Valorant has been teasing Agent 26 which is confirmed now called Vyse. There have been a ton of teases and leaks around the new agent. It has finally been revealed and the community has gotten excited more than ever.
Vyse is a brand new Sentinel added to the game increasing the total no. of available Sentinels to six. She is a perfect Killjoy and Sage replacement with a twist. Vyse will finally be breaking the meta with one of the sneaky abilities that gives her an aggressive advantage even being a Sentinel.
Vyse release date
Vyse will be released alongside Episode 9 Act 2 Collision on August 27, or 28 depending upon your region.
Vyse is a unique Sentinel with her ability to harness liquid metal like flowers. She can trap enemy players owning the site alone. Vyse is a perfect counter by Riot to aggressive duelist players.
Vyse All Abilities
Riot has officially revealed a launch trailer for Vyse and a deep dive into the upcoming Sentinel’s abilities. Here is a deep dive look into all Vyse Abilities.
Arc Rose (E)
Vyse equips an Arc Rose which you can place on a usable surface to place her Arc Rose using a fire button. The Arc Rose gets hidden when planted. You can also use the ALT fire button to place it through a wall or surface. In order to use, look on the Arc Rose and REUSE the ability to blind enemy players facing the Arc Rose. Arc Rose is redeployable.
Shear (Q)
Press Q to equip filaments of liquid metal which you can use with the fire button to place a hidden trap. Shear gets triggered when an enemy crosses the trap, the trap itself is an indestructible wall that comes up from the ground behind the enemy that crosses the trap. The wall is timed and lasts for a few seconds.
Razorvine (C)
Press C to equip a liquid metal nest which can be thrown by using a fire button. The nest then becomes invisible. You can activate the nest by reusing and it stretches into a circle of Razorvine which slows and deals damage to all the enemies that move inside the Razorvine.
Steel Garden (X)
Vyse Ultimate is called Steel Garden, upon using she will use her hands to send metal thorns all around the ult radius which will jam the primary weapons of enemies that are in her ult radius. The only available weapon in this case is the secondary weapon.
Vyse unlockable Agent Gear
Vyse also has ten tiers of items you can unlock by Kingdom Credits which are granted by playing matches. All of the tiers offer Vyse-themed rewards ranging from player cards, sprays, gun buddies, and a gun skin.
Here are all the available Vyse Agent Gear you can unlock.
- Tier 1: Spray – Jammed
- Tier 2: Player Card – VALORANT Vyse
- Tier 3: Title – Tempered
- Tier 4: Spray – Arts and Crafts
- Tier 5: Kingdom Credits – 2,000
- Tier 6: Gun Buddy – Metal Petals
- Tier 7: Spray – Vyse Spray
- Tier 8: Title – Metalweaver
- Tier 9: Player Card – A History Erased
- Tier 10: Gun Skin – Steel Resolve (Classic)
Is Vyse a good Sentinel?
From what we have seen by her abilities and short gameplay revealed by Riot. We are surprised by the mobility and pallet of abilities Vyse has in her pockets being a Sentinel. Vyse is looking very promising by not just being a good defender but also her unique ability to blind as a Sentinel which makes her aggressive. Also, her Ultimate when teamed up with an initiator is going to be broken where enemies cannot use their primary weapon giving all the advantage to her teammates.
Her Arc Rose and Shear on the other hand are extremely defensive abilities helping lock down enemy players and blinding them to make easy targets.
Vyse is definitely a great Sentinel in shorter maps with Split coming back and She can be a pain to get in mid of Pearl. We are excited to make gameplays with Vyse’s abilities and see how she can help in attack. However, in attack after plant Vyse’s abilities are really good to hold off enemies and save some time. Vyse will be a great pick in competitive games to push your rank higher.