Riot Games recently issued the 4.04 patch update in Valorant Episode 4 Act 2, and it brought several changes to Agent pool. The patch notes highlighted that all four Controller Agents received massive tweaks to their kit, which facilitated a meta change in the game.

At the same time, Yoru received a major rework to his kit, and it definitely makes the lowest pick rate Duelist much stronger than before. The following list features all the Agent changes in Valorant Episode 4 Act 2:

Brimstone 

  • Sky Smoke deploy time decreased from 2 to 1 secondSky Smoke deploy radius increased from 5000 to 5500Sky Smoke height increased to match other ControllersStim Beacon now applies a 15% speed boost along with RapidFire

Astra

  • Maximum Stars reduced from 5 to 4Star cooldown time increased from 14 to 25Astra can now pick up placed Stars during the Buy Phase to refund their charge immediatelyThe maximum distance for placing Stars has been increased from 10000 to 30000 allowing Astra to reach the furthest areas of the mapGravity Well cooldown increased from 25 to 45Gravity Well size reduced from 525 to 475Gravity Well will not affect players completely underneath the Gravity WellNova Pulse cooldown increased from 25 to 45Nova Pulse will not affect players completely underneath the Nova PulseNebula cooldowns increased from 14 to 25, and they are now sequential instead of simultaneousNebula size increased from 410 to 475Players pinging locations in Astral form will no longer be blocked by level geometry Astra’s targeting ring in Astral form is reduced to one ring that reflects the now unified size of all her utilityAstra’s targeting ring will not disappears when aiming across a few map locationsOverlay speed increased which covers Astra’s screen when moving in and out of Astral formStars are now placed exactly where Astra targets instead of slightly above

Omen

  • Dark Cover cooldown decreased from 40s to 30sDark Cover cost increased from 100 to 150Dark Cover projectile speed increased from 2800 to 6400Shrouded Step’s cost decreased from 150 to 100Shrouded Step’s pre-teleport delay decreased from 1s to 0.7sParanoia now has a forward spawn offset, so players adjacent to Omen do not get hit

Viper

  • Toxic Screen cooldown after deactivating increased from 6 to 8Toxic Screen cooldown timer will start when her smoke starts dissipatingToxic Screen deactivation delay decreased from 1 to .8Toxic Screen now has yellow lights that indicate when it is on cooldownToxic Screen disables immediately when Viper gets suppressed, and a new voice line is added to assist playersViper’s fuel drain increased 50% while Toxic Screen and Poison Cloud were active togetherViper’s fuel bar now turns red when there is no fuel to use on abilitiesSnakebite duration decreased from 6.5 to 5.5Poison Cloud cooldown after deactivating increased from 6 to 8Poison Cloud cooldown timer now starts as the smoke starts dissipatingPoison Cloud deactivation delay decreased from 1 to .8Poison Orb now has a yellow light to indicate when it is on cooldown.Poison Orb disables immediately when Viper gets suppressed, and a new voice line is added to assist players

Yoru

  • FakeoFakeout charges reduced from 2 to 1Fakeout decoy now has 150 HPFakeout decoy now deploys a full running version of Yoru that can only run sent forward and stops on hitting wallsRight-click feature allows players to plant a decoy and reactivate it laterIf an enemy gun damages decoy Yoru, then it faces the enemy that shot it and flashes them after a short delayGatecrash charges increased from 1 to 2Gatecrash cost is now 200 CreditsGatecrash cooldown charge refresh was removed, and now it resets with two killsGatecrash faking added, and players simply have to press F while looking at the beacon. This fake teleport triggers an audio cue similar to Yoru’s actual teleportThe time it takes for a teleport beacon has decreased from 1.5 to 0.5 secondsTeleport beacon’s in-game audio while traveling reduced from 22.5m to 12.5mSpeed of the Teleport beacon increased from 675 to 800If Yoru fake teleports, then a small blue decal is created at the area of fake GatecrashDimensional Drift duration increased from 8 to 10 secondsYoru is not revealed to enemies while in Dimensional DriftDimensional Drift unequip delay time increased from 0.6 to 1.2 secondsYoru can now use all utilities while inside Dimensional DriftYoru’s Dimensional Drift footsteps are now audible within 15m of his locationDimensional Drift now has a delay which prevents the invulnerability frame at the start of Yoru’s ultimate

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