Valorant: Meet your new agent, Tejo

“This should be simple enough. I’m kicking them out. I’m done with them.” This statement from Tejo perfectly encapsulates our new starter class agent, the personable man of action.

Hailing from Colombia, Tejo will undoubtedly revolutionize gameplay with his unique combo that dispatches enemies using a top-down approach. Tejo will ask you to think proactively and strategically – analyzing the situation mid-round and using his abilities to help clear the way for your team.

Teigu’s abilities, which revolve around knocking enemies out, consist of 3 outputs: information gathering, damage, and concussion effects:

• Stealth drone: Throw and wield a hidden drone, which, when activated, emits a small sonar pulse at its location.
• Aimed shot: Drag the map to target one or more missiles towards a location. When the missiles arrive in position, they explode twice, pushing enemies out of the corners.
• Special Delivery: Throw a grenade that bounces once (instantly sticks to players), sticks, then explodes and explodes. Explosion concussions.
• Armageddon: Throw a wave of explosions, forcing enemies to move in the direction you choose.

Tejo’s ideal teammates will be those who can follow the space he creates quickly. Let’s take a closer look at how to do this.

Stealth drone

Whether your team is attacking and trying to capture a position or defending and playing recapture, having a drone can have a very big impact. Especially on maps where there are a lot of corners to clear, this allows your team to safely take space or prepare to fight for that space. Since drones are such useful tools, the enemy team will often be willing to shoot down anything you use to occupy space. Tejo’s Stealth Drone is unique in that it is invisible over a long distance, giving you more time to gain information about where the enemy team could be located.

“Drones usually provide a lot of core value for information gathering, but we wanted to give this drone a simple role where information is secondary, and the enemy suppression effect is why this drone outperforms others,” game designer Ryan Cozart tells us.

Directed salvo

When we asked the developers, “Why rockets?” Cozart smiled and said, “Because rockets are cool.”

In addition to being cool, the rockets made thematic sense for what the developers were trying to achieve.

“When you start putting things like map targeting or global placements on agents, you force people to think about the game more proactively and strategically. We wanted something to lead your team and show the impact of telling your team, ‘Hey, something’s going to happen,’” Cozart adds. “We can use anything, but we landed on missiles for these reasons.”

Teigu’s abilities, which revolve around knocking enemies out, consist of 3 outputs: information gathering, damage, and concussion effects. “There’s a lot to consider and be careful about when determining power output. The resulting damage is more permanent than a concussion or a flash. It’s worth exploring, and I think we’re getting to a pretty good place, but this is where we’ll need to monitor it very carefully,” Cozart says.

Special delivery

“With how natural ‘shooting’ is to his other abilities, Tejo really needed something that was easy to understand and easy to spot but still captured that explosive yet directed feeling. I wanted the special’s delivery to be quick, like a ‘let’s fight’ button,” “Cozart says.

Unlike other abilities where Tejo needs time to set up the play, Special Delivery allows him to quickly start the fight in the moment. Whether the enemy is there due to concussion or not, using the ability there will give them the confidence they need to take that space. One thing is for sure – even if players can use the ability quickly, we won’t be surprised when players create amazing formations to get that perfect angle to land on that perfect circle.

Armageddon

“Tejo missiles are only really valuable if you’re keeping track of the pressure that’s generated. But the nice thing is when you fire your missiles and force people to move, and as they move, you’re able to take advantage of them having to change their positions.” Tejo would be great with another agent who could get in Very quickly, like Neon, who can take advantage of the distance from which he casts his abilities,” points out character producer, John Goscicki.

Tejo’s ultimate, Armageddon, is something enemies need to be aware of from round to round. Watch this scoreboard and check how many final points he cannot use, as they can greatly affect the flow of the round. The wave of explosions will force enemies to move in the direction Tejo chooses or at least push players back further, as the location will be difficult to control. This will give his team the perfect opportunity to follow up and dominate the space he has just created.

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Anyone can play Tejo but those with a strategic sense of the game can make this new agent truly shine. all ValuationGame Pass Agents are unlocked for Game Pass membersSo be up to the challenge and learn how to use it to your advantage before anyone else. As Tejo puts it, “We could stand up all day talking about killing them…or we could just do it.” So what are you waiting for?