VALORANT Patch 12.04
Released 3 March 2026 during ACT I. Patch 12.04 is all about a refreshed quality of life experience.
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
GOOD DAY everyone! Joy here, bringing you the latest with patch 12.04!
It’s a short one this time, but if you need a TL;DR:
- Quality of life updates for KJ’s Turret
- Updates to the Progression Hub, End of Game, and Career pages
- A handful of Agent and Map bug fixes
AGENT UPDATES
- Killjoy
- Turret
- Sova
BUG FIXES
- Agent
- Fixed a bug where an enemy’s Nanoswarm could remain invisible to you after Killjoy is suppressed.
- Fixed a bug where Nanoswarm’s disabled effects sometimes wouldn’t play when Killjoy is suppressed.
- Fixed a bug where Turret’s vision cone would disappear from the minimap if the player right-clicks.
- Jett
- Harbor
- Fade
- Chamber
- Skye
- Battlepass
- Maps
- Fixed multiple minor art bugs around the map.
- General Updates
- Performance
- Store
- Fixed an issue where the Reaver Bandit shows up incorrectly as a limited edition item.
KNOWN ISSUES
- Battlepass
GENERAL UPDATES
- The End of Game and Career screens have been revamped
- After Competitive matches, a new Rank summary screen displays details about your RR gains or losses.
- The Career and Friends’ Career pages have been updated with a new UI.
PREMIER UPDATES
- Take a breather and get your team ready –- the next Premier Stage starts at the beginning of Act 2 in 12.05!
- Teams with a Premier Score of at least 500 qualify for Playoffs on April 16
- Matches start on Wednesday, March 18, so make sure your team is ready to go!
PROGRESSION UPDATES
- Replaced the Battlepass tab in the top navigation bar with a Progression tab. Clicking in will bring you to a Progression Hub, which provides an at-a-glance view of your overall progression. This can include the Battlepass, weekly missions, active event passes and other progress opportunities as relevant.