KAY/O New Valorant Agent - Abilities, Release Date, and Trailer
Emily Schmidt
Updated on April 01, 2026
Valorant fans, get ready for a brand new agent to join the fight in Episode 3, KAY/O has been officially revealed as the new agent to be joining Valorant. Although information on KAY/O was previously leaked, fans have now got an official look at KAY/O’s abilities.
It was also revealed that Episode 3 of Valorant will officially be titled “Reflection”. As well as a new agent, fans can expect a brand new Battle Pass with plenty of new skins and more.
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Valorant – KAY/O Agent
KAY/O will be the 17th agent to join Valorant when Episode 3 begins, he is a machine of war that was built for a single purpose, to neutralize radiants.
The main power of KAY/O is to suppress his enemies abilities and limited their attacks. The 17th agent has the ability to fire a knife into whatever surface aimed at, and then prevents enemies within a certain radius from using their abilities.
Check out the official trailer for KAY/O below!
KAY/O Abilities
Thanks to @ValorLeaks on Twitter, we’ve got a detailed breakdown of all of the abilities that will be available with KAY/O in Valorant.
Abilities
- ZERO/POINT = Equip a suppression blade. FIRE to throw. The blade sticks to the first surface it hits winds up and then suppresses anyone in the radius of the explosion.
- FLASH/DRIVE = Equip a flash grenade. FIRE to throw. The flash grenade explodes after a short fuse, blinding anyone in line of sight.
Ultimate
- NULL/CMD = Overload with polarized Radianite energy that empowers KAY/O and causes large energy pulses to emit from his location. Enemies hit with these pulses are suppressed for a short duration.
- While Overloaded, KAY/O gains Combat Stim
- If KAY/O is killed while overloaded, he is downed and enters a destabilized state, allowing allies to stabilize his core and revive him.
Valorant Episode 3 – Release Date
KAY/O will release in Episode 3 of Valorant, titled Reflection.
Fans can expect Episode 3 and KAY/O to arrive on Tusday, June 22nd, 2021.