Valorant 12.01 patch notes finally add MFA for even more players

Riot Games

Valorant’s 12.01 patch update is here, and some players are finally going to have to use MFA in competitive play. However, it won’t affect everyone. 

Over the last few months, Riot Games have been cracking down on smurfs and boosters who have multiple accounts in Valorant. Back in May, they announced that they’d be implementing multi-factor authentication on certain accounts. 

That change finally came into effect back in October, as MFA was brought in for “certain accounts” with the 11.09 patch. Riot confirmed that anyone detected as a shared account, suspected of having different players use an account, or Ascendant+ in NA, LATAM, BR, and KR would be affected.

Having the MFA enabled means that those accounts have access to Competitive play again. Now, with the 12.01 patch, European players are finally going to be affected. 

EU Valorant players finally have to use MFA

That’s right, with the launch of the 12.01 patch, Riot Games are now requiring European players who have are Ascendant+ or have detected as a shared account or suspected of having different players use an account to use multi-factor authentication.

The steps are the same as before, meaning you’ll have to follow an email authentication or use Riot Mobile to confirm your identity. 

If your account is not set up with MFA, you will not be able to access Competitive playlists until that is rectified. 

Additionally, there are a big set of bug fixes for different agents in the 12.01 update. This includes a bug where ability icons would not update if a player was debuffed repeatedly with the same type of debuff by the same agent.

The full patch notes for the 12.01 update can be found below.

Valorant 12.01 patch notes

ALL PLATFORMS

COMPETITIVE UPDATES

• Starting in 12.01 in EU, accounts detected for sharing and all Ascendant+ players must enable Riot Mobile multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access Competitive queue. Other modes will remain unaffected.
• You can check out this article for more information on why we’re making this change, or get yourself set up with MFA now using this how-to guide.

ESPORTS FEATURES

• The Esports Hub is back for VCT 2026! Meet the teams on the Path to Champions and follow their journey through the International League Kickoffs.

BUG FIXES

• Agents

General

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• Fixed a bug where ability icons would not update if a player was debuffed repeatedly with the same type of debuff by the same agent.

Harbor

• Fixed a bug where Harbor’s Reckoning overworld range indicator was not lining up with the actual ability.
• Fixed a bug where Harbor’s Cove was missing an ability icon when viewing it on the placement minimap.

Fade

• Fixed a bug where Fade’s Prowler was missing a VFX asset when viewed in Left Handed Mode.

Gekko

• Fixed a rare bug where Gekko’s Dizzy would sometimes aim at detected players incorrectly (and miss).
• Fixed a bug where Gekko’s globules were sometimes visible on the enemy minimap even when out of sight.

Viper

• Fixed a bug where Viper’s Viper’s Pit was only showing inconsistent VFX when an observer was on freecam within it.

Chamber / Veto

• Fixed a bug where Chamber’s Rendezvous and Veto’s Crosscut indicators would overlap on agents and make them difficult to see.

Killjoy

• Fixed a bug where Killjoy’s neck and hair clip would shift inconsistently while moving with an Odin equipped.

Sage

• Fixed a bug where Sage’s Healing Orb targeting UI was still visible on allies who broke Sage’s line of sight.

Phoenix

• Fixed a bug where Phoenix would remain nearsighted from certain abilities after respawning from Run It Back.
• Fixed a bug where Phoenix’s Hot Hands VFX trail would sometimes emerge from an inaccurate location when thrown from B Window on Bind.

Yoru

• Fixed a rare bug where Yoru could use and instantly cancel Dimensional Drift by casting Gatecrash right as the buy phase barrier dropped.
• Fixed a bug where Yoru’s Fakeout clone could be pushed away by Veto’s Chokehold if Chokehold was on an elevated surface.

Modes

All Random One Site

• Fixed an issue where Agents with continuous Ultimates (e.g. Reyna) drop an Ultimate Orb on death.
• Fixed a text overrun that could occur in certain localizations on console within the Next Random Agent widget.
• Fixed a glass breaking audio event on Ascent when A site is out of bounds.
• Fixed an issue where Loadouts would occasionally reset to default selections.

Gameplay Systems

• Fixed an issue where bullet tracers sometimes wouldn’t appear after shooting through a wall.

PC ONLY

BUG FIXES

Premier

• Fixed an issue where long Premier team names and tags were sometimes overlapping.
• Fixed an issue where Premier team tags were sometimes not displayed in the custom game lobby and other social modals.