VALORANT 5.07 Patch Notes: Fracture Changes Arrive

Like the other big Riot Games franchises, VALORANT is consistently coming out with patches. The reason for this is to keep the game as balanced as it can be along with adding more content to keep the fans engaged. While VALORANT is not on as consistent of a schedule as League of Legends or Teamfight Tactics, it is still patching regularly. Here is the latest patch, the VALORANT 5.07 Patch Notes.

[Related: VALORANT 5.06 Patch Notes]

Agent Changes

Skye

• Guiding Light (E) flashbang scaling paradigm changed
  • The max flash duration of Skye’s Guiding Light now scaled from 1s to 2.25s over a .75s charge up after being cast
  • Guiding Light can no longer be shot and destroyed
  • New VFX, UI, and sounds added to communicate new gameplay intent
  • Unequip Delay out of Guiding Light increased .75s >>> .85s

KAY/O

• FLASH/DRIVE (Q)
  • Underhand (right-click) flashbang max duration decreased 2s >>> 1.25s
  • Overhand (left-click) flashbang max duration increased 2s >>> 2.25s
  • Unequip Delay out of both flashes increased .6s >>> .85s

Reyna

• Leer
  • Wind-up of nearsigh effect decreased .6s >>> .4s
  • Range Restriction on Leer Removed
  • Nearsight unequip delay decreased .7 >>> .5
  • Duration decreased 2.6s >>> 2.0s

Yoru

• BLINDSIDE (Q) duration increased 1.5s >>> 1.75s
• Flash Visual Updates
  • 3P cisuals for flashed enemies and allies now render behind the player’s head the moment that the flash starts to fade. This should give a clearer indication if players are full flashed or is the flash has started to fade.
  • 1P cisuals when fully flashed now shrink overtime to give a better indication of when the full flash will end and the flash fading out will begin.
  • Increased the window for awarding assists on flashes, nearsights and concusses from 1 >>> 3 seconds after the debuff starts to fade.

Map Changes: Fracture

For pictures of the changes, please check out the full VALORANT Patch 5.07 Patch Notes from the VALORANT team.

Arcade- Opened a cubby here to make it easier for Attacking side to hold against Defender aggression from both directions.

B Site- “Jump” up has been changed to a ramp directly onto the site platform, which should make moving around that space more straightforward.

B Generator- Space here tightened slightly to make smoking this spot easier. A small corner has also been removed to simplify attempts to re-clear the site.

Defender Spawn- Removed a small cubby to slightly simplify those retakes.

A Halls- Improved movement and simplified the space in A Halls by removing a corner.

A Site- A minor simplification of the space as part of the overall changes to the surrounding areas.

A Dish- The dish is intact bu removed the far path to make moving through this space more direct for both sides. We found trying to watch/control these spaces simultaneously was unnecessarily difficult for all. The team hopes the changes here and on A Drop will encourage everyone to use this route more often.

A Drop- The drop down is no longer a 50/50 check when entering, which should make it a little more appealing as a way for Attackers to squeeze A site from two sides.

A Rope- This path has been a little too easy for Attackers to control with a single smoke. The adjustments should give defenders more options for both the initial hold and retaking A.

Progression Updates

• Can now mark Favorites in Collection: These Favorites will persist for your account until you change them and allow you to filter down to the items that represent your style best.
  • Weapon skins
  • Player Cards
  • Sprays
  • Gun Buddies
  • Account Level Borders
• Added ability to equip a “Random Favorite” for every weapon type
  • Equipping this particular weapon will make it so that in each game you play, you get one of your favorite weapons (along with one of the variants you own) at random each time you enter a match.
• Added the ability to filter your Collection
  • Weapon Skins
    • Favorites / Non-Favorites
    • Owned / Unowned
    • Tiers
  • Player Cards, Sprays, Gun Buddies, Level Borders
    • Favorites / Non-Favorites
    • Owned / Unowned

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where KAY/O’s NULL/CMD disabled Killjoy’s Turret if the turret us hit by a pulse but Killjoy is not
• Fixed issue where Killjoy’s turret fires straight forward after firing at an enemy and then losing sight of them
• Fixed issue where killjoy’s Turret would fire with no target when coming online if it was disabled while firing at a target
• Fixed a bug where Phoenix would not automatically re-equip a weapon at the end of Run it Back
• Fixed Breach’s Rolling Thunder showing dead enemies hit in the combat report
• Fixed issue where if a player was deafened by multiple sources, when the first deafen ended it removed the deafening effect completely

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