According to Riot Games, VALORANT Patch 8.09 is one of the game's smaller patch notes, as the development team is currently preparing for bigger things in the future.
Riot 'Buffed' Brimstone… (Patch 8.09)
A small patch isn’t a new concept for VALORANT. Some might be a little disappointed by the modest list of changes. But a game that changes drastically every week is going to be a lot harder to keep up with.
The list of changes made in VALORANT Patch 8.09 is small, even by “minor patch standards,” though, as it’s essentially just a single change that’s more of a fix than an actual change. Here are the full notes.
Brimstone's Sky Smoke has received a small radius buff, increasing from 410 units to 415. While this change may seem insignificant, there was an issue where his smoke wouldn't cover the entire area indicated by his overlay. This resulted in the occasional gap in smoke that shouldn't be there at certain chokepoints.
