28.07.26 - 15:3028.07.2026 - 15:30·3m3 Minuten Lesezeit·
Von Mathéo "Maffeoh" Gorlier
VALORANT Patch 13.02: Phoenix nerfed and new maps added to the Retakes
VALORANT has unveiled Patch Notes 13.02 focused on a nerf of Phoenix and his ultimate.
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Phoenix's ultimate points increased from six to seven points
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A handful of changes are coming to VALORANT with Patch 13.02. Agent adjustments remain limited, with Phoenix being the only character to receive a balance change. His ultimate ability, Run It Back, has been nerfed after Riot Games increased its ultimate cost from six to seven points. The change comes just days after Team Vitality's Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev managed to use the ability six times in a single half against PCIFIC Esports in VCT EMEA.
Beyond the agent adjustment, Riot Games is expanding the Retakes game mode with three additional maps. Roughly a month after the mode's release, Split, Corrode and Lotus will all be added to its map pool. Meanwhile, the All Random One Site: Replication mode, which had originally been scheduled for this patch, has been postponed to a later date that has yet to be announced.
ALL PLATFORMS
AGENTS UPDATES
Phoenix
- Overall we are happy with the state of Phoenix's balance. This is a small touch to address the frequency with which he is able to cast his ultimate to be more in line with other characters.
- Ultimate points increased from 6 to 7.
MODES UPDATES
RETAKE
- Split, Corrode, and Lotus are being added to the map pool for RETAKE.
AROS: Replication
- All Random One Site: Replication will no longer be released in this update. We don’t take these decisions lightly as we know a lot of you were looking forward to this mode. We are still targeting a future release date and will let you know when we have more to share.
BUG FIXES
Agents
Omen:
- Fixed an issue where the Shrouded Step's obstructed placement indicator is missing.
KAY/O:
- Fixed an issue where NULL/cmd’s visual and death audio effects would not play when his downed timer expired.
- Fixed an issue where NULL/cmd’s death animation played incorrectly after being revived.
Cypher
- Fixed an issue where Cyber Cage displayed incorrect visual effects when cast.
- Fixed a rare issue where Cypher disconnected while casting Neural Theft.
Gekko
- Fixed an issue where the incorrect voiceover could play when Wingman planted the Spike.
- Fixed an issue where Wingman could unexpectedly die while planting or defusing the Spike under very low frame rate conditions.
Miks
- Fixed an issue where the M Pulse ability icon and tooltip could be in the wrong place or missing on certain screens.
Reyna
- Fixed an issue where the Dismiss icon remained grayed out after eliminating an enemy.
Chamber
- Fixed an issue where Rendezvous could fail to teleport Chamber back to his anchor.
Waylay
- Fixed an issue on Icebox where Lightspeed and Refract could allow Waylay to clip into the walls of B Tube.
Jett
- Fixed an issue where Tailwind and Updraft could experience an unintended delay after using Cloudburst.
Raze
- Fixed an issue where Boom Bot could briefly travel through solid geometry while locking onto airborne enemies.
Deadlock
- Fixed an issue where Annihilation could incorrectly capture Omen while he was using From the Shadows, resulting in unintended damage of 900100 damage.
Vyse
- Fixed an issue where Razorvine could become indestructible if it was deployed at the same moment Vyse was suppressed.
Maps
Summit
- Fixed an issue where Agent utility could sometimes be crushed by the door when it was already closed.
PC ONLY
BUG FIXES
General
- Fixed a cosmetic issue where Packets Received/Sent Rate graphs showed incorrect values when the game is running at extremely high framerates.
CONSOLE ONLY
BUG FIXES
Agent:
Chamber
- Fixed an issue where Tour de Force missed haptic feedback when equipped and fired.
Yoru
- Fixed an issue where Fakeout was missing aim assistance functionality.
Waylay
- Fixed an issue where using Lightspeed and immediately equipping the Spike or a Flex item could grant unintended dash speed and distance.
Gameplay Systems
- Fixed an issue in game modes with no abilities where selecting Agent Info from the Settings menu could close the menu instead of displaying ability information.
