Valorant's Neon is losing some pep from her step, and shotguns haven't escaped the nerf hammer

Riot is nerfing Neon in Valorant Patch 12.09, reducing her movement power and fuel gains.

Shotguns are also being standardized and toned down, affecting weapons like the Judge, Shorty, and Bucky.

The goal is to curb the dominant Neon-shotgun strategy and rebalance movement accuracy.

Riot says broader class changes are coming later, including Sentinel buffs in Patch 13.0 and possible Initiator cooldown reductions.