What changed for Judge?

7 changes across 2 patches (May 12, 2026 to Jun 9, 2026), newest first.

1. Jun 9, 2026VALORANT Patch 12.11Nerf 1Official notes ↗
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   Console only Minimum spread

   Minimum spread on the Judge increases from 2.25 to 2.5 on console, matching the PC change from Patch 12.09.

   2.25→2.5

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   Minimum spread increased from 2.25 >>> 2.5

   • This change was made in Patch 12.09 for PC and is now being implemented for Console as we previously mentioned in the Patch 12.09 Patch Notes.
2. May 12, 2026VALORANT Patch 12.09Nerf 5Adjust 1Official notes ↗
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   All platforms Crouch accuracy modifier

   The Judge's crouch accuracy modifier drops from 25% to 15%, in line with the new shotgun standard.

   25%→15%

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   Judge/Shorty: crouch accuracy modifier decreased from 25 >>> 15%

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   PC only Minimum spread

   Minimum spread on the Judge increases from 2.25 to 2.5 on PC; console gets this change in Patch 12.11.

   2.25→2.5

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   Minimum spread increased from 2.25 >>> 2.5

   • Note: this will only apply to PC for now- this spread change will apply to console in Patch 12.11
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   All platforms Walking spread

   Walking spread on the Judge increases from 0.075 to 1.

   0.075→1

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   Walking spread increased from .075 >>> 1

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   All platforms Running spread

   Running spread on the Judge increases from 0.75 to 2.

   0.75→2

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   Running spread increased from 0.75 >>> 2

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   All platforms Crouch-walk spread

   Crouch-walk spread on the Judge increases from 0.05 to 0.5.

   0.05→0.5

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   Crouch-walk spread increased from .05 >>> .5

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   All platforms Jump spread

   Jump spread on the Judge increases from 2.25 to 4.

   2.25→4

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   Jump spread increased from 2.25 >>> 4