A nice round number patch in VALORANT means a new episode: Patch 9.00 is coming out on Tuesday, June 25, and will kick off the game’s ninth episode.
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VALORANT Patch 9.00 is the first patch to debut the new phased content release schedule. Balance changes will still go live on Tuesdays, but new episodic content like the battle pass and the new ranked act will officially launch on Wednesdays. This is also the first patch to introduce a number of fixes and improvements for the VALORANT console beta.
After major changes to Duelist Agents in VALORANT Patch 8.11 drastically improved Iso’s power and playability, Patch 9.00 saw a much-needed balance update for Iso, weakening his Double Tap shield ability.
With this change, you can now only extend the duration of Double Tap by shooting the orbs created by a kill or assist while the ability is active.
