VALORANT Patch 8.05
Released 26 March 2024 during ACT II. 🦋Clove arrives, a small update to Premier, and a few bug fixes, welcome to Patch 8.05!🦋
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
Hi, everyone! Alice here with some more patch notes.
This patch we’re releasing a brand new Agent, Clove. They’re the latest Controller to join our roster and hail from Scotland. We’re excited to see you all play them today, and also can’t wait to hear what you think of them, so be sure to let us know.
AGENT UPDATES
- Clove goes live!
- Meddle (Q): EQUIP a fragment of immortality essence. FIRE to throw the fragment, which erupts after a short delay and temporarily decays all targets caught inside.
- Pick-me-up (C): INSTANTLY absorb the life force of a fallen enemy that Clove damaged or killed, gaining haste and temporary health.
- Not Dead Yet (X): After dying, ACTIVATE to resurrect. Once resurrected, Clove must earn a kill or a damaging assist within a set time or they will die.
- You can also learn more about Clove from our in devs in the Clove: Death is Only The Beginning article or on our Agents page .
- Watch our newest Controller defy death below.
PREMIER UPDATES
- We’ve added a cooldown period between phone number verification attempts. If you run into any issues with verifying your phone number, please reach out to Player Support.
SOCIAL UPDATES
- Voice Indicators
BUG FIXES
- Agent
- Gameplay Systems
- Premier
- The queue button now shows the correct error message when a player has reached their weekly match limit.