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Here are the full patch notes for Valorant patch 3.05. The upcoming update is scheduled to go live tomorrow with the new Fracture map, which will give fans a glimpse into the “mirrorverse” that Riot Games’ lore team is building up. There will be a limited-time Fracture-only queue which will allow players to try out the new map in patch 3.05 before jumping into competitive. In addition to all of the new content that comes with the new update, there are a lot of balance changes and changes to how the premium battle pass works in Valorant.
Valorant Patch 3.05 Patch Notes: Competitive changes
The game’s competitive mode is getting some tweaks which may affect your ranked experience. The Immortal 1-3 rank tiers have returned, which will allow players to distinguish between different Immortal players. The queue restrictions have also been updated to the following:
Diamond 1 to Immortal 1
Diamond 2 to Immortal 2
Diamond 3 to Immortal 3
Valorant Patch 3.05 Patch Notes: Balance changes
Killjoy, Raze, Breach, Brimstone, and Sova are receiving balance changes as part of the new update.
Raze
Boom Bot (C)
Max damage reduced 125 >>> 80
Min damage reduced 50 >>> 30
Cost reduced 400 >>> 300
Killjoy
Turret (E)
Bullet tagging reduced 72.5% slow >>> 29.5% slow (84.31% Decrease in slowing.)
Breach
Aftershock (C) now deals damage to the following:
Killjoy Alarm Bot
Killjoy Nanoswarm
Killjoy Lockdown
Cypher Tripwire
Reyna Leer
Sage Barrier Orb
Sova Recon Bolt
KAY/O Zero/Point
Brimstone
Orbital Strike (X) now deals damage to the following:
Killjoy Nanoswarm
Cypher Trapwire
Sage Barrier Orb
KAY/O Zero/Point
Sova
Hunter’s Fury (X) now deals damage to the following:
Killjoy Nanoswarm
Cypher Trapwire
Sage Barrier Orb
Sova Recon Bolt
KAY/O Zero/Point
Valorant Patch 3.05 Patch Notes: Battle Pass changes
Players who upgrade to the paid battle pass will now receive a 3% XP boost towards level ups. However, the XP boost does not apply to daily or weekly missions.
In addition to the above changes, there are minor improvements which include better AFK detection in casual game modes and updates to networking.