VALORANT Patch 12.03
Released 17 February 2026 during ACT I. Modes updates, Gekko changes, and more.
Structured from Riot's official patch notes. The bullets below are the announced changes; anything VALDB detected in the game files beyond them lives on the detected changes feed and is never mixed into this page.
Overview
HELLO everyone! It’s Joy, bringing you the latest with patch 12.03.
This is a short one, but if you need a TL;DR:
- Skirmish arrives as a queuable 2v2 mode
- Pick’Ems are ready for Masters Santiago!
- MFA is rolling out in APAC
- We’ve changed up Loadouts in All Random One Site
AGENT UPDATES
- Added new voice lines for Viper, including conversation lines with Omen and Vyse
- Gekko
- Globules
- Mosh Pit
GENERAL UPDATES
- Audio occlusion now responds to map doorways being opened, closed, or destroyed.
- When watching Replays, you now have a setting to skip spectating dead players.
COMPETITIVE UPDATES
- In APAC, accounts flagged for sharing and all Ascendant+ players must enable Riot Mobile multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access Competitive queue. Other modes remain unaffected.
ESPORTS FEATURES
- Masters Santiago Pick’Ems
- For the Swiss Stage, you’ll be tasked with trying to predict who will advance from the 8-Team Swiss Groups. For extra bonus points, try to predict a team who will make it out flawlessly with a 2-0 record.
- Earn an exclusive title just for playing, but win additional prizes depending on how you fare against other players.
- VCT Player Stats
MODES UPDATES
- NEW LIMITED TIME MODE
- First to 10 rounds wins
- Gameplay
- Full weapon selection each round (no economy)
- No agent select–hop in and go next fast
- Available Maps
- Map randomly selected each match
- ALL RANDOM ONE SITE
BUG FIXES
- Modes
KNOWN ISSUES
- Battlepass
- Store
- The Reaver Bandit is showing up incorrectly as a limited edition item. This is not limited edition and will be resolved in patch 12.04.
PROGRESSION UPDATES
- Refreshed Event Pass & Battlepass