Valorant 10.04 Patch Notes | AllValorant.gg

Riot Games has rolled out Patch 10.04 for Valorant, introducing significant updates that promise to reshape gameplay dynamics. This patch welcomes a new Duelist, implements critical agent balance changes, and adjusts the map rotation to enhance the competitive experience.​

Sources:

1. Insider Gaming – Details on Waylay’s abilities and impact.
2. AllValorant.gg – Breakdown of Clove, Deadlock, Iso, and Tejo’s balance changes.
3. PlayValorant.com – Official patch notes, including map rotations and bug fixes.

Introducing Waylay: Valorant’s Newest Duelist

Hailing from Thailand, Waylay joins the Valorant roster as the latest Duelist, bringing a unique set of abilities designed to outmaneuver opponents and control the battlefield. Her abilities include:

• Refract – Creates a beacon of light on the floor. Reactivating allows Waylay to return to the beacon as an invulnerable mote of light.
• Light Speed – Enables a double dash, allowing Waylay to traverse obstacles or push deep into sites during executions.
• Saturate – Throws a cluster of light that explodes upon ground contact, applying the ‘Hinder’ debuff to nearby enemies, slowing fire rate, movement, reload speed, and more.
• Convergent Paths – Projects a beam of light that, after a delay, grants Waylay a speed boost and hinders enemies caught in its path.

Waylay’s introduction is expected to bring fresh strategies and unique mobility-based engagements to the game.

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Agent Balance Changes: Clove, Deadlock, Iso, and Tejo

Clove

Clove has been overperforming in ranked matches, leading to the following adjustments:

• Meddle – Now explodes 0.75 seconds after ground contact, providing enemies more time to react.
• Ruse – Cooldown increased from 30 to 40 seconds.
• Pick-Me-Up – Health buff duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds; however, the movement speed boost duration decreased from 8 to 3 seconds.

Deadlock

Deadlock’s role has been refined, particularly with her GravNet ability:

• Barrier Mesh – Changed to a non-signature ability, now costing 400 credits.
• GravNet – Now a signature ability with a 40-second cooldown. Its total size decreased from 16m to 13m, encouraging more precise placement.

Iso

Iso’s kit has been rebalanced to promote versatility:

• Undercut – Charges reduced from 2 to 1, cost increased from 200 to 300 credits, and now applies both Vulnerability and Suppression for 4 seconds.
• Contingency – Introduced an alternate fire mode that slows its deployment speed, offering strategic depth.
• Double Tap – Iso now receives a Heavy Penetration tag rather than a Wall Penetration tag when the shield is broken, increasing his slowdown.

Tejo

Tejo’s Guided Salvo ability has been adjusted to prevent easy counterplay against Killjoy’s Lockdown:

• Damage decreased from 70 to 65.
• Now deals 50% damage to non-player objects, meaning Killjoy’s Lockdown can no longer be instantly destroyed by a single Salvo.

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Map Rotation and Updates

• Maps Rotating IN – Ascent and Icebox return to Competitive and Deathmatch queues.
• Maps Rotating OUT – Abyss and Bind are removed from rotation.
• Ascent B Main Update – The B Main wall along B Lane is now non-penetrable, limiting wallbang strategies, particularly those involving the Odin.

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Additional Updates and Bug Fixes

• Neon – Visual effects around Overdrive have been updated for clearer directionality.
• Combat Report UI Update – Damage breakdown visuals are now more organized and intuitive.
• Bug Fixes –
  • Fixed Neon’s sliding animation bug.
  • Fixed Fade’s hand positioning when crouching with Nightfall equipped.
  • Fixed an issue where Competitive Rank Shield icons disappeared after playing a non-Competitive game.

Patch 10.04 is now live, bringing fresh changes to Valorant’s agent pool, maps, and gameplay systems. Get ready to adapt and test the new meta!

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