Besides new skins, new agents, or a new map, one of the most exciting times for VALORANT players is when the competitive map pool changes. In Riot Games’ upcoming Patch 9.08, there are multiple changes occurring to the map pool, along with some balance changes for one of the newer maps in the game.

VALORANT Patch 9.08 is shaping up to be one of the biggest patches for competitive players, since there will be two new maps added. These maps will not, however, be undergoing any design changes at this time, and are being swapped in for the sake of changing the overall variety of the pool.