Valorant Episode 3 Act 2: Patch Notes leak reveals all about next title update

Valorant's next title update promises to be a good one - The latest Patch Notes leak for Episode 3 Act 2 has everyone talking. There's going to be a few changes to Agent Abilities, a number of alterations to Valorant's Competitive modes, and a new map! Here's the latest on what to expect.

LEAK - Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 Patch Notes

Agent Updates

• Breach Agent Changes
  • Aftershock (C)
    • Now deals damage to the following:
      • Killjoy Alarm Bot
      • Killjoy Nanoswarm
      • Killjoy Lockdown
      • Cypher Tripwire
      • Reyna Leer
      • Sage Barrier Orb
      • Sova Recon Bolt
      • KAY/O Zero/Point
• Brimstone Agent Changes
  • Orbital Strike (X)
    • Now deals damage to the following:
      • Killjoy Nanoswarm
      • Cypher Trapwire
      • Sage Barrier Orb
      • Sova Recon Bolt
      • KAY/O Zero/Point
• Sova Agent Changes
  • Hunter's Fury (X)
    • Now deals damage to the following:
      • Killjoy Nanoswarm
      • Cypher Trapwire
      • Sage Barrier Orb
      • Sova Recon Bolt
      • KAY/O Zero/Point
• Killjoy Agent Changes
  • Turret (E)
    • Bullet tagging reduced 72.5% slow to 29.5% slow
• Raze Agent Changes
  • Boom Bot (C)
    • Max damage reduced 125 >>> 80
    • Min damage reduced 50 >>> 30
    • Cost reduced 400 >>> 300

New Content

• New Multiplayer Map
  • Fracture - You can check out the Official Map Teaser above

New Competitive Changes

• Immortal 1/2/3 rank tiers are back!
  • The Leaderboard will update to distinguish between those of you in each Immortal tier.
• Updated Ranked grouping restrictions to accommodate the return of Immortal 1/2/3:
  • Diamond 1 → Immortal 1
  • Diamond 2 → Immortal 2
  • Diamond 3 → Immortal 3
• Adjusted Competitive ranked distribution
• Fracture the only queue!
  • This queue is a standard, Unrated mode that will give players a chance to practice the new map before they see it in Competitive play.
  • Fracture-only queue will be available for 2 weeks; afterwards, Fracture will enter other modes, including Competitive.

Additional Changes & Updates

• Premium Battlepass Bonus XP
  • Upgrading to the Premium Battlepass will grant a 3% XP boost toward Battlepass tier progression for all matchmade games until the end of Act II
    • This is not retroactive, so upgrading early will give you access to the most amount of XP
    • The XP boost does not apply toward Daily or Weekly Missions
• Social Updates
  • Updated AFK detection logic to deter players from farming Battlepass/Account Levels by AFKing in-game modes like Deathmatch and Snowball Fight
• Performance Updates
  • Updated the ping calculation to exclude the server frame time.
  • Updated markers used by NVIDIA Reflex

Valorant's Episode 3 Act 2 update is due to arrive on September 8th. We expect Riot Games to release the official Patch Notes for the update over the next 24 hours - ahead of launch. They might be different, but we'll keep this page updated with the latest if they are.