VALORANT patch notes 11.00 is now live. Dive into the new map Corrode and explore the latest visual and audio updates to the agents.
In patch 11.00, Riot Games introduces several updates to VALORANT, including tweaks to various agents, ranging from ability adjustments to improved audio clarity. The update also marks the arrival of a brand-new map: Corrode. Check out everything you need to know about VALORANT patch 11.00 here.
VALORANT patch notes 11.00
General updates
Suppression visual effects have been updated to be more visible on opponents to improve clarity of the debuff. Riot Games added new UI/UX animations around picking up the spike to hopefully make it more obvious when players have picked it up.
Agent updates in VALORANT patch 11.00
Waylay
Waylay has a steep mastery curve, with win rates rising as players get more experience. Still, she remains slightly weak across all skill levels. These buffs aim to improve her ability to fight after exiting Lightspeed, make her Refract loop easier to manage, and enhance overall gameplay flow. Saturate is also getting a boost, as it hasn't landed as consistently as other abilities, which is important given its 300 credit cost.
Refract
Refract is now faster and smoother, reducing its overall travel time. As a result, Waylay’s time-travel ability resets more quickly, allowing her to return to the fight sooner. You'll also re-equip your primary weapon more quickly, making Waylay more responsive and combat-ready than ever.
- Minimum time in refract decreased 0.5s - 0.35s
- Maximum time in refract decreased 3s - 2s
- Unequip time decreased 1.0s - 0.8s
- Refract delay after reactivation decreased 0.1s - 0.05s
Lightspeed
- Unequip delay decreased 0.8s - 0.6s
Saturate
- Windup before explosion decreased 0.75s - 0.6s
- Size increased 10m total size - 12m total size
Reyna
Reyna’s flash, Leer, has been more durable than many similar shootable abilities, often feeling difficult to destroy, especially with the lack of clear feedback when it's being hit. To address this, Riot Games is reducing its health and introducing audio and visual cues to make it clearer when your shots are landing.
Leer
- HP decreased 100 >> 80
- Audio and visual hit confirm feedback has been added to shots that land on Leer.
Neon and Phoenix
Riot Games is also making adjustments to Neon’s Relay Bolt and Phoenix’s Curveball to allow for more counterplay. While these abilities are designed to provide strong combat advantages, their quick activation has left opponents with little time to react. The updated changes aim to enhance real-time counterplay opportunities without diminishing the importance of anticipation and positioning.
Neon
- Relay Bolt Windup increased 0.8s - 1.0s
Phoenix
- Curveball Windup increased 0.5s - 0.6s
Clarity and consistency updates
These below changes are part of VALORANT's ongoing effort to improve gameplay consistency and combat clarity similar to the Neon’s Overdrive visual effects updates and Deadlock’s Barrier Mesh health states. Below are Riot Games' official patch notes.
Breach
- Aftershock: Visual effects around the windup and explosions resolve slightly more quickly and block less gameplay space
Sova
- Recon Bolt: Increased volume of Recon Bolt’s projectile loop and improved how the arrow’s sound travels through the air to make it easier to track
- Audio priority and attenuation adjusted so that you can more reliably hear the arrow when multiple audio cues are present
- Audio tech updated to make it easier understand the trajectory of the arrow, point of impact, and reveal radius
- Owl Drone: Enemies now hear a light warning audio loop when they are spotted by Sova’s drone
- Audio hit confirm feedback has been added when shooting the drone successfully
Clove
- Pick-Me-Up: Pick-Me-Up visuals updated to show when Clove’s speed boost is active
Killjoy
- Lockdown: Lockdown’s detain pulse delay: 0.5s - 0.15s
- Lockdown’s visual effects have been updated to match this new behavior
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Cypher
- Spycam: Spycam’s dart visuals have been updated so that is easier to understand the dart’s directionality
Omen
- Given no other dome smoke controllers reveal their own location on smoking, we’ve removed this opponent counterplay specific to Omen
- Dark Cover no longer plays audio in third person within 12.5 meters for opponents. This audio will still play for Allies
Brimstone
- Sky Smoke will now play cast audio within 12.5 meters for allies
Map updates
Corrode
- A five-versus-five (5v5) spike mode map featuring layered defenses and strategic depth across its medieval fortress setting. Navigate through contrasting castle fortifications and village structures, battling across multi-level positions in this salt-crystallized stronghold shaped by radianite storms. Corrode features three lanes and two sites.
Map pool updates
- Bind and Corrode are in the competitive and deathmatch queues
- Pearl and Split are out of the competitive and deathmatch queues
- Corrode is now also available to play in Premier, Unrated, Swiftplay, Spike Rush, and Escalation
Modes updates
VALORANT welcomes Corrode as the newest addition to its map pool. To celebrate its launch, a Corrode-only queue will be available for five days, featuring matches in the Swiftplay format. During this period, the Escalation mode will be temporarily disabled.
Meanwhile, Icebox has been reenabled in both Deathmatch and Escalation game modes after Riot resolved the spawn-related issues introduced in Patch 10.09.
Competitive updates
The Ranked Gun Buddy has officially arrived! With Act IV kicking off on June 24, players will receive their Ranked Buddy this patch, based on the highest rank achieved during the first three acts of Season 2025.
The new map, Corrode, will be immediately available in the Competitive queue on day one of the patch. To ease players into the new environment, RR losses on Corrode will be reduced by 50% for the first two weeks. However, wins will still grant the full 100% RR reward.
As for the midseason rank reset, players can expect a smaller drop in rank after completing placements. Additionally, the maximum placement rank has been increased to Ascendant 3.
Bug fixes
General
Fixed a bug with all Vulnerables/Fragiles where the visual effects could linger on a target longer than the gameplay debuff duration. Fixed a bug where destructible deployables like Tejo’s Stealth Drone and Fade’s Prowlers could keep teleporter doors open on Bind
Agents
PC only
Premier updates
Welcome to Stage V25A4! It’s time to make your mark in Premier and earn new forms of team recognition.
Once you join a team, your social hover card will display your Premier team name, division, and current Premier Score. Play just two Weekly matches (or one Playoff match) to unlock your Team Tag and basic Plating.
- Team Tags will appear across the client: on the social panel, in lobbies, in-game (including the killfeed), and on the Competitive Leaderboards
- Plating adds visual flair to your player card, visible in the social panel, lobbies, and in-game
Advance to the Playoffs to evolve your Plating, and if you win Playoffs, you'll unlock the Champion’s Aura, a new, animated player card effect that lasts the entire Act. You can track all your rewards and progress in the updated Awards tab within the Premier hub.
Player behavior updates
You can now report inappropriate Premier team names from Standings and Match History in the Premier Hub and also from the end of game screens.
- If your team name is found inappropriate, you may be forced to rename
- Repeatedly choosing offensive names will result in Premier restrictions
Console only
Esports feautures
The Esports Hub is coming to console!
"Check out the VCT overview page that provides a concise snapshot of where we are on the year long VCT journey, dive into the brackets for the International League Stage 2 which starts on July 12, and get familiar with our VCT teams and players!" Riot Games stated.
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