Act 1 of Valorant’s 2025 Season begins this January 8, introducing new characters and content updates for fans to enjoy.
The update will introduce Flex, a new content type in the form of handheld objects that will give players more ways to express themselves in-game. It is equipped via Collections and will appear in game in a player’s Spray Wheel. To celebrate the launch of Flex, players will receive a free Flex with a second Flex available in the Season 2025 Act I Battlepass. This feature will go live from January 9 onwards.
This act also brings players a new skinline, EX.O, which is nspired by futuristic and sci-fi themes. Weapons included in EX.O are the Vandal, Sheriff, Spectre, Outlaw and Katana – the EX.O Edge. The all new Battlepass will feature items including the Celestia Ghost, Epilogue: Tactical Spacewar Card, Hieroscape Blades (Dual Melee), Moon Scout Outlaw, Scaredy Cow Gun Buddy and Stellar Dendrite Flex.
Introducing Tejo
Last but certainly not least, Valorant will welcome a new playable character, Tejo, a veteran intelligence consultant from Colombia. Tejo’s ballistic guidance system pressures the enemy to relinquish their ground – or their lives. His targeted strikes keep opponents off balance and under his heel. Tejo’s abilities include:
Special Delivery
EQUIP a sticky grenade. FIRE to launch. The grenade sticks to the first surface it hits and explodes, Concussing any targets caught in the blast. ALT FIRE to launch the grenade with a single bounce instead.
Stealth Drone
EQUIP a stealth drone. FIRE to throw the drone forward, assuming direct control of its movement. FIRE again to trigger a pulse that Suppresses and Reveals enemies hit.
Guided Salvo
EQUIP an AR targeting system. FIRE to select up to two target locations on the map. ALT FIRE to launch missiles that autonomously navigate to target locations, detonating on arrival.
ULT: Armageddon
EQUIP a tactical strike targeting map. FIRE to select the origin point of the strike. FIRE again to set the end point and launch the attack, unleashing a wave of explosions along the strike path. ALT FIRE during map targeting to cancel the origin point.
Valorant is available to play on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
