Valorant's latest Patch 8.05 is here, bringing with it a brand new Agent named Clove. This Controller Agent hails from Scotland and promises to shake up the gameplay with their unique abilities. Let's dive into the patch notes and see what Clove and the other updates have in store.
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Valorant Patch 8.05 Notes: Complete Patch Notes
New Agent: Clove
Clove is the latest addition to the Valorant roster. As a Controller, Clove's abilities focus on blocking vision and manipulating the battlefield. Here's a rundown of their abilities:
- Ruse (E): Equip to view the battlefield and set locations for Clove's vision-blocking clouds. Alt fire to confirm and launch the clouds.
- Meddle (Q): Equip and throw a fragment of immortality essence that erupts after a short delay, temporarily decaying all targets caught inside.
- Pick-me-up (C): Instantly absorb the life force of a fallen enemy that Clove damaged or killed, gaining haste and temporary health.
- Not Dead Yet (X): After dying, activate to resurrect. Clove must earn a kill or damaging assist within a set time or they will die again.
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Bug Fixes
Several bug fixes have been implemented in this patch:
- Fixed an issue where the cover walls in Iso's Kill Contract (X) would not appear when playing with an unstable network connection.
- Multispeaker surround sound formats such as 5.1 and 7.1 are now fully supported. The stereo mix is not affected.
- Removed outdated references to the team creation deadline in Premier mode. Some references may still be present but are no longer valid.
- The queue button in Premier mode now shows the correct error message when a player has reached their weekly match limit.
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Premier and Social Updates
- A cooldown period has been added between phone number verification attempts.
- The voice indicators that appear above an Agent's head have been updated for better clarity. Players will now be able to more easily distinguish who they can hear and who they can't.
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Read the complete Valorant Update 8.05 patch notes here.
