Sova

Sova (codename Hunter) is an Agent in VALORANT.

Summary

Sova tracks, finds, and eliminates enemies with ruthless efficiency and precision. His custom bow and incredible scouting abilities ensure that even if you run, you cannot hide ^[1].

An archery expert, he can equip his bow with different bolts that reveal enemy locations or shock nearby adversaries. He can also deploy a recon drone to survey the battlefield, while his ultimate lets him fire three deadly arrow shots through walls ^[2].

Originally, Sova was supposed to be a female and was supposed to have a visor.

Contract

For Sova's contract see Contracts#Sova.

For Sova's Quotes see Sova/Quotes‎.

Abilities

Basic

C – Shock Bolt

Equip a bow with shock bolt. Fire to send the explosive bolt forward detonating upon collision and damaging players nearby. Hold Fire to extend the range of the projectile. Alternate Fire to add up to two bounces to this arrow.

Uses: 2 Cost: 100

Q – Owl Drone

Equip an owl drone. Fire to deploy and take control of movement of the drone. While in control of the drone, Fire to shoot a marking dart. This dart will periodically reveal the location of its target.

Uses: 1 Cost: 300

Signature

E – Recon Bolt

Equip a bow with recon bolt. Fire to send the bolt forward activating upon collision and revealing the location of nearby enemies caught in the line of sight of the bolt. Enemies can destroy this bolt. Hold Fire to extend the range of the projectile. Alternate Fire to add up to two bounces to this arrow.

Uses: 1 Cost:Free

Ultimate

X – Hunter's Fury

Equip a bow with three long-range, wall-piercing energy blasts. Fire to release a blast in a line in front of Sova dealing damage and revealing the location of enemies caught in the line.

Uses: 1 Cost:♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 7 points

Update History

v1.07

Sova Model
- Updated the physics on Sova’s cape so that it should wiggle outside his hitbox less frequently
- Polish work on Sova’s 1P hands to bring them up to the fidelity bar of the rest of our agents

v0.50

Sova's Owl Drone now includes a layer of sound for engine rotors.
- Audio should better reflect thematics, while maintaining how noticeable the previous version of Owl Drone audio was for allies and enemies, as heard in 3rd-person.
Sova’s Hunter’s Fury foe coloring added
Fixed multiple spots where Sova’s Recon Dart could over-penetrate map geometry—another shout out to everyone that helped with these as well!