Valorant is moving to Season 2025 Act 4 with new patch 11.00 coming to the game. It will be a big update including a new map, agent buffs and nerfs, a new battle pass, skin bundle, and more. Valorant Patch 11.00 is set to go live on June 25 and June 26, 2025 depending on the region you play. According to Valorant, new balance changes will be very important and will shift the meta in the game.
Here’s everything you need to know about Valorant Patch 11.00, including Waylay Buff, New Map Corrode, Battle Pass, and more.
Valorant Patch 11.00 Release Date
Patch 11.00 of Valorant is scheduled to come out on Tuesday, June 24th, or Wednesday, June 25th, depending on the region you currently play. The update rollout should begin on Tuesday at around 6:00 AM PT for North American, LATAM, and Brazil servers. On the other hand, European players must have to wait until Wednesday at 4:00 AM BST.
New Map Corrode and Map Rotation
Valorant has finally introduced its long-awaited new map called Corrode. It was revealed during VCT Masters Toronto Grand Finals on Sunday, June 22. Corrode is the 12th map in Valorant, the last map Abyss was released last year in June. Map Rotations are also coming with Act 4 and Bind is coming back after a very long time. Pearl and Split will rotate out of the competitive map pool in the new patch 11.00.
Valorant is set to launch Corrode with Season 2025 Act 4. New map will bring new ways to play, gameplay changes and new meta in competitive queues. For the first time in Valorant, Corrode will be available day-one in competitive queues but with a reduced RR penalty. With no way to dodge the new map, we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know about the Corrode map, its layout, best agent to play in our guide.
Here are the main highlights of Corrode in Patch 11.00.
- Enters the competitive map pool on day one.
- Loss RR penalty reduced by 50% for the first 2 weeks; wins are unaffected.
- “Only Corrode” queue is available for 5 days in Swift mode.
Agent Buffs and Nerfs Valorant Patch 11.00
Patch notes for 11.00 will be going live at the time of release for the new patch. But Valorant has shared some information and mainly focusing on the Waylay buff in the new patch. The buff will make her more useful and powerful as there will be shorter time during her abilities and weapon switching. Similarly, Phoenix and Reyna are nerfed in Patch 11.00 giving players more time to react to their flashes and Reyna will lesser healing ability.
Here are the complete Agent changes coming in Valorant Patch 11.00.
Waylay
- Refract
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- Minimum Time in Refract: 0.5s >> 0.35s
- Unequip Time decreased: 1s >> 0.8s
- Delay after reactivation decreased: 0.1s >> 0.05s
- Lightspeed
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- Unequip Time Decreased: 0.8s >> 0.6s Saturate
- Windup Before Explosion decreased: 0.75s >> 0.6s
- Size Increased: 10m >> 12m
Reyna
- Leer (Flash)
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- HP decreased: 100 >> 80
- New Audio & Visual Feedback For The Enemy Team On Leer Damage
Phoenix
- Curveball (Flash)
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- Windup time increased: 0.5s >> 0.6s
Sova
- Owl Drone
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- Enemies will now hear a warning when they’re being watched by the Owl Drone
- Recon Bolt
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- The Recon Bolt is now louder and easier to track.
Omen
- Dark Cover
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- Dark Cover No Longer Plays An Audio Cue Within 12.5 Meters For Enemies.
Neon
- Relay Bolt (Stun)
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- Windup time increased: 0.8s >> 1s
Killjoy
- Lockdown
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- Detain Pulse Delay: 0.5s >> 0.15s
As you can see, this update will focus on buffing Waylay since developers feel the agent is still not strong enough at all skill levels.
Valorant Act 4 Battle Pass
Valorant Season 2025 Act 4 adds a new battle pass and features three new skin lines, including Perch, Space Piercer, and Atlas Command. And the melee skin is a Baton with animations similar to axes in the game.
That’s all you need to know about Valorant Patch 11.00, which releases on June 25 and 26, depending on your region. Get ready to try out the new map Corrode day one in competitive queues and Swift Play. Waylay has also been buffed to increase her pick rate in competitive matches, before it was highly unlikely to get a Waylay pick in high rank lobbies.