VALORANT Patch Notes Breakdown 12.05: Miks is here!

VALORANT Patch Notes Breakdown 12.05: Miks is here!

Overview

Miks is the newest agent and controller to join the VALORANT lineup after Masters Santiago. Here's the TLDR on the patch:

  • Skye buffed

  • Yoru and Clove nerfed

  • Assist banners added to killfeed

  • Lotus and Fracture are back in the pool

    • Multiple changes to Lotus A-site

  • Abyss and Corode are out

  • New Mode: Knockout

    • Team mode, 5v5 TDM, 3min rounds

    • First to 4 wins, 8-15m expected time

    • Every kill resurrects an ally


Agents

Skye

  • Guiding Light now has a 60s cooldown

    • It was 45s last year before being turned into a one-use ability

Yoru

  • Gate Crash

    • Beacon duration reduced from 30s to 15s

  • Blindside

    • Charges reduced from 2 to 1

Clove

  • Ruse

    • Smoke duration decreased from 14s to 6s (when casted while dead)

  • Meddle

    • AoE reduced from 6m to 4m


Lotus Changes

  • Not pictured below but A site attacker-side lobby wall is no longer penable now

  • Other changes below: