The latest Valorant update, Patch 5.07 brought significant changes to Fracture. But it has also introduced several ability updates to a few Valorant agents – namely, Skye, Yoru, Kay/O and Reyna
These changes are intended to increase the total teamplay output of Skye and KAY/O when they coordinate plays with their teammates, and decrease some of their efficacy when played alone. We also hope to increase the reward for putting more time into mastering their flash abilities. We believe that Initiators should still be able to make solo plays, but they should ideally be weaker than their Duelist counterparts in these scenarios.
Dan “penguin” Hardison, Designer
Here are all the Valorant 5.07 Agent changes.
Skye
GUIDING LIGHT (E) flashbang scaling paradigm changedThe max flash duration of Skye’s Guiding Light now scales from 1s to 2.25s over a .75s charge up after being castGuiding Light can no longer be shot and destroyedNew VFX, UI, and sounds added to communicate new gameplay intentUnequip Delay out of Guiding Light increased .75s >>> .85s
Yoru
BLINDSIDE (Q) duration increased 1.5s >>>1.75sFlash Visual Updates3P visuals for flashed enemies and allies now render behind the player’s head the moment that the flash starts to fade. This should give a clearer indication if players are full flashed or if the flash has started to fade.1P visuals when fully flashed now shrink overtime to give a better indication of when the full flash will end and the flash fading out will begin.Increased the window for awarding assists on flashes, nearsights and concusses from 1 >>> 3 seconds after the debuff starts to fade.We felt the assist window on these debuffs didn’t reflect their actual duration of impact, and want to make sure the supportive players are more often recognized and rewarded for setting up situations their teammates capitalize on.
Valorant Patch 5.07 brings massive changes to Fracture map
The change to Dish on the A site will probably make the area more active in pro matches.
Kayo
FLASH/DRIVE (Q)Underhand (right-click) flashbang max duration decreased 2s>>>1.25sOverhand (left-click) flashbang max duration increased 2s>>>2.25sUnequip Delay out of both flashes increased .6s >>> .85s
Reyna
LEER (C)Wind-up of nearsight effect decreased .6s >>> .4sRange Restriction on Leer removedNearsight unequip delay decreased: .7 >>> .5Duration decreased 2.6s >>> 2.0s
The Valorant 5.07 Agent changes will dramatically alter the utility of the said agents. You can check out the full patch notes here.
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