Riot Games has announced the newest Valorant agent before the Upper final game between Leviatan and EDward Gaming at Valorant Champions 2024. The reveal contained the first look at the agent’s abilities and design.
The Valorant community has been excited about seeing the new agent; fans are discussing Vyse’s abilities on Reddit: “AGENT 26 – VYSE.”
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Who is Vyse?
Vyse is the latest addition to the Valorant agents, designed with a unique blend of utility and crowd control. Vyse unleashes liquid metal to isolate, trap, and disarm her enemies. Through cunning and manipulation, she forces all who oppose her to fear the battlefield.
Agent Role
Riot Games has confirmed that Vyse is a sentinel, making them a vital part of any team looking to manage space and tempo in a match. This agent manipulates the environment and forces enemies into unfavorable positions, being a flexible choice for different team compositions.
Vyse abilities
Razorvine (C)
EQUIP a nest of liquid metal. FIRE to launch. Upon landing, the nest becomes invisible. When ACTIVATED, it sprawls into a sizeable razorvine nest, slows, and damages all players moving through it.
Arc Rose (E)
EQUIP an Arc Rose. Target a surface and FIRE to place a stealth Arc Rose, or ALT Fire to place it through it. REUSE to blind all players looking at it. This ability can be picked up to be REDEPLOYED.
Shear (Q)
EQUIP filaments of liquid metal. FIRE to place a hidden wall trap. When an enemy crosses, an indestructible wall bursts from the ground behind them. The wall lasts for a brief time before dissipating.
Steel Garden (Ultimate)
EQUIP a bramble of liquid metal. FIRE to send the metal erupting from you as a torrent of metal thorns, JAMMING enemy primary weapons after a brief windup.
Release and Availability
Vyse will be officially added to the game on August 28th and available for all players. You can unlock the new agent through the game’s agent unlock system by completing their contract or purchasing the agent directly.
Initial Community Reaction
After Vyse was announced, she quickly became the center of discussion among the Valorant community. Fans shared their initial thoughts on how the new agent looked, how her abilities could affect the meta, and whether she was good enough to replace other sentinels. The players can’t wait to get their hands on Vyse and implement her in their ranked games.
