The new agent Kayo in Valorant is here and you will hate it when he plays on the opposing side

In Valorant there is a new agent named Kayo. The robot is mainly there to suppress other players and hinder their skills. Why the new agent is so good, you can find out here on MeinMMO.

Kayo was released on June 22, 2021, along with Episode 3 of Act 1 in Valorant and can be unlocked as usual. But is it worth it? We spoke with Valorant expert aSmoogl, who gave us first-hand information.

Where did our information come from? MeinMMO was allowed to preview the new hero at a special test event from Riot. We also asked the experienced player and content creator aSmoogl for an assessment of Kayo’s abilities.

Kayo – This is the new agent

Who is Kayo? Kayo is a cool robot built for one purpose only: to fight Radiants (the heroes in the game). He has some of the coolest animations in the game, as his weapons and skills are all integrated into his body and mechanically jump into his hands.

There is also a gameplay video of Kayo by aSmoogl:

These are Kayo’s skills: The robot Kayo is designed to neutralize Radiants, i.e., the heroes in Valorant. Therefore, all his skills are aimed at hindering other agents and suppressing their skills. This makes the robot a valuable team member and a nightmare when played well on the enemy team. His skills in detail:

• E – Null/Point: Equip a blade. Fire to throw the blade. The blade sticks to the impacted surface and explodes after a short charging time. All targets hit are suppressed and revealed for 8 seconds. This means they cannot use any skills. Channeling skills are interrupted. The range of the explosion and knife throw is considerable, and the explosion even goes through walls. An enormously powerful ability!
• Q – Flash/Granade: Equip a flash grenade. Fire to throw the grenade. The grenade explodes after a short time and blinds everyone in the explosion radius. There is a difference in how the grenade is thrown with the left or right mouse button. With a left click, it explodes after 1.6 seconds, and with a right click after just one second. This versatility is an additional disadvantage for the opponent, who never knows whether they will be blinded after 1.6 or 1 second.
• C – Frag/Ment: Equip an explosive fragment. It can be thrown with the fire button. The fragment sticks to the ground and explodes multiple times, dealing massive damage. In plain language, if you don’t move quickly out of the explosion radius, you’ll take a lot of damage. Even with full armor, 3 triggers will take you down! But be careful, as the fragment also damages you if you throw it too close. You can also throw the fragment around corners.
• X – Null/CMD: Kayo sends out pulses with a large radius every 3 seconds that suppress opponents. They cannot use skills for 4 seconds just like with Null/Point. Additionally, Kayo becomes overloaded and gains “Combat Stim.” This causes him to shoot faster, like the agent Reyna. It also means he can be revived if he goes down during the effect duration. The ultimate lasts a massive 10 seconds.

What is Kayo particularly good at? Kayo is an optimal initiator. This means he opens a fight by creating a tactical advantage with his skills.

All of Kayo’s skills are useful. His flash grenade and fragment are solid, but not over the top.

What rocks are his E and ulti skills. With them, Kayo can severely hinder other agents and even completely prevent channeled skills, such as Sova’s or Raze’s ultis. An enormous tactical advantage for your team and a disaster if it happens to you because a hostile Kayo just dismantled your hard-earned ulti.

Duelists will especially hate Kayo, as he dismantles their skills. Especially in light of the new meta that is currently developing, where agent skills have become very costly, Kayo will have a solid place and either spark a lot of friends or a lot of frustration, depending on whose side he is on.

Less cool than a new hero is a scandal that just occurred in Valorant, where two pros bet against their own team and ruined everything.