VALORANT’s new Sentinel Agent can jam your opponent’s weapons with liquid metal power

Riot Games has taken the wraps off the next VALORANT Agent, and she’s an interesting new Sentinel.

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It’s almost time for a newVALORANTera to begin, resetting the rankings once again and debuting a new Battle Pass for players to grind through. Episode 9: Act II kicks off on Aug. 28, and we now have our first information on one of the biggest new additions coming with this update. That’s right, the VALORANT Agent roster is about to get a little larger.

Riot Games has officially revealed Vyse, a cunning new Agent that specializes in isolating and manipulating her opponents. Finally, another new Sentinel is joining the fray, helping even out the various roles. There may be more information about the update’s Battle Pass and potential new cosmetics coming out in the future, but for now we can at least fawn over Vyse.

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Liquid metal traps to trap and control your foes

Vyse will be the sixth Sentinel in the VALORANT roster, and is the latest new Agent since the undead Controller Clove was added during Episode 8. The last Sentinel added to the game was Deadlock, who specialized in preventing enemy ingress from happening in the first place. Vyse, on the other hand, is an expert at manipulating enemies after they’ve entered a site.

Here are the abilities Vyse will have at her disposal.

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Vyse looks awesome, with her grey and purple color scheme and robotic helmet, but her unique kit of abilities also presents some interesting new additions to the VALORANT meta. She’s another Sentinel with a selection of stealthy traps, letting her set up at sites without drawing enemy attention. Her ability to also block enemies from retreating in addition to slowing, damaging, and blinding is fascinating.

Of course, her headlining ability is being able actually disable primary weapons entirely. Forcing your enemies to rely entirely on their secondaries and abilities, even if only for a limited time, can massively influence the flow of a round. I’m excited to see how players use Vyse and whether she can find a regular place in the meta that other Sentinels have sometimes struggled to maintain.

Vyse will be available in VALORANT on Aug. 28, 2024 as part of Episode 9: Act II, presumably launching alongside a new themed Battle Pass. Players will be able to unlock Vyse in-game simply by playing (there will likely be a Vyse-specific challenge to unlock her more easily this Act), butXbox Game Passsubscribers on Windows PC and Xbox consoles will instantly have access to Vyse as part of their subscription.

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In case you missed it,VALORANT has officially launched in full on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, instantly making it one of thebest Xbox gamesfor shooter fans. Xbox Game Pass subscribers enjoy additional perks like increased Battle Pass XP and instant access to every single Agent.

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