Astra

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Agents Information

Name:

Astra

Real Name:

Efia Danso

Country:

Ghana

Class:

Controller

Release Date:

2021-03-02

Abilities

Abilities:

Gravity Well, Nova Pulse

Signature Ability:

Nebula / Dissipate

Ultimate:

Astral Form / Cosmic Divide

Astra is а VALORANT agent.

Biography[edit]

Ghanaian Agent Astra harnesses the energies of the cosmos to reshape battlefields to her whim. With full command of her astral form and a talent for deep strategic foresight, she's always eons ahead of her enemy's next move.

Abilities[edit]

Star
	Ability: Passive Cost: 150 Default diameter: 10m Recall cooldown: 25s ACTIVATE (X) to enter Astral Form where you can place Stars with PRIMARY FIRE. Stars can be reactivated later, transforming them into a Nova Pulse, Nebula, or Gravity Well.

Nova Pulse
	Ability: Basic Cost: Free Cast time: 1.2s Stun duration: 4s Cooldown: 45s ACTIVATE a Star to detonate a Nova Pulse. The Nova Pulse charges briefly then strikes, concussing all players in its area.
Q

Gravity Well
	Ability: Basic Cost: Free Cast time: 0.3s Gravity duration: 2.4s Cooldown: 45s ACTIVATE a Star to form a Gravity Well. Players in the area are pulled toward the center before it explodes, making all players still trapped inside fragile.
C

Nebula
	Ability: Signature Full duration: 15s Dissipate duration: 1.5s Charges: 2 Cooldown: 25s ACTIVATE a Star to transform it into a Nebula (smoke). Use (F) on a Star to Dissipate it, returning the star to be placed in a new location after a delay. Dissipate briefly forms a fake Nebula at the Star’s location before returning.
E

Astral Form / Cosmic Divide
	Ability: Ultimate Ultimate Cost: 7 ACTIVATE (X) to enter Astral Form where you can place Stars with PRIMARY FIRE. Stars can be reactivated later, transforming them into a Nova Pulse, Nebula, or Gravity Well. When Cosmic Divide is charged, use SECONDARY FIRE in Astral Form to begin aiming it, then PRIMARY FIRE to select two locations. An infinite Cosmic Divide connects the two points you select. Cosmic Divide blocks bullets and heavily dampens audio.
X

Version History[edit]

Version	Balance Changes
5.10
5.10	Fixed a bug where Astra could cast a fake Nebula right at the start of a round before her Star charged up
4.11
4.11	Fixed a bug where you would sometimes see the location of enemy Astra stars
4.04 Hotfix
4.04 Hotfix	Fixed a bug where Astra was able to sell her starting star
4.04
4.04	Stars decreased 5 >>> 4 Cooldown on retrieving a Star increased 14 >>> 25 Astra can now pick up placed Stars during the Buy Phase to refund their charge immediately. Max distance of Star Placement increased 10000 >>> 30000 to allow her to place Stars across the furthest corners of maps. Gravity Well cooldown Increased 25 >>> 45 Gravity Well Size Decreased 525 >>> 475 Gravity Well no longer affects anyone fully underneath the Gravity Well. Nova Pulse cooldown Increased 25 >>> 45 Nova Pulse no longer affects anyone fully underneath the Nova Pulse. Nebula cooldown Increased 14 >>> 25 Nebula cooldowns are now sequential instead of simultaneous Nebula size Increased 410 >>> 475 While in Astral form, pings are no longer blocked by level geometry that Astra cannot see Astra’s targeting ring in Astral form is reduced to one ring that reflects the now unified size of all her utility Astra’s targeting ring no longer randomly disappears when aiming across some map locations Increased the speed of the overlay that covers Astra’s screen when transitioning in and out of Astral form Fixed an issue where Stars were placed slightly above the location Astra was targeting.
3.05
3.05	Astra will no longer equip her weapon slower than intended after exiting Astral Form
3.03
3.03	Fixed Astra’s Gravity Well from pulling people while they were attached to ascenders Fixed a bug where Astra could activate Dissipate while attached to ascenders
3.0
3.0	Nova Pulse cooldown time increased 12 >>> 25 Gravity Well cooldown time increased 12 >>> 25 Stars price decreased 200 >>> 150 Granted signature charges decreased 2 >>> 1 Stars are now inactive when placed during the buy phase When the barriers drop, Stars charge for 1.4 seconds before becoming active and usable On Attack, Astra can now see the Spike’s location in Astral form Recall cooldown increased 8 >>> 15
2.09
2.09	Fixed issue where Astra’s Nebula was slightly offset once fully formed
2.08
2.08	Fixed Astra's smokes from blocking flashes even when you are not fully inside them
2.07
2.07	Now pulls Agents that are defusing the Spike. If they are pulled out of defuse range, the defuse will be interrupted Fixed an unintended dome in the sky that Astra saw if she came out of Astral form while Omen is ulting
2.06
2.06	Fixed issue where it looks like Astra is casting a Star but doesn’t actually create one when targeting close to another Star Fixed issue with Astra’s Star targeting being unreliable on stairs and slopes
2.05
2.05	Added unique keybinds to the option menu for flying up and down in Astral Form Astra now starts Spike Rush games with all 5 star charges Fixed Astra’s “Out of charges” VO not playing for her abilities while in Astral Form Fixed the deafening effect on nearsights not playing if Astra is in the game Fixed Astra having trouble placing Stars on the defender side boxes of Icebox mid from the A site Fixed a rare bug that could leave players unable to move or process inputs until they died when entering or returning from Astra's astral form. Astra ascend/descend binds now properly respect changed jump/crouch keybinds
2.04
2.04	Initial release of Astra.