VALORANT patches tend to become increasingly meta-stirring as the year winds down, and Patch 11.10 is no exception. As one of the final updates of Season V25, the upcoming patch is bringing plenty of major balance changes—most notably the long-awaited Harbor rework and some much-needed Clove nerfs.
Set to go live on Nov. 11, here’s a complete breakdown of the VALORANT Patch 11.10 notes.
In a nutshell
- Significant reworks to most of Harbor’s kit.
- Nerfs to Clove’s post-death smokes and self-heal.
- Crucial gameplay, UI, and ranked mode updates.
- Huge list of bug fixes, both general and agent-specific issues.
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All agent buffs and nerfs in VALORANT Patch 11.10
Harbor and Clove take center stage in Patch 11.10, with major buffs and nerfs you’ll want to know before queuing for your next ranked match.
Harbor
Riot had teased a year-end Harbor rework during VALORANT Champions Paris—and considering how little impact he’s had in ranked or pro play since his release, an update of this sort always seemed inevitable. And now that it’s finally here, I don’t think Riot could have crafted a more balanced rework for the water bender. However, I’d be happier if the Slow effect no longer posed a threat to Harbor and his allies. We still have to endure that pain.
Harbor now plays as a more aggressive controller while still retaining his pseudo-initiator traits—just in a new form. Here’s a technical rundown of how Harbor’s kit changes with Patch 11.10:
Cove
- Cove is now a signature ability; one free charge at the start of the round.
- Reworked description: EQUIP Cove. ACTIVATE to form a water Smoke in the select location. HOLD FIRE while targeting to move the marker further away, and HOLD ALT FIRE to move it closer. RELOAD to toggle targeting view. REACTIVATE to Shield the water Smoke, blocking any bullets that hit it. The Shielded water Smoke can be destroyed.
High Tide
- Changed to a non-signature ability
- Now costs 300 credits
Storm Surge
- New Harbor ability; replaces Cascade
- Description: EQUIP Storm Surge. FIRE to throw, creating an explosive whirlpool that Nearsights and Slows enemies within it after a short duration.
Reckoning
- Reckoning, Harbor’s ultimate, has been extensively reworked.
- Reworked description: EQUIP Reckoning. FIRE to unleash the full power of your artifact, releasing a surge of water that barrels forward to Nearsight and Slow enemies that are hit.
- Reckoning no longer concusses enemies.
Besides changes to his abilities, the patch also updates Harbor’s voice lines to reflect the rework. You’ll now hear new voice lines with Tejo and Waylay, and at match start on Abyss and Corrode.
Clove
Harbor’s rework lands with a batch of Clove nerfs too—and honestly, no shocker there. Riot was always going to step in eventually to curb their unchecked dominance in ranked.
The problem wasn’t just Clove’s sky-high pick rate: Their selfish pseudo-duelist playstyle has been warping the controller meta, a role that’s supposed to reward teamwork and clever utility, not solo fragging. Patch 11.10’s changes aim to shave off Clove’s snowballing power by putting a check on their post-death smokes and self-healing ability. Here’s a list of changes:
Ruse
- Ruse (smoke) charges are now restricted to one maximum when Clove is dead. So, you can drop only one smoke at a time.
Pick Me Up
- Overheal amount has been reduced from 100 HP to 50 HP while Pick Me Up is active—same as Reyna’s Devour, but the healing is temporary
Omen
Omen gets a minor change with Patch 11.10, which will now let spectators watch his perspective in Dark Cover when he’s placing his smokes.
Other updates in VALORANT Patch 11.10
Major Team HUD update to indicate healing
You can now see which one of your teammates is in the process of healing from the top HUD health bar. During recovery, the bar on you or your teammates turns teal and fills to reflect healing progress. Once recovered, the bar returns to its normal white color.
The skin collections page has been improved
The Collections page has been enhanced with the following features:
- A grid layout is in, and carousel is out for PC Weapons & Buddies
- New dedicated page for equipping and viewing titles on PC
- Custom skinline backgrounds across more Collections screens, letting your favorite weapon skins shine
If you’re in Korea, however, you’ll see the Collections update with Patch 11.11.
Competitive updates for rank manipulation
Starting Patch 11.10, all players ranked Ascendant and higher in North America, Latin America, Brazil, and Korea have to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) with the Riot Mobile app to access the Competitive queue. It’s part of Riot’s push to curb smurfing, account selling, and other forms of rank manipulation.
