Press kit stuff is making the rounds, here's a copy-paste from pcgamer.
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From hurling fireballs to erecting walls of poison smoke, Valorant characters have some cool abilities.
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Here's a quick rundown of each type of ability characters have:
- One ultimate ability - This powerful ability requires multiple charges to use that are earned from kills or completing objectives (like defusing the bomb). It might take three rounds or more before you have enough charges to use yours.
- One main ability - This ability is automatically usable each round. How many times and how often you can use it varies between characters.
- Two purchasable abilities - Each character has two extra abilities that require charges bought from the store at the beginning of a round. Think of them like grenades in Counter-Strike, an optional item that gives you some extra utility in combat.
Valorant Characters
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Phoenix
Phoenix is an aggressive character who excels at rushing into combat and using his fire abilities to push other players around.
Abilities:
- Hot Hands - Throws a fireball that covers a small area in flames after a short wait or when it hits the ground. These flames damage your enemies but heal you.
- Blaze - Summon a wall of fire that blocks vision and hurts anyone passing through it. The wall can also be bent when casting.
- Curveball - Throw a flashbang that curves around corners.
- Run it back (ult) - Marks your current location and starts a short timer. When the timer expires, or if you die, you respawn at the marked location with full health.
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Jett
Jett is an agile soldier all about outflanking enemies and taking them out with quick, precise ambushes.
Abilities:
- Cloudburst - Throw a smoke grenade that obscures vision wherever it lands.
- Updraft - Launch yourself upwards after a brief pause.
- Tailwind - Dash a short distance in whatever direction you're moving.
- Blade Storm (ult) - Wield several throwing knives that deal moderate damage and kill on headshots. Getting a kill replenishes your daggers and you can choose to throw them one at a time or throw all remaining daggers in a short-ranged burst.
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Viper
Every shooter needs a fighter who loves the smell of their own noxious gas, and Viper is Valorant's. Her abilities also use a secondary resource called fuel.
Abilities:
- Snakebite - Fire a projectile that creates a pool of acid.
- Poison Cloud - Throw a gas bomb that emits a cloud of poisonous smoke at the cost of fuel. You can retrieve the gas bomb and throw it again after a short cooldown.
- Toxic Screen - Creates a line of gas emitters that can be activated to create a wall of toxic gas at the cost of fuel.
- Viper's Pit (ult) - Creates a poison cloud that blankets a large area, letting Viper easily pick off enemies trapped within it.
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Sova
Valorant's resident bow and arrow guy has abilities that help you track enemy movements.
Abilities:
- Shock Bolt - Fires a bolt that radiates damaging bursts of static energy on impact.
- Owl Drone - Use a pilotable, flying drone to scout the map and fire darts that reveal enemies.
- Recon Bolt - Fires an arrow that emits sonar waves that marks and reveals nearby enemies for as long as it remains in place (can be destroyed).
- Hunter's Fury (ult) - Fires up to three energy blasts that pierce walls and travel the length of the map. Any enemies that are hit take near-fatal damage and are revealed to your team.
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