Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 12.00: agent & meta changes

Released January 6, 2026 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

KillJoyKilljoy+3.8%
Read the full official patch notes on playvalorant.com

Biggest movers this week

The biggest win-rate swings in the first week after release, and what the patch actually did to the meta.

▲ Climbing

KillJoyKilljoy+3.8%52.5% win · 3.1% pickWaylayWaylay+3.1%50.2% win · 6.4% pickSageSage+3.0%53.4% win · 7.6% pick

▼ Falling

IsoIso-2.6%48.5% win · 2.7% pickViperViper-2.3%47.9% win · 3.6% pickDeadlockDeadlock-2.1%49.6% win · 4.3% pick

What changed in Patch 12.00

Agent, map and ranked changes from this patch. Each changed agent is tagged in the tier list below; hover a tag to see the change.

NEWBreeze: biggest map rework yet - reduced angles, tightened spaces, faster rotations
NEWBandit: new sidearm - 600cr, 8-round mag, medium pen, 1-tap headshot power
NEWAll Random One Site: new LTM - random agents, single site, free loadouts, ability recharge
BUFFHarbor: Storm Surge slow 0.6s -> 2s, windup 0.8s -> 0.6s, no LOS req; Reckoning slow 0.6s -> 2s
REWORKTejo: Special Delivery: concuss 4s -> 2.5s + added 20-35 dmg; Drone: full reveal, radius 30m -> 16m
BUFFBreach: Flashpoint speed 2000 -> 2400; Fault Line width 7.5m -> 8m
BUFFVyse: Steel Garden radius 26m -> 28m
NEUTRALRanked: hidden MMR recalculated to improve match quality and consistency
NEUTRALRanked: Breeze RR losses reduced 50% for first 2 weeks of Competitive
NERFHaven Mid Window: breakable element added to block early-round wall-pen kills
NERFCorrode A-site: wall material adjusted to reduce pen-only space denial
NERFCorrode B-site: wall material adjusted to reduce pen-only space denial

Agent tier list after Patch 12.00

Platinum+ agent win and pick rates a week after this patch released, with each agent's first-week win-rate change, per valking.gg tier-list snapshots.

≥52% win50-52%<50%
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#AgentWin RatePick Rate
1SageSage53.4%+3.07.6%-4.4
2PhoenixPhoenix53.1%+2.04.3%-1.2
3CloveClove52.9%+0.924.7%+0.3
4KillJoyKillJoy52.5%+3.83.1%+0.1
5SovaSova51.5%+0.912.2%+3.4
6NeonNeon51.1%-0.45.8%+0.1
7ReynaReyna50.8%+1.418.7%+0.1
8FadeFade50.5%+1.89.4%+2.3
9ChamberChamber50.4%+0.120.9%+2.2
10JettJett50.4%±0.027.6%+2.1
11WaylayWaylay50.2%+3.16.4%+1.1
12RazeRaze50.0%-0.96.2%-1.6
13DeadlockDeadlock49.6%-2.14.3%-1.4
14BreachBreachBUFF49.5%+0.32.8%-1.5
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
15GekkoGekko49.5%+1.22.1%-1.8
16CypherCypher49.2%-0.95.4%-0.1
17VyseVyseBUFF48.8%+1.32.6%+0.3
18VetoVeto48.7%-1.41.1%-0.2
19SkyeSkye48.6%-2.16.1%-0.8
20IsoIso48.5%-2.62.7%-0.2
21BrimstoneBrimstone48.5%+0.32.9%-1.1
22YoruYoru48.1%-1.86.1%+1.6
23ViperViper47.9%-2.33.6%+2.5
24TejoTejoREWORK47.3%-0.21.8%-0.1
25AstraAstra46.8%+0.72.8%+0.6
26KAY/OKAY/O46.5%-1.41.8%-0.6
27OmenOmen46.0%-0.56.4%-2.2
28HarborHarborBUFF39.3%+2.60.6%+0.2

Patch 12.00 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 12.00 (released January 6, 2026) brings 3 buffs, 3 nerfs and 1 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Killjoy (+3.8pp).

  • 3 buffs, 3 nerfs, 1 reworks, 3 new

· Source: valking.gg patch analysis and tier-list data.