Published 12:24 IST, January 11th 2021

Valorant 2.0 patch notes: New agent Yoru abilities, Omen nerf, and Brimstone buff

A new Valorant 2.0 patch update is set to be released soon. Scroll on to check some of the biggest changes confirmed to arrive with the Valorant 2.0 patch notes

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Valorant was one of biggest video game releases in 2020 and it was able to garner a massive following from all around world soon after it came out. re has been a number of major updates in past few months, and it appears that developers are looking to get momentum going as we start new year.

Riot Games has confirmed that much-anticipated Valorant Episode 2 is set to kick off on January 12. This will also bring an array of changes to free-to-play multiplayer game, along with much-needed Valorant Omen nerf to make it less oppressive in matches. Let us walk you through all kwn changes arriving with new Valorant update.

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Valorant 2.0 patch tes

New nt Yoru

A new nt named Yoru will be arriving in new season. Yoru is a Japanese Duelist who can use deception to create gaps and get into enemy territory. You can check out his abilities below:

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  • Fakeout: Fakeout is first ability of this nt, which mimics nt footsteps. Yoru can go around and create se fakeouts, where enemies will hear a different sound as opposed to his teammates. It will essentially allow nt to misle his opponents.
  • Gatecrash: This is an innate ability of nt, and is also among best tools to allow you to release a rift ter before teleporting to its location. While a gatecrash can last for almost 20 seconds, it can also be shot down by opponents.
  • Blindside: This is nt’s flash. In order to use blindside ability, one will need to bounce it off a hard surface to make it pop.
  • Dimensional Drift (X): This is similar to ultimate and it will allow nt to slip between worlds and drift around game map while being affected or detected by his opponents.

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Omen nerf

  • Dark Cover: Smoke speed reduced by 30% from 4000>2800
  • Paraia: Price increased from $200 to $400.

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Brimstone

  • Incendiary: Price has been reduced from $300 to $200.
  • Stim Beacon: Equip time removed, which will w result in a quick cast. 
  • Sky Smoke: Smoke cast range has been increased from 4200 to 5000. Smoke duration has been increased from 14.25s to 19.25s. 

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12:24 IST, January 11th 2021