Riot Games has officially unveiled the highly anticipated Harbor rework in Valorant, giving the Indian Controller a fresh set of abilities aimed at making him more viable in the current meta of the shooter.
The Valorant Harbor rework introduces some significant improvements to his kit, completely altering some of his abilities while also changing his ultimate.
In this article, we’ll take a look at all the reworked abilities of Harbor and see how they fare against his older kit.
Valorant Harbor New Abilities Explained
Below, we’ve listed all the new abilities of Harbor following his latest rework:
- HIGH TIDE: EQUIP High Tide. FIRE to send vision-blocking Screen forward along the ground. HOLD FIRE to guide the Screen towards your crosshair. ALT FIRE to stop the Screen early. All players crossing High Tide are Slowed.
- STORM SURGE: EQUIP Storm Surge. FIRE to throw, creating an explosive whirlpool that Nearsights and Slows enemies within it after a short duration.
- COVE: EQUIP Cove. ACTIVATE to form a Smoke in the selected location. HOLD FIRE or ALT FIRE while targeting to move the marker. RELOAD to toggle targeting view. REACTIVATE to shield the Smoke from bullets. The Shielded Smoke can be destroyed.
- RECKONING (Ultimate): EQUIP Reckoning. FIRE to unleash the full power of your artifact, releasing a surge of water that barrels forward to Nearsight and Slow enemies that are hit.
Overall, Harbor’s rework has received mixed reactions from the Valorant community. Many players praised the Riot devs for finally giving him a meaningful set of buffs that make him feel more impactful and flexible in team compositions, while others voiced frustration over the mechanic where his teammates are also slowed when crossing his High Tide wall.
A portion of the community also criticized the rework for borrowing too heavily from existing Agent mechanics instead of introducing something unique to him.
Valorant Harbor Rework Release Date
The Harbor rework is scheduled to go live with the Valorant 11.10 patch, which is expected to hit the game servers mid-November.
Whether these changes are enough to make Harbor a viable pick in the competitive meta of Valorant still remains to be seen.