Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 9.01: agent & meta changes

Released July 16, 2024 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

KillJoyKilljoy+1.3%
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

KillJoyKilljoy+1.3%50.6% win · 6.1% pickSkyeSkye+1.2%49.7% win · 5.0% pickChamberChamber+1.1%50.4% win · 9.8% pick

▼ Falling

FadeFade-1.5%49.6% win · 2.7% pickBUFFNeonNeon-1.0%49.1% win · 5.3% pickYoruYoru-0.9%46.5% win · 2.5% pick

What changed in Patch 9.01

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.

NEWLotus: Lotus added to Competitive, Unrated, Swift Play queues on Console
NERFIso: Double Tap duration 20s -> 12s; signature kill reset removed on Console
BUFFNeon: Slide re-equip speed Fast -> Instant on Console
NERFRaze: Second Blast Pack horizontal force reduced on Console

Agent tier list after Patch 9.01

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
1CloveClove52.6%-0.121.3%-0.3
2PhoenixPhoenix51.8%+0.94.4%-0.2
3SageSage51.0%-0.513.8%-0.3
4IsoIsoNERF50.8%-0.17.4%-0.2
5SovaSova50.8%+0.210.0%+0.3
6KillJoyKillJoy50.6%+1.36.1%+0.1
7ChamberChamber50.4%+1.19.8%-0.3
8CypherCypher50.3%-0.715.9%+0.4
9DeadlockDeadlock50.2%-0.83.6%+0.2
10ReynaReyna50.1%-0.118.9%-0.5
11JettJett49.9%+0.125.8%+0.1
12BrimstoneBrimstone49.8%+0.43.7%±0.0
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
13GekkoGekko49.8%-0.610.3%+0.4
14SkyeSkye49.7%+1.25.0%+0.1
15RazeRazeNERF49.6%+0.18.8%+0.3
16FadeFade49.6%-1.52.7%±0.0
17NeonNeonBUFF49.1%-1.05.3%-0.1
18BreachBreach48.6%+0.56.1%±0.0
19AstraAstra48.6%-0.21.1%+0.1
20ViperViper48.4%-0.42.2%+0.1
21HarborHarbor47.7%+0.10.9%-0.1
22OmenOmen47.0%+0.110.5%+0.3
23YoruYoru46.5%-0.92.5%-0.1
24KAY/OKAY/O46.1%+0.83.7%-0.1

Patch 9.01 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 9.01 (released July 16, 2024) brings 1 buffs, 2 nerfs and 0 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Killjoy (+1.3pp).

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

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