Valorant Patch 12.04: agent & meta changes

What changed in Patch 12.04

  • REWORKKilljoy: Turret can now be rotated via ALT-FIRE; ACTIVATE swaps direction
  • NEUTRALRanked: New post-Competitive RR gain/loss rank summary screen added

Agent tier list after Patch 12.04

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.

#AgentWin Rate ↓Pick Rate ↓
1
Phoenix
Phoenix
53.0%+0.8
5.6%+0.3
2
Sage
Sage
52.7%+0.7
10.0%+1.0
3
Clove
Clove
52.0%-0.3
22.6%-0.9
4
Neon
Neon
51.9%-1.4
8.1%+0.6
5
Brimstone
Brimstone
51.7%+2.1
3.7%+0.2
6
KillJoy
KillJoy
51.6%-2.2
2.7%+0.2
7
Gekko
Gekko
51.2%-0.6
3.1%+0.1
8
Sova
Sova
50.9%+0.3
10.8%-0.8
9
Raze
Raze
50.9%+1.3
6.4%+0.1
10
Waylay
Waylay
50.5%+1.6
7.0%-0.5
11
Deadlock
Deadlock
50.2%+0.7
4.5%+/-0.0
12
Fade
Fade
50.0%-0.5
8.1%-0.1
13
Jett
Jett
50.0%-0.3
25.3%-0.3
14
Cypher
Cypher
49.7%+0.8
5.2%+0.2
15
Chamber
Chamber
49.6%-0.6
19.9%-1.1
16
Tejo
Tejo
49.5%-1.0
2.3%+/-0.0
17
Breach
Breach
49.2%+1.8
3.5%+0.3
18
Reyna
Reyna
49.2%-0.7
13.3%+0.4
19
Iso
Iso
49.1%+0.9
2.4%-0.1
20
Viper
Viper
49.0%-1.3
3.2%+/-0.0
21
Skye
Skye
48.7%-2.1
6.5%+/-0.0
22
Yoru
Yoru
48.6%+/-0.0
8.4%+/-0.0
23
Vyse
Vyse
48.0%-1.2
2.0%+0.1
24
Omen
Omen
47.3%+1.8
7.8%+0.4
25
KAY/O
KAY/O
47.1%+0.6
2.3%+0.2
26
Astra
Astra
46.8%-0.6
2.9%-0.3
27
Veto
Veto
45.8%-4.7
1.3%+/-0.0
28
Harbor
Harbor
41.5%-1.7
1.0%+0.2

Read the full official patch notes on playvalorant.com

Valorant Patch 12.04: agent & meta changes

TL;DR: Patch 12.04 (released March 3, 2026) brings 0 buffs, 0 nerfs and 1 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Brimstone (+2.1pp).

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

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