Did they nerf Viper?

Fuel changes. Viper's Fuel has also been nerfed as the resource drain has been increased by 50% when both Toxic Screen and Poison Cloud are active. This makes the use of both risky in some situations as most current Viper setups involves having both active at certain points.

Has Viper been buffed?

Astra and Viper nerfed, Omen and Brimstone buffed, and Yoru officially re-worked in VALORANT Patch 4.04. Massive changes. VALORANT Patch 4.04 was released today, with overwhelming changes to the entire controller category off agents, and the long-discussed overhaul of Yoru officially going live.

Did Astra get a Nerf?

First off, Astra's Stars have been heavily nerfed. She now only has four instead of five and the cooldown when retrieving a placed star is 25 seconds, compared to 14 from before. Her Gravity Well has also been nerfed; its cooldown has also increased to 25 seconds and its size has been reduced.

Did they nerf yoru?

Finally, they are reworking Yoru's Dimensional Drift ability too. The duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds, you will not be revealed to enemies, and the unequip delay time was increased from . 5 to 1.2 seconds. Yoru will also now be able to cast his utility out of his ultimate.

Is raze nerfed?

The devs quickly solved the issue. Riot Games has introduced a hotfix to resolve issues that inadvertently shadow nerfed Raze that were caused by a movement speed bug surrounding Blast Pack and Showstopper.

ALL Viper Nerfs in Valorant (New Act)

Did Valorant nerf shotguns?

Patch 1.06 is a relatively minor update, compared to previous patches for Valorant. The biggest update this time is major nerf to all shotguns, which have been made to be less accurate when fired in the air, with its spread penalty increased to 1.25.

Did yoru buff?

Aside from Yoru, both Omen and Brimstone received buffs.

What was the Bucky Nerf?

Another very welcome change for many players is Riot's aggressive Bucky nerf. The pump-activated shotgun has been one of Valorant's strongest weapons for several patches now, but Riot's hoping to bring it in line, especially at long range.

What does Alt fire on Bucky do?

Alt fire now applies instantaneous, hitscan damage. Alt fire was previously a projectile that was able to kill enemies shortly after the user was killed. No other weapon works this way so now it performs as a hitscan.

Can the Bucky one shot?

VALORANT player discovers the one-shot range for the Bucky is longer than the Phantom. The Bucky is better than expected. A VALORANT player recently compared the one-shot range for the Bucky and Phantom and discovered the Bucky can deliver instant kills at a longer range.

Has Viper been nerfed Valorant?

Fuel changes. Viper's Fuel has also been nerfed as the resource drain has been increased by 50% when both Toxic Screen and Poison Cloud are active. This makes the use of both risky in some situations as most current Viper setups involves having both active at certain points.

Did Bucky get buffed?

The popular Bucky shotgun has been altered as well, with a tighter spread on both its firing modes, and less pellets on its right-click, which is a significant nerf. Full patch notes are below.

Is yoru updated?

Here's a summary of the changes during Yoru's ult: Yoru is no longer revealed to enemies. Yoru is able to cast all utility while in Dimensional Drift. Enemies can hear Yoru's footsteps.

Is yoru better after rework?

Since his release, Yoru has been recognized as one of the most underpowered agents in Valorant, which has led to his rework. With improved Fakeout and Gatecrash ability, Yoru is looking seemingly better than he used to, which makes him a more viable pick for ranked.

Did they Nerf neon?

As we can see from the changes, the energy drain has been increased from 6.7 per second to a whopping 10 per second, which is a significant Nerf to the Duelist's mobility. Neon's wall damage from Fast Lane has also been removed, and will no longer enemies pushing through it.

Did they Nerf sage?

Valorant Patch Notes 3.0 is finally here and with it, Riot is introducing one of the most significant changes to various game aspects such as agent abilities and weapon balance.

Is the judge nerfed?

So, while the Judge got nerfed, this patch pseudo-buffed all Shotguns in Valorant. Judge spray patterns at varying distances while standing still. Standing still, the Judge's spray pattern is already pretty wide.

How do you fake Teleport as yoru?

The big change to Gatecrash is that Yoru can now fake a teleport. By pressing your USE key, the end of the teleport location will play audio and expel portal visuals as if Yoru is teleporting.

Can you hear yoru ULT?

DIMENSIONAL DRIFT

Here's a summary of the changes during Yoru's ult: Yoru is no longer revealed to enemies. Yoru is able to cast all utility while in Dimensional Drift. Enemies can hear Yoru's footsteps.

Why are Astra and yoru locked?

Riot had to disable two of its Agents, Yoru and Astra, from Valorant's competitive queueing due to bugs that were significantly hampering how the Agents were being played in matches.

Did they nerf the Spectre?

Valorant SMG Spectre finally gets nerfed

The developer has tweaked the SMG's spray control to make it less effective at long-range. To squeeze full juice of the weapon, players must work on their spray control to get a kill. Firing error occurs at earlier bullet stages.

Will Cypher get buff?

Some of Valorant's earliest agents are getting some much-needed buffs. Riot Games admits in a recent ask-me-anything session on Reddit that Phoenix and Cypher could do with some love, though there's nothing specific to share just yet.

Is Astra viable after Nerf?

Given these points, we can conclude that in terms of smokes both Brim and Omen are now viable replacements to Astra due to her nerfs.

Is Viper a sentinel?

Killjoy, Cypher, and Sage currently make up the list of dedicated sentinels, although Viper can also be adapted on certain maps to fit the role, and as the game develops, more and more success is being found by correctly using these agents to shut down areas of the map - quite literally in Killjoy's case.

Is Phantom 1 shot headshot?

The Phantom is able to instantly kill an enemy with a single headshot, but its damage falloff means this no longer becomes the case at medium to long ranges. Players hitting the initial headshot but failing to hit a second killing shot before they die themselves may find the Vandal preferable in such situations.