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Valorant Agent 20: Release Date, Leaks, Teasers, And More

Valorant Agent 20: Release Date, Leaks, Teasers, And More

It’s been a long wait for a new agent in Valorant, with the last addition coming in early January with the launch of Neon. Thankfully players shouldn’t have too much longer to wait to get their hands on Agent 20. For as far back as February players have been spotting clues related to the game’s next agent, known to many right now as simply ‘BountyHunter’. However, towards the end of March 2022 players got a whole boatload of information from renowned Valorant leaker, ValorLeaks, which means we now know a lot more about this new Initiator type agent.

Officially, all Riot has said is that this new Agent will give players a more “intimate feeling when hunting down enemies”. Keep reading and we’ll tell you everything you need to know.

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What Is The Release Date For Agent 20?

Traditionally Riot Games has released a new agent to commence the start of a brand new Act, however, the developers opted to skip adding a new agent in Episode 4, Act 2, making this one of the longest waits for a new agent to hit the game.

Game director Anna Donlon previously confirmed that Agent 20 won’t arrive until Episode 4, Act 3. “There will be no new Agent or map in Act 2,” she explained previously. “Instead, lots of lots of updates to target Agent balance, existing maps, promoting good player behaviour, and even better ranked experience, things like that.”

So then the question becomes, when is Valorant Episode 4, Act 3 releasing? At the time of writing, there is no official release date for Episode 4 Act 3, but based on past release dates, it is widely expected to launch on April 26, 2022.

Do note as well that whilst the next agent to be added to Valorant will be known as ‘Agent 20’, this is actually the game’s 19th playable Agent. That’s because we still don’t know what is going on with the game’s mysterious eighth agent, who has been referenced but never actually released into the game.

VALORANT Agent 20 Abilities

Well known Valorant leaker, ValorLeaks, has shared plenty of details about Agent 20, including their abilities, which you can see below.

  • Prowler – Send out a creature that can follow trails OR be controlled using your mouse. Upon reaching an enemy, they will be nearsighted.
  • Seize – Equip and fire an orb that stays in the air temporarily before slamming to the ground. Nearby Agents will be tethered, being deafened and taking damage.
  • Haunt – Equip and fire an orb that will stay in the air temporarily before slamming to the ground. It will then return to the air in the form of an eye – if an enemy is seen by the eye, then a trail debuff is applied.
  • NightFall (Ultimate) – Send out a wave of dark mist. If the mist hits an enemy, they will be deafened, trailed, and decayed.

As with all leaks, do take into consideration that some if not all leaks could be changed or amended prior to the release of Agent 20.