Valorant 12.06 Patch: Everything We Know About the Update

• Primary Subject: Valorant Patch 12.06
• Key Update: Version 12.06 will drop soon for Valorant players, and Riot has released the patch notes.
• Status: Confirmed
• Last Verified: March 31, 2026
• Quick Answer: Patch 12.06 releases soon in Valorant, and it brings some changes to Waylay and Viper.

March is ending, and the rollout for patch 12.06 of Valorant is underway. This is the first post-launch update after the start of Season 2026 Act 2, and although the previous one brought several agent changes, this one also adjusts some characters.

Now that Riot has posted the full patch notes, we have a summary with all the changes and adjustments, so you can get up to speed and know what's different before your next play session.

When Does Valorant Patch 12.06 Come Out?

Patch 12.06 of Valorant is scheduled to come out on Tuesday, March 31, or Wednesday, April 1, depending on your region.

The rollout will start on Tuesday at 6:00 AM PT for North America, LATAM, and Brazil servers. On the other hand, European players will have to wait a bit longer, as the rollout on their servers starts on Wednesday at 4:00 AM BST.

Patch Notes

Here are the complete patch notes for version 12.06 of Valorant that were posted on the game's official website:

All Platforms

General Updates

• We’ve updated Victory, Defeat and Draw end-of-game visuals and sound effects.

Agent Updates

• Waylay
  • Saturate changed from INSTANT to EQUIP.
• Viper
  • Viper’s Pit chemical cloud has been updated to be more consistent in the way it spreads around map geometry.
• Yoru
  • Added new voice lines

Cosmetics Update

• Flex movespeed is being increased to match Melee movespeed. This will apply to all past and future Flex.

Performance Update

• We’re enabling Push-model Replication as an optimization for our game servers and to unlock future performance gains. We don’t expect anything to change with your game client, so let us know if you see anything weird!

Bug Fixes

• Agents
  • Fixed a bug where Veto’s Crosscut icon was missing on the minimap when the Enemy Highlight Color setting was set to red.
  • Fixed a bug where some of Miks’ Harmonize 1P VFX were disappearing early.
  • Fixed a bug where Miks’ Harmonize targeting UI could overlap with an ally’s loadout.
  • Fixed a bug where Miks’ Waveform ability placement UI would persist briefly in 3P after he placed a smoke.
  • Fixed a bug where Miks’ M-pulse could be stuck in certain spots on the map and could not be destroyed.
  • Fixed a bug where Clove’s post-death Ruse could not be unequipped without casting it.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed Tejo’s Guided Salvo to be cast three times.
    • Thanks to @billyvlr for the flag and report!
• General
  • Various spacing and sizing fixes across End of Game.
    • Adjusted the spacing around the sub navigation across all pages so elements aren’t squished together
      • Leaderboards
        • Fixed the spacing between rows
      • Career Match History
        • Fixed alignment issues in the left buttons and dropdown
        • Adjusted the text sizes within each match row
    • Reduced the overall text sizes in summary, scoreboard, timeline, and performance
    • Timeline
      • Adjusted the sizes of the match round boxes to fit more across the screen
• Store
  • Numerous fixes across the overall store experience
    • Fixed a bug where skin names in the rotational store had clipped text in Japanese.
    • Fixed misaligned text on the accessories shop, rotational store tiles, radianite point store, and when selecting a gifting recipient.
    • Fixed misaligned subheader text when purchasing a skin.
    • Fixed an issue with squished bundle images in the gifting center.
    • Fixed an issue where weapons were too high on the purchase complete screen.
    • Added a hover state when mousing over offers in the featured store.
    • Adjusted opacity of offer tile when gifting a flex in the gifting center.

PC Only

Bug Fixes

• Premier
  • Fixed an issue where the View Team modal would sometimes incorrectly display the zone icon as a blank white box
  • Fixed a bug where the tournament queue timer wasn't properly showing the time to queue up by
  • Fixed a bug where "Make Captain" and "Transfer Ownership" options were not disabled during a tournament

Progression Updates

• Battlepass has added paginated arrow buttons to ease selecting between the chapters.
• Scroll issue has been fixed and you can now scroll forwards and backwards on reward tiers and tracker.

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