Brave fans have been waiting a long time for Episode 2: Act 1 and it finally falls on January 12th! From the new agent Yoru to a bunch of skins – new and old – making their way onto the battlefield, here’s everything you need to know.
One of the most exciting things about Valorant is the rolling, episodic storyline. Each Act during Episode 1 has added a whole host of cool new features, so it’s safe to say that players expect Episode 2 to fall with a bang.
Between a new agent and a new battle pass, there is no shortage of new content. Here’s all you need to know about Valorant Episode 2 Act 1.
When will Valorant Episode 2 Act 1 appear?
Valorant Episode 2 Act 1 is ready for release on 12 January 2021. All the new content you see below will be available from now on. Patch 2.0 – the release update that comes with the Episode – will also be live at the same time.
Yoru is the first release of Valorant Agent of 2021.
New agent Yoru
A new law, a new agent. Yoru joins the Valorant list as the 14th agent of the match and the fifth duel available to players. He is strongly focused on lurking, with the ability to be invisible and send enemies on the hunt with his decoys.
If you want more information about the new agent, we have everything you need to know here.
Valorant Episode 2 Act 1 hit with 50 levels
Stick to the usual price point of 1000 Valorant Points (VP), the Episode 2 Battlepass offers players the chance to hone through a series of challenges to earn gun skins, mates and other limited-edition rewards.
There will be 50 levels, like all the battle passes in Episode 1. There will be 12 gun skins, including a set of variants for the Infinity skins, in which players can invest their Radianite points, and a bunch of teasers for what in Act 2 come.
The Infinity, Outpost and Aerosol skins are the Battlepass line of this law.
The Act 1 Battlepass will only be available from January 12 to March 1 which, although it sounds like a lot of time on paper, will slip away very quickly. Make sure you are ready to grind and grab all the special items before it is too late!
Return of the “Run It Back” line
With every new law comes a new skin collection, but this one has some familiar faces. The Run-It-Back skin bundle is a collection of skins from previous songs that fans have shown their love for.
The bundle will cost 5,946 VP, and contains five iconic skins from Valorant’s past. There is the Sovereign Ghost, Oni Phantom, Prime Specter, Nebula Ares and Spline Operator.
Do you notice some familiar faces?
“We get a lot of messages on social media from players who started playing after the skins were released, telling us that they are going to check out their store every day in the hopes that they will get the one special skin they want,” he said. Sean Marino and Khanolkar said.
“It was also our way of presenting a bundle containing five different skins so that players who want a different feel and theme for each of their weapons can have the variety within a single bundle.”
If you just want to pick up one of the sheets separately, you can do so. However, you will miss the 33% discount by not picking it up. If you already own a few skins, the price will also be cut dynamically so you can get the discount.