After a long wait, Riot Games has finally released the much-awaited Patch 3.0 forVALORANT. The latest update kickstarts the new Episode 3 Act 1 by giving us the 16th agent, KAY/O.

Patch 3.0 brings some big changes in Ranked and introduces several buffs and Nerfs for all the existing agents. Players will also see new weapon prices after downloading the new patch. Moreover, the Account Leveling system is now available in the game to reward for playingVALORANT.

Besides all of that, the new update comes with an all-new battle pass. The Episode 3 Act 1 battle pass includes three amazing weapon skins bundle and other in-game items such as sprays, gun buddies, etc.

Anyway, if you want to learn about all the upcoming changes, here are the important patch 3.0 notes for the latest VALORANT update.

Valorant Patch 3.0 Notes

Agent Changes

Some massive agent changes come with the latest Patch 3.0; the major one is that agents' Signature abilities now provide one charge per round instead of accumulating in multiple rounds. If that wasn’t enough, the devs have also made charges earned during cooldown temporary.

After the Patch, you’ll be less frustrated with the flashes as your visibility will return sooner.

Other than that, here are all the changes coming for every agent in the new update:

Nova Pulse

Gravity Well (C)

Stars/Astral Form (X)

Flashpoint (Q)

Fault Line (E)

After Shock (C)

Rolling Thunder (X)

Incendiary (Q)

Neural Theft (X)

Updraft (Q)

Tailwind (E)

Cloudburst (C)

Bladestorm (X)

Alarmbot (Q)

Turret (E)

Paranoia (Q)

Dark Cover (E)

Shrouded Step (C)

Curveball (Q)

Model Update

Boombot (C)

Showstopper (X)

Slow Orb (Q)

Barrier Orb (C)

Resurrection (X)

Trailblazer (Q)

Guiding Light (E)

Shock Dart (Q)

Recon Bolt (E)

Owl Drone (C)

Hunter’s Fury (X)

Snakebite (C)

Blindside (Q)

Gatecrash (E)

Weapon Updates

Interestingly, the Bullet tagging, slowing effect when hit by bullets, has been changed from 75% slow to 72.5% slow. Other than that, Weapon Deadzones, the movement speed at which a player’s shooting gets inaccurate, is changed from 30% to 27.5%.

Here are the other weapon changes coming with the update:

ALL RIFLES

ALL HEAVIES

Other than what we’ve mentioned, the latest update also brings in several performances, competitive, social, and gameplay updates. You can read the remainingValorantpatch 3.0 notes in detail by visiting the officialsource.

Interestingly, players will also see a brand new kill feed after they install the update. The YR 1 event pass and a new battle pass are also a part of Episode 3, so you can start grinding to unlock all the amazing items as soon as the servers are back online.

Note that the update is currently rolling out in North America; you’re able to check Patch 3.0’s release timinghere.