Valorant patch notes – update 7.01 gears up for Premier Ignition Stage

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Valorant patch 7.01  is finally here, as the Riot competitive FPS game gears up for the Premier Ignition Stage and makes some key improvements to how it decides to ban players. With Valorant bigger than ever, these compact patch notes hold some key info you’ll want to get your eyes on.

The biggest update in Valorant 7.01 is undoubtedly the news on Valorant’s Premier Ignition Stage. The Premier game mode is offering you the chance to enroll in a team-based tournament alongside a brand-new and improved way for players to try and go pro in the Riot shooter. You’ve got until Thursday, July 20 to enroll. Matches run until Saturday, August 12 with playoffs the next day on August 13.

While you’ll need to make a new team, Ignition’s team and match history will carry over, and note that you can’t change your team name later.

There are also some key ban improvements coming to Valorant too, as in-game bans for repeated offenses of AFK, Friendly Fire, and Queue Dodge have been added with 7.01 too. This also marks the first patch post the arrival of the new Valorant agent Deadlock, who we think might just be the game’s most balanced agent in quite some time.

Below we’ve got the in-depth patch notes for Valorant 7.01, following the big changes and Deadlock arrival in Valorant 7.0, courtesy of Riot Games.

So there you have it, while the 7.01 patch notes don’t have many Valorant character changes, there’s a lot to get excited about as you gear up for the Ignition Stage.

In the meantime, we’ve got absolutely everything you need to know about the 2023 dates and eligible skins for the Valorant Night Market, alongside the best Valorant crosshair codes to help you with your shots.