Riot Games officially revealed the new VALORANT Agent, Harbor, also known as Varun Batra and Agent 21. The developer already released teasers and in-game clues, and on Oct. 12, the cinematic trailer, titled Turn the Tides, was released on YouTube to introduce Harbor and tease his water manipulation abilities.
Harbor is confirmed to be a Controller type, just like Astra, Viper, Omen, and Brimstone, but what do his abilities actually do in the game? Check out all the details below, but first, watch the cinematic trailer to give you an idea what Harbor can do in the game:
Update: VALORANT Episode 5, Act 3 just kicked off, so players can now unlock Harbor by getting enough XP or by purchasing with VP.
What are Harbor's abilities in VALORANT?
Although Harbor is seen riding a motorcycle in the first artwork and the cinematic trailer, don't expect one of his abilities in the game to use that (though that would be super cool). So, now that we've seen Harbor's water manipulation abilities in the cinematic trailer, how do they actually work in the game?
On Oct. 13, Riot has released the gameplay reveal video for Harbor to showcase his abilities
You can read the official descriptions of Harbor's abilities below:
C - Cascade
EQUIP a wave of water. Fire to send the wave rolling forward and through walls. RE-USE to stop the wave. Players hit are slowed.
Q - Cove
EQUIP a sphere of shielding water. FIRE to throw. ALT FIRE is underhand throw. Upon impacting the ground, spawn a water shield that blocks bullets
E - High Tide
EQUIP a wall of water. FIRE to send the water forward along the ground. HOLD FIRE to guide the water in the direction of your crosshair, passing through the world, spawning a wall along the water's path. ALT FIRE while bending to stop the water early. Players hit are SLOWED.
X - Reckoning
EQUIP the full power of your Artifact. FIRE to summon a geyser pool on the ground. Enemy players in the area are targeted by successive geyser strikes. Players caught within a strike are concussed.
Let's take a look at the excerpts showcasing Harbor's abilities:
As revealed in the clip below, Harbor's shield sphere can be shot (13 bullets with a Phantom or Vandal, and 4 bullets with an Operator).
You can check out this clip showcasing Harbor's water manipulation abilities:
You can read more details about Harbor in everything we know about Agent 21.