{"id":203964,"date":"2021-02-27T19:05:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T19:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/valorant-agent-15-astra\/"},"modified":"2021-02-27T19:05:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T19:05:41","slug":"valorant-reveals-astra-agent-15-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/27\/valorant-reveals-astra-agent-15-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Valorant Reveals Astra, Agent 15 | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

<\/figure>\n

Riot Games continues to build\u00a0Valorant\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>into one of the biggest FPS games today<\/a>, as players can choose from a diverse group of agents with different abilities. Its cast of characters is about to get even larger, as\u00a0Valorant<\/em> has just revealed its next agent.<\/p>\n

Four new agents have been added to Valorant<\/em> since the game’s launch, with Yoru<\/a>, Agent 14, being the most recent to be released at the start of Episode 2, Act 1. Recently, Valorant<\/em> accounts began teasing Agent 15 across multiple different social media platforms and country accounts. There were common motifs across all the teasers, such as stars, space, and a cosmic-looking hand. The official playlist for the new agent was also released, which is a tradition Riot Games has done for each\u00a0Valorant\u00a0<\/em>agent.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Valorant Adds New Limited-Time Game Mode<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Not even a week after\u00a0Valorant<\/em> started teasing Agent 15<\/a>, it has revealed the new agent with an exciting trailer showing off their abilities. Astra is a new Controller-class agent from Ghana, with a uniquely cosmic kit. All agents have a signature ability, two purchasable abilities, and an ultimate. For Astra, it looks like she has a concuss, a smoke, a CC, and then a wall-like ultimate.<\/p>\n

Astra is able to place Stars in different areas of\u00a0Valorant<\/em><\/a>‘s maps, which she can later use to activate her different abilities. Her Gravity Well ability will activate a Star, pulling all players in a close area towards its center. Her Nova Pulse ability will consume a Star to create a concussion for any nearby players. Her Nebula ability will use a Star to create a temporary smoke field.<\/p>\n

Perhaps one of the most interesting reveals of the trailer\u00a0is Astra’s ultimate ability. What is known as “Cosmic Divide”\u00a0brings\u00a0to mind Symmetra’s ultimate from Overwatch<\/em><\/a>. Astra equips her tactical map, choosing a line that will become an opaque cosmic barrier across the entire length of the map. Apparently, enemy agents can still pass through Cosmic Divide, but they will not be able to see anything on the other side, which can always be a risk.<\/p>\n