What’s New in VALORANT Episode 4 Act I

A quick disruption to the new year, with Act I Battlepass, Neon, and the Protocol skinline.
Game Updates
Jeff Landa

Reset the clock or keep the momentum. VALORANT Episode 4 will pass you by if you can’t keep up with the next Duelist, a Battlepass reboot, and Protocol’s weaponized perfection.

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NEW AGENT: NEON

With a speed that blinds like the golden sun, Neon waits for no one. The latest Agent is a one-person race to dish out a bioelectric smackdown using speed bursts, energy bolts, and a deadly lightning beam ultimate.

See Neon’s abilities on her Agent page.

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EP4 ACT I BATTLEPASS

Earn XP, then nab the Act I exclusives that include the Velocity Shorty with variants, the Valentine's Tactics Player Card, and Chicken Out Gun Buddy.

Purchase the Act I Premium Battlepass to unlock more tiers of VALORANT items like the Hydrodip Frenzy, Big Brain Gun Buddy, or the Velocity Karambit with variants.

New around here? Learn more about VALORANT’s Battlepass.

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NEW SKINLINE: PROTOCOL

Enhance your arsenal for full compliance with the Protocol melee, Phantom, Spectre, Bulldog and Sheriff. This set is completely operational—anything else is human error.

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COMPETITIVE: ACT I

The clock rewinds for another climb. We’ve refreshed ranks and set the stage for some fresh competition including the new Account Level 20 requirement to play Competitive queue (check out the Patch Notes for more details).