Valorant Episode 7 — Patch Notes 7.0

Key Takeaways

• The 22nd Valorant agent, Deadlock, makes her debut in Valorant Episode 7 Patch 7.0.
• Patch 7.0 introduces the newest game mode called Team Deathmatch.
• This patch has updated the progression system with the introduction of Kingdom Credits.
• Some quality of life and social improvements have been made along with various bug fixes.

Episode 7: Act 1 of Valorant comes with huge updates to the game, with the introduction of a new agent, game mode, and overhauling of its progression system. If you want to keep up up-to-date with the game, it is essential that you quickly go through the patch notes. With that, we have given a breakdown of Valorant patch 7.0 notes.

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Valorant Episode 7 Patch Notes 7.0

Since patch 7.0 comes with the new Episode and Act of Valorant, it is jampacked with updates. So, here is a breakdown of all the updates you should know 

Agent Updates

First and foremost, let’s talk about the biggest update in patch 7.0, the release of Valorant’s 22nd agent, Deadlock. The newest Sentinel goes live with this patch and a quick rundown of her abilities is given below.

1. Sonic Sensor (Q): Monitors an area for sound. Concusses any enemies nearby when sound is detected.
2. Barrier Mesh (E): The signature ability that generates a barrier, blocking character movement.
3. GravNet (C): A grenade that detonates, forcing enemies caught in its effect to crouch and move slowly.
4. Annihilation (X):  Fires a pulse of nanowires that cocoons an enemy. The enemy will be pulled along the path and die unless the cocoon is destroyed.

Game Mode Updates

The 2nd major update in this match is a completely new game mode called Team Deathmatch. Here’s the gist of what you need to know about this mode.

1. A 5v5 game mode that can be played on 1 of the 3 maps. The match lasts for 9m 30s.
2. The match is divided into 4 timed stages and you choose weapon loadout for each stage.
3. The first team to get 100 kills or the team in lead when the timer expires wins.

Progression System Updates

The progression system of Valorant is being changed with this patch. Here’s everything you need to know about the patch 7.0 progression system updates.

1. Aside from XP, you can complete daily rewards to earn the new in-game currency, Kingdom Credits.
2. The Kingdom Credits can be used to purchase the accessories from previous battle passes, which weren’t available before.
3. Another use of Kingdom Credits is to unlock a previously locked agent. Moreover, you can acquire the gear of any particular agent with this currency.

Quality of Life Improvement

Finally, as with every patch, there are several general updates, quality of life and social improvements, and some bug fixes. We have listed down some important ones here:

1. The Spray equip screen now has text that indicates your key bind.
2. The bug that caused Spray wheel to not appear due to packet loss has been fixed.
3. The bug that allowed outside-region purchases has been fixed.
4. The issue allowing opponent’s tracers to be seen during Buy Phase has been fixed.
5. Chamber, Yoru, and Open teleport animation bug while suppressed has been fixed.
6. Reyna Devour FPS drop issue is fixed.
7. Killjoy Alarmbot destruction distance with Raze Boom Bot is fixed.
8. Fixed the issue of not allowing Cypher to pick up Cage during the Buy Phase.
9. Sage Barrier Orb multiple rotation bug fixed.
10. Cypher Spycam on Lotus’ rotating doors placement issue fixed.

That’s all the Valorant Episode 7 patch notes you need to know for the upcoming season. Check back for the latest Valorant updates.