What changed in Valorant Patch 12.01?

Patch 12.01 (released January 20, 2026) is a maintenance patch focused on bug fixes and minor adjustments, according to valking.gg.

Did the meta change after Valorant Patch 12.01?

In the first week after Patch 12.01 (released January 20, 2026), the biggest win-rate mover was Phoenix (+4pp), based on valking.gg tier-list snapshots.

Valorant Patch 12.01: agent & meta changes

What changed in Patch 12.01

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Agent tier list after Patch 12.01

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.

#	Agent	Win Rate ↓	Pick Rate ↓
1	Phoenix	52.6%+4.0	4.7%+0.5
2	Sage	52.3%+0.8	9.6%+1.2
3	Clove	52.3%-0.5	23.4%-0.6
4	Neon	51.0%+0.7	5.7%+0.3
5	Sova	50.8%+0.2	11.1%-1.2
6	Skye	50.6%+0.6	6.6%+0.3
7	Deadlock	50.6%-0.6	4.9%+0.4
8	Chamber	50.6%+/-0.0	20.6%-0.6
9	Astra	50.5%+3.3	3.1%+0.1
10	Gekko	50.3%+0.3	2.7%+0.3
11	Raze	50.1%-0.6	6.3%+0.2
12	Brimstone	50.0%+1.2	3.3%+0.3
13	Iso	49.9%+1.8	2.5%+0.2
14	Jett	49.9%+0.2	26.3%-1.1
15	KillJoy	49.8%-0.7	2.8%-0.1
16	Reyna	49.8%+0.1	18.4%+0.2
17	Yoru	49.7%+0.1	6.4%-0.2
18	Waylay	49.5%-0.2	6.1%-0.2
19	Fade	49.2%-1.3	7.7%-0.8
20	Tejo	48.6%-0.5	2.0%+0.1
21	Cypher	48.4%+0.1	5.0%-0.2
22	KAY/O	48.3%+1.2	2.4%+0.4
23	Vyse	48.0%-1.1	2.2%-0.2
24	Veto	47.8%-0.7	1.1%+/-0.0
25	Harbor	47.6%+2.8	0.6%+/-0.0
26	Viper	46.7%-1.5	3.5%-0.5
27	Breach	46.2%-0.3	3.7%+0.6
28	Omen	44.8%-0.7	7.5%+0.6

Read the full official patch notes on playvalorant.com

Valorant Patch 12.01: agent & meta changes

TL;DR: Patch 12.01 (released January 20, 2026) is mostly bug fixes and minor tweaks, with no major agent changes. In the week after, the biggest win-rate mover was Phoenix (+4pp).

0 buffs, 0 nerfs, 0 reworks, 0 new

Released January 20, 2026 · Source: valking.gg patch analysis and tier-list data.