Riot Games recently released a new patch 9.07 to its beloved 5v5 Tactical FPS, Valorant on October 8, 2024, featuring various updates regarding the agents, map pool, training events, visual improvements in Premier, and numerous bug fixes. Although a small update heavily focused on bug fixes, it also updates Astra’s Cosmic Divide and Cypher’s Spycam. Patch 9.06 was more focused on player behavior with minor changes to Agents.
Here is everything you need to know about the changes made in Valorant’s latest 9.07 patch.
Major Changes in New Valorant Patch 9.07
The latest update of Valorant focuses on numerous bug fixes including maps and agents including competitive and premiere updates. One of the major fixes for maps is in Abyss where the agents could access an out-of-bound area on top of A Site. Moreover, the spawn barriers have also been updated to prevent Cypher’s Cage from landing on the barrier.
In the agents’ update, Astra’s Cosmic Divide will have a more consistent sound when passing through it. Moreover, you cannot place Cypher Spycam now above a rising Sage Barrier Orb. For the progression update, there have been some changes in Training Event Milestones, like new players will have to plant and defuse the Spike instead of practice in The Range.
Moving over to the Console updates, the Devs have added a text and visual description for ‘aim curve’ settings.
Valorant Update 9.07 – Complete Patch Notes
Here are the complete Patch Notes for Valorant’s latest update, 9.07.
ALL PLATFORMS
AGENT UPDATES
- Agent ability projectiles, walls, and AOEs have been updated to have a more consistent audio presentation when clipping/passing through Astra’s Cosmic Divide
- Placeable abilities like Cypher’s Spycam can no longer be placed in the space above a rising Sage Barrier Orb
PROGRESSION UPDATES
- Basic Training Event Milestone 3 objectives have been changed.
- Before:
- PRACTICE: Practice in The Range
- PRACTICE: Complete a Shooting Test
- After:
- STRATEGY: Defuse 5 Spikes as a Team
- STRATEGY: Plant 5 Spikes as a Team
- Rewards & XP gain amount unchanged
- Before:
BUG FIXES
Agents
- Neon
- Fixed a bug where Neon utilizing backwards slide inputs could slide while standing
Maps
- Abyss
- The wall collision has been updated to prevent Agents from accessing an out of bounds area on top of A Site.
- The Spawn Barriers have been updated to prevent Cypher’s Cyber Cage from landing on top of the barrier.
- Bind
- Vyse’s Arc Rose ability can no longer flash through foliage in Attacker Side Cave.
- Lotus
- Fixed a bug where you can avoid taking damage by standing behind the hanging foliage on A Site.
- Pearl, Fracture
- Fixed a bug where Ground effects from Agent abilities would not appear on glass floors.
- Piazza
- Wall mounted Agent abilities can now be placed on the Crown Coffee building.
PC
PREMIER UPDATES
- We’ve updated Best of 1 playoff brackets and match history with a new visual style!
- In Contender and Invite divisions, match history now groups games in a Best of 3 matchup together under one heading.
BUG FIXES
COMPETITIVE UPDATES
- Fixed an issue where Match History would show duplicate modes in the filter dropdown.
PREMIER UPDATES
- Fixed an issue in Contender and Invite divisions where your team’s rank on your roster list would incorrectly display as 275 until you played a match.
- Fixed an issue where the schedule had overlapping text in some languages.
SOCIAL UPDATES
- Fixed an issue with the Block Player feature where you could block players while in match and bypass the Hide My Riot ID Setting.
KNOWN ISSUES
PREMIER UPDATES
- Best of 1 playoff matchups incorrectly display Best of 3 as their match type in Premier match history.
CONSOLE
GENERAL UPDATES
- Added new text and visual descriptions for “aim curve” settings options
- Combined similar Smooth and Standard aim curves – if you had the Smooth curve selected, you will now have the Standard curve instead.
COMPETITIVE UPDATES
- You can now enable and disable your previous act rank triangle in the Act Rank page.
BUG FIXES
COMPETITIVE UPDATES
- Fixed an issue where the MVP screen was displayed after a Deathmatch game.
- Fixed a visual issue where players would sometimes see an incorrect rank when joining a party queued up for Competitive.
- Fixed an issue you would see the option to enable and disable your own act rank when viewing a friend’s career
KNOWN ISSUES
PLAYER BEHAVIOR UPDATES
- When you report and select to also mute that player, sometimes the player remains unmuted until you try to mute again.