Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 9.0: agent & meta changes

Released June 25, 2024 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

PhoenixPhoenix+2.3%
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

HarborHarbor+2.8%47.3% win · 0.9% pickPhoenixPhoenix+2.3%52.5% win · 4.5% pickRazeRaze+2.1%50.1% win · 7.9% pick

▼ Falling

AstraAstra-4.9%42.1% win · 1.1% pickViperViper-2.0%47.4% win · 2.4% pickNERFIsoIso-1.2%50.4% win · 10.2% pick

What changed in Patch 9.0

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.

NERFIso: Double Tap duration 20s -> 12s, kill refresh removed
NEUTRALRanked: Abyss added to PC ranked map pool
NEWRanked: Competitive mode launched on Console
NEWPremier: Invite Division added as Path to Pro tier above Contender

Agent tier list after Patch 9.0

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%+0.921.1%+0.1
2PhoenixPhoenix52.5%+2.34.5%+0.2
3DeadlockDeadlock52.3%+0.53.1%+0.6
4CypherCypher51.3%+0.816.1%+1.9
5SageSage51.0%+0.311.5%-3.7
6ChamberChamber50.9%+2.09.2%+0.6
7GekkoGekko50.8%+0.210.1%+0.9
8ReynaReyna50.6%+0.820.3%+1.4
9IsoIsoNERF50.4%-1.210.2%-10.7
10SovaSova50.2%±0.010.1%+1.6
11RazeRaze50.1%+2.17.9%+0.8
12SkyeSkye50.1%+0.95.0%-0.5
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
13NeonNeon50.0%+0.85.9%+0.3
14JettJett49.8%±0.026.1%+6.8
15FadeFade49.7%±0.02.6%-0.1
16BrimstoneBrimstone49.6%+0.63.2%-1.1
17KillJoyKillJoy49.2%-1.26.7%+0.2
18BreachBreach48.6%-0.15.5%+0.3
19YoruYoru47.7%+0.52.5%+0.3
20ViperViper47.4%-2.02.4%+0.2
21OmenOmen47.3%+0.710.5%±0.0
22HarborHarbor47.3%+2.80.9%+0.4
23KAY/OKAY/O47.2%+1.43.5%-0.6
24AstraAstra42.1%-4.91.1%+0.1

Patch 9.0 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 9.0 (released June 25, 2024) brings 0 buffs, 1 nerfs and 0 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Phoenix (+2.3pp).

  • 0 buffs, 1 nerfs, 0 reworks, 2 new

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

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