Valorant reveals a new agent for episode 2

Riot Games revealed a new agent that’s about to come Valuing alongside the release of Episode 2, which will arrive on January 12. The new character is called Yoru, and it looks like he could represent a major change for the game when he arrives. The character will offer players a number of unique abilities to use in the game, which should make playing against Yoru a bit difficult! The character can teleport with his Gatecrash ability, hide from opponents with Dimensional Rift, or use Blindside to launch an unstable dimensional shard that flashes when it connects to a surface.

However, Yoru’s most interesting ability might be Fakeout. As Yoru, players can create an echo that resembles footsteps. As Yoru, players can either send the steps forward or set them up, in order to push back their opponents. Sound plays a major role in any FPS title, and this ability will make it much harder for opposing players to know if the sounds they are hearing are legitimate or if they are part of an elaborate ruse!

A cinematic trailer for Episode 2, featuring Yoru, can be found in the trailer embedded below.

Riot Games calls Yoru an “Infiltrator Duelist” and his abilities seem to reflect that fact. It will be interesting to see how Valuing players address the new agent and how they find creative uses of the character’s abilities! Adding a new character to a game like this often makes a really big change to the playing field, and part of the fun is seeing how players get around the challenge.

Released last year, Valuing is a tactical team-based FPS. The main mode of the game features players in a five-on-five competition. The game currently offers 13 Agents with different abilities to choose from, and Yoru’s release will increase that number by one. Tuesday publication of Valuing Episode 2 will also see a new battle pass available, which will last until March 1. Players who missed out on some of the game’s previous skins can also check out the Run-It-Back Pack, which will include past offers.

Valuing is now available on PC. You can check out all of our previous covers of the game here.

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