Iso’s buffs on Valorant patch 8.11 took him from one of Valorant’s worst Duelists to one of the best, with players already asking for nerfs just days after the patch dropped.
Released on June 11,patch 8.11saw a revision to Valorant’s Duelist pool, a pool that’s been mainly dominated by Raze and Jett. While many were shocked by improvements likeReyna’s Dismiss speed, the complete dominance of Iso has turned Valorant’s community upside down.
Iso’s been a nightmare in the game due to massive improvements to his Double Tap ability, and in the right hands, the agent is nearly unkillable.Clips from pros and playersalike have shown how dominant Iso has become, nearly mirroring the reign of Chamber and Astra before they were both nerfed.
Needless to say, Iso’s been a massive headache for the community, and many, like German esports org CGN, are begging Riot Games to nerf the Duelist.
a message to@riotgamespic.twitter.com/uovTCqrl6I
The best part of Iso’s reign was during the lead-up to the update, thecommunity assumed Neon’s buffswere going to make her head and shoulders stand above the rest of the changes.
Yet, while there are clips of her going crazy due tobugsorstraight gunplay, the narrative’s been completely flipped as Iso became the game-breaker.
Iso buffs are so good they make grown men run for their lives the second they hear the shield equip soundpic.twitter.com/Omqepu50FU
The game’s subreddit isn’t fairing any better either, as numerous threads are dubbing Iso broken, especially in Ranked Play.
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John Esposito was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Call of Duty, Valorant, and other first-person shooter games. He also has bylines at GameRant, Twinfinite, and Jaxon, covering everything related to gaming.
