Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 12.03: agent & meta changes

Released February 17, 2026 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

GekkoGekko+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

BUFFGekkoGekko+3.8%50.3% win · 3.5% pickSageSage+1.9%52.9% win · 10.6% pickTejoTejo+1.6%52.5% win · 2.5% pick

▼ Falling

KAY/OKAY/O-4.3%45.3% win · 2.5% pickIsoIso-2.9%47.6% win · 2.8% pickBreachBreach-2.8%47.1% win · 3.9% pick

What changed in Patch 12.03

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.

NEWSkirmish 2v2: new LTM - 2v2, no abilities, full weapon select, first to 10
BUFFGekko: Globule reclaim timer 15s -> 20s; Mosh Pit now reclaimable
NEUTRALRanked: APAC Ascendant+ and flagged accounts require MFA for Competitive
NEUTRALAll Random One Site: loadout stages reworked - weapons added and niche options buffed

Agent tier list after Patch 12.03

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
1PhoenixPhoenix53.3%+1.55.5%+0.2
2SageSage52.9%+1.910.6%+0.7
3CloveClove52.6%-0.122.3%+0.2
4TejoTejo52.5%+1.62.5%+0.2
5DeadlockDeadlock52.1%+1.25.1%+0.2
6FadeFade51.3%+1.27.2%-0.3
7KillJoyKillJoy51.1%-1.42.5%-0.3
8SovaSova51.0%+0.210.3%-0.7
9VyseVyse50.9%+1.51.9%-0.1
10VetoVeto50.5%+0.41.4%-0.1
11GekkoGekkoBUFF50.3%+3.83.5%+0.6
12NeonNeon50.2%-0.66.8%+0.1
13BrimstoneBrimstone50.2%+0.13.9%±0.0
14ReynaReyna50.0%+0.313.4%+0.5
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
15JettJett50.0%+0.325.8%±0.0
16ChamberChamber49.5%-0.519.6%-0.2
17ViperViper49.4%+0.43.0%-0.6
18SkyeSkye49.3%-0.26.8%+0.2
19RazeRaze49.1%-1.56.4%-0.1
20WaylayWaylay48.9%-0.27.3%-0.2
21YoruYoru48.7%-0.27.3%-0.5
22CypherCypher47.9%-2.35.4%+0.1
23IsoIso47.6%-2.92.8%+0.1
24AstraAstra47.3%-0.23.0%-0.3
25BreachBreach47.1%-2.83.9%+0.3
26HarborHarbor47.0%+1.11.0%-0.1
27OmenOmen45.6%-0.68.1%±0.0
28KAY/OKAY/O45.3%-4.32.5%±0.0

Patch 12.03 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 12.03 (released February 17, 2026) brings 1 buffs, 0 nerfs and 0 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Gekko (+3.8pp).

  • 1 buffs, 0 nerfs, 0 reworks, 1 new

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