Besides new skins, new agents, or a new map, one of the most exciting moments for VALORANT players is when the competitive map pool changes. In Riot Games’ upcoming Patch 9.08, there are multiple changes to the map pool, along with some balance changes to one of the newer maps in the game.
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VALORANT Patch 9.08 is shaping up to be one of the biggest patches for competitive players as it adds two new maps. However, these maps are not seeing any design changes at this time and are being swapped around to change up the overall variety of the pool.
If you've been keeping up with your ranked grind, here's a breakdown of all the map changes coming in VALORANT's Patch 9.08.
Starting with VALORANT Patch 9.08, Riot will be removing both Icebox and Lotus from the ranked map pool, replacing them with Pearl and Split. Icebox is notably one of the most controversial maps in the game and its removal has been celebrated by many in the community.
