Valorant Fade Release Date, Abilities, Gameplay, & More

After weeks of leaks and teasers, Riot Games has finally revealed the next agent to join the Valorant roster – Fade. The latest Valorant agent is coming from Turkey and she is specialized in reconnaissance. She will be officially and fully revealed during the Masters Reykjavík Grand Final. However, we already have a lot of info on her. Read on to learn about Valorant’s new agent Fade release date, abilities, and more.

Valorant New Agent Fade Release Date

Valorant’s 20th Agent, Fade, is set to enter the game alongside Valorant Episode 4 Act 3. Given that Episode 4 Act 3 is scheduled for release on April 26th 2022, that’s when you will have a chance to play her as well. Nonetheless, we will be able to learn more about her a couple of days earlier. As we’ve already mentioned, her official reveal will occur during the Masters Reykjavík Grand Final. The Grand Final is scheduled for Sunday, 24th April. The exact time depends on other matches before the finals.

Valorant Agent Fade Abilities

Fade’s abilities were not yet officially revealed. However, some reputable leakers have already shared her alleged abilities a couple of weeks ago. According to Valorleaks, who is one of the biggest and most reliable Valorant leakers, this is Fade’s kit:

• Seize (Q) – Fire an Orb which travels through the air for a max of 1.5s, after which it drops to the ground. After 0.5s upon hitting the ground, the Orb will expand out to a 7m radius and enemies caught in its effect will be tethered to the centre. Affected enemies will suffer 75 damage, will be Deafened, and will be unable to escape for 5s.
• Haunt (E) – Fire an Orb which will remain in the air for a max of 1.5s, after which it slams to the ground. Upon falling, it will quickly go up again and become an Eye that can be destroyed. When the Eye sees an opponent it will mark it with a Trail debuff. The Trail debuff reveals an enemy and marks them for 12s.
• Prowler (C) – Send out a creature that can either follow enemy Trails (from E) or be controlled by holding fire and moving your mouse. Upon reaching an enemy, after 0.5s cook time, they will be Nearsighted for 3s. You can have only 1 creature per trail.
• NightFall (X) – Send out a wave of dark mist. If the mist connects with an enemy, they will be Deafened, Trailed, and Decayed for 12s.