VALORANT 12.08

It’s Ash again! Patch 12.08 is bringing you an exciting new update to Skirmish called Skirmish: Ascension as well as another map rotation. Here’s the TLDR;

• Skirmish: Ascension - a new, experimental ranked experience with its own competitive leaderboard on our FTW site
• Ascent is in, Bind is out
• [PC only] Premier is back!
• More bug fixes ALL PLATFORMSMAP UPDATES
• Map Pool Updates
• ASCENT is IN the Competitive and Deathmatch queues.
• BIND is OUT of the Competitive and Deathmatch queues. MODES UPDATES
• NEW LIMITED TIME MODE
• Introducing Skirmish: Ascension, a new limited ranked experience for Skirmish.
• We designed this mode as a fast, skill-forward competitive experience where gunplay stays primary, but selected abilities create more tactical decisions and replayable duels. Pick from a curated roster of Agents, each equipped with a single ability, and fight through staged weapon rounds in 1v1 or 2v2. Compete on the FTW ranked ladder to earn rewards and prove you are better. Available for Act 3.
• Mode Details
• Agents & Abilities
• Choose from 14 Agents, each with one ability from their kit
• Jett (Tailwind)
• Waylay (Refract)
• Chamber (Rendezvous)
• Cypher (Cyber Cage)
• Omen (Shrouded Step)
• Phoenix (Curve Ball)
• Yoru (Clone)
• Iso (Contingency)
• Sage (Barrier Orb)
• Raze (Blast Pack)
• Vyse (Arc Rose)
• KAY/O (Flash/Drive)
• Breach (Flashpoint)
• Veto (Crosscut)
• Staged Weapons
• No economy. Weapons escalate through stages as the match progresses
• Rounds 1-4: Pistols (Bandit, Sheriff)
• Rounds 5-8: Low-tier rifles (Guardian, Bulldog)
• Round 9+: Vandal and Phantom
• Queues
• 1v1 and 2v2 with separate matchmaking
• Round Structure
• First to 10 rounds wins
• FTW Ranked Ladder
• Competitive leaderboard segmented by server, region, and platform
• Separate leaderboards for 1v1 and 2v2, tracked independently
• Rank Tiers
• Iron: 0
• Bronze: 700
• Silver: 1100
• Gold: 1500
• Platinum: 1800
• Diamond: 2100
• Ascendant: 2400
• Immortal: 2700
• Radiant: Top 100
• Rewards
• Combat Ready player card: Complete 3 Skirmish: Ascension matches
• Trade Me player card: Complete 15 Skirmish: Ascension matches
• Titles awarded by highest rank achieved on either ladder
• Skirmish Competitor: Gold to Platinum
• Skirmish Expert: Diamond to Immortal
• Skirmish Legend: Radiant
• LEAVING LIMITED TIME MODES
• Knockout is heading out. Thanks for playing! BUG FIXES
• Agent
• These were fixed in Patch 12.07 but missed the notes.
• Fixed a bug where using Miks’ Bassquake would cause the minimap cone to blink on use.
• Fixed a bug where Veto’s Chokehold could detect enemies behind rotating doors on Lotus.
• Fixed a bug where KAY/O’s ability VFX were not appearing if used right after KAY/O casts NULL/cmd.
• Fixed a bug where Neon’s High Gear slide was not playing SFX for moving across different surface types.
• Fixed a bug where Tejo’s agent select animation would sometimes cut off the smoke from the explosion.
• Fixed a bug where Gekko’s Dizzy would only target an enemy if their head was visible.
• Fixed a bug where during Dimensional Drift Yoru could not see invisible abilities like Vyse’s Shear or Cypher’s Trapwire even if he was close enough to them.
• These are new fixes in Patch 12.08.
• Fixed a bug where Viper's Toxic Screen SFX would activate repeatedly when Veto walked into it with Evolution active
• Fixed a bug where players resurrected by Sage inside of Viper’s Decaying abilities would not gain Decay.
• Fixed a bug where Tejo’s Armageddon would sometimes cast targeting spawn instead of the intended location. PC ONLYPREMIER UPDATES UPDATES
• Welcome to Stage V26A3! Matches start on May 6.
• Contender and Invite Division schedule changes:
• There are only 6 weeks of matches this stage – the matches are still each Saturday from May 9 - June 13.
• Playoffs now take place across multiple days.
• The first round of playoffs takes place on June 20.
• Teams that advance from the first round return on June 21 for their next matchup.
• Make sure to check the schedule in the client for round start times for your zone! BUG FIXES
• General
• Fixed an issue in settings where audio sliders weren’t moving correctly
• Fixed an issue where trying to exit the client while a replay was paused wasn’t working CONSOLE ONLYKNOWN ISSUES
• Modes
• Skirmish 2v2: Ascension and Skirmish 1v1: Ascension - Timer is stuck at 00.50 sec when during Overtime phase.
• Skirmish 2v2: Ascension and Skirmish 1v1: Ascension - Agent abilities do not show up on the Combat Report in the following round after affecting enemies