Wteslon: Valorant Episode 3 Act 2: Agent Tier List for new release

Riot Games recently confirmed that Valorant Episode 3 Act 2 would be arriving on Wednesday 8th September 2021, and we have put together a tier list for the agents in-game for the new update.

With the new map Fracture coming as part of the new Act, it means that the meta of the game and the tiers for Agents may be impacted.

The Agent changes were recently leaked for Episode 3 Act 2, so we have a good indication of where all Agents now sit in the meta.

Here is the tier list that we have put together for Valorant Episode 3 Act 2:

C TIER

BRIMSTONE
YORU

B TIER

BREACH
KAY-O
PHOENIX
REYNA

A TIER

CYPHER
KILLJOY
OMEN
ASTRA
RAZE

S TIER

VIPER
JETT
SAGE
SKYE
SOVA

Valorant Agent Changes

Here are the Agent changes that are coming as part of the new Act, which impacted how we put this list together:

KILLJOY

Turret (E)

Bullet tagging reduced 72.5% slow >>> 29.5% slow (84.31% Decrease in slowing.)

RAZE

Boom Bot (C)

Max damage reduced 125 >>> 80
Min damage reduced 50 >>> 30
Cost reduced 400 >>> 300

Despite RAZE getting buffs such as the Max damage being cut significantly, we still believe that she will be one of the stronger Agents in the Meta and that is why we placed her in the A Tier.

BREACH

Aftershock (C)

Now deals damage to the following:
Killjoy Alarm Bot
Killjoy Nanoswarm
Killjoy Lockdown
Cypher Tripwire
Reyna Leer
Sage Barrier Orb
Sova Recon Bolt
KAY/O Zero/Point

BRIMSTONE

Orbital Strike (X)

Now deals damage to the following:
Killjoy Nanoswarm
Cypher Trapwire
Sage Barrier Orb
KAY/O Zero/Point

Despite these small buffs, BRIMSTONE is still considered one of the weaker Agents in the Meta; however, Riot has made some changes, so we decided to add him to the C TIER rather than create a lower D TIER.

SOVA

Hunter’s Fury (X)