Valorant: 1.05 update with KillJoy and deathmatch mode

The Valorant Update 1.05 was released on Tuesday by Riot Games. From the already announced KillJoy, the new FPS agent, to the confirmation of rumors regarding the arrival of deathmatch mode. The developer released the patch notes with all the news of the new version. In addition to the new agent and a new way, there was a patent reset and Raze was nerfed. A new set of skins and a new Battle Pass will be added to the game as well.

KillJoy is added to the game

Main addition of Valorant Update 1.05, KillJoy is of German origin and is regarded as a prodigy in the use of gadgets and robots. With animations and skills already released by Riot Games even before the Update, KillJoy will be the game's twelfth agent. The second added after the official launch of Valorant.

KillJoy was added to Valorant Update 1.05. (Image: Riot Games)

With a 100% technological kit, the agent arrives, in that first moment, much more as a defense agent than an attack agent. Check out the description of your skills below:

Alarm Robot: KillJoy launches a robot that chases enemies, similar to Rumba's Bumba, and explodes when it reaches them. Affected enemies are temporarily vulnerable to double damage from all sources. That is, shots, falls or damage skills such as molotovs, grenades, shock arrows and the like.

Turret: KillJoy equips a turret that shoots enemies at an angle of 180º. The turret can be destroyed by enemies and removed by KillJoy by pressing the same button used to equip the machine.

Nanoenxame: KillJoy launches a silent grenade, which, when touching the ground, stops making sounds. When activated again by KillJoy, a swarm of nanorobots are sent to damage those on top of the gadget.

Confinement (X): KillJoy imprisons all enemies within range of the ultimate ability for about eight seconds. However, the gadget that causes the confinement can be destroyed by enemies.

Confirmation of deathmatch mode

An old request from the Valorant community, deathmatch mode was confirmed by Riot Games in the Update Notes for Act II. Common in all FPS games, the deathmatch mode on Valorant will start the testing phase and work as follows:

• FFA (Free For All), that is, all against all. No pre-defined teams.
• 10 players per game.
• Random agents.
• Abilities disabled.
• Weapons released and heavy vest equipped automatically.
• A kill automatically reloads your weapon and completely regenerates your health and armor.
• Whoever gets 30 kills first or who has the most kills after six minutes wins.

Ranked: patent reset and Act Rank

Along with the Update, Riot decided to reset all players' patents. Now, players who already had rank in the previous version will need to play three games in Unrated mode to win their new rank. The company informed that the “new” link should not be so far from the old one. He also warned of the possibility of players falling “more or less 2 ranks below their rank in Act I”.

Act ranks will appear in the lobby and during game loading after Valorant Update 1.05. (Image: Riot Games)

In addition, Riot has adopted a kind of “prize pool” for ranked players. The Act Ranks. A border added to the card of all players with a Valorant rank, similar to the borders of League of Legends. It refers to the nine best ranked wins that the player obtained and for his overall number of victories in Act I. As of the Update, each player's starting history will also be available.

Raze nerfed

Raze has undergone some adjustments in Update 1.05. Figurine stamped in casual and ranked matches, the Brazilian once again received a nerf, this time in two of her abilities: Plague-killers and Charge of Explosives.

Spoiler

• Equip time increased: 1.1 to 1.4 seconds
• Fast equip time increased: 0.5 to 0.7 seconds

Explosives

• Damage reduced: 75 to 50 damage
• The skill now deals 600 damage to objects consistently