Valorant launched out of its closed beta this week. With the arrival of update 1.0 comes a host of additions, adjustments, and some big changes--including the new agent Reyna, the new Ascent map, the new Spike Rush game mode, and the temporary removal of ranked Competitive mode. We have all the info on what's new in Valorant and the full version 1.0 patch notes below.
Reyna is Valorant's new agent. "Straight from the heart of Mexico," Reyna has a host of vampiric abilities and thrives on getting kills. Her abilities allow her to feed off downed enemies for health and temporary invulnerability, obscure enemy vision, and employ a deadly rapid fire mode that can recharge her "feeding" abilities, creating a potentially vicious cycle that rewards kill streaks. Read our story on Reyna joining Valorant for more on her specific abilities.
The new game mode Spike Rush has launched in an early "beta" state, offering shorter, quicker matches next to Valorant's more serious and lengthy default game mode. Spike Rush eliminates the buy phase, randomizes weapons, automatically recharges basic abilities per round, and offers a range of random "power-up" orbs to change things up as players, each equipped with their own Spike, fight to plant. In our Play For All interview with Riot, we learned more about the design decisions behind Spike Rush and why Team Deathmatch will have to wait.
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