Massive Yoru Nerf and Exciting Changes in Valorant 10.08 Patch – What You Need to Know!

In simpler terms, Patch 10.08 for Valorant doesn’t have many major changes regarding balance but focuses on fixing bugs and improving overall experience. Nevertheless, it does include some balance tweaks, with Yoru’s ultimate ability being significantly impacted in this update.

Initially, Agent Yoru was not highly favored. In fact, he barely saw action during high-level competitive matches, often being overlooked. Yet, over time, Yoru has emerged as one of the top choices among players, demonstrating significant growth and value within the game.

Consequently, Riot made some necessary adjustments to his abilities, mainly his ultimate, making it harder for him to gather information and catch opponents off guard.

Here are the full Valorant 10.08 patch notes:

Valorant update 10.08 patch notes

General Changes

Client Updates

In celebration of VALORANT’s fifth anniversary, we are bringing some of the Episode 1 music back in patches 10.08 and 10.09. This includes music for the menus, character select, and Victory/Defeat.

Gifting

With Patch 10.08, gifting is officially live. Starting with the first bundle of the Act, players can now send select Featured Store bundles and items directly to friends.
How to Gift:
- Navigate to the Store
- Open the details page for the Featured bundle or item
- Click the Gift button in the bottom-right corner
- Select your recipient (restrictions apply)
- Choose to gift the full bundle or individual items
- Send your gift!
  - Your recipient will be prompted to accept or decline the gift the next time they log in to VALORANT.
  - Gifting is currently limited to Featured Store items, with expanded support planned for future updates.

Ranked

Act III starts today! So we want to remind everyone that this is your last Act to grind before ranked buddies are distributed with Patch 11.00 at the start of Act IV.
After Act III ends, you’ll receive a ranked gun buddy based on the highest rank you achieved throughout the first three acts of Season 2025.

Agent Changes and Bugfixes

Astra

Nova Pulse

Stun duration increased: 4s >>> 3.5s

Brimstone

Incendiary

Brim’s molotov audio has been updated to be easier to hear, especially when placed underneath smokes.

Deadlock

Barrier Mesh

Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s Barrier Mesh was not playing hit audio when shooting the center node.
Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s Barrier Mesh could be used to boost players.

Gekko

Thrash

Fixed an issue where Gekko’s Thrash leap did not get slowed by Waylay’s Saturate debuff.

Harbor

Fixed a bug where Harbor’s water bracelet would sometimes bleed through thin walls like the doors on Ascent.

Iso

Double Tap

Updated Iso’s Double Tap tooltip to mention the reload speed buff.

Reyna

Devour

Fixed an issue where Reyna’s Devour Overheal would not be interrupted when taking damage that was less than her current Overheal amount.

Tejo

Stealth Drone

Fixed an issue where players could boost on Tejo’s Stealth Drone.
Fixed an issue where Stealth Drone could not be tagged by Cypher’s camera.

Armageddon

Fixed an issue where Armageddon VFX may remain after being used.
Fixed an issue where there was no danger indicator for players running through Armeggadon from the back side.

Vyse

Arc Rose

Fixed an issue where the cooldown on Vyse’s Arc Rose was not properly set after it was destroyed.

Shear

Fixed an issue where Vyse’s activated Shear wall didn’t display the warning fade out visual cue.
Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Shear wall blocked bullets after the visual wall despawned.

Steel Garden

Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Steel Garden warning indicator did not properly match the debuff area.

Waylay

Refract

Fixed a bug where reactivating Refract immediately after casting Convergent Paths would prevent the reactivate from working.

Yoru

Fakeout

Reverted a bugfix that caused Yoru’s clone to slightly mismatch normal player movement when running into walls.

Dimensional Drift

Duration reduced: 12 seconds >>> 10 seconds
Point cost increased: 7 >>> 8

PC only changes

Premier

Welcome to Stage V25A3! Matches start on May 7.
We’ve updated our Premier Restrictions. Instead of a flat 30 day ineligibility, players who engage in disruptive behavior are now ineligible for Premier for a period of time based on the severity of the misconduct and the length of the active intervention.

Bugfixes

Lowered the size of the hover text for Rank Shields in the Summary screen.

Console only