VALORANT Patch 12.10 launches Replay Sharing and Masters London Pick’Ems on May 27

Boaster suggested Neon could need a nerf. Image Credit: Riot Games

VALORANT Patch 12.10 launched on May 27, introducing Replay Sharing, allowing players to view friends’ match replays across multiple game modes. The update also brings Pick’Ems for the upcoming Masters London tournament, enabling fans to predict team progress in the Swiss Stage format.

VALORANT Patch 12.10 shifts focus from agent balancing to social features, introducing the highly anticipated Replay Sharing. This new addition allows players to view match replays from friends’ Career pages across nearly all standard modes, including Competitive, Unrated, Swiftplay, and Premier. Custom games are included but require the lobby owner to manually enable the recording option before the match starts, refreshing it for each subsequent game.

The Replay Sharing feature aims to provide a seamless way for players to review gameplay without relying on external streaming platforms or secondhand reports. It offers utility for various groups, from tier-two teams analyzing scrims to casual players archiving ten-man lobbies.

Additionally, the update prepares the client for the Masters London tournament by reintroducing Pick’Ems on May 27. Fans can lock in their predictions either in-game or through a web portal, following the Swiss Stage format used at Masters Santiago. Participants guess which teams will advance from the eight-team Swiss Groups to the main bracket, with bonus points awarded for perfectly predicting a team’s 2-0 clean sweep. Participation grants an exclusive in-game title, and accurate brackets enhance ranking on leaderboards for rarer rewards.

Skirmish Updates and Bug Fixes

The Skirmish mode receives two new warehouse layouts—Skirmish D and Skirmish E—introducing ramps to diversify vertical gameplay angles. These new designs break the flat structure of previous maps and add verticality for players to navigate and clear corners. Skirmish: Ascension also lifts previous restrictions on agent selection, allowing all players to pick any agent in 1v1 and 2v2 modes regardless of their progress on the main account. This change creates a sandbox for testing new kits before investing kingdom credits.

Targeted bug fixes address issues with the agent Miks, including a bug where M-Pulse healing continued briefly on enemies after leaving the radius, and animation glitches that interfered with weapon equip inputs and alt-fire functions. Harbor received a fix to prevent his Reckoning ultimate from disappearing if the activation button is spammed during casting.

With the new Replay Sharing in VALORANT Patch 12.10, players can now directly audit match histories from within the game, reducing excuses for poor performances and encouraging closer scrutiny during gameplay analysis.