
Riot is giving “precise gunplay” a serious bump in the biggest VALORANT update of the 2025 season. With Patch 11.08 set to completely flip the tac shooter’s meta through utility reworks, map updates, and weapon balances, you’d probably want to hit the Practice Range (or Aim Labs) more often than before.
Scheduled to go live on Oct. 15 (CT), VALORANT Patch 11.08 is set to bring longer ability cooldowns, major agent nerfs (and subtle buffs), much-requested Pearl and Abyss reworks, favorable weapon tuning, and plenty more. The full patch notes are now out, so here’s an overview of all the changes that are coming your way.