Cypher's Shooting Camera Bug Is Back in VALORANT After Patch 12.10

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VALORANT players have had quite the surprise after Patch 12.10 dropped: Cypher's Spycam can shoot again. One of the game's most notorious bugs from the closed beta days has crawled its way back into the live servers, and the community is not taking it well.

A Ghost From VALORANT's Past

The Spycam shooting bug is practically a piece of VALORANT history. Back in the closed beta in 2020, players discovered that dropping a sidearm onto a deployed camera would cause it to pick up the weapon. From that point, Cypher could take control of the camera and fire actual bullets at enemies instead of the usual tracking dart.

It was equal parts hilarious and completely broken, and Riot patched it out with one of the game's very first hotfixes. Fast forward to 2026, and here we are again.

The Bug That Refuses to Die

With Patch 12.10 live, reports started flooding social media almost immediately. Players shared clips showing Cypher's camera equipping a weapon and opening fire from a wall mount, catching opponents completely off guard.

The exploit follows a similar method to the original: specific ability interactions trigger the camera to pick up a gun, turning a passive intel tool into an active killzone. The Reddit bug megathread for 12.10 quickly filled up with reports confirming the issue across multiple regions.

What makes this especially painful is the timing. Patch 12.10 itself was actually focused on fixing several other bugs across agents like Miks and Harbor, alongside store and gameplay corrections. Somehow, in the middle of all that housekeeping, this classic ghost slipped back through the door.

Why Worry

Cypher is already a high-priority Sentinel pick in both ranked and professional play. His kit is built around denying information and controlling space, and in the right hands he can lock down entire areas of a map. A camera that actively shoots enemies does not just bend the rules of how he is supposed to work. It completely rewrites them.

The potential for abuse in a competitive setting is obvious, and players are right to be alarmed.

Shoot on Sight

As of now, Riot Games has not issued an official response or announced a dedicated hotfix for this specific exploit. Given how quickly they moved to squash it back in 2020, a fast turnaround is expected.

Until then, the community's advice is consistent: always destroy Cypher cameras the moment you spot them. Do not assume they are just watching. Because right now, they just might shoot back.

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