Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 12.02: agent & meta changes

Released February 3, 2026 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

PhoenixPhoenix+2.7%
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

REWORKGekkoGekko+3.4%51.7% win · 2.8% pickPhoenixPhoenix+2.7%50.8% win · 5.5% pickViperViper+2.4%51.3% win · 3.5% pick

▼ Falling

REWORKSkyeSkye-2.3%50.5% win · 6.3% pickYoruYoru-1.8%48.2% win · 7.0% pickKAY/OKAY/O-1.7%46.2% win · 2.3% pick

What changed in Patch 12.02

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.

BUFFHarbor: Cove cooldown 40s -> 30s, duration 15s -> 19.25s, health 500 -> 680
BUFFHarbor: High Tide wall height 6m -> 8m, max length 50m -> 60m
BUFFHarbor: Reckoning wave speed +25%, can now re-use to stop in place for 7s
NERFReyna: Devour overheal now temporary, expires after 10s (non-Empress)
NERFReyna: Empress ult cost 6 -> 7 points
NERFReyna: Soul Orb world duration 4s -> 3s
REWORKGekko: Wingman can now be concussed by enemy concuss abilities
REWORKSkye: Seekers can now be concussed by enemy concuss abilities
REWORKRaze: Boom Bot can now be concussed by enemy concuss abilities

Agent tier list after Patch 12.02

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
1SageSage53.0%-0.29.7%+0.5
2VyseVyse52.7%+2.02.1%-0.1
3CloveClove52.0%-0.422.3%-0.6
4NeonNeon51.9%-0.66.2%+0.4
5GekkoGekkoREWORK51.7%+3.42.8%±0.0
6ViperViper51.3%+2.43.5%-0.1
7PhoenixPhoenix50.8%+2.75.5%+0.5
8RazeRazeREWORK50.7%±0.06.3%±0.0
9BrimstoneBrimstone50.5%-0.23.6%+0.3
10SkyeSkyeREWORK50.5%-2.36.3%-0.1
11SovaSova50.4%+0.111.3%+0.3
12JettJett50.4%+0.426.6%+0.7
13ChamberChamber50.2%-0.120.5%+0.1
14DeadlockDeadlock49.9%±0.04.7%-0.6
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
15BreachBreach49.8%+0.43.5%+0.1
16FadeFade49.8%+0.78.0%+0.2
17CypherCypher49.5%-1.05.3%+0.3
18KillJoyKillJoy49.4%+1.52.9%±0.0
19IsoIso49.3%+1.52.7%+0.3
20WaylayWaylay49.1%-0.27.5%+1.0
21ReynaReynaNERF48.8%-1.213.2%-4.1
22TejoTejo48.5%+0.72.5%+0.2
23VetoVeto48.3%+1.21.4%+0.2
24YoruYoru48.2%-1.87.0%+0.1
25AstraAstra47.1%+0.13.5%+0.1
26OmenOmen46.5%-0.87.5%-0.4
27HarborHarborBUFF46.4%-1.11.2%+0.7
28KAY/OKAY/O46.2%-1.72.3%±0.0

Patch 12.02 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 12.02 (released February 3, 2026) brings 3 buffs, 3 nerfs and 3 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Phoenix (+2.7pp).

  • 3 buffs, 3 nerfs, 3 reworks, 0 new

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