Valorant Patch Notes 10.00 - Trejo Abilities, Map Rotations & More

Valorant Season 2025 has officially begun with Patch 10.00. This update brings some huge updates to the game across gameplay, maps, agents, and systems, this patch promises a dynamic start to the season. There's also a new agent - Tejo, an Initiator. Meanwhile, Fracture and Lotus return to the Competitive map pool, alongside the debut of the FLEX cosmetic system and enhanced esports features for the upcoming VCT season. In this article, you'll find the patch notes for the Valorant 10.00 update.

General Updates Valorant Patch 10.00

• Gameplay logic around ability effects themed as explosions have been updated
• Raze, Sova, and Gekko’s explosions should behave more consistently in how they deal damage.
• Most notably, this should affect instances where Raze’s Showstopper (X) fails to deal damage in situations where it clips into level geometry.

Agent Updates Valorant Patch 10.00

Trejo, the newest Initiator, will be released in a staggered rollout to all regions starting at 9:00 AM PT on January 8th.

Abilities

Special Delivery

• EQUIP a sticky grenade. FIRE to launch. The grenade sticks to the first surface it hits and explodes, Concussing any targets caught in the blast. ALT FIRE to launch the grenade with a single bounce instead.

Stealth Drone

• EQUIP a stealth drone. FIRE to throw the drone forward, assuming direct control of its movement. FIRE again to trigger a pulse that Suppresses and Reveals enemies hit.

Guided Salvo

• EQUIP an AR targeting system. FIRE to select up to two target locations on the map. ALT FIRE to launch missiles that autonomously navigate to target locations, detonating on arrival.
• CONSOLE ONLY: EQUIP an AR targeting system. ALT FIRE to select up to two target locations on the map. FIRE to launch missiles that autonomously navigate to target locations, detonating on arrival.

Armageddon

• EQUIP a tactical strike targeting map. FIRE to select the origin point of the strike. FIRE again to set the end point and launch the attack, unleashing a wave of explosions along the strike path. ALT FIRE during map targeting to cancel the origin point.
• CONSOLE ONLY: EQUIP a tactical strike targeting map. ALT FIRE to select the origin point of the strike. FIRE to set the end point and launch the attack, unleashing a wave of explosions along the strike path. ALT FIRE during map targeting to cancel the origin point.

Brimstone Updates Valorant Patch 10.00

Stim Beacon

• Full equips are rare and usually reserved for abilities with higher counterplay needs. This is a light quality of life change for Brimstone.
• Equip time after casting adjusted from Normal >>> Fast

Cosmetic Updates Valorant Patch 10.00

• You can now access the FLEX cosmetic customization menu in Collections. Everyone will have a default FLEX, STAT-COM, added to their inventory. You can equip a FLEX by assigning them to your Spray Wheel, which from now on will be referred to as the Expressions Wheel.

Esports Updates Valorant Patch 10.00

PC Only Changes:

• The Esports Hub is back for VCT25!
• Check out our new overview page
• Four new guest teams
• Brackets for the International League Kickoff start on January 11

Gameplay System Updates Valorant Patch 10.00

Automatic Remake Voting

• When a player AFKs in the first round, a remake vote now automatically starts and requires only a majority vote of the remaining players to pass.
• Example: Previously if one player was AFK, this vote required all four players to vote yes. Now it only requires three out of the remaining four players to vote yes to be successful.

Ping System

• A “show map pings in world” cheat has been added to Custom game modes to support labbing lineups and practice.
• When enabled, this cheat reverts the map pinging behavior to pre-patch 9.11 behavior.

Map Updates Valorant Patch 10.00

Map Rotations

• Starting with patch 10.00, maps will rotate every Act. 

10.00 Map Rotation:

• Fracture and Lotus are back IN the COMPETITIVE and DEATHMATCH queues.
• Ascent and Sunset are OUT of the COMPETITIVE and DEATHMATCH queues.

Premier Updates Valorant Patch 10.00

PC Changes Only:

• Stage V25A1 matches start on January 15
• If your team was in the Invite Division in Stage E9A3 and did not finish the Stage in the top 16 teams, your team has been demoted. There will be a new Provisional Division in the Premier hub.
• Demoted teams are seeded into the zone they were originally promoted from. The Team Owner can change the zone in the Team Settings.

Agent Bug Fixes Valorant Patch 10.00

• Fixed a bug causing some abilities to display as the wrong team color for observers.

Clove

Fixed an issue where Not Dead Yet could fail to cast when pressed in the last few frames of the activation window

Skye

• Fixed a bug where Guiding Light’s flash duration was not scaling properly
• Fixed a bug where Guiding Light’s hit confirm sound and VO would not play when hitting Yoru’s Fakeout Clone

Phoenix

• Fixed an issue where Blaze referenced a Harbor projectile asset for a few frames
• Fixed an issue where Blaze’s visual effects could be slightly offset
  Improved the performance around Brimstone’s Sky Smoke dissipation effect
• Fixed an issue where specific flashbang projectile visuals would stick around for Observers
• Fixed an issue where players taking damage with Regen Shields would play hit-confirm sounds regardless of player visibility

Weapon Bug Fixes Valorant Patch 10.00

• Fixed a bug where if you were in Aim Down Sights (ADS), weapons would occasionally exit and re-enter ADS without any input.

These were the changes for this update. It's the first one of the year so we're in for an adventure! Stay tuned for more Valorant news!