After unveiling Filipino Agent Neon back in 2022, VALORANT introduces a new character named Waylay. Making her debut during the grand finals of VCT Masters: Bangkok, 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.

Waylay’s abilities include:

Refract – 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.

Light Speed – 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.

Saturate – Instantly throw a cluster of light that explodes upon contact with the ground, hindering nearby players with a powerful movement and weapon slow.

Convergent Paths – 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. 

This act also brings players a new collection, Cyrax, where starforged crystals are given life as Vandal, Ghost, Guardian, Stinger and Fanblade melee skins. A new Battlepass will feature items such as the Tactibear Flex, Byteshift Ghost, Sloth Tactics Buddy, Doom Wing Phantom and Heartless Card. 

Season 2025 // Act II begins March 5 with Cyrax available to players on March 6.