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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.
Saturate
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
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.
Phoenix
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 areRiot Games' official patch notes.
Map pool updates
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
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.
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.
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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