Killjoy & Raze Get Nerfed

News

Some much-needed balancing modifications are the main focus of at this time’s Valorant Patch 6.03.

There’s a brand new Valorant replace on the way in which, and it’s set to make some small however impactful nerfs to 2 of the sport’s top-performing Agents: Killjoy, and Raze. The former has shot to the very highest Agent Tier following a nerf to Chamber final 12 months, whereas the latter Riot feels is getting a bit an excessive amount of data from her utility. Let’s get caught into the complete Valorant Patch 6.03 notes.

Agent Updates 

Killjoy

With Chamber’s current stability and the elevated reliability of Killjoy’s Lockdown ult, she has not too long ago sprung up because the premier Sentinel Agent within the sport. When we took on systemic harm and well being interactions in Patch 5.12, we determined to not cut back Killjoy’s Turret well being given her place within the ecosystem on the time. Given her place at this time, we’re making the modifications beneath.

• Turret (E) well being decreased 125 >>> 100
  • Reducing the entire well being of the Turret will enable for opponents to have a neater time destroying it, notably with weaker weapons.
• Lockdown (X) level price elevated 7 >>> 8
  • We’re pleased with Killjoy’s Ult being highly effective when opponents don’t have a plan to push or contest it, however really feel the frequency is simply too excessive for the reliability it now presents.

Raze

We really feel the length of Boom Bot has led to a bigger recon footprint than we felt was wholesome, with reference to the power’s secondary output. We are lowering the quantity of area the power can cowl with the intention to sharpen Boom Bot as a instrument Raze and her group can use to observe up round angles.

• Boom Bot (C) length decreased 10s >>> 5s

Modes Updates

Swiftplay

• Remember after we instructed you the Swiftplay Beta would finish in January. We sorta lied. Everyone determined to simply maintain it on. Please maintain sending us your suggestions, although!

Social Updates

Bug Fixes

• Adjusted Sage, Neon, Jett, and Yoru’s hair heights to suit inside our standardized vertical vary
• AI (equivalent to Skye’s Seekers [X]) will now journey by way of the crouch-only connection on Pearl close to the Defender’s spawn space
• Fixed a bug the place KAY/O would generally be capable to transfer after being downed throughout NULL/cmd (X)

Patch 6.03 will go reside later at this time. You can learn extra about Killjoy’s nerf right here. Don’t count on a brand new pores and skin line till the next week because the VCT LOCK//IN Knife continues to be within the retailer in the course of the present esports match. You can sit up for the Night Market, although, which fits reside tomorrow, Feb. 15.