Nerf Radar › Search

What changed for Phoenix?

Search every recorded change across recent official patches: classes, champions, agents, heroes, weapons, items, maps and systems.

VALORANT

Phoenix: change history

Open history page →

2 changes across 2 patches (May 12, 2026 to Jul 28, 2026), newest first.

Nerf 1Adjust 1
  1. Nerf
    All platforms Run it Back
    Phoenix's ultimate now costs 7 points instead of 6.
    6 points→7 points
    Source line
    Ultimate points increased from 6 to 7.
    • Overall we are happy with the state of Phoenix's balance. This is a small touch to address the frequency with which he is able to cast his ultimate to be more in line with other characters.
  2. Adjust
    Console only
    Updated the tooltip description of Phoenix's Curveball on console.
    Source line
    Updated tooltip description of Curveball

Other matches

1 more change in 1 patch, newest first.

Adjust
All platforms Agent voice lines
Riot updates various Agent voice lines and gameplay audio tells to reduce clutter, adds new Sage and Viper lines for Summit and new conversations between Miks and Gekko and between Jett and Phoenix, and removes some lines that no longer meet its quality standards.
Source line
We're making small updates to various Agents voice lines and critical gameplay audio tells in order to reduce audio clutter and standardize Agent ability VO across our roster.
  • New Sage and Viper voice lines interactions for the new map, Summit.
  • New conversation lines between Miks & Gekko, and Jett & Phoenix.
  • We're also using this opportunity to remove a handful of lines that no longer meet our quality standards as they relate to agent behavior. The affected Agents are Killjoy, Jett, Reyna, Skye, Astra, Clove, Chamber, Neon, Deadlock, Vyse, Breach, Viper, Omen, Sova, Yoru, Fade, Iso, Tejo and Harbor.