Valorant 8.11 Patch Notes - Valorant Guide - IGN (2024)

The 8.11 Patch for Valorant has arrived, bringing with it a brand new map, Duelist updates, new map rotations, and various bug fixes and updates.

This page acts as a comprehensive breakdown of the 8.11 Patch for Valorant, including a link to the full Patch Notes.

All Platforms

Iso

• Double Tap (E)
  • Iso now grants himself a shield upon finishing a 1 second animation during which he can’t use his gun
    • This plays a shield forming sound at the end of the channel when the shield is activated
    • Charges 2 >>> 1
    • Kill reset added to Double Tap (Iso gets a charge back if he gets 2 kills)
    • Iso now receives a Wall Penetration tag instead of a standard Heavy Penetration tag when the shield is broken. This means he’s slowed less upon his shield breaking
      • Additionally, Iso now gets a damage indicator towards the direction of the enemy that broke the shield
  • Iso can now recast Double Tap while it’s active to refresh the duration of the shield
    • This is relevant if he gets a refreshed charge of his Double Tap from getting 2 kills

Neon

• Fast Lane (C)
  • Fast Lane (C) dissipates from behind to minimize visual noise in combat space while giving cover for Neon
    • Fast Lane’s (C) audio has been updated to travel with the fade out of the wall
  • Wall Duration 6s >>> 4s
  • Wall Dissolve Duration 1s >>> 2s
• High Gear (E)
  • Sprint
    • Neon no longer has her strafe speed reduced while sprinting
      • Max Sprint Speed while moving sideways 6.73 meters/second >>> 9.11 meters/second
    • Time until Full Fuel Regen 60s >>> 20s
  • Slide
    • Slide charges 1 >>> 2
    • Neon now removes all weapon movement error when sliding
      • This effectively means she’s more accurate while sliding
    • Second Slide Cost: 150
    • Equips out of slide: Fast >>> Instant
      • Slide equip buffer >>> .2s (after sliding, there is .2 seconds before her gun comes out)
• Relay Bolt (Q)
  • Charges 2 >>> 1
  • Windup delay 1.1s >>> .8s
  • Concuss Duration 3.0s >>> 3.5s

Reyna

• Devour (Q)
  • Healing decreased 100 >>> 50
  • Full heal time reduced from 3s >>> 2s
  • Overheal of armor no longer decays after a timer
• Dismiss (E)
  • Top speed increased 9.1 meters/second >>> 12 meters/second
  • Total duration of Dismiss reduced from 2s >>> 1.5s
• Empress (X)
  • Empress no longer has a timer and is permanent until Reyna is killed or the round ends

Raze

• Blast Pack (Q)
  • Raze’s satchels no longer explode for damage/knockback upon opponent destruction
  • Raze’s horizontal velocity when satcheling has been slowed
  • Satchel explosion audio has been updated to be audible farther away to ensure enemies can hear the first satchel when a Raze double satchels

Clove

• Pick-Me-Up (C)
  • Cost 100 >>> 200
  • Duration 10s >>> 8s
  • Damaging Assist Time to activate 10s >>> 6s
• Not Dead Yet (X)
  • Cost 7 >>> 8
  • Unequip Delay .7 >>> .8s
• Clove’s ultimate will no longer survive the fighting state if they get a smoke assist

Esports

PC

• Esports Hub Team Page Improvements
  • Roles have been added to the roster information to help differentiate
  • Blurbs have been added to highlight the individual elements of the teams

Gameplay System Updates

All Platforms

• Radio Command Wheels
  • Radio Command Wheels have been improved to include more relevant call-outs, different pings and Agent VO, and more
    • New Strategy Wheels during the Buy Phase
    • Unique Strategy Wheels for Attackers and Defenders
    • New Commands Wheel on the Megamap
    • Updated options on existing Command Wheels
    • Updated VO on existing Commands Menu (PC only)
    • Streamlined Wheels to feature our most important command options

Console

• New Player Tips
  • The New Player Tip system displays useful information in-game based on your actions within a match
    • Tips that 'listen' to your in-match actions and behaviors
    • Tips that level up with you as you learn the fundamentals of VALORANT gameplay, from beginner to advanced strategies
    • If you’re a returning player, New Player Tips won't show up, since you already have a good grasp of the fundamentals. If they do pop up, and you’d like them to stop, you can always switch them off in Settings

