Riot Games has dropped Patch 10.08 for VALORANT, and it’s packed with fan-favorite returns, new gifting features, and several crucial agent updates as the tactical shooter celebrates its fifth anniversary.

One of the most exciting additions is the long-awaited launch of in-game gifting. Starting this patch, players can now send select Featured Store bundles and items to friends directly from the store interface. The system allows for both full bundles and individual items to be gifted, although limitations currently apply to specific item types. Riot has confirmed plans to expand this feature in future patches.

As part of the anniversary festivities, classic Episode 1 music is making a return across patches 10.08 and 10.09. Players can expect nostalgic tunes in the main menu, character selection screen, and end-of-match sequences, offering a throwback to VALORANT’s early days.

Agent Updates & Fixes

Brimstone 

• Incendiary – Brim’s molotov audio has been updated to be easier to hear, especially when placed underneath smokes.

Astra

• Nova Pulse stun duration: 4s >>> 3.5s

Yoru

• Dimensional Drift duration reduced 12s >>> 10s
• Dimensional Drift point cost 7 >>> 8
• Reverted a bugfix that caused Yoru’s clone to slightly mismatch normal player movement when running into walls.

Waylay

• Fixed a bug where reactivating Refract immediately after casting Convergent Paths would prevent the reactivate from working.

Harbor

• Fixed a bug where Harbor’s water bracelet would sometimes bleed through thin walls like the doors on Ascent.

Deadlock

• Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s Barrier Mesh was not playing hit audio when shooting the center node.
• Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s Barrier Mesh could be used to boost players.

Vyse

• Fixed an issue where the cooldown on Vyse’s Arc Rose was not properly set after it was destroyed.
• Fixed an issue where Vyse’s activated Shear wall didn’t display the warning fade out visual cue.
• Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Shear wall blocked bullets after the visual wall despawned.
  • Thanks to SeismicChef on X for reporting the above issues!
• Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Steel Garden warning indicator did not properly match the debuff area.

Skye

• Fixed an issue where Skye’s Trailblazer leap did not get slowed by Waylay’s Saturate debuff.

Gekko

• Fixed an issue where Gekko’s Thrash leap did not get slowed by Waylay’s Saturate debuff.

Tejo

• Fixed an issue where players could boost on Tejo’s Stealth Drone.
• Fixed an issue where Stealth Drone could not be tagged by Cypher’s camera.
• Fixed an issue where Armageddon VFX may remain after being used.
• Fixed an issue where there was no danger indicator for players running through Armeggadon from the back side.

Reyna

Fixed an issue where Reyna’s Devour Overheal would not be interrupted when taking damage that was less than her current Overheal amount.

Iso

• Updated Iso’s Double Tap tooltip to mention the reload speed buff. Thanks Reddit user /u/RemoteWhile5881!

For the full list of updates included in VALORANT Patch 10.08 click here.