VALORANT Patch 12.10 officially launches on May 27, 2026, bringing several quality-of-life updates, esports features, and gameplay improvements to players across all platforms. Although Riot Games considers the patch to be one of the lighter patches released to date, some much-desired features will make their way into VALORANT with this one.
Replay Friend Sharing Finally Arrives in VALORANT Patch 12.10
Replay Friend Sharing is one of the most significant additions brought by Patch 12.10.
This allows the users to view their friends’ replay videos straight from the Career page and not rely on any external programs or video-sharing applications to do so. There are several game types in which Replay Friend Sharing is available, such as Competitive mode, Unrated mode, Swiftplay mode, Premier mode, and Custom games.
For Custom game replays, however, one needs to enable the replay recording option prior to entering the game from the lobby’s host. This has been confirmed by Riot to reset per Custom lobby.
This has been a very demanded feature by the League of Legends community for years.
Masters London Pick’Ems Return
Patch 12.10 is bringing the return of Pick’Ems for VALORANT Masters London 2026.
From May 27 onward, prediction submissions may be made via the game client or the website. Prediction is done in guessing which teams would make it out of the Swiss Stage.
Participants can get bonus points if they correctly guess a team that achieves an undefeated 2-0 record during the stage.
All participants will receive an exclusive in-game title, while outstanding predictions may qualify for additional rewards based on performance on the global leaderboards.
New Skirmish Maps and Gameplay Updates
The Skirmish: Ascension mode also received major updates in Patch 12.10.
All selectable Agents are now available in both 1v1 and 2v2 modes, even if players have not unlocked them on their accounts. Riot says this change is designed to make the mode more accessible and competitive.
Two new maps, Skirmish D and Skirmish E, have also been added to all Skirmish queues. The maps include new ramp layouts that create additional peek angles and tactical opportunities.
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Important Bug Fixes Included
In addition, the patch also addresses a number of other game bugs in relation to agents and gameplay stability.
A number of different bugs concerning the use of Miks’ M-Pulse have been addressed. Also, Harbor’s ability Reckoning has been altered to make it unable to disappear when being spammed with inputs.
In addition, Riot Games also addressed an exploit that allowed for damaging opponents from the spawn area in the buy phase.
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