Riot Games has officially revealed Hush, the next VALORANT Agent and the ninth Duelist in the roster. Introduced during the VALORANT Champions 2026 Grand Final on 18 October, Hush comes from Guangdong, China, and uses telekinesis to move herself, redirect utility, disrupt enemy positions and interact with dropped equipment from range.
Hush is scheduled to join VALORANT on 27 October 2026. Her full kit points to a high-skill Duelist who can create her own entry opportunities, but her value will depend on precise crosshair control and fast decisions rather than a simple press-to-dash escape.
VALORANT Hush release date and role
Hush is due to become playable on 27 October 2026 as part of VALORANT Season 26, Act VI. Riot identifies her as a Duelist, placing her in the same broad role as Agents built to take space, start fights and convert mechanical skill into opening advantages.
Regional patch deployment can vary, so UK and European players should watch the in-client maintenance notice if Hush does not appear at exactly the same moment as the Americas rollout. Riot had not published a precise UK unlock time when this guide was written.
The reveal arrived at VALORANT Champions Shanghai, where Riot presented the “RISE AND FALL” cinematic. Players who followed the tournament may also want our separate VALORANT Champions Shanghai Drops guide, which covers the event rewards rather than Hush’s gameplay.
Every confirmed Hush ability
Telekinesis — passive
Telekinesis extends Hush’s interaction range. She can retrieve dropped weapons and the Spike, as well as operate certain switches, without standing directly beside them. That could make post-plant recoveries and dangerous weapon pickups less predictable, although Riot has not yet supplied a universal range figure.
The passive does not let Hush rip a weapon from an opponent’s hands. It applies to objects that can already be picked up or interacted with, so its strength should come from positioning and line-of-sight knowledge rather than direct damage.
Displacement — E
Displacement is Hush’s rechargeable signature ability. She throws the device with primary fire or prepares it with alternate fire. After a standard throw, reactivating the ability redirects it towards her crosshair. It explodes on impact or after a delay, pulling players towards the centre and concussing targets that collide with a surface or another player.
Displacement refreshes after two kills. That gives Hush a route to use it early in a round, secure eliminations and potentially deploy it again. Its pull can expose defenders behind cover or disrupt a coordinated retake, but the reveal does not yet confirm exact radius, duration or whether every piece of map geometry affects the concussion consistently.
Flashbulb — Q
Flashbulb follows the same flexible delivery idea. Hush can throw or prepare the device, then redirect a thrown Flashbulb towards her crosshair before it detonates. Players looking at the burst are flashed.
The ability’s distinctive advantage is steering. Instead of relying only on fixed line-ups, Hush can bend a flash around a corner or alter its route during an entry. The trade-off is execution: poor timing or inaccurate control could still blind teammates or leave Hush exposed.
Flow — C
Flow is Hush’s movement tool. Activating it creates an anchor; if Hush is airborne, she briefly levitates in place, then propels herself towards the anchor after a short delay. The result resembles a telekinetic grapple without requiring a physical rope or a pre-placed teleport point.
Flow should help Hush cross exposed angles, claim elevated positions and follow her own utility into a site. It is not yet clear how much momentum she preserves, which surfaces accept an anchor or how vulnerable she is during the delay. Those details will decide whether Flow is primarily an entry tool, a repositioning option or both.
Suspension — Ultimate
Suspension sends a steerable projectile forward. Hush can guide it with her crosshair and detonate it manually, levitating every player caught in the affected area. The wording matters: published descriptions say all players, so careless placement may punish allies as well as enemies.
Suspension looks designed to break defensive setups and temporarily remove players from favourable positions. However, the reveal does not yet establish its Ultimate-point cost, full area, duration or every action available to suspended targets.
How Hush could fit into a VALORANT team
Hush combines movement, a flash and displacement in one Duelist kit. She can potentially steer Flashbulb to force a defender off an angle, use Displacement to pull another opponent from cover, then activate Flow to enter behind that pressure. Telekinesis adds a quieter tactical layer by letting her retrieve a dropped Spike or upgraded weapon from a safer position.
That versatility does not automatically make her overpowered. Her utility appears to reward deliberate crosshair movement, route planning and communication, while several abilities can affect teammates or create a delay before Hush reaches her destination. Balance will be clearer only after players test the launch build.
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Confirmed information versus open questions
Confirmed: Hush is a Duelist from Guangdong; Riot revealed her on 18 October; she uses Telekinesis, Displacement, Flashbulb, Flow and Suspension; and her release is scheduled for 27 October.
Not yet confirmed in full: exact damage or crowd-control numbers, cooldown timings, ability costs, Ultimate-point requirement, interaction range, UK launch time and the precise method or price for permanently unlocking Hush. Treat any numerical values circulating before the launch patch notes as provisional.
What happens next?
Riot is expected to publish launch patch notes before Hush becomes playable. Those notes should settle the remaining costs, timings and interaction rules, while live matches will quickly show which maps make the best use of her steerable utility and ranged object control.
For now, Hush is one of VALORANT’s most mechanically unusual Duelists: an entry Agent who manipulates the battlefield instead of relying only on raw speed. Her 27 October arrival should give both ranked players and organised teams a fresh set of angles to learn.
