VALORANT 1 April 2023 patch notes

VALORANT is still going strong after all these years, introducing new game modes, heroes, and gameplay tweaks that are constantly keeping the community thriving. While many have compared it to titles such as Overwatch, it still manages to keep an identity of its own.

To mark April Fool’s Day, a new patch has dropped to add some amusing modifiers to VALORANT. If you want to know everything that’s been added to help you prepare for the chaotic nature of it all, here’s everything included in the April Fool’s Day patch for VALORANT.

Be sure to check out all of the patch notes for update 6.06 in VALORANT.

VALORANT 1 April 2023 patch notes

valorant 1 april patch notes

If you think you’re prepared for the VALORANT April Fool’s Day patch, then you’re not. Many changes are coming that should cause some hilarity in your upcoming matches:

AGENT UPDATES

Wingman can now pick up and shoot guns

say less—our bestie, Wingman, can now pull up onto site with an Op

Proximity to Brimstone’s beard adds rapid fire

Brim looked us square in the eye and gave us a good firm handshake and we just couldn’t say no

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

VALORANT e-daters in Ranked will automatically be funnelled to a dedicated queue where they can only hear one another’s voice comms

Cuffing season may be over, but if you and your situationship are tryna link over VALORANT without getting absolutely merked by your teammates, we gotchu fam.

GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS UPDATES

Shots fired while in spawn will now shoot into enemy spawn

map control is mid anyway

Jett dash is now cooldown based instead of charge based and the cooldown is now set to 0.5 seconds

we love Jett and we love cars so we made her dash cooldown 0.5 seconds. Jett boutta pull up skrt skrt

MAPS UPDATES

Breeze is now the only map, and it comes with cabanas and adirondack chairs

Your timeshare is once again open for business.

MODES UPDATES

Suss Teammate Mode: Solo queue with scoreboard and comms turned off

because like why are you bottom fragging and not using comms — pick a struggle.

PERFORMANCE UPDATES

In Game Leads will now get an “aged” effect face filter applied to their Agent

When I was your age they used to say, “youth is wasted on the young.” Different times.

PROGRESSION UPDATES

You can now progress the Battlepass on your stationary bike

not you forgetting to complete the last Battlepass

SOCIAL UPDATES

Use of “VALORANT Accent” in voice comms is now automatically translated

WEAPONS UPDATES

We've seen the online banter of which is better: Vandal or Phantom. To make the decision easier, we are removing the Vandal from the shop.

friendship ended with Vandal now Phantom is your best friend #phantoms4life

And that’s everything included in the April 1 patch of VALORANT. Since this is tied to April Fool’s Day, we imagine these won’t last too long, so make the most of this event while it lasts.

Also, be sure to see what VALORANT server tick rate is.

That's all you need to know about the VALORANT 1 April patch notes.

For more of the latest on the game, find out how VALORANT ranks and the ranking system works or how to master the VALORANT Gekko.

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