With only a couple of days remaining till the launch of the highly anticipated Valorant Season 25 Act 4 update, we now have our first look at what the upcoming patch has in store for the tactical shooter.
Valorant patch 11.00 is set to be a major update that will bring a plethora of new changes to the Riot Games title. Players can look forward to a brand-new map, a fresh competitive rotation, the ‘Phaseguard’ skin bundle, and a range of balance adjustments for several Agents.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the early patch notes for the Valorant S25 Act 4 update.
Valorant Season 25 Act 4 Patch Notes
While Riot Games has yet to officially reveal the full patch notes for the Valorant 11.00 update, prominent leakers have already shared early details of the update online.
Without further ado, let’s check out everything we know so far about the Valorant Season 25 Act 4 update:
New Map: Corrode
- Will be a part of the competitive map pool from day one.
- Loss RR penalty will be reduced by 50% for the first 2 weeks, while gains from winning remain unaffected.
- A Corrode-only Swiftplay queue will be available for 5 days.
New Competitive Map Rotation
- Bind returns to the competitive map pool alongside Corrode. Split and Pearl are rotated out.
Agent Changes
Waylay
- Refract: Min activation time: 0.5s → 0.35s, Max activation time: 3s → 2s, Deactivation time: 1.0s → 0.8s, Reactivation delay: 0.1s → 0.05s.
- Lightspeed: Delay: 0.8s → 0.6s.
- Saturate: Pre-explosion delay: 0.75s → 0.6s, Radius: 10m → 12m.
Omen
- Dark Cover: No longer plays an audio cue to enemies within 12.5m.
Brimstone
- Sky Smoke: Only audible only to teammates within 12.5m.
Reyna
- Leer: HP reduced: 100 → 80, will now include visual and audio hit indicators.
Neon
- Relay Bolt: Delay increased 0.8s → 1.0s
Phoenix
- Curveball: Delay increased 0.5s → 0.6s
Breach
- Aftershock: Visual effects sped up and reduced in size.
Sova
- Recon Bolt: Improved audio cues, trajectory clarity, and detection precision.
- Owl Drone: Enemies will now hear an audio cue when they are being watched. New hit indicators have also been added.
Clove
- Pick-me-up: Updated visuals for better feedback on active speed boost effect.
Killjoy
- Lockdown: Activation delay reduced 0.5s → 0.15s, updated visuals.
Cypher
- Spycam: Updated dart visuals for better visibility.
Valorant Season 25 Act 4 Release Date
The Valorant Season 25 Act 4 update is scheduled to hit the live servers on June 25, 2025.