Valorant Patch 3.05 from Riot Games introduces major updates for Episode 3 Act 2, including the new Fracture map, agent balance changes, and long-requested features like Immortal rank tiers. Expect the standard 26-day rotation of modes like Replication, Escalation, and Snowball Fight. Dive into the key changes below.
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Officially detailed on the Valorant blog, Patch 3.05 adds consistency to ability interactions while delivering agent tweaks, competitive improvements, and the Fracture map. Highlights include nerfs to dominant agents like Raze and Killjoy, plus Immortal 1, 2, and 3 ranks.
Raze's Boom Bot takes a hit: max damage reduced to 80 (from 125), min damage to 30 (from 50). To offset this, cost drops to 300 credits (from 400).
Breach's Fault Line now damages:
Brimstone's Orbital Strike now damages:
Sova's Hunter's Fury now damages:
Killjoy's Alarm Bot slow reduced from 72.5% to 29.5%, shifting focus from damage to intel gathering.
The new Fracture map is now live. A Fracture-only queue runs for two weeks before integrating into Competitive and other modes.
Immortal 1, 2, and 3 tiers return, with updated ranked grouping restrictions:
Bonus XP for Premium Battlepass
Premium Battlepass owners get a 3% XP boost in all matchmade games until the end of Act 2 Episode 3 (excludes daily/weekly missions). Not retroactive—upgrade early for max gains.
AFK detection improved: No XP or account progression in Deathmatch or Snowball Fight while AFK.
Ping calculations now exclude server frame time, optimizing NVIDIA Reflex compatibility.
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