Valorant Patch Notes 9.09: Full List of Changes

Valorant's Episode 9 Act 3 is still in full swing, with Riot continuing to keep the game fresh and exciting with the recent addition of the map Glitch, as well as the latest agent, Vyse. We also recently had a big balance patch, the impact of which has already been felt in both ranked and competitive matches. The new Arcane X Valorant collaboration bundles are also coming soon, with many players excited to see cosmetics themed around one of the best animated shows in recent years.

With so much new content recently added to the game, Riot has decided to step back a bit and release patch 9.09, which is mainly focused on bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, most of which have only recently become apparent. Here are the full patch notes for Valorant patch 9.09!

Valorant Patch 9.09 All Platform Changes

The main goal of patch 9.09 is to fix some of the bugs that have appeared over the last few weeks, including issues like Deadlock's Annihilation getting stuck on ledges, players being able to outrun Fade’s Prowler, and some improvements to Gekko's Thrash. There is also a healthy mix of updates for both the PC and console versions of the game. Here is the full list of changes coming to Valorant with patch 9.09:

General

• Fixed a bug where the locking in animation in the Agent Select would not play immediately when instalocking. 

• Fixed a bug where you would see a blank screen as a tournament coach during Agent Select. 

Agent

• Fixed a bug where Yoru would hold the Nocturnum scythe incorrectly after using Dimensional Drift. 

• Fixed a bug where Gekko’s Thrash had difficulty making some small jumps. Thrash should now jump more similarly to a player. 

• Fixed a bug where players pulled by Deadlock’s ANNIHILATION would sometimes get stuck at the top of ledges.

• Fixed a bug where players could outrun Fade’s Prowler during its Bite. Prowlers should now continue to track its target during the Bite unless the target teleports outside its line of sight. 

• Fixed a bug where Astra would not receive the alert sound effect when being watched by Cypher’s Spycam.  

• Fixed a bug where Killjoy’s Turret would not display the deactivation range on the minimap after switching between her Turret and other abilities or weapons.

• Fixed a bug where KAY/O with NULL/cmd active could be picked up by Yoru during Dimensional Drift.

Maps

• Abyss

  • Fixed a bug that allowed the breakable doors in mid to be destroyed when shot from a certain angle.

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Valorant Patch 9.09 PC Changes

PREMIER UPDATES

• Updated dropdowns on the standings tab to include Invite division in the division list for all zones. Selecting an Invite division to view will change your zone dropdown to the appropriate zone.

BUG FIXES

General 

• Fixed an issue where you could load into Agent Select early by leaving your party as the “Match Found” popup appeared.

• Removed an exploit that resulted in a stretched FOV, when using windowed-mode at a 4:3 resolution.

Premier

• Fixed an issue where the Competitor Crest title was not displayed on the Premier career page after earning that Crest.

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Valorant Patch 9.09 Console Changes

Those were the full list of changes coming to Valorant with patch 9.09. While this isn't one of the most significant updates to the game, it's nice to see that Riot continues to fix some of the most annoying bugs. Hopefully, we'll soon get a much bigger update filled with balance changes as well as new content so the game can continue to feel fresh and engaging. For more Valorant news and guides, check out the rest of our website!