VALORANT 12.02 PATCH NOTES

Written by: Wei

03/02/2026

Harbor ability adjustments
Reyna ability adjustments
Certain Agent ability deployables can now be concussed
There are new UI damage indicators that display for objects that take damage while controlled by a player
Adjusted the appearance of the Social Panel
You’ll no longer see an XP/AP Denial under Active Interventions when you leave a Deathmatch
Loads of bug fixes

Agent Updates

Certain Agent ability deployables can now be concussed

Gekko’s Wingman
Skye’s Seekers
Raze’s Boom Bot

Harbor

Harbor could use a little bit more power compared to other Controllers. We’re looking to increase the baseline power of his abilities as well as increase the amount of options Harbor has whether that is in Cove uptime, High Tide coverage, or Reckoning placement. We want players to feel confident about the strategies Harbor can offer through his abilities.

Cove

Cooldown decreased 40s >> 30s
Smoke duration increased from 15s >>> 19.25s
Health increased from 500 to 680
Harbor now re-equips his gun faster after activating Cove

Storm Surge

Storm Surge now plays audio in world if enemies are hit

High Tide

Wall height increases 6m >> 8m
Max wall length increased from 50m to 60m

Reckoning

Wave speed increased by 25%
Can now re-use the ultimate to stop it in place for 7s

Reyna

Reyna has been ever present and dominating pickrates in ranked for a long time. We’re looking to increase proactive requirements on Reyna after she gets a kill to encourage continued aggression.

Soul Orbs (Passive)

Duration in world decreased from 4s >> 3s
The ability description had incorrectly listed the duration at 3s while they were lasting 4s. The duration now accurately matches the description.

Devour

Overheal applied by Devour is now temporary and lasts 10s
Healing applied while in Empress is still permanent

Empress

Ult points increased 6 >> 7

General Updates

Adjusted the appearance of the Social Panel

Gameplay Systems Updates

UI damage indicators now display for objects that take damage while controlled by a player
- Examples: Skye’s Trail Blazer, Tejo’s Stealth Drone, etc

Player Behavior Updates

Behavior Standing

We made some tweaks to what shows up and when to make things more clear
You’ll no longer see an XP/AP Denial under Active Interventions when you leave a Deathmatch

Bug Fixes

Cosmetics

A visual bug with the gold VFX trail on the Champions 2021 Karambit is now fixed

Gameplay Systems

Fixed an issue where player names were misaligned in the Combat Report

Modes

All Random One Site
Hot fixed a bug where players’ selected loadouts would reset in certain disconnect scenarios
Fixed a bug where certain Agents would drop Ult Orbs when they shouldn’t
Fixed an issue where glass breaking audio would play in an out-of-bounds area on Ascent
Fixed a bug where text would overrun on the Next Random Agent UI in certain localizations

PC Only – Bug Fixes

Agent

Fixed bugs where ability HUDs were missing in replays for Brimstone, Clove, Omen, and Tejo
Fixed a bug where Vyse’s Shear was sometimes destroying:
- Gekko’s Thrash
- Skye’s Trailblazer
- Sova’s Owl Drone
- Tejo’s Stealth Drone
  instead of pushing them aside
Fixed a bug where Cypher’s Spycam dart could hit players in unexpected locations when going through the Bind teleporters
Fixed a bug where Harbor’s Reckoning VFX indicator lines were not lined up with the hit box
Fixed a bug where Harbor’s Reckoning SFX would persist between rounds
Fixed a bug where in Team Deathmatch, Clove’s Pick-Me-Up overheal would sometimes not give health when Clove died previously with the buff active
Fixed a bug where Tejo’s Stealth Drone could ride on various projectiles
Fixed a bug for Coaches and Observers where Tejo’s Armageddon targeting cursor could go outside of the ability map UI
Fixed a bug for Coaches and Observers where Brimstone’s Sky Smoke and Orbital Strike map UI would not render when swapping to Brimstone’s perspective
Fixed a bug for Coaches and Observers where equipping Omen’s From The Shadows would cause the ability map UI to linger into the next round
Fixed a bug for Coaches and Observers where Agents with an ability map UI would repeatedly play their equip animation when switching to their POV