Valorant Adds A New Controller Character Who Can Still Fight From Beyond The Grave

Valorant has just added a new character to its roster with the ability to wreak havoc on enemies and help out their allies from the afterlife. Meet Clove, a virtually immortal non-binary character with the ability to place clouds of smoke anywhere on the battlefield even when they’re dead. They can also use their ultimate skill to resurrect themselves and get back in the game, but they’ll need to score a kill or get a damage assist within a set time limit to be permanently resurrected.

“If you die and your ult is ready, you’ll have a couple seconds to resurrect yourself,” Riot Games explains. “But you’ll need to earn a kill or assist within a short time frame to stay alive. This ability can help you cover key areas after dying or recover from overheating. And sometimes ulting is simply the right move, even if you can’t secure a kill or assist.”

Clove can also throw an explosive projectile that deals damage-over-time to all enemies caught in its blast radius. They can also absorb the life force of a fallen enemy to gain a temporary agility and health boost.

According to Riot, they designed Clove with aggressive players in mind. “[…] Naturally aggressive players didn’t have enough varied options within the Controller role. Many of our players feel like they have to play too ively on the role compared to our other roles, so they opt out of the whole class,” the studio said. “Clove is for those of you who fill for the greater good, but their gameplay doesn’t hinge on your ability to stay alive. Even as a Controller, you’re meant to take on 1v1s.”