VALORANT announces extra rewards for Premier players

Riot Games has announced that it will be offering a special player card effect to the winners of VALORANT’s V25A3 Premier playoffs to showcase their achievements.

According to the VALORANT 10.11 patch notes, the effect will be distributed to all players on the playoffs roster who played at least two weekly matches or one playoff match for the team.

Players participating in V25A3 will receive the reward at the start of V25A4 and thus, it is recommended to not leave the team until the playoffs are over.

Apart from the player card effect, the gun buddy and title will be distributed within 24 hours after the playoffs.

Premier serves as a competitive platform for those who want to compete in VALORANT professionally. As a grassroots initiative, the mode allows any eligible casual player to form a team and battle against others in their region to qualify for the Challengers League.

Also mentioned in the patch notes is that Riot Games has disabled Icebox in Deathmatch and Escalation modes due to undisclosed issues. Moreover, a Finisher Cam has been added for skinline finishers to reduce visual clutter, and it will function similarly to the Spike Cam.

The publisher will also reveal a brand-new map during the Grand Final of Masters Toronto in a showmatch featuring popular streamers Tarik ‘tarik’ Celik and Jeremy ‘Disguised Toast’ Wang. The map will be available in the competitive queue from day one, with a special RR bonus for all players.

Recently, an alleged teaser for a new agent has also been shared by multiple leakers such as VALORANTLeaksEN; however, there is no official confirmation around it at the moment.

Lastly, VALORANT will be receiving major updates in 2025 in the form of Unreal Engine 5 upgrade, replay system, and more. These changes could revive the hype, especially among ranked players and content creators.