VALORANT's newest agent, Waylay, is a Thai Radiant duelist who harnesses light energy in her abilities. Unlike other light-based agents, she doesn't blind enemies but introduces a new "Hindering" debuff that affects various combat aspects.

Core Abilities:

Refract

• Creates a light beacon on the floor
• Reactivate to return to beacon spot as light
• Provides invulnerability during travel

Light Speed

• Enables two forward dashes
• Alt-fire for single dash
• First dash allows upward movement

Saturate

• Throws exploding light cluster
• Applies Hindering debuff on impact
• Affects ground-level targets

Convergent Paths (Ultimate)

• Creates light beam-projecting afterimage
• Expands to apply Hindering debuff
• Grants significant speed boost

The Hindering Debuff affects:

• Fire Rate
• Recoil Recovery
• Equip Time
• Reload Speed
• Movement Speed
• Jump Speed

Strategic Tips:

• Excels on compact maps like Bind, Ascent, and Icebox
• Use Refract for safe site entry and information gathering
• Combine Light Speed with vertical movement for unpredictable plays
• Deploy Saturate to control space and disadvantage enemies
• Ultimate works best for site execution and retakes

Waylay launches on March 5 with VALORANT V25, Act two, alongside the new Cyrax weapon collection and battle pass content.

Best Practices:

• Pair with Raze for aggressive duo compositions
• Use abilities to create space for team entry
• Coordinate ultimate with team pushes
• Leverage mobility for unexpected angles
• Control chokepoints with Saturate

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