Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 12.08: agent & meta changes

Released April 28, 2026 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

RazeRaze+0.2%
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

VetoVeto+1.1%50.2% win · 0.8% pickBUFFYoruYoru+0.7%46.6% win · 1.2% pickKillJoyKilljoy+0.5%52.0% win · 2.2% pick

▼ Falling

BreachBreach-0.5%47.4% win · 1.4% pickVyseVyse-0.4%50.6% win · 1.2% pickViperViper-0.4%49.7% win · 1.2% pick

What changed in Patch 12.08

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: Ascension: New limited ranked 1v1/2v2 mode with FTW leaderboard
NEUTRALAscent: Added to Competitive and Deathmatch map pool
NEUTRALBind: Removed from Competitive and Deathmatch map pool
NEWPremier: Stage V26A3 returns on PC; matches start May 6
BUFFGekko: Dizzy now targets enemies without requiring head visibility
BUFFYoru: Dimensional Drift now reveals nearby invisible abilities
NEUTRALSage: Resurrect inside Viper decay now correctly applies Decay

Agent tier list after Patch 12.08

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
1CloveClove53.5%±0.015.4%+0.8
2KillJoyKillJoy52.0%+0.52.2%+0.1
3PhoenixPhoenix51.8%+0.110.9%+1.1
4CypherCypher51.5%-0.15.2%±0.0
5FadeFade51.4%+0.19.0%-0.4
6SkyeSkye51.0%±0.08.8%-0.4
7SovaSova50.6%-0.19.4%+0.7
8VyseVyse50.6%-0.41.2%±0.0
9NeonNeon50.5%-0.117.8%-0.2
10BrimstoneBrimstone50.3%+0.21.9%±0.0
11VetoVeto50.2%+1.10.8%-0.1
12GekkoGekkoBUFF50.2%±0.01.1%-0.1
13JettJett50.1%±0.021.9%+0.4
14ChamberChamber50.0%+0.128.0%+0.3
15SageSageNEUTRAL50.0%-0.12.2%-0.1
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
16ReynaReyna49.9%-0.120.4%-0.5
17ViperViper49.7%-0.41.2%-0.1
18RazeRaze49.4%+0.26.1%-0.3
19TejoTejo49.4%+0.13.9%-0.1
20MiksMiks48.9%+0.110.2%-1.8
21IsoIso48.4%-0.22.9%-0.2
22DeadlockDeadlock48.4%±0.00.7%±0.0
23AstraAstra48.1%+0.32.5%±0.0
24WaylayWaylay48.1%+0.42.5%-0.1
25BreachBreach47.4%-0.51.4%-0.1
26OmenOmen47.3%+0.18.2%+0.8
27YoruYoruBUFF46.6%+0.71.2%-0.1
28KAY/OKAY/O46.5%-0.22.0%+0.3
29HarborHarbor45.8%-0.20.8%±0.0

Patch 12.08 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 12.08 (released April 28, 2026) brings 2 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 Raze (+0.2pp).

  • 2 buffs, 0 nerfs, 0 reworks, 2 new

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