VALORANT Patch Notes 8.0

Greetings, friends! Still Jo-Ellen here.

Welcome to Episode 8 Act I and Patch 8.0. There’s lots in store in just the first patch of 2024 (Hello? New weapon?) so have at it and have fun. As always, send us your feedback—we’re always listening.

GENERAL UPDATES

• The Gun Buddy Carousel should now appear alphabetical by name. Hopefully, it is much easier to find what you want!

WEAPONS UPDATES

The Outlaw goes live!

• Introducing VALORANT’s first new weapon since launch, the Outlaw. A high impact, double-barreled sniper rifle built for do or die playmaking.
  • Semi-Automatic
  • Stay Zoomed
  • 2 slugs in a magazine
  • Longer reload when empty
    • The Outlaw uniquely has different reload timings when its reloading from empty vs. just reloading 1 shot
  • 2,400 credits
• Learn about our newest weapon in our Outlaw deep dive.
• Watch the Outlaw (and some familiar faces) in action below.