Riot Games has officially removed Breeze from the Valorant map pool across all queues after reports of a game-breaking bug involving one of the map’s wooden boxes began circulating on social media.
According to community reports, the wooden box at the entrance to the A-site had been causing various bugs with the map. Videos surfacing on forums show Agents like Kijjoy and Reyna being able to abuse the textures of the box to throw out seemingly unbreakable utility and catch enemies off-guard.
It didn’t take long for clips of the bug to spread across social media, with players quickly calling on Riot Games to address the issue. Just a few hours later, the developer responded by removing Breeze from all Valorant queues (except Custom Games) while it works on a fix.
When Will Breeze Return to Valorant?
Riot has confirmed that Breeze will make its return to the Valorant map pool alongside the release of Patch 12.11.
The highly anticipated Valorant 12.11 update is expected to hit the live servers on June 9-10, 2026, depending on your game’s region.
The removal of Breeze comes less than a day after the reintroduction of Cypher to Valorant’s Agent roster. For the unaware, Cypher also saw a temporary removal from the shooter as a result of a nasty bug that allowed his Spycam to equip pistols, enabling players to gun down enemies from the camera’s perspective.
