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Riot Games
Riot Games’ free-to-play first-person hero shooter Valorant was released in 2020 and in these four years, the game has expanded leaps and bounds, by adding an array of new agents and maps for players to choose between. At the time of launch, Valorant had only 11 starting agents and only five of the agents were available to play immediately.
Notably, all of the Valorant agents have a unique story to tell with Riot Games adding dedicated lore to them, giving them stand-out personalities. Hailing from different countries and with remarkable stories to tell, all the Valorant agents are specialists in their way.
Iso was the last Valorant Agent to be introduced to the game in Patch 7.09 in October 2023. With that being a long time ago, Riot Games is already prepping its community and fans for the release of the next new agent, Agent 25 in Valorant.
Here's all we know about the new and upcoming agent in Valorant who is speculated to be a controller in the game. We also have some juicy details about what this agent might be called.
Valorant New Agent Will Be Unveiled at Valorant Masters Madrid 2024
Valorant Episode 8 Act 2 is just around the corner, and players are hyped about what is in store. Just last weel, Riot Games announced that the newest Valorant agent would be unveiled at Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Masters Madrid 2024.
On 4th March, it wrote on its social media handles, "Look familiar? It shouldn’t. We’re revealing a new Agent during the final match at VCT Masters Madrid. Turn up and watch it live on March 24."
Valorant New Agent: Name & Other Details
According to the reliable leakers and dataminers in the Valorant community, Valorant Agent 25 is named "Clove." It is also rumored that the agent would likely have a revive ability, as per leaked voice lines in the datamined files.
On 3rd March, one Twitter user wrote, "Our new Smoke Agent will have the ability to revive after dying | #VALORANT. 'Aye fam, imagine when me and the new kid go on the same mission, other team gonna be stressin', with both of us coming back to life'"
Unlike Sage, this is going to be a self-revive ability, combining also the Ultimate of duelist Phoenix. The other abilities are still shrouded in mystery and more details will become known when Riot Games unveils the agent this month.
According to ValorLeaks, the Agent will reportedly be a new "Controller" and is speculated to get a release window during Valorant Episode 8 Act 2 in March 2024.
If their role is confirmed to be a controller, then Agent codenamed SmokeDancer (Clove) will be the sixth controller in Valorant.
The other five controllers already available in game are:
Brimstone
Viper
Omen
Astra
Harbor
