Valorant Patch 12.05: agent & meta changes
Valorant Patch 12.05: agent & meta changes
TL;DR: Patch 12.05 (released March 17, 2026) brings 0 buffs, 3 nerfs and 0 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Deadlock (-4.6pp).
- 0 buffs, 3 nerfs, 0 reworks, 2 new
· Source: valking.gg patch analysis and tier-list data.
What changed in Patch 12.05
- NEWMiks: New Controller agent with Harmonize, M-pulse, Waveform, Bassquake
- NERFYoru: Blindside charges 2 -> 1; Gatecrash duration 30s -> 15s
- NERFClove: Ruse smoke (dead) 14s -> 6s; Meddle AoE 6m -> 4m
- NERFSkye: Guiding Light gains 60s cooldown
- NEUTRALRanked: RR thresholds for Immortal 2/3 and Radiant adjusted for regional parity
- NEUTRALLotus A-site: Attacker lobby wall thickened; tree room wall reinforced - removes wall pen
- NEUTRALLotus A-site: Extra room added outside stairs; plant zone changed, can't plant for link
- NEUTRALLotus A-Lobby: Jump-up to Vines repositioned to help attackers exit lobby
- NEUTRALQueue: Lotus & Fracture IN competitive pool; Abyss & Corrode OUT
- NEWKnockout: New LTM: kill-to-resurrect teammate, territory control, 5v5, first to 4 rounds
Biggest movers after Patch 12.05
Agents whose Platinum+ win rate shifted the most in the week after this patch released, per valking.gg tier-list snapshots.
- Deadlock-4.6pp · 49.6%
- KillJoy-3.9pp · 49.9%
- Omen+2.1pp · 48.9%
- Clove+2pp · 53.8%
- Breach+1.6pp · 50.6%
- Brimstone+1.6pp · 53.3%
- Cypher+1.5pp · 51.0%
- Waylay+1.4pp · 48.7%