Valorant Patch 12.05 lands

Miks goes live region-wide at 10:00 AM PST on March 18 and is listed internally as Agent 30, making him the seventh Controller on the roster. (playvalorant.com) (dotesports.com) His kit features Harmonize — a Combat Stim that can be targeted on an ally and refreshes on each kill — and M‑pulse, a throwable device that toggles between concuss and healing outputs on ALT‑fire. (playvalorant.com) (games.gg) Knockout is a limited‑time 5v5 mode where every kill can resurrect a fallen teammate and rounds use escalating weapon stages, with Blitz reporting ~3‑minute rounds and a “first to 4” win condition intended to make matches roughly 8–15 minutes long. (playvalorant.com) (blitz.gg) Lotus received targeted A‑site geometry adjustments aimed at “reducing spam when the barrier drops,” and Riot moved Lotus and Fracture into the competitive pool while pulling Abyss and Corrode. (esports.gg) (playvalorant.com) The HUD now shows assist banners and a redesigned killfeed that includes assisting agent icons and ability tags, plus an updated ally‑targeting widget that was applied to Sage to match Miks’s targeting UX. (playvalorant.com) Balance specifics: Yoru’s Gatecrash beacon active duration was halved from 30s to 15s and Blindside lost one charge (2→1); Clove’s Ruse smoke when cast while dead drops from 14s to 6s and Meddle’s AoE shrank from 6m to 4m; Skye’s Guiding Light was returned to a 60‑second recharge after being without one. (playvalorant.com) (esports.gg) Patch 12.05 begins Act 2 on March 18 following Masters Santiago (Feb 28–Mar 15), and Riot’s 2026 calendar lists the next Masters event as London (June 5–21), not a Masters Seoul on the official schedule. (playvalorant.com) (escharts.com)