| “ | Thailand's prismatic radiant Waylay transforms into light itself as she darts across the battlefield, striking down her targets through shards of light before flitting back to safety, all in the blink of an eye.
— Official description
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Waylay is an Agent in VALORANT and the eighth Duelist added to the game.
Profile[]
Biography[]
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Thai Waylay is the VALORANT Protocol's twenty-eighth recruit. She joins the Protocol at the request of her longtime friend Tejo to bring some more experience to the organization as it begins to confront a new threat to Alpha Earth.
Early Life[]
- Waylay arrives at Bangkok Port during a VALORANT Protocol mission at Tejo's request.
- Her arrival reinforces the strike team against enemy forces.
VALORANT agent[]
- Recruited as its twenty-eighth agent.
- Waylay informs Brimstone about Phoenix's limited contact with people outside of VALORANT.[1]
- Waylay gets word and footage of Kingdom sites being hit all over the world by the same group the Protocol fought in Bangkok.[2]
- Waylay updates Brimstone on her efforts training other agents.[3]
Personality[]
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Waylay can be described as a person with a very specific personality by her longtime friend, able to speak to with especially younger Agents in the Protocol. While she has the tendency to be strict with her peers during training - such as kicking someone's butt for messing things up - she otherwise shows that she cares about them by rather doing that instead of the enemies shooting them in the head.
Appearance[]
Waylay wears a crop top with a zip-up suit donned above it and wears a pair of baggy pants to complement her attire. She has visible tattoos around her arms that glows whenever she uses her abilities.
Abilities[]
Basic[]
(Xbox X/S)
INSTANTLY throw a cluster of light that explodes upon contact with the ground, Hindering nearby players with a powerful movement and weapon slow.
Uses: 1 
Cost:
300
Windup: 
0.75 s
Debuff: 
4 s Hinder
(Xbox X/S)
EQUIP to prepare for a burst of speed. FIRE to dash forward twice. ALT FIRE to dash once. Only your first dash can send you upward.
Uses: 1
Cost: 300
Duration: 
0.4 s per dash
Signature[]
(Xbox X/S)
INSTANTLY create a beacon of light on the floor. REACTIVATE to speed back to your beacon as a mote of pure light. You are invulnerable as you travel.
Uses: 1
Cost:Free
Windup: 1 s
Duration: 8 s (Charged), 0.5-3 s (Travel time)
Cooldown: 
2 kill recharge
Ultimate[]
+ (Xbox X/S)
EQUIP to focus your prismatic power. FIRE to create an afterimage of yourself that projects a beam of light. After a brief delay, you gain a powerful speed boost and the beam expands, Hindering other players in the area.
Cost:♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 8 points
Windup: Total 2.6 s
Buff: 
7 s +15% Speed boost
Debuff: 7 s Hinder
Agent Cosmetics[]
The following are cosmetics related to Waylay from Agent Gear and from other sources (e.g. Battle Pass).
Gear[]
- More information: Gear
| Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 |
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| Spray: FTL |
Player Card: VALORANT Waylay |
Player Title: Prismatic |
Spray: Infinite Reflections |
Kingdom Credits: 2,000 |
 2,000 |
2,500 |
3,000 |
3,500 |
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| Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Tier 9 | Tier 10 |
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| Buddy: Prism |
Spray: Waylay |
Player Title: Iridescent |
Player Card: Dawnstrike |
Weapon Skin: Kaleidoscope Frenzy |
| 4,500 |
5,500 |
6,500 |
7,500 |
8,000
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Other cosmetics[]
| Image | Name | Source |
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Prismatic Pathways (teaser) |
Battle Pass: V25 Act 1 |
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Waylay ID | Battle Pass: V25 Act 2 Part of collection: Agent ID |
Update History[]
Refract
- Fixed a bug where reactivating Refract immediately after casting Convergent Paths would prevent the reactivate from working.
- Refract
- Fixed an issue so Waylay will teleport properly back if she activates her Refract while picking up an ult orb.
- Fixed an issue where Waylay could activate Refract outside of the playable space on Abyss.
- Fixed an issue so Waylay should no longer end looking straight up in the air when she triggers Refract return when she's directly above the teleport point.
- Convergent Paths
- Fixed a bug where there was a performance hitch upon casting
- Fixed a bug where Convergent Paths was unable to be equipped during the buy phase.
- Added
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| Scrapped |  Crusader • Joules •  Shatter
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