Valorant’s Episode 4 has already seen the introduction of 1 new Agent –Neon, the speedy Philipino duelist–, however there’s one other on the way in which quickly, and Riot Video games has already begun teasing their arrival. Right here we’ll be recapping every little thing we all know in regards to the new Valorant Agent ‘Bounty Hunter,’ together with all skills and data up to now disclosed.

Replace 04/13/2022: Patch 4.07 has added new easter eggs all through the apply vary that check with a brand new Agent from Turkey. Additionally, ads round Turkish cities teasing the launch of a brand new Agent have been found.

Replace 04/16/2022: Dataminers have revealed that Bounty Hunter’s Agent identify is Fade!

New Valorant Agent Bounty Hunter Info

Formally, Riot Video games hasn’t supplied an excessive amount of in the way in which of agency data. A current ‘State of the Brokers‘ article from Valorant character producer John Goscicki provided some fascinating tidbits, although. First up, the codename ‘Bounty Hunter,’ which was datamined weeks ago following the launch of Episode 4, Act II’s first patch however was solely acknowledged by the developer on this current article.

Subsequent up, is the teaser picture you see above that depicts a really Turkish-looking cup of espresso subsequent to what seems to be Turkish Delight sweet. If that wasn’t sufficient of a clue as to the nationality of Bounty Hunter, then the Turkish phrases “Herkesin bir korkusu var” all however verify it. The sentence interprets to “everybody has a concern,” which is a philosophy in line with the brand new Brokers’ skillset as you’ll see under.

Bounty Hunter’s Identify Is Fade, Dataminers Reveal (Article Replace)

Nicely-known dataminer ValorLeaks has found that Bounty Hunter’s actual in-game identify is Fade. The in-game description is included in his Tweet under.

Fade, an Initiator, is the subsequent agent coming to Valorant.

> Bury your fears, or she is going to hunt them. Fade, VALORANT’s new Turkish Agent, stalks her prey with equal components terror and techniques. Go forward, attempt to disguise. #VALORANT

— ValorLeaks | Leaks & Information (@ValorLeaks) April 15, 2022

New Bounty Hunter Easter Eggs Added to Observe Vary in Patch 4.07

When you have taken a glance across the apply vary because the launch of Valorant’s newest Patch 4.07 earlier this week then you definitely may need seen some modifications. New areas have been added, in addition to numerous easter eggs scattered across the vary that check with a Turkish Agent that’s being hunted by Brimstone, Neon, Sova, and the remainder of the Protocol members. All of it however confirms Bounty Hunter is from Turkey, and the character of easter egg suggests they’re some type of spooky creature/hunter that may inflict a near-sight-like capability. In different phrases, it seems as if the leaked skills we’ve listed under might very nicely be legit.

Turkish Commercials Tease Bounty Hunter’s Launch

And if we would have liked any extra affirmation that Bounty Hunter was Turkish, ads throughout a number of Turkish cities are teasing the arrival of a brand new Valorant Agent:

Appears like Riot is placing up bodily ads for the brand new Agent in Turkey!

“Çok Yakında” means “very quickly” // “very shut

| #VALORANT pic.twitter.com/juJ6ZdmIhw

— Cynprel – VALORANT Lore (@cynprel) April 13, 2022

New Valorant Agent Skills

Bounty Hunter has for a very long time strongly been suspected as an Initiator Agent, much like Skye, Sova, and Breach. Fashionable dataminer ValorLeaks appeared sure of this in a Tweet earlier this month after digging up recordsdata from Episode 4’s replace patch. This wasn’t all that stunning provided that there are simply three initiators within the recreation up to now, fewer than every other Agent-type. Nonetheless, there had been some hypothesis Bounty Hunter May need been a controller. Not so, because it seems.

By way of skills, the State of the Brokers article cited earlier spoke of Initiator utility that will really feel just a little extra “intimate” than, say, Sova, whose arrows can depend information all the way in which throughout the map. Goscicki was clear that he didn’t need to spoil an excessive amount of, although, and so formally we don’t have anything to go on as but.

Unofficially, although, it’s a special story: an enormous leak may simply have spilled the beans on all of Bounty Hunter’s skills. Now, don’t take this as gospel fairly but as nothing has been confirmed, however the next data seems to be very actual and plenty of dependable sources (together with ValorLeaks) appear to consider it’s correct.

Copied from the Reddit article by u/I_Katie, which relies on a leaked screenshot that was posted in a public Discord server they have been in, the picture highlights all of Bounty Hunter’s skills. These are as follows:

• C – Prowler EQUIP. Hearth to ship a creature out which can journey in a straight line on the lookout for enemies AND/OR Trails. HOLD FIRE AND MOVE MOUSE to steer the creature within the route you’re going through. When the creature finds a path or enemy, it’ll transfer towards them. Upon reaching the enemy, it’ll begin a .5s cooktime and the NEARSIGHT the closest enemy for 3s. Just one Creature can latch onto a TRAIL ever.
• Q – Seize EQUIP an orb. FIRE to throw the orb. The orb will journey within the air a max time of 1.5s till dropping to the bottom. Upon hitting the bottom, it’ll lock in place and start to cook dinner for .5s. After .5s a zone will increase out to 7m and all enemies caught shall be tethered to the middle. Tethered enemies endure 75 decay harm, are deafened, and can’t escape the zone by regular means for 5s. Might be reactivated in flight to drop earlier.
• E – Hang-out EQUIP an orb. FIRE to throw the orb. The orb will journey within the air a max time of 1.5s till dropping to the bottom. As soon as it hits the bottom, it raises again up and turns into an Eye that may be destroyed. If the Eye sees opponents, it’ll REVEAL them and apply a TRAIL debuff that lasts 12s. Might be reactivated within the flight to drop the projectile earlier.
• X – Dusk EQUIP this capability. FIRE to ship out a wave of darkish mist. If the mist is available in contact with an enemy, they are going to be TRAILED, DEAF, and DECAYED for 12s.

As you possibly can see, Bounty Hunter lives as much as their identify with a package that permits them to trace enemies in an effort to fairly actually hunt them down. They’re in a position to inflict vulnerability by way of a brand new debuff known as ‘Path,’ which each illuminates the goal to friendlies and Bounty Hunter’s totems, that are known as Prowlers. You’ll acknowledge the Prowlers as much like Skye’s Seekers, or the Prowlers from Spike Rush.

Bounty Hunter Launch Date

Now, that is one piece of knowledge that we merely don’t have; formally or unofficially, there’s no phrase as to when Bounty Hunter is but to launch. For our cash, although, it appears doubtless that they’ll arrive on the launch of Episode 4’s Act III, which is in a few month’s time. So, not lengthy to go, and we must always have much more data over the approaching weeks as the discharge date attracts nearer.

For now, then, that’s every little thing there may be to find out about new Valorant Agent ‘Bounty Hunter,’ together with all skills and data up to now disclosed. Till we all know, why not take a look at our current article rating all of Valorant’s Brokers into tiers? It will likely be fascinating to see which tier Bounty Hunter enters at after they arrive!