Valorant Episode 7 Act 3: New Agent Iso Goes Live Alongside Patch 7.09

ign.com:

Riot has released new Valorant agent Iso alongside a significant patch for its hugely popular team-based shooter.

Riot said update 7.09 addresses issues in the balance of power between Sentinels, especially Cypher, and some other Agents on the roster.

“Sentinels often craft very deliberate setups only to have Agents like Raze, Skye, and Fade destroy them with typical utility use,” Riot explained. “In this patch, we’re updating Cypher’s Trapwire (C) to try to sway these interactions more in his favor, and to encourage enemy Agents to have to be more intentional and deliberate if they aim to use their utility to counter Sentinel setups.”

Here are the Valorant update 7.09 patch notes in full, per Riot Games:

AGENT UPDATES

ISO

CYPHER, SKYE, FADE and RAZE

This patch, we’re looking to address some issues in the balance of power between Sentinels, especially Cypher, and some other Agents on the roster. Sentinels often craft very deliberate setups only to have Agents like Raze, Skye, and Fade destroy them with typical utility use. In this patch, we’re updating Cypher’s Trapwire (C) to try to sway these interactions more in his favor, and to encourage enemy Agents to have to be more intentional and deliberate if they aim to use their utility to counter Sentinel setups.

Cypher

Trapwire (C)

These changes to Skye and Fade are meant to add more strategic depth to the placement of Cypher’s Trapwire.

Skye

Adjusted Trailblazer’s collision so that it goes under Trapwires placed at mid-height. This won’t affect the hitboxes for weapon damage.

Fade

Adjusted Prowler (C) collision so that they go over Trapwires placed at foot height and under Trapwires placed at head height. This won’t affect the hitboxes for weapon damage.

Raze

Raze will have