
VALORANT Patch Notes 12.10 (26th May 2026)
A light patch, but Replay sharing with friends is a useful addition, plus two new Skirmish maps and Masters London Pick'Ems are live.
Riot's own intro for Patch 12.10 calls it "a light patch", and they're not wrong, but is one players have been asking about for a while. You can now watch your friends' replays directly from their Career page, covering Competitive, Unrated, Swiftplay, Premier, and Custom games. It's a small quality-of-life change on paper, but in practice it makes replay review a social feature rather than a solo exercise, which is actually useful for duo partners trying to diagnose why a round fell apart.
On the Skirmish side, two new maps, D and E, have been added to all queues and customs, both built with ramps to open up more peek angle variety. Masters London Pick'Ems also go live tomorrow, May 27 (PT), letting you predict Swiss Stage advancement in-client or on the web, with an exclusive title available just for participating.
Bug fixes round things out: Miks gets three M-Pulse corrections, Harbor's Reckoning no longer disappears early on button spam, and a spawn-kill exploit that was patched mid-12.09 is now formally noted here. Here's everything that changed.
Full Patch Notes
VALORANT Patch Notes 12.10
Hi folks, it’s a light patch this time around, but notably, Replays are now accessible through your friends’ list!
ALL PLATFORMS
GENERAL UPDATES
- Replay Friend Sharing: You can now access and watch your friends’ replays for all eligible modes (Competitive, Unrated, Swiftplay, Premier, Custom) directly from their Career page.
- Replays for Custom games are only available when the lobby owner enables recording in the Custom options menu before the game starts. Recording must be enabled again for each new game.
ESPORTS FEATURES
- Masters London Pick’Ems
- Pick'Ems are back for Masters London! Starting May 27 (PT), you can make your picks for the Swiss Stage in-client and on the web.
- For the Swiss Stage, you’ll be tasked with trying to predict who will advance from the 8-team Swiss Groups. For extra bonus points, try to predict a team who will make it out flawlessly with a 2-0 record.
- You can earn an exclusive title just for playing, but win additional prizes depending on how you fare against other players.
MODES UPDATES
- SKIRMISH: ASCENSION - All selectable Agents are available for both 1v1 and 2v2 modes even if you do not have them unlocked
- NEW SKIRMISH MAPS
- Added Skirmish Maps D and E
- Available in all queues and customs.
- Both feature ramps for more peek angle variety
- Added Skirmish Maps D and E
Skirmish D

Skirmish E

BUG FIXES
- Agents
- Miks
- Fixed a bug where Miks's M-Pulse healing would persist briefly on enemies after they exit its range.
- Fixed a bug where Miks's M-Pulse could cancel other ability and weapon equip animations
- Fixed a bug where spamming alt-fire with Miks's M-Pulse could cause it to be used in the wrong form.
- Harbor
- Fixed a bug where Harbor's Reckoning could disappear early if the player spammed the cast button
- Miks
- Gameplay
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to inadvertently kill enemies from spawn during the buy phase. This fix was rolled out with a patch redeploy during 12.09.
- Modes
- Skirmish 2v2: Fixed a bug where the timer was stuck at 0.5 seconds in overtime
- Store
- Fixed an issue where bundle details were not displayed on the confirmation page when purchasing VCT bundles.
PC ONLY
PREMIER UPDATES
- V26A3 Contender and Invite Division schedule changes:
- Playoffs now take place across multiple days.
- The first round of playoffs will be on June 20
- Teams that advance from the first round return on June 21 for their next matchup
- Make sure to check the schedule in client for round start times for your zone!
- Playoffs now take place across multiple days.
CONSOLE ONLY
BUG FIXES
- Store
- Fixed a clipping issue when confirming a gun buddy purchase from the battlepass.
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