The last patch for the year has just landed in Valorant, and patch 5.12 is no small change. Tuning Agent ability costs, ability health, throwing a new game mode in the mix, and fixing various bugs, this patch is bound to make a mark on the meta as we arrive closer towards the next Act. We’ll go over all the changes in the Valorant 5.12 patch notes, including agent changes, the new game mode, and more.
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Valorant 5.12 Patch Notes – All Changes Listed
Many Agents and their abilities were tweaked in the recent patch, with the most notable change affecting destructible objects in the game, like Chamber’s traps and Killjoy’s Lockdown ultimate. All Agent abilities are now able to damage destructibles, so they’ve been given an extra boost of health to balance that out. Let’s take a look at what’s been changed below.
Agent Updates in Valorant 5.12
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Gameplay Systems Update in Valorant 5.12
Several gameplay changes will also take affect in patch 5.12.
Assist Tail Tuning
Assist tails are grace periods which award players who debuff a killed target an assist even after the debuff has expired.
Damage Interaction Updates
Damage Multiplier Updates
Allied Ability Damage Immunity
The following abilities are now immune to allied damage.
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Weapons Updates in Valorant 5.12
The only weapon to changed in 5.12 is the Spectre, as Riot felt it was overperforming too much in mid to long ranges.
Game Mode Updates in Valorant 5.12
The beta period for a new game mode called Swiftplay will be available from June 03, 2025 through July 07, 2025.
Swiftplay Beta
Bug Fixes in Valorant 5.12
Matt Vatankhah
Matt’s writing career began when he joined Prima Games in 2022. As Managing Editor, he tries to ensure everything you read looks as pretty as possible. He’s had a passion for video games all of his life and really loves Final Fantasy, retro FPS, roguelikes, and metroidvanias. He will absolutely stomp you in Tetris.
