Patch Highlights

Valorant Patch 11.08: agent & meta changes

Released October 14, 2025 · Platinum+ · first-week tier-list snapshot

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Top mover this week

BreachBreach-4.4%
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

HarborHarbor+6.5%47.4% win · 0.3% pickNERFYoruYoru+3.3%50.6% win · 4.1% pickBUFFSageSage+2.3%52.2% win · 7.5% pick

▼ Falling

NERFBreachBreach-4.4%47.4% win · 4.1% pickIsoIso-2.7%49.4% win · 3.3% pickNERFKAY/OKAY/O-1.8%45.2% win · 2.7% pick

What changed in Patch 11.08

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.

NERFYoru: Gatecrash HP 60->20; can't cast Blindside/Fakeout in Drift
NERFReyna: Empress fire rate/reload/draw/recovery bonuses all 25%->10%
NERFVyse: Steel Garden radius 32.5->26m, windup +1s; Arc Rose flash 2.25->2.0s
REWORKCypher: Spycam audible/visible at 8-12m; Trapwire no longer concusses, slows+reveals 1s instead
NERFBreach: Fault Line cooldown 40->60s; Rolling Thunder width 23->18m, concuss 6->4s
NERFFade: Haunt cooldown 40->60s; Nightfall deafen+mark 12->8s, width 24->20m
NERFNeon: High Gear battery recharge time 20->60s; Relay Bolt concuss 3.5->2.5s
NEUTRALConcuss: Unified concuss duration to 2.5s across Breach, Gekko, Neon, Astra, Deadlock
BUFFNearsight: Nearsight radius unified 5->7m (Fade, Omen, Reyna, Skye)
NERFKilljoy: Turret/Alarmbot reactivation +1.5s; Alarmbot HP 50->20; destroy cooldown 45->60s
NERFAstra: Gravity Well, Nova Pulse, Nebula cooldowns increased; Fragile 5->2.5s
NERFWaylay: Convergent Paths width 18->13.5m, hindered 7->6s, windup 2->1s; Saturate 4->3s
NERFKAY/O: ZERO/POINT cooldown 40->60s; NULL/CMD fire rate 15->10%
NERFViper: Initial contact Decay reduced from 30->10 hp
BUFFDeadlock: Barrier Mesh cost 400->300; GravNet cooldown 40->60s (NERF offset)
BUFFSage: Barrier Orb cost 400->300, fortify delay 3.3->2s; HP 800->600
BUFFPhantom: Spray yaw switch time 0.37->0.6s; protected bullets 6->8
BUFFVandal: Spray yaw switch time 0.37->0.6s; protected bullets 4->6
BUFFSpectre: Total spread 1.5->1.3; tap efficiency 2->3; protected bullets 4->5
NERFStinger: Total spread 1.3->1.5; spread accrued faster at 6 bullets; steeper pitch recoil
NEUTRALPearl B-site: Removed deep B Long sightline; adjusted site cover positions
NEUTRALAbyss B-site: Reworked on-site geometry; improved post-plant cover balance
NEUTRALAbyss Mid: Mid hallway towards B Main adjusted for better rotation flow
NEUTRALQueue: Pearl+Split added to Competitive/DM; Lotus+Ascent removed
NEUTRALRanked: Account sharers must enable Riot Mobile MFA for Competitive (11.09)

Agent tier list after Patch 11.08

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
1PhoenixPhoenix52.3%+0.44.3%±0.0
2SageSageBUFF52.2%+2.37.5%+1.0
3CloveClove52.2%-0.625.3%+1.4
4FadeFadeNERF51.5%+0.98.6%+1.5
5ChamberChamber51.3%+0.713.9%+3.0
6SovaSova51.0%+1.311.8%-1.5
7SkyeSkye50.7%+2.15.3%+1.2
8YoruYoruNERF50.6%+3.34.1%-1.8
9NeonNeonNERF50.4%-0.35.5%+0.1
10KillJoyKillJoyNERF50.3%+0.23.0%±0.0
11JettJett50.2%-0.525.6%+0.8
12CypherCypherREWORK50.0%+0.65.9%-3.9
13DeadlockDeadlockBUFF49.8%+0.16.1%+2.0
14RazeRaze49.8%+0.57.4%-0.3
#AgentWin RatePick Rate
15ReynaReynaNERF49.6%-0.817.5%+0.6
16TejoTejo49.6%+1.11.5%+0.2
17BrimstoneBrimstone49.5%+0.63.0%-0.2
18GekkoGekko49.4%+1.33.4%-0.4
19WaylayWaylayNERF49.4%-1.06.7%+1.2
20VetoVeto49.4%+0.47.0%-3.0
21IsoIso49.4%-2.73.3%+0.4
22VyseVyseNERF49.3%±0.04.0%-0.6
23ViperViperNERF48.7%+1.21.1%+0.3
24HarborHarbor47.4%+6.50.3%+0.1
25BreachBreachNERF47.4%-4.44.1%-0.8
26AstraAstraNERF46.7%-0.42.6%+1.1
27OmenOmen45.9%-0.68.6%-2.4
28KAY/OKAY/ONERF45.2%-1.82.7%+0.1

Patch 11.08 at a glance

TL;DR: Patch 11.08 (released October 14, 2025) brings 6 buffs, 12 nerfs and 1 reworks across the roster, according to valking.gg's patch breakdown. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Breach (-4.4pp).

  • 6 buffs, 12 nerfs, 1 reworks, 0 new

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