Valorant has formally launched its new Act for Episode 9. The Act comes with a brand new battle go, premium bundles, map adjustments, and a brand new agent getting into the protocol.
New Agent: Vyse
Vyse has entered the Valorant Protocol, and he or she’ll be a brand new Sentinel Class agent whose skills give attention to liquid steel. She’s the twenty fifth playable agent, however lore-wise, she’s truly the twenty sixth resulting from Agent 8 nonetheless being a thriller in Valorant’s story. Listed here are Vyse’s skills and the way they work.
Arc Rose (E)
Arc Rose is Vyse’s Signature Capability. It permits her to position a steel rose on any floor, akin to partitions and flooring, and, as soon as triggered, blinds all enemies in proximity. Gamers have two roses complete that may be picked up and redeployed.
Shear (Q)
Shear is Vyse’s Primary Capability, permitting her to position a wall entice. When the enemy triggers the tripwire for this entice, an indestructible wall bursts from the bottom for a short time, trapping them and leaving them remoted from their workforce.
Razorvine (C)
Razorvine can also be one in every of Vyse’s Primary Skills. This potential permits her to place traps on the bottom, that after activated, could have steel thorns that burst forth and canopy the realm. Any participant strolling within the entice’s radius will take injury.
Metal Backyard (X)
Metal Backyard is Vyse’s Final potential. Any enemy participant inside radius could have their Main gun jammed by this potential, leaving them with solely their secondary and melee weapons to make use of.
Map Updates
With each begin of a brand new Act, the sport will reset each participant’s rank and tweak the Map Pool Rotation for Aggressive mode. Valorant has a complete of 11 maps to play on for the brand new Act. Right here’s the checklist of all playable aggressive maps for Act 2:
- Abyss
- Ascent
- Bind
- Haven
- Icebox
- Lotus
- Sundown
Followers of Cut up might be completely satisfied to listen to that it’s again on the map rotation for Unrated and Swift Play. For gamers who wish to play on different maps not talked about within the Aggressive Map Pool, all 11 maps are accessible in a Customized Recreation.
New Battle Cross and New Bundle
A brand new act means new battle passes. You’ll must pay 1,000 Valorant Factors to unlock the premium battle go, which incorporates rewards akin to gun skins, buddies, participant playing cards, and sprays. Right here’s an inventory of notable skins to stay up for within the battle go.
Overlay Assortment
- Dagger Melee
- Phantom
- Outlaw
- Stinger
- Sheriff
Frequency Assortment
- Operator
- Bulldog
- Bucky
- Ghost
Yoonseul Assortment
- Guardian
- Ares
- Spectre
- Traditional
Valorant additionally launched a brand new Premium Pores and skin Assortment dubbed Nocturnum to start out the brand new Act with a bang. This assortment might be a part of the unique tier and can function a grim, darkish aesthetic just like these of Primordium and Prelude to Chaos. Listed here are the weapons included within the assortment.
Noctornum Assortment
- Noctornum Scythe
- Noctornum Phantom
- Noctornum Bulldog
- Noctornum Marshal
- Nocturnum Traditional
The gathering could have 4 ranges to improve and can include 3 different variants coming in Black, Blue, and Yellow. One distinctive facet of the gathering is its melee, the Nocturnum Scythe. In its default mode or Degree 1, the melee will seem as a dagger, however as soon as upgraded to Degree 2, you’ll unlock its transformation function, the place it will probably flip right into a scythe. It’ll even be the primary melee in Valorant with a metamorphosis function.
With the beginning of Episode 9, Act 2, anticipate a increase in numbers, with aggressive and informal gamers alike flocking to the sport. You may anticipate extra content material for the sport because the Act goes on.
