Valorant Patch 10.08 Notes: Skin Gifting, Agent Nerfs, Bug Fixes, and More

Valorant Patch 10.08 has been released by Riot Games, and with it, some notable changes come along, including the long-awaited skin gifting feature, agent nerfs, and bug fixes. The patch looks to make all platforms better for the player and resolve some of the open issues that agents and cosmetics have.

Valorant Patch 10.08 Notes: New Features and Updates

Skin Gifting:

One of the most highly anticipated additions to Patch 10.08 is skin gifting. Skins, bundles, and single items can now be gifted directly from the store. Here's how it goes down:

• Go to the store and open a featured item's or bundle's details window.

• Click on the "Gift" button in the bottom-right corner.

• Choose the recipient from your friends list (there may be limitations).

• Select whether you want to offer the entire package or individual items.

• Give your gift.

This is a feature through which players can gift friends their in-game buys, evoking friendship and better social interaction in the game.

Ranked Gun Buddy Coming Next:

In addition to gifting, Riot has developed the upcoming release of a ranked gun buddy. This will give players a reward in the form of a special cosmetic item depending on rank, infusing an additional sense of accomplishment into competitive play.
Agent Changes

Agent Changes

 

Brimstone: 

• He gets a tiny sound adjustment to his Molotov, making players get to hear it being tossed in underneath smokes better.

Astra:

• Nova Pulse stun duration: Reduced from 4s to 3.5s. This will balance Astra's interrupt power without turning her into a controller full-time.

Yoru:

• Dimensional Drift duration: Reduced from 12s to 10s, limiting Yoru's repositioning for longer periods.

• Dimensional Drift point cost: Raised from 7 to 8, slightly increasing the cost of using this ultimate ability.

Bug Fixes

 

Yoru: Treated a bug where his clone's movement would slightly deviate from regular player behaviour when bumping into walls.

Harbour: Fixed a bug where Harbour's Water Bracelet would bleed through thin walls, such as the doors of Ascent.

Deadlock:

• Barrier Mesh now makes hit sound effects when firing at the centre node.

• Fixed a bug where Barrier Mesh could be exploited to accelerate players.

Vyse:

• Corrected the incorrect cooldown reset when Arc Rose was destroyed.

• Fixed missing warning fade-out visual cue when the Shear wall is disabled.

• Shear wall no longer wrongly blocks bullets upon visual respawn.

• Steel Garden's warning marker now properly aligns with its debuff zone.

Skye: Fixed Trailblazer's leap not being affected by the Saturate debuff of Waylay.

Gekko: Fixed Thrash's leap also being immune to Waylay's Saturate debuff.

Tejo:

• Fixed players being able to boost off of Tejo's Stealth Drone.

• Fixed a bug where the Stealth Drone would not be marked by Cypher's Spycam.

Reyna: Fixed a bug where her Devour Overheal was not interrupted correctly when she received damage less than her Overheal value.

Iso: Fixed the Double Tap tooltip to now accurately state the reload speed buff.

Cosmetic Bug Fixes:

Various cosmetic bugs have been resolved, like the Armageddon VFX not despawning after being used and problems with Reyna's Devour Overheal not being interrupted upon receiving damage that was less than the present Overheal amount.

Console-Specific Fixes & Known Issues

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Console users have also been addressed in this patch, with bug fixes that solve UI issues. For example, long player names no longer overlap items on the Timeline screen, and the Act Rank screen now properly refers to Seasons rather than the old "current season." Although the patch solves most bugs, there are still some problems:

 

• Cosmetic-related bugs are still an issue, especially inconsistencies in some visual effects.

 

• Premier Updates: A small bug was addressed where the hover text on rank shields in the summary screen was oversized.

 

Patch 10.08 introduces significant quality-of-life enhancements to Valorant, especially through the addition of skin gifting and some agent balance changes. Although not all bugs have been crushed, the patch enhances general gameplay, cosmetics, and competitive integrity.