Riot Games has officially announced VALORANT 10.00 patch notes, confirming plenty of new features and changes to the game. First of all, it’s no secret that the upcoming update will mark the addition of a brand-new initiator called Tejo. Apart from this, the game developers have also changed the competitive map rotation and introduced a new helpful feature in the VALORANT 10.00 patch notes.
All VALORANT 10.00 patch notes
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General Updates
- Gameplay Changes: The way abilities that cause explosions (like Raze, Sova, and Gekko) deal damage has been improved. They should now be more consistent. This update should fix issues like Raze’s Showstopper not doing damage when it hits walls or the ground.
VALORANT Patch 10.00 Notes Reveal New Agent and Updates
- Tejo: A new agent from Colombia, will be released starting January 8th. Click here to check out his abilities in action.
- Brimstone: A slight improvement to Brimstone’s Stim Beacon ability. It now equips faster than before.
Cosmetic Updates
- FLEX Customization: You can now access a new FLEX customization menu and everyone gets a default FLEX item called STAT-COM. You can equip it to your Expressions Wheel (previously called the Spray Wheel).
VALORANT Patch 10.00 Notes Bring Esports Features
- Esports Hub: The VCT (Valorant Champions Tour) 2025 season is back! You can now check out the new teams and view the upcoming International League matches starting January 11th.
Gameplay Systems Updates
- Automatic Remake Voting: If a player disconnects in the first round, a remake vote will automatically start. Now, it only takes a majority of the remaining players (3 out of 4) to restart the match instead of all 4 players voting yes.
- Ping System: A new cheat for Custom games lets you see map pings during practice, like in previous updates, to help with lineups and strategy.
Map Updates
- Map Rotations: Starting with patch 10.00, maps will rotate every Act. In this patch:
- Fracture and Lotus are back in Competitive and Deathmatch modes.
- Ascent and Sunset are no longer in those modes.
Premier Updates
- Stage V25A1: Matches begin January 15th. Teams that didn’t make it to the top 16 in the previous stage will be moved to a lower division. Teams can also change their division before their matches start. If a team can’t be placed in a division, the team owner can choose one.