff.
- We’ve added new UI/UX animations around picking up the spike to hopefully make it more obvious when players have picked it up.
Map updates
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New map: Corrode
- A 5v5 spike mode map featuring layered defenses and strategic depth across its medieval fortress setting. Navigate through contrasting castle fortifications and village structures, battling across multi-level positions in this salt-crystallized stronghold shaped by radianite storms.
- Corrode features three lanes and two sites.
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Map pool updates
- Bind and Corrode are in the Competitive and Deathmatch queues.
- Pearl and Split are out of the Competitive and Deathmatch queues.
- Corrode is now also available to play in Premier, Unrated, Swiftplay, Spike Rush, and Escalation.
Mode updates
- Corrode queue
- Corrode Only queue will be available for 5 days.
- Corrode Only games will use the Swiftplay mode format.
- Escalation
- Escalation will be temporarily disabled during the 5-day Corrode-only queue period.
- Icebox has been renabled in Deathmatch and Escalation game modes after addressing spawn-related issues that emerged in patch 10.09.
Competitive Updates
- Ranked Gun Buddy has arrived!
- Act IV starts today so you’ll be receiving your ranked buddy this patch. Remember that it’s based on the highest rank you achieved throughout the first three acts of Season 2025.
- Corrode Launch Event
- Corrode will be available to play in Competitive queue on the first day of the patch!
- RR losses on Corrode will be 50% reduced for the first two weeks, but don’t worry, you will still receive 100% of the RR for any wins on Corrode
- We’ve made some adjustments to rank resets. Hop back into Competitive and see where you land!
- Players may see less of a drop in rank after completing placements for this midseason reset.
- The maximum rank you can place is now Ascendant 3.
Bug Fixes
- General
- Fixed a bug with all Vulnerables/Fragiles where the visual effects could linger on a target longer than the gameplay debuff duration.
- Fixed a bug where destructible deployables like Tejo’s Stealth Drone and Fade’s Prowlers could keep teleporter doors open on Bind.
- Agents
- KAY/O
- Fixed an issue where KAYO’s ultimate sometimes did not apply the suppression visuals to opponents.
- Raze
- Fixed an issue where Raze’s Paint Shells VFX would persist across rounds.
- Omen
- Fixed an issue where targeting views could be inconsistently applied during Dark Cover if Shrouded Step was spammed during Dark Cover’s ability equip flow.
- Skye
- Fixed inconsistent spacing in ability tooltips
- Cypher
- Fixed inconsistent spacing in ability tooltips
- Breach
- Fixed an issue where Breach’s Fault Line could rarely fail to apply its debuff to targets around varying elevations on specific charge levels
- Astra
- Fixed an issue where disconnecting and reconnecting within Astral World could result in Astral World’s visuals persisting for the round despite the player not being in Astral World.
- KAY/O
PC only
Premier Updates
Welcome to Stage V25A4! Participate in Premier to earn new team recognition!
- As soon as you join a team, your social hover card now shows your Premier team name, what division you’re in, and your team’s current Premier Score.
- Play two Weekly matches (or one Playoff match) with your team to earn your Team Tag and basic Plating.
- Team Tags show up all throughout the client – in the social panel, in lobby, in game (like the killfeed), and on the Competitive Leaderboards!
- Plating shows up on your player card in the social panel, in the lobby, and in-game.
- Qualify for playoffs to evolve your Plating, and win playoffs to unlock the Champion’s Aura – a new player card effect that sticks with you for the entire Act after your playoff win!
- You can check out everything that’s available in the new Awards tab of the Premier hub.
Player Behavior Updates
- You can now report inappropriate Premier team names from Standings and Match History in the Premier Hub and also from the end of game screens.
- If your team name is found inappropriate, you may be forced to rename.
- Repeatedly choosing offensive names will result in Premier restrictions.
Console only
Esports Features
- The Esports Hub is coming to Console!
- Check out the VCT overview page that provides a concise snapshot of where we are on the year long VCT journey, dive into the brackets for the International League Stage 2 which starts on July 12, and get familiar with our VCT teams and players!
