Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 10.04: agent & meta changes

Released March 4, 2025 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

1NEW1BUFF3NERF1REWORK

Top mover this week

KillJoyKilljoy+3.4%
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+3.4%50.3% win · 6.0% pickHarborHarbor+3.4%46.9% win · 0.4% pickGekkoGekko+1.9%51.3% win · 4.5% pick

▼ Falling

NERFIsoIso-2.5%48.9% win · 5.4% pickBrimstoneBrimstone-1.1%50.2% win · 4.2% pickYoruYoru-1.1%48.2% win · 3.7% pick

What changed in Patch 10.04

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.

NEWWaylay: New Duelist from Thailand - Refract, Light Speed, Saturate, Convergent Paths
REWORKDeadlock: GravNet->signature (40s CD, 16m->13m); Barrier Mesh->400cr purchasable
NERFClove: Ruse CD 30s->40s; Pick Me Up speed buff 8s->3s; Meddle explodes on ground contact
NERFTejo: Guided Salvo dmg 70->65; deals 50% dmg to non-player objects (won't solo destroy Lockdown)
NERFIso: Undercut 2->1 charge, cost 200->300cr, now adds Suppression + Vulnerability
BUFFIso: Contingency alt-fire casts wall at half speed; Kill Contract always spawns orb
NEUTRALIso: Double Tap shield break now applies Heavy Penetration tag (more slow)
NEUTRALAscent B Main: B Main wall along B Lane changed to non-pennable
NEUTRALMap Rotation: Ascent & Icebox IN; Abyss & Bind OUT of Competitive and Deathmatch

Agent tier list after Patch 10.04

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%+0.419.8%-3.7
2PhoenixPhoenix52.6%+1.34.6%-0.4
3NeonNeon51.6%+0.64.0%-0.2
4SageSage51.4%-0.212.3%-0.8
5GekkoGekko51.3%+1.94.5%-0.9
6VyseVyse51.2%-0.13.6%-0.7
7SovaSova50.7%+1.08.7%+3.1
8KillJoyKillJoy50.3%+3.46.0%+2.7
9ReynaReyna50.3%-0.216.3%-1.2
10JettJett50.3%+0.825.1%-0.5
11ChamberChamber50.3%+0.812.8%-0.5
12BrimstoneBrimstone50.2%-1.14.2%-0.3
13DeadlockDeadlockREWORK50.1%-0.44.1%-1.2
14CypherCypher50.1%-0.110.2%-1.1
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
15FadeFade50.0%-0.22.7%-0.1
16RazeRaze49.6%-0.96.8%-2.2
17BreachBreach49.2%-0.27.9%-0.7
18ViperViper49.1%-0.32.9%+2.0
19TejoTejoNERF49.0%±0.07.1%-1.7
20IsoIsoNERFBUFFNEUTRAL48.9%-2.55.4%-0.4
21SkyeSkye48.8%+0.13.8%-0.8
22YoruYoru48.2%-1.13.7%-0.9
23AstraAstra47.6%+1.62.3%-0.3
24OmenOmen47.0%+1.010.1%+2.0
25HarborHarbor46.9%+3.40.4%±0.0
26KAY/OKAY/O46.6%+1.32.6%+0.4
27WaylayWaylayNEW45.9%-8.3%-

Patch 10.04 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 10.04 (released March 4, 2025) brings 1 buffs, 3 nerfs and 1 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Killjoy (+3.4pp).

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

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