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 coming into the protocol.Â
New Agent: VyseÂ
Vyse has entered the Valorant Protocol, and he or she’ll be a brand new Sentinel Class agent whose talents deal with liquid steel. She’s the twenty fifth playable agent, however lore-wise, she’s truly the twenty sixth  as a consequence of Agent 8 nonetheless being a thriller in Valorant’s story. Listed here are Vyse’s talents and the way they work.
Arc Rose (E)
Arc Rose is Vyse’s Signature Skill. It permits her to position a steel rose on any floor, comparable to partitions and flooring, and, as soon as triggered, blinds all enemies in proximity. Gamers have two roses whole that may be picked up and redeployed.
Shear (Q)
Shear is Vyse’s Fundamental Skill, permitting her to position a wall lure. When the enemy triggers the tripwire for this lure, an indestructible wall bursts from the bottom for a short time, trapping them and leaving them remoted from their group.
Razorvine (C)
Razorvine can be considered one of Vyse’s Fundamental Skills. This capability permits her to place traps on the bottom, that when activated, can have steel thorns that burst forth and canopy the realm. Any participant strolling within the lure’s radius will take injury.Â
Metal Backyard (X)
Metal Backyard is Vyse’s Final capability. Any enemy participant inside radius can have their Major gun jammed by this capability, leaving them with solely their secondary and melee weapons to make use of.Â
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 listing of all playable aggressive maps for Act 2:
Abyss
AscentÂ
BindÂ
HavenÂ
Icebox
LotusÂ
Sundown
Followers of Cut up will likely be pleased 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 Sport.Â
New Battle Move and New Bundle Â
A brand new act means new battle passes. You’ll have to pay 1,000 Valorant Factors to unlock the premium battle go, which incorporates rewards comparable to gun skins, buddies, participant playing cards, and sprays. Right here’s a listing of notable skins to look ahead to within the battle go.Â
Overlay Assortment Â
Dagger Melee
PhantomÂ
OutlawÂ
StingerÂ
Sheriff
Frequency Assortment Â
OperatorÂ
Bulldog
BuckyÂ
Ghost
Yoonseul Assortment Â
GuardianÂ
Ares
SpectreÂ
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 will likely be a part of the unique tier and can function a grim, darkish aesthetic much like these of Primordium and Prelude to Chaos. Listed here are the weapons included within the assortment.Â
Noctornum AssortmentÂ
Noctornum Scythe
Noctornum PhantomÂ
Noctornum BulldogÂ
Noctornum MarshalÂ
Nocturnum TraditionalÂ
The gathering can 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 Stage 1, the melee will seem as a dagger, however as soon as upgraded to Stage 2, you’ll unlock its transformation function, the place it may flip right into a scythe. It’ll even be the primary melee in Valorant with a change function.Â
With the beginning of Episode 9, Act 2, count on a growth in numbers, with aggressive and informal gamers alike flocking to the sport. You may count on extra content material for the sport because the Act goes on.
