All Possible Changes Coming to Valorant Map Icebox: Locations and Comparison

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All Possible Changes Coming To Valorant Map Icebox

Will it return along with Episode 7?

According to a leak, there are seven potential changes coming to Valorant map Icebox.

Icebox was removed from Valorant with the start of Episode 6 Act 3 and was replaced by Bind.

Here are all the seven changes that might come to Icebox along with detailed "before and after" comparisons.

Icebox was removed from Valorant along with Episode 6 Act 3 and was replaced by Bind, returning after being removed in Episode 6 Act 1. The community was ecstatic as one of the favorite maps had finally returned along with a slew of changes.

Since the departure of Icebox, there have been discussions about the future of this map. While no official news has been released, according to a recent leak by Charnjit "s3rius2k1" Mudhar, Brand Manager of Revenant Esports, there are about seven potential changes that could be coming to the map.

Here are all the possible changes that could be made to Icebox, whose return date is still not fixed.

All possible changes coming to Valorant map Icebox

As usual, data miners and leakers have got their hands on vital upcoming information which may or may not be true. However, according to Icebox's potential new mini-map blueprint revealed by s3rius2k1, there might be seven potential changes being made to the currently unavailable map.

 Before and After

A-Site Box

There is a box present within the A site on Icebox. According to the speculated changes, this box will be rotated slightly at the same position, moving from a right-angled to a diagonal position.

Along with this, the rafter will also be cut short right toward the end, allowing players to drop down from an additional position.

 A-Site Box

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A-Site Attacker Entry

There is a position on the right side of A Nest from the attacking side where players like to hold and catch advancing defenders by surprise. A box might be getting added below this point which could be possibly be used to climb up or even silently jump down.

 A-Site Attacker Entry

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Mid

It will be tough to fight straight down mid on Icebox if this change is true because there seem to be two huge boxes added in mid covering a good portion of the area.

 Mid

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B-Site Fence

Another significant change is going to be the middle open portion on the B site which many players use to scout for player movement. As per the alleged changes, it is going to be converted into a proper path, a short tunnel, leading to all sorts of new tactics.

 B Site Fence

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B-Site

Right at the point from where the B site starts on Icebox a small box will be added to provide a bit of versatility to both attackers and defenders. At this point in time it is not known if the box is bangable or not.

 B Site

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Apart from these five potential changes that have been spotted there seem to be two more changes, A Screen and B Tube, these are visible on the mini-map provided above but no solid photos have surfaced till now.


Published On: 15 Jun 2023, 11:22 PM

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