Riot Games has announced significant changes to the Agents pool in patch 11.08, with every type being tweaked.
The second half of 2025 has seen major updates to Valorant, including its fifth anniversary celebration, a move to Unreal Engine 5, and changes to Agents.
Following the conclusion of the VCT season at Valorant Champions Paris, Riot is delivering on promised changes, starting with an overhaul of each Agent class.
Duelists will primarily receive nerfs, with most concuss durations being lined up to 2.5 seconds, including Neon's relay bolt, as stated by Riot:
We've lined up most concuss durations to be 2.5 seconds in this patch. This includes Neon's relay bolt.
Author's summary: Valorant's 11.08 patch brings major Agent changes.