Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 8.11: agent & meta changes

Released June 11, 2024 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

1NEW1BUFF2NERF2REWORK

Biggest movers this week

The biggest win-rate swings in the first week after release, and what the patch actually did to the meta.

What changed in Patch 8.11

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.

NEWAbyss: New map added - no boundaries, 3 lanes, 2 sites, fall-off edges
REWORKReyna: Empress now permanent; Devour heal 100->50; Dismiss speed 9.1->12 m/s, duration 2s->1.5s
BUFFNeon: Slide charges 1->2, instant equip, full accuracy while sliding; fuel regen 60s->20s
NERFRaze: Satchels no longer damage/knockback on enemy destruction; horizontal velocity reduced
REWORKIso: Double Tap grants shield instantly on channel; charges 2->1; kill reset at 2 kills
NERFClove: Pick-Me-Up cost 100->200, duration 10s->8s; Not Dead Yet cost 7->8 ult pts
NEUTRALQueue: Breeze & Split removed; Haven returns; Abyss enters competitive pool in patch 9.0
NEUTRALRanked: Remake AFK exploit now triggers immediate enforcement on repeated offenses

Agent tier list after Patch 8.11

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
1CloveCloveNERF52.7%-0.421.0%-1.7
2IsoIsoREWORK51.7%+4.717.3%+15.5
3DeadlockDeadlock51.6%+0.22.2%+0.1
4GekkoGekko50.8%+0.29.3%-0.8
5CypherCypher50.6%+0.214.0%-2.5
6SageSage50.5%-0.814.4%-1.1
7SovaSova50.4%+0.28.2%-0.5
8PhoenixPhoenix50.4%-0.64.2%-0.9
9KillJoyKillJoy50.3%+0.36.5%+0.7
10FadeFade49.9%+0.42.6%-0.2
11ReynaReynaREWORK49.9%-0.422.3%+1.9
12ChamberChamber49.5%-0.19.1%-1.1
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
13JettJett49.5%-0.618.7%-5.7
14BreachBreach49.3%+0.65.1%-0.3
15NeonNeonBUFF49.2%+0.97.7%+3.9
16ViperViper49.0%+0.12.1%-1.7
17YoruYoru48.6%+0.52.1%-1.0
18BrimstoneBrimstone48.5%+0.74.2%+0.7
19RazeRazeNERF48.4%-1.67.1%-5.4
20SkyeSkye48.0%-0.55.8%-0.4
21OmenOmen46.8%+0.910.5%+1.9
22KAY/OKAY/O45.7%-0.84.0%-0.9
23AstraAstra45.7%-0.81.0%+0.1
24HarborHarbor44.6%-0.40.6%-0.5

Patch 8.11 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 8.11 (released June 11, 2024) brings 1 buffs, 2 nerfs and 2 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Iso (+4.7pp).

  • 1 buffs, 2 nerfs, 2 reworks, 1 new

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