Valorant’s latest Agent, Astra, revealed

March 1, 2021

Episode 2, Act 2’s new character is filled with cosmic powers and Stars

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Valorant is getting a brand new agent for its upcoming Act, and her title is Astra. Riot Games revealed Astra’s capacity package on Sunday, and it’s filled with cosmic powers, in addition to just a few acquainted results.

Astra’s package principally revolves round putting Stars across the map. Stars are small throwable projectiles, which Astra can use to create completely different results. To place a Star, Astra has to shift into her Astral Form, with which she will place them wherever on the map.

Once a Star is down, Astra can activate it along with her different skills to offer it sure results. One impact makes a concussive blast in a small space across the star, leaving enemies dazed after it explodes. Another creates a small smoke cloud, form of like a remote-activated smoke grenade. Another of her skills, Gravity Well, briefly pulls in close by gamers earlier than exploding and giving them a debuff that causes them to take extra harm.

Astra may also decide up her Stars with a capability known as Dissipate. When picked up, the celebrities briefly kind a pretend smoke cloud, which Astra can use to trick her enemies.

Finally, Astra’s Ultimate capacity permits her to place up a large wall wherever on the map, slicing the complete factor in two with a barrier separating one half from the opposite. Players can transfer via the wall, however bullets can’t, and audio is closely damped from one aspect to the opposite.

Astra is ready to be launched on March 2 with the beginning of Valorant Episode 2, Act 2. Until then, right here’s a full listing of her skills:

C — GRAVITY WELL

Place Stars in Astral Form (X)

Activate a Star to form a Gravity Well. Players in the area are pulled toward the center before it explodes, making all players still trapped inside Fragile.

Q — NOVA PULSE

Place Stars in Astral Form (X)

Activate a Star to detonate a Nova Pulse. The Nova Pulse charges briefly then strikes, concussing all players in its area.

E — NEBULA

Place Stars in Astral Form (X)

Activate a Star to transform it into a Nebula (smoke).

F — DISSIPATE

Use (F) on a Star to Dissipate it, returning the Star to be placed in a new location after a delay.

Dissipate briefly forms a fake Nebula at the Star’s location before returning.

X — ASTRAL FORM/COSMIC DIVIDE

Activate to enter Astral Form where you can place Stars with Primary Fire. Stars can be reactivated later, transforming them into Nova Pulses, Nebulas, or Gravity Wells.

When Cosmic Divide is charged, use Secondary Fire in Astral Form to begin aiming it, then Primary Fire to select two locations. An Infinity Cosmic Divide connects the two points you select. Cosmic Divide blocks bullets and heavily dampens audio.