New Valorant agent Waylay release date, abilities revealed
Riot Games officially unveiled Valorant’s Agent 28 on March 2 just before the Masters Bangkok grand finals, and we now know both when she’ll be added to the game and what her abilities are.
Fans were overjoyed when Riot added its newest Initator agent Tejo in January and were in for another surprise. In the same month, fans noticed a mysterious figure in the background of Valorant’s loading screen. Leakers also alleged that another agent would soon join Valorant’s roster. This was an unexpected move as Tejo was already a fresh addition, but fans still wondered what Riot had planned.
Multiple leaks hinted at the role of Valorant’s agent 28 in the game. Riot released official teasers and announced the new female agent would be revealed during the show match during the Masters Bangkok grand finals broadcast. On March 2, new agent Waylay was unveiled for all to see, and here her abilities, kit, and intended role are explained.
When will Waylay be available to play in Valorant?
Players will be able to play as Valorant’s newest agent, Waylay, when the Season 2025 Act 2 begins on March 5.
Waylay is a Thai agent who came to the team’s aid at the call of Tejo. She has a holographic color scheme that highlights her tremendous speed. The agent appears clad in a yellow and black tactical suit at first glimpse. Waylay’s abilities were showcased in the stream, and her kit uses a new debuff called hindrance that slows down other agents in a variety of ways.
The debuff affects equip time, fire rate, jump speed, movement speed, recoil recovery, and reload speed. This debuff, paired with the agent’s quick speed, could make her very powerful in her offensive and aggressive role as a new Duelist.
Waylay abilities revealed
Waylay’s official reveal showcases the agent’s role as the team’s Duelist who relies on her speed and abilities to take down opponents.
Similar to other agents, Waylay also has three core abilities:
- Refract – A beacon can be created on the floor, and when it’s reactivated, Waylay will speed back to it without taking any damage.
- Light Speed – Equipping and firing allows Waylay to dash forward twice at great speed. She can move upwards only with the first dash.
- Saturate – A light cluster can be thrown, and it explodes when it comes into contact with the ground. There is a hindrance effect that will slow down enemies’ movement and weapons.
Waylay’s ultimate, Convergent Paths, also relies on light and speed. Using her ultimate ability, she equips and fires a beam that expands. Waylay gains a powerful speed boost, and as the beam expands, other players suffer the hinder debuff. There is a slight delay before the speed boost is applied to Waylay.
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