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VALORANT Agent Yoru is Getting A New Ability!


Yoru, one of the least played agents in VALORANT's competitive scene, is finally getting a major rework, and today, Riot Games has revealed the changes for Yoru in Episode 4, Act 2.

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Today, VALORANT Producer John Gosicki and Game Designer Ryan Cousart released a State of the Agent article on the game's official website, and it was there, they explained how they're giving Yoru a major rework for the upcoming Act.

The rework will make changes for two abilities: Fakeout and his ultimate Dimensional Rift.

Fakeout, an ability that currently directionally mimics the sound of Yoru’s footsteps to mislead enemies, will now be "a full copy of Yoru, that runs forward, and when damaged, explodes and debuffs enemies," rather than just the directional sound of steps that it was previously.

According to the devs, the ability will now face “the direction of the person that fired the shot and flashes towards their position in a conal direction." You can watch a video of Yoru's new Fakeout below:

Here are additional notes they shared in the blog to explain how Yoru's decoy will look to his teammates and enemy team:

  • As an ally of Yoru, you will be to tell that it is his copy, and not the real Yoru. This is so that Yoru is not accidentally confusing his allies between who the real one is, and who the copy is.
  • As an enemy of Yoru, they will see an identical copy of Yoru.
  • During playtests we found that the copy was effective at disrupting an enemies moment-to-moment gameplay—which is awesome—but not when your team gets confused. Below are some of the early explorations for how to visualize the ally Yoru copy.
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There needs to be cohesion with what the decoy looks like, how it looks when starting to explode (so that you know something is about to happen) and finally the effect. All of these come together to create a thematically cohesive moment that also communicates the gameplay clearly. Some early explorations down that route.
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As for Yoru's ultimate, Dimensional Rift, here's a summary of the changes the ability will get:

  • Yoru is no longer revealed to enemies
  • Yoru is able to cast all utility while in Dimensional Drift
  • Enemies can hear Yoru’s footsteps
  • Nearsighted is removed
  • Unequip delay time is increased slightly
  • Cast delay added when casting Dimensional Drift, preventing the invulnerability frame on cast.


Developers are hoping that these changes to Yoru's abilities will "bring some of his fantasy of stealth infiltration to life."

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VALORANT Episode 4, Act 2 is expected to launch on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Expect a bunch of balance changes that will arrive with this Act, due to the lack of new agent or map being added in this major update.

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