New Valorant Agent Waylay: Abilities & Ultimate
At the VCT Masters Bangkok event, Riot Games revealed the new Valorant agent (Agent 28) called Waylay. Waylay is the 8th Duelist agent in the popular tactical first-person shooter, and has some very exciting abilities, a solid Signature, and a powerful Ultimate. Let’s dash in and take a look!
Valorant Waylay abilities and gameplay
First off, Waylay will release this week, on 5 March 2025 (23:00 SAST) with the Valorant Season 2025 Act 2 update. The Agent boasts two regular abilities, a Signature ability, and an Ultimate. Waylay’s origins can be traced back to Thailand. An official description reads:
Thailand’s prismatic radiant Waylay transforms into light itself as she darts across the battlefield, striking down her targets through shards of light before flitting back to safety, all in the blink of an eye.
-Riot Games
The character has a strong and rather interesting personality from the trailers we’ve seen (embedded later in this article), alongside powerful abilities. Check out all of Waylay’s abilities outlined below.
- SATURATE (C) Basic Ability: INSTANTLY throw a cluster of light that explodes upon contact with the ground, HINDERING nearby players with a powerful movement and weapon slow.
- LIGHT SPEED (Q) Basic Ability: EQUIP to prepare for a burst of speed. FIRE to dash forward twice. ALT FIRE to dash once. Only your first dash can send you upward.
- REFRACT (E) Signature Ability: INSTANTLY create a beacon of light on the floor. REACTIVATE to speed back to your beacon as a mote of pure light. You are invulnerable as you travel.
- CONVERGENT PATHS (X) Ultimate Ability: EQUIP to focus your prismatic power. FIRE to create an afterimage of yourself that projects a beam of light. After a brief delay, you gain a powerful speed boost and the beam expands, HINDERING other players in the area.
Exciting, right? Learn a bit more about Waylay with the reveal trailer below.
Waylay sounds super fun to play, but don’t just take my word for it. Check out Waylay in action from the gameplay reveal trailer Riot Games dropped during Masters Bangkok.
Header image via Riot Games.
