Valorant, the Riot Games FPS, presents its characters and abilities

Valorant the shooter in first person of Riot Games, it is a different proposal to what it has accustomed to the users of League of Legends, the main title by which the company is known. Until a few days ago known as Project A, Riot define Valorant how «A free game of precise skills, great challenges, lethal gameplay and exciting moments that rewards creative game styles». So, two teams of five players must face each other to win an attack of attackers against defenders for the best of 24 rounds.

So far, the influence of Counter Strike It is more than obvious. But Riot goes around the concept and, in Valorant, users must choose a character with «Hypernatural battle-ready skills that come from real-world cultures and locations». Each brings a unique set of skills that complement the shots through tactical information and strategic support, changing the way players approach a situation. The skills are designed to create tactical opportunities in order for players to make the correct shot. In an event preview, Riot has shown in detail the characters of the title, which you can see in detail below.

Characters

Phoenix

The power of the Phoenix star shines in its fighting style, lighting the battlefield with sparkles and flares. Whether you have support or not, Phoenix will go for the fight on its own terms.

• Hot hands: Throw a fireball that explodes after a short period of time or when hitting the ground. The fire zone damages enemies and heals the player.
• Hola: Place a wall of flames that blocks vision and damages everyone who crosses it. You can bend the wall when placing it, for this you have to turn while keeping the left click.
• Signature Ability: Curveball, throws a kind of curved flare that explodes in a bright light after a brief period and temporarily blinds those who look at it.
• Ultimate Ability: Run it Back, mark your current location. If the player dies while the ability is active, it will appear at that point marked with full health.

Jett

Jett's agile and elusive fighting style allows him to take risks that no one else can. Jett puts circles around the battle, cutting off enemies before they know what has hit them.

• Cloudburst: Throw a cloud of fog that obscures the vision upon impact. By holding down the skill button the player can vary the flight path of the cloud.
• Updraft: After a brief "rewind", Jett can propel itself upwards.
• Signature Ability: Tailwind, immediately jump a short distance in the direction you are moving.
• Ultimate Ability: Blade StormJett is armed with several deadly throwing knives that inflict moderate damage but kill if we hit the head. Killing an enemy causes the number of knives to reset. The left click throws a single dagger while the right click throws all the remaining daggers in a short-range burst.

Viper

Viper deploys a series of poisonous chemical devices to control the battlefield and paralyze the enemy's vision. If the toxins do not kill their prey, their mental games will surely.

• Snakebite: shoot a projectile that explodes in a puddle of harmful acid.
• Poison Cloud: Throws a gas emitter that can be reactivated to create a cloud of poisonous smoke at the expense of fuel. The emitter can be picked up and thrown again after a brief cooling (cooldown).
• Signature Ability: Toxic Screen, deploys a long line of gas emitters that can be reactivated to create a high wall of toxic gas at the expense of fuel.
• Ultimate Ability: Viper’s Pit, emits a massive toxic cloud in a large area that lasts as long as Viper remains inside the cloud. The enemies inside the cloud will appear highlighted for Viper.

Sova

Sova tracks, finds and eliminates enemies with ruthless efficiency and precision. Its custom arc and incredible exploration skills ensure that even if you run, you can't hide.

• Shock Bolt: fires an explosive discharge that emits a damaging pulse of static energy upon impact.
• Owl Drone: deploys a drone drone that can fire a dart that will reveal hit enemies.
• Signature Ability: Recognition Dart, shoot a bolt that displays a sound emitter. Sonar pings tag nearby enemies, causing them to reveal themselves. It can be destroyed.
• Ultimate Ability: Hunter’s Fury, shoot up to three lethal energy explosions that span the entire map. Each enemy hit takes great damage and is marked.

Cypher

Cypher is a single-man surveillance network that controls all enemy movements. No secret is safe. No maneuver goes unnoticed. Cypher is always watching.

• Free Ability, trap wire: Place a hidden trap cable between two walls. The enemies that activate the trap are trapped and marked for a short time. If the trap is not destroyed, it is activated to stun the trapped victim. It can be picked up.
• Cyber ​​Cage: Throw a remote activation trap. It can be activated to create a cage that slows down the enemies that cross it.
• Signature Ability: Spycam, place a remote camera. After placing it, it can be activated to watch the video
• Ultimate Ability: Neural Theft, extracts information from the corpse of an enemy, revealing the location of its living allies.

Brimstone

Brimstone's orbital arsenal ensures that your squad always has the advantage. His ability to provide utility accurately and safely makes him the incomparable commander of boots on the ground.

• Incindiary: Throw an incendiary grenade that displays a field of harmful fire.
• Stim beacon: Point to a nearby location to deploy a Stim beacon that grants all nearby Rapidfire players.
• Signature Ability: Sky Smoke, allows you to use the map to display smoke screens from the orbit that obscure the vision.
• Ultimate Ability: Orbital Strike, allows you to use the map to point to a location, launching a devastating orbital attack that deals great damage for several seconds.

Sage

Sage creates security for her and her team wherever she goes. Able to revive fallen friends and avoid forced assaults, it provides a quiet center for an infernal battlefield.

• Slow orb: Launches a radianite orb that breaks into a deceleration field when hitting the ground. Everyone caught in the field slows down and makes noise when moving.
• Orb Barrier: conjures a large and solid wall.
• Signature Ability: Healing Orb, heals an ally or player full health for a few seconds.
• Ultimate Ability: Resurrection, Point to a corpse friend. After a short time we can revive them with all health.

Omen

Omen hunts in the shadows. It leaves the enemies blind, teleports across the field, then lets the paranoia take hold while the enemies rush to discover where it could hit next.

• Paranoia: Send an ethereal shadow in a straight line, looking closely at anyone who touches.
• Shadow walk: After a short period of time, Omen dematerializes to teleport a short distance.
• Signature Ability: Dark Cover, launches a hidden etheric orb that explodes in a dark sphere of shadow at its final location. It can be loaded to increase the distance.
• Ultimate Ability: From the Shadows, select any part of the map to teleport. Upon arrival, it appears as a Shadow, which will return to its original location if you die. Once the teleportation is completed, become an incorporeal for a short time.