VALORANT Patch Notes Breakdown 11.10 - Harbor Rework and Clove nerfs!

Overview

Patch 11.10 is the first after the major overhaul to utility in the game, and it also brings some long-awaited changes to the Controller Meta. Harbor has long toiled at the bottom of the ranks in both pick rate and win rate whereas Clove was at the top, and now with a rework to him and some nerfs to Clove, we can finally expect a shakeup! Here's the TLDR:

• Harbor reworked (should be big buffs)

• Clove nerfed

• Ascendant+ players will now need to enable MFA to play Competitive

• Gamechangers Pick 'Ems

Exact updates to agents are below, but VALORANT also launched a music video with Katseye to celebrate the upcoming Game Changers tournament!

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Balance Changes

• Harbor

  • Cove

    • Changed to the signature ability slot

    • EQUIP Cove. ACTIVATE to form a water Smoke in the select location. HOLD FIRE while targeting to move the marker further away and HOLD ALT FIRE to move it closer. RELOAD to toggle targeting view. REACTIVATE to Shield the water Smoke, blocking any bullets that hit it. The Shielded water Smoke can be destroyed.

  • High Tide

    • Changed to a non-signature ability

    • Cost 300 credits

  • Storm Surge (New)

    • EQUIP Storm Surge. FIRE to throw, creating an explosive whirlpool that Nearsights and Slows enemies within it after a short duration.

  • Reckoning

    • EQUIP Reckoning. FIRE to unleash the full power of your artifact, releasing a surge of water that barrels forward to Nearsight and Slow enemies that are hit.

• Clove

  • Ruse

    • Ruse charges are now restricted to 1 maximum when Clove is dead

  • Pick Me Up

    • Overheal amount, while Pick Me Up is active, has been reduced from 100 HP → 50 HP

• Omen

  • Spectators can now see Omen’s perspective in Dark Cover when he is placing his smokes.