With new Act and a brand new Agent it can be frustrated for players to get hands on the newest agent Waylay. However, Riot Games as they keep updating their roster with new Agents, they introduce new mechanics in Valorant. At the start of the new Act and a new Agent release, players can use a Recruitment event to unlock new agents quickly. This is without purchasing the agent from the early access which costs 1,000 VP.
Valorant Season 25 Act 2 brings a brand new bundle Cyrax which brings cool animations and skins for weapons. The new bundle is coming alongside the new duelist agent Waylay. The Cyrax bundle has an ancient throne feel to it with finishers that shows some sort of arena and thrones.
Valorant has set sail and is ready for Season 2025 Act 2. With the Masters Bangkok coming to an end, Riot Games revealed what’s next for Valorant. They showcased agent 28 now called Waylay which will be joining the Duelist roster. Waylay has lightening dashes and can rewind.
Valorant Patch 10.04 is coming up next and will be a big patch which will introduce Season 2025 Act 2. However, Riot Games has not yet revealed the complete and official patch notes. But according to Valorant Leaks and speculations, we got you covered with everything you need to know about Patch 10.04.
Valorant Patch 10.03 is coming on February 19, 2025 and includes some Agent abilities fixes and minimap updates. Patch 10.03 is majorly catering the bug fixes on both PC and Consoles. But the main highlight of the patch 10.03 is minimap will have new improved visuals.
Thai rapper MILLI has joined Valorant to bring out new theme song for Masters Bangkok “One Punch”. The new cinematic video is to promote Valorant Masters Bangkok. We saw a new cinematic video from Riot Games called Dawn of the Duelist which features “One Punch” by MILLI. We also got our first teaser for Valorant’s new upcoming agent in the new cinematic video.
Riot Games has confirmed the release of 2025 VCT Season Capsule coming to Valorant. The new VCT Capsule is set to include a Karambit Melee knife skin with 5 different color variations.
Valorant has introduced new Ranked Shield system in competitive queues to ensure players from dropping ranks in Patch 10.01. This new Rank Shield System makes sure players having a bad game doesn’t lose their rank. The new system offer three Shield that helps players from dropping down in ranks. Moreover, patch 10.01 includes changes to new Agent Tejo and minor bug fixes.
Valorant is going through major map pool changes than it has ever before. With new map pool changes coming with patch 10.04. Icebox and Ascent will return back in competitive map pool. Keeping their word, the developer has already announced when the next map pool rotation will arrive, just a week after the start of Season 2025 Act 1.
The first trailer for Episode 10 Act 1 for Valorant reveals new Initiator Tejo as well as the new battle pass coming with the Act including the new FLEX items. Moreover, showing brand new skins from Battle Pass. And showing casing the first skin bundle for year 2025, called the EX.O skin bundle.
Valorant is having a blast in 2025 with the launch of its new Episode. From a brand new Initiator Tejo, a new Battle Pass. Riot Games has introduced a brand new feature and type of cosmetic coming to Valorant. FLEX is a new item that players will able to view during in-game and between rounds. It literally means flexing the cool cosmetic items.
Sentinels the fan-favorite NA team is already out of Valorant Masters Bangkok. They played a thrilling match against Team Liquid. Both these teams played starting Valorant Masters Bangkok with scores 0-2 against DRX and Edward Gaming. They faced each other and sadly it was for Sentinel to return home.
Valorant Season 25 Act 2 is upon and is set to start very soon. The new Act will include the brand new Duelist agent Waylay, a new skin bundle and a brand new battle pass. Valorant has recently changed their naming schemes from Episodes to Season 2025. So, this new act will be called Valorant Season 25 Act 2 and is set to start in a few days.
Valorant Season 25 Act 2 Battlepass is coming soon on March 5 and March 6, 2025 depending upon your region. The Battlepass will launcher earlier in Americas region and next day in other regions including Asia, Europe and others on March 6. The Battlepass includes two new skin bundles and a Melee skin with tons of exclusive cosmetics.
The early access period for new agent like Waylay is 30 days. Here’s everything you need to know about how to unlock free agent with Recruitment event in Valorant.
How to unlock free agent with Recruitment Event
In the Recruitment event in Valorant players will have to collect 200,000 XP in total to unlock the brand new agent Waylay. Players can earn XP by playing matches and completing daily and weekly missions to get more XP. The best way to earn XP is by playing Swift Play matches, this gives a good amount of XP and you can keep grinding to reach the required XP for new agent.
The Recruitment event also offers exclusive cosmetics like sprays, players cards and more. As soon as the players reach the required XP they will automatically unlock the new agent and will be able to use in matches. However, this will only work for the newest agent and the event after you’ve unlocked the agent.
How to unlock Agent after the Event
If players miss out on the recruitment event, they can still obtain the new Agent using Kingdom Credits or Valorant Points.
- Kingdom Credits, an in-game currency earned by simply playing, allow players to unlock an Agent for 8,000 credits.
- Alternatively, those who prefer a quicker route can purchase the Agent instantly for 1,000 Valorant Points, the premium in-game currency.
This helps players give a chance to try out what’s new in Valorant if they are consistent players and will help keep the competitive matches from unfair advantages. That’s all you need to know about How to unlock free agents with Recruitment event in Valorant.