A crucial Gameplay update for stacked debuffs
You can now remove “all persistent attached debuffs” at once by holding the “Use Object” button or F key. So, if you get marked by a Cypher Dart and Deadlock GravNet at the same time, you can just press and hold the F key to remove both at once.
Besides all these changes, Patch 11.10 is also bringing Pick’ems for VCT Game Changers, starting Nov. 13. You can access the Pick’ems page in the in-game client via the Esports tab.
Premier mode updates (PC only)
You can now view any Premier team’s information from standings, invites, and your social panel. Just right-click on any team name featured on the Premier standings and choose “View Team.” You can right-click on a friend’s name on the social panel to view their team’s details as well. The same goes for a Premier team invite you received.
All bug fixes included with VALORANT Patch 11.10
There’s a huge list of bug fixes to consider with this patch, affecting general features and multiple agents. We’ve listed every one of them below.
General bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where players could plant the Spike outside or float partially above the site’s designated area. For example, players could plant the Spike on the ledge in Abyss’ B site by following a certain trick. Going forward, the Spike will stay within the outlined site area no matter where you are facing.
- Fixed a bug where bots in The Range would not show flash VFX when hit by screen blind effects.
- Fixed a bug that caused certain abilities to apply status effects to dead players and show in the Combat Report.
Agent bug fixes
General (affecting all agents)
- Abilities that cause Vulnerable will not grant assists after the vulnerable effect has ended.
- Fixed an issue with the Kill effects at the sides of the screen, where they looked misaligned when playing in left-handed mode.
Clove
- Fixed a bug where Clove would sometimes revive in unexpected locations when casting Not Dead Yet.
- Fixed a bug that allowed Clove to use Not Dead Yet after falling off the edge of Abyss.
- Fixed a bug that incorrectly teleported Clove to spawn when teleporting back from Iso’s Kill Contract.
- Fixed a bug where Clove would be moved into a wall if their body was intersecting Sage’s Barrier Orb.
Cypher
- Fixed a bug where Cypher’s Neural Theft would sometimes display a blank icon on the minimap.
Harbor
- Harbor’s Cove now grants assists for players killed while affected by it.
- Viper’s Snakebite, Brimstone’s Incendiary, Sova’s Hunter’s Fury, and Killjoy’s Nanoswarm should properly damage Harbor’s Cove.
KAY/O
- Fixed a bug where the killfeed wasn’t showing the proper headshot icon if KAY/O was the last player to die while NULL/cmd was active.
Killjoy
- Fixed a bug where the minimap icons for Alarmbot and Turret would occasionally disappear when deactivated outside their active ranges.
- Fixed inaccurate hit detection on Killjoy’s Alarmbot while it is jumping.
Omen
- Fixed Dark Cover’s minimap to match the darkness of other dome smokes.
- Fixed minimap icon size for Omen’s Paranoia.
Reyna
- Fixed a bug where Reyna’s Leer projectile would animate forward in the incorrect direction while jumping and rapidly changing her aim location.
Sage
- Fixed an issue where Sage’s Resurrection indicator was snapping to allies out of Sage’s POV.
- Fixed a bug that caused Sage’s hands to flicker briefly when using Healing Orb on an ally.
- Fixed a bug where Sage’s Slow Orb was making a popping sound when intersecting Cosmic Divide.
Veto
- Crosscut targeting should be more consistent now with other targetable usables.
- Fixed a bug with Veto’s animation while recalling Interceptor.
- Fixed a bug where Crosscut was invisible or non-functional when used in Buy Phase with high ping or packet loss.
Vyse
- Fixed a bug with Razorvine’s decals being able to be seen under certain platforms.
- Fixed a bug with Razorvine’s projectile, where it wouldn’t disappear upon landing.
Yoru
- Yoru’s Fakeout clone will now properly show suppression VFX when affected by suppression.
- Observers are now able to see Yoru’s Blindside immediately instead of after it bounces.
- Yoru’s Blindside will display the correct color VFX when there are two Yorus in the same match.
- Fixed bug where Blindside’s projectile audio was audible by enemies before it hit a wall.
All Console-only changes in VALORANT Patch 11.10
If you play the tac shooter on PlayStation or Xbox, Patch 11.10 brings some exclusive changes that you’d want to be aware of. For starters, Replays finally go live on VALORANT console with this update, so you can now view and analyse every match you play from all angles and at your pace.
The Lobby page has been updated for consoles too, so you can now easily navigate to other pages while you’re in queue.
You can check out the official VALORANT Patch 11.10 notes here.
