Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 9.05: agent & meta changes

Released September 10, 2024 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

GekkoGekko-1.1%
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

YoruYoru+1.3%48.4% win · 2.6% pickBUFFAstraAstra+0.9%47.2% win · 2.8% pickRazeRaze+0.8%49.4% win · 9.0% pick

▼ Falling

GekkoGekko-1.1%50.1% win · 9.4% pickVyseVyse-0.7%48.5% win · 5.5% pickBrimstoneBrimstone-0.7%48.0% win · 3.5% pick

What changed in Patch 9.05

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.

BUFFAstra: Stars increased 4 -> 5, more utility without sacrificing smokes
BUFFChamber: Rendezvous TP radius 13m -> 18m
BUFFAres: Crouch benefit reverted 25% -> 40%; headshot multiplier 2.4 -> 2.5
REWORKStim Behavior: Stimmed fire rate no longer increases recoil, matches default muscle memory
NERFRanked: Behavior penalties now restrict all team-based modes, not just ranked/Premier

Agent tier list after Patch 9.05

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
1CloveClove52.7%-0.420.1%-0.6
2DeadlockDeadlock51.9%±0.02.8%±0.0
3NeonNeon50.9%+0.36.4%-0.2
4ReynaReyna50.7%+0.318.3%+0.3
5KillJoyKillJoy50.5%±0.05.8%+0.3
6SageSage50.5%-0.210.3%-1.3
7IsoIso50.5%-0.65.7%+0.1
8ChamberChamberBUFF50.3%+0.312.7%+4.7
9CypherCypher50.3%-0.613.9%+0.1
10SovaSova50.2%±0.012.4%+1.2
11GekkoGekko50.1%-1.19.4%-0.4
12JettJett50.0%±0.025.1%+0.1
13PhoenixPhoenix49.8%-0.54.1%-0.3
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
14RazeRaze49.4%+0.89.0%-0.3
15SkyeSkye49.1%+0.44.2%-0.4
16FadeFade49.1%-0.62.9%+0.1
17ViperViper48.9%+0.22.5%+0.2
18BreachBreach48.7%-0.15.5%±0.0
19VyseVyse48.5%-0.75.5%-4.3
20YoruYoru48.4%+1.32.6%+0.2
21BrimstoneBrimstone48.0%-0.73.5%-0.3
22OmenOmen47.5%+0.810.7%-0.5
23AstraAstraBUFF47.2%+0.92.8%+1.5
24KAY/OKAY/O46.4%+0.33.1%-0.2
25HarborHarbor44.4%+0.80.6%-0.1

Patch 9.05 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 9.05 (released September 10, 2024) brings 3 buffs, 1 nerfs and 1 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Gekko (-1.1pp).

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

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