Valorant 11.07 patch notes finally fix big Cypher & Waylay issue with minimap change

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The new Valorant update, version 11.07, is here! It includes important improvements to make the abilities of Cypher and Waylay easier to understand. Let’s take a look at the patch notes.

Summer 2025 has been exciting for Valorant. Riot Games’ popular five-on-five tactical shooter marked its fifth anniversary with the addition of new agents, updates to the available maps, and lots of new bundles to collect.

With summer ending and fall beginning, Riot Games has continued to release updates. Patch 11.06 finally introduced the much-anticipated replay system, and a significant ban wave targeting bot accounts was also implemented.

The game has received an update – patch 11.07 – which improves some of the abilities of the characters Cypher and Waylay. It also hints at a new game mode being added to the custom games section. Here’s a summary of the key changes.

Cypher & Waylay visual bugs fixed

As mentioned before, the primary focus of this update is improving how easy it is to see information from Cypher’s Spycam. A bug was causing important details to sometimes be missed, and this patch resolves that issue.

Additionally, Waylay’s Convergent Paths have been updated to better mark out the edges.

In addition to those two changes, abilities that you can place and then use again will now show up on the minimap with a unique teal color. Also, abilities that gather information – like Tejo’s stealth drone – will now display an arrow indicating the precise direction they are facing.

On top of that, a new Customs mode has been teased. This will go live on October 3rd. 

The full patch notes for Valorant’s 11.07 update can be found below.

Valorant 11.07 patch notes

ALL PLATFORMS

AGENT UPDATES

Cypher

  • Parts of Cypher’s Spycam visual glitch effect have been removed. This effect is most noticeable when entering the camera in rapid succession and this should make it so you are less likely to miss any information when checking your camera frequently.

Waylay

  • Improved clarity of Waylay’s Convergent Paths so you know exactly where the edges are when dodging.

GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS UPDATES

To keep things clear for players as we add new Agents and abilities, we’re making some updates to ensure information is consistent for similar abilities. We’ll be releasing these changes in two parts.

  • Abilities that can be placed and reactivated now use a distinctive teal color, improving clarity.

Chamber

  1. Trademark
  2. Rendezvous

Killjoy

  1. Nanoswarm

Vyse

  1. Razorvine
  2. Arc Rose

Yoru

  1. Gatecrash

To ensure new abilities work the same way in terms of information and how they function, we’ve changed how controllable utilities and drones appear on the minimap. Now, their icons will show a directional arrow indicating which way they’re facing, use colors to differentiate between allies and enemies, and will indicate when a drone is locked onto a player.

Fade

  • Prowler

Raze

  • Boom Bot – NEW (previously not shown on minimap)

Gekko

  • Wingman
  • Thrash

Skye

  • Trailblazer
  • Guiding Light
  • Seekers

Sova

  • Owl Drone

Tejo

  • Stealth Drone

MODES UPDATES

  • New Mode in Customs – live on October 3rd
  • You can access the new game mode by creating a custom lobby and inviting a friend or two. More info dropping during Champions Finals Weekend. 👀

BUG FIXES

Agents

  • Fixed a bug where recoil on Chamber’s Headhunter would sometimes appear to recover quicker than intended. Thanks to Reddit user, RejiAG, for calling this out!
  • The map icon for Brimstone’s Orbital Strike is now removed at the same time the area of effect is turned off. Previously, it lingered while the effect faded out which exceeded when it was visible to players.
  • Fixed Raze’s hair so it wouldn’t flicker during certain movements in Agent select.

Fixed an issue when Phoenix’s Blaze would break Ascent glass despite not overlapping it.

KNOWN ISSUES

General

  • Last week we implemented a fix aimed at solving most cases of the disappearing Agents bug. We’re still investigating a full fix and there might be a small number of these occurrences. If you’re still seeing this bug in your games, please let us know by reaching out to Player Support!

PC ONLY

GENERAL UPDATES

  • Replays “Show Replay UI” and “Show Cursor” UI will now toggle off when using the setting to hide user interface in game.

PREMIER UPDATES

  • In a future patch, we’ll be expanding the Team Tag feature to include VCT teams! To prepare for this, current Premier teams that have a team name and/or tag of a VCT partnered team will receive a prompt in-game for their Team Owner to change their team name.

KNOWN ISSUES

  • If you pause a replay while first person spectating someone that is impacted by Fade’s Nightfall, your next game will sound muffled unless you restart the game client. This will be fixed in patch 11.08.
  • We’re aware of a minor visual bug where hovering over an offline player on your friends list may show an empty Premier team section. This will be fixed in patch 11.08.
  • We’re aware of an issue that’s causing intermittent crashing on the Agent Select screen after locking in your Agent. We’ll be rolling out a fix for this issue with Patch 11.08. In the meantime, you can workaround by disabling AVX512 instructions in your system’s BIOS.

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2025-09-30 16:19