Neon

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For the American player, see Neon (American player).
For the Argentine player, see Neon (Argentine player).
[e][h]Neon
Agents Information
Name:
Neon
Real Name:
Tala Nicole Dimaapi Valdez
Country:
Class:
Duelist
Release Date:
2022-01-12
Abilities
Abilities:
Fast Lane, Relay Bolt
Signature Ability:
High Gear
Ultimate:
Overdrive

Neon is an Agent in VALORANT and the sixth Duelist to be released.

Biography[edit]

Filipino Agent, Neon, surges forward at shocking speeds, discharging bursts of bioelectric radiance as fast as her body generates it. She races ahead to catch enemies off guard, then strikes them down quicker than lightning.

Abilities[edit]

Fast Lane

Ability: Basic
Cost: CredsCreds 300
Cast time: 1s
Max Charges: 1
FIRE two energy lines forward on the ground that extend a short distance or until they hit a surface. The lines rise into walls of static electricity that block vision.
C
Relay Bolt

Ability: Basic
Cost: CredsCreds 200
Stun duration: 3s
Max Charges: 1
INSTANTLY throw an energy bolt that bounces once. Upon hitting each surface, the bolt electrifies the ground below with a concussive blast.
Q
High Gear

Ability: Signature
Cost: CredsCreds 150
Max duration: 10s
Max Charges: 2
(regained by killing 2 players)

INSTANTLY channel Neon's high power for increased speed. When charged, ALT FIRE to trigger an electric slide. Slide charge resets every two kills.
E
Overdrive

Ability: Ultimate
Ultimate Cost: 7
Unleash Neon's full power and speed for a short duration. FIRE to channel the power into a deadly lightning beam with high movement accuracy. The duration resets on each kill.
X

Version History[edit]

Version Balance Changes
8.11
  • Fast Lane (C):
    • Rework Dissipates from behind to minimize visual noise in combat space while giving cover for Neon.
      • Audio has been updated to travel with the fade out of the wall.
    • Buff Wall Dissolve Duration 1s >>> 2s
    • Nerf Wall Duration 6s >>> 4s
  • High Gear (E):
  • Sprint
    • Buff Neon no longer has her strafe speed reduced while sprinting.
      • Max Sprint Speed while moving sideways 6.73 meters/second >>> 9.11 meters/second
    • Buff Time until Full Fuel Regen 60s >>> 20s
  • Slide
    • Buff Slide charges 1 >>> 2
      • Second Slide Cost: 150
    • Buff Neon now removes all weapon movement error when sliding.
      • This effectively means she’s more accurate while sliding.
    • Buff Equips out of slide: Fast >>> Instant
      • Slide equip buffer >>> .2s (after sliding, there is .2 seconds before her gun comes out)
  • Relay Bolt (Q):
    • Nerf Charges 2 >>> 1
    • Buff Windup delay 1.1s >>> .8s
    • Buff Concuss Duration 3.0s >>> 3.5s
7.08
  • Bug Fix Fast Lane (C) now more reliably fully extends through Fracture’s A Door when cast from the outside,
    behaving the same as when used from inside A Hall.
6.03
  • Bug Fix Adjusted Neon’s hair height to fit within the standardized vertical range.
5.10
  • Bug Fix Fixed a bug where Neon’s Slide could be used to boost upwards in specific map locations.
5.03
  • Overdrive (X):
    • Nerf Damage per shot reduced 22 >>> 18
    • Buff Killzone increased 15m >>> 20m
    • Nerf Leg shot multiplier reduced 1.0 >>> 0.85
    • Buff Headshot multiplier increased 1 >>> 3
4.10
  • Bug Fix Fixed a bug where High Gear (E) would automatically stop after using Fast Lane (Q) or Relay Bolt (C)
4.08
  • Buff Battery energy received upon killing an enemy increased 25%>>>100%
  • Nerf Slide cannot be cast during equip delay
  • Buff Velocity restriction removed
  • Buff Neon can now slide sideways and forward, and only requires that she is moving
  • Nerf Energy drain increased 6.7/s>>>10/s
  • Rescale Fast Lane (Q) Wall damage removed
4.07
  • New Overdrive (X) can now be input-queued to equip after the current action
4.0
  • New Initial release of Neon.

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