Map Updates

PC

• New Map - Abyss
  • A new 5v5 spike mode map, and the first map in Valorant to feature no boundaries
  • Features 3 lanes and 2 sites
• Map Pool Updates
  • Starting in patch 8.11, Competitive, Deathmatch, & Premier queues will contain ASCENT, BIND, ICEBOX, LOTUS, SUNSET, and HAVEN
    • ABYSS will enter the competitive pool in patch 9.0.
    • ABYSS will enter the premier pool in patch 9.02.
    • BREEZE and SPLIT have been removed from the above map pools.
    • Stage E8A3 playoffs for Premier will have the E8A3 map pool: BIND, LOTUS, ASCENT, SUNSET, BREEZE, SPLIT, and ICEBOX.
    • Week 6 of Premier will still be played on SPLIT.
  • Starting in patch 8.11, Unrated, Swift Play, Spike Rush, & Escalation will move to an OPEN map pool. All maps (including ABYSS) will be available in these queues

Console

• Console Map Pools
  • The initial map pool for console will include ABYSS, ASCENT, BIND, and HAVEN
  • A new map will be added on every patch starting with 9.0
  • There will also be a limited number of modes queues for console Beta
  • All Team Deathmatch maps will be available for console beta
  • All 11 VALORANT spike mode maps will be available in custom game mode
• Open Range
  • The open range has been updated for console beta
    • Various visual updates to the environment
    • Visual updates to in-world UI panels (bot shooting range & practice target)
    • Practice target has moved to a new location
    • Portal & playable mini training modules have been removed from the environment

Modes Updates

PC

• ABYSS QUEUE
  • The Abyss Only queue will only be live for one week
  • Abyss Only games will use the Unrated mode format

Console

• CONSOLE MODE QUEUES
  • Console players will have access to a limited number of modes for the Limited Beta launch.
  • Console Limited Beta players will have access to:
    • Unrated
    • Swift Play
    • Deathmatch
    • Team Deathmatch
    • Custom Games
      • Competitive mode will go live for console players in patch 9.0
• NEW BASIC TRAINING TUTORIAL (CONSOLE ONLY)
  • The in-game tutorial has been updated for console launch! All players queuing up on Console will auto-load into a new training experience that goes over the basics of VALORANT gameplay (shooting mechanics, agent abilities, match format, and more!)
• NEW BOT TRAINING MATCH (CONSOLE ONLY)
  • There is an OPTIONAL bot match for new players who want to warm up with AI controlled bots and teammates. This special match is meant for new players that want to apply what they just learned in the basic training tutorial.
  • The bot training match is a full Swift Play match on Haven.
• NEW PRACTICE OPTIONS (CONSOLE ONLY)
  • The practice menu has been updated for console launch
    • Open Range (will spawn player directly in front of the bot shooting range)
    • Replay Tutorial (ability to replay new tutorial experience)
    • Removed old training modules from practice menu

Performance Updates

• PC
  • Threading behavior has been updated to improve performance on 2-core machines. This will result in better in-game performance for and shorter loading times

Player Behavior Updates

• All Platforms
  • Previously, matches that ended in a remake weren't being acted upon appropriately by in-game systems, allowing players to attempt repeated remakes without seeing any enforcement. Now the intervention severity for AFKs has been increased. This means players will immediately encounter an intervention in this scenario

Social Systems Updates

• PC
  • The friends list has been updated to include VALORANT console players
• Console
  • The default behavior of voice chat has been changed to prioritize team voice

Bug Fixes

• Agent
  • ALL PLATFORMS
    • An exploit where players could stand on Killjoy’s Turret (E) when it was wedged into a corner has been fixed. Players in this situation will now have inaccurate gunfire similar to if they were jumping.
    • Issues where Clove could play the incorrect animation or slide along the ground during a skin finisher if they were the last player alive and had their ultimate available has been fixed
    • An issue where players inside Clove’s smoke forming location were at a disadvantage compared to players on the outside of the smoke has been fixed
    • An issue where Clove’s Pick-Me-Up (C) could not proc on training range bots has been fixed
    • An issue where Clove’s Not Dead Yet (X) allowed smoke assists to allow them to survive has been fixed
• Gameplay Systems
  • Fixed an issue with Brimstone Incendiary (Q) VFX not appearing unless the player is observing the direction it is coming from
  • Fixed some issues with Combat Report Player Info not populating properly with information on death
  • Fixed bullet tracers still being visible after being turned off in settings when player fires at certain angles away from the map
  • Fixed issues where agent abilities that attach to walls can be shot through impenetrable surfaces
  • Fixed tooltips not updating after rebinding while an agent ability is equipped
  • Fixed Arabic language format errors when using Gekko Wingman (Q) or picking up a Weapon
  • Fixed longer crosshair profile names extending the Delete/Duplicate Profile popup in settings
• Premier
  • PC Only
    • Fixed a bug where the green arrow indicator for the Choose Side selection in map pick and bans didn’t show up

Full Patch Notes

If you wish to read the Patch Notes in full, you can do so via the official Riot websites 8.11 Patch Notes blog post.