Astra

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Agents Information

Real Name:

Efia Danso

Country:

 Ghana

Class:

Controller

Release Date:

2021-03-02

Abilities

Abilities:

Gravity Well
Nova Pulse

Signature Ability:

Nebula / Dissipate

Ultimate:

Astral Form / Cosmic Divide

Astra is an Agent in VALORANT and the fourth Controller to be released.

Biography

Ghanaian Agent Astra harnesses the energies of the cosmos to reshape battlefields to her whim. With full command of her astral form and a talent for deep strategic foresight, she's always eons ahead of her enemy's next move.

Abilities

Star
	Ability: Passive Cost: 150 Default diameter: 10m Recall cooldown: 25s ACTIVATE (X) to enter Astral Form where you can place Stars with PRIMARY FIRE. Stars can be reactivated later, transforming them into a Nova Pulse, Nebula, or Gravity Well.

Nova Pulse
	Ability: Basic Cost: Free Cast time: 1s Stun duration: 4s Cooldown: 45s ACTIVATE a Star to detonate a Nova Pulse. The Nova Pulse charges briefly then strikes, concussing all players in its area.
Q

Gravity Well
	Ability: Basic Cost: Free Cast time: 1.25s Gravity duration: 2.4s Cooldown: 45s ACTIVATE a Star to form a Gravity Well. Players in the area are pulled toward the center before it explodes, making all players still trapped inside fragile.
C

Nebula
	Ability: Signature Full duration: 15s Dissipate duration: 1.5s Charges: 2 Cooldown: 25s ACTIVATE a Star to transform it into a Nebula (smoke). Use (F) on a Star to Dissipate it, returning the star to be placed in a new location after a delay. Dissipate briefly forms a fake Nebula at the Star’s location before returning.
E

Astral Form / Cosmic Divide
	Ability: Ultimate Ultimate Cost: 7 ACTIVATE (X) to enter Astral Form where you can place Stars with PRIMARY FIRE. Stars can be reactivated later, transforming them into a Nova Pulse, Nebula, or Gravity Well. When Cosmic Divide is charged, use SECONDARY FIRE in Astral Form to begin aiming it, then PRIMARY FIRE to select two locations. An infinite Cosmic Divide connects the two points you select. Cosmic Divide blocks bullets and audio.
X

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
9.10
	Nebula (E): Visual cues have been added to the inside of the smoke before it expires.
9.09
	Fixed a bug where Astra would not receive the alert sound effect when being watched by Cypher's Spycam
9.07
	Cosmic Divide (X): Agent ability projectiles, walls, and AOEs have been updated to have more consistent audio presentation when clipping/passing through Cosmic Divide
9.05
	Stars (X): Charges increased from 4 >>> 5
7.08
	Nebula (E): Smokes will play an audio and visual cue 1.5 seconds before they are about to fade
7.05
	Astral Form (X): Astra will now be able to hear everything happening around her physical body while in Astral form Cosmic Divide (X): Fixed a bug where there was a small audio deadzone
7.04
	Gravity Well (C): Startup time increased .6s >>> 1.25s Gravity time duration decreased 2.75s >>> 2.0s Nova Pulse (Q): Startup time decreased from 1.25s >>> 1.0s Cosmic Divide (X): Audio now is blocked completely by the wall rather than muffled
5.10
	Nebula (E): Can no longer cast Dissipate right at round start before stars are charged up
4.11
	Stars (X): Fixed a bug where you would sometimes see the location of enemy Astra Stars
4.04 Hotfix
	Stars (X): Fixed a bug where Astra was able to sell her starting star
4.04
	Astral Form (X): Increased the speed of the overlay that covers Astra's screen when transitioning in and out of Astral form Astra's targeting ring in Astral form is reduced to one ring that reflects the now unified size of all her utility While in Astral form, pings are no longer blocked by level geometry that Astra cannot see Astra's targeting ring no longer randomly disappears when aiming across some map locations Fixed the boom not showing up for Astra if planted while in Astral form Stars (X): Can now pick up placed Stars during the Buy Phase to refund their charge immediately Max distance of Star Placement increased 10000 >>> 30000 to allow her to place Stars across Max Stars reduced 5 >>> 4 Cooldown on retrieving a Star increased 14s >>> 25s Fixed an issue where Stars were placed slightly above the location Astra was targeting Gravity Well (C): Cooldown Increased 25s >>> 45s Size Decreased 525 >>> 475 No longer affects anyone fully underneath the Gravity Well Nova Pulse (Q): Cooldown Increased 25s >>> 45s No longer affects anyone fully underneath the Nova Pulse Nebula (E): Nebula size increased 410 >>> 475 Cooldown Increased 14s >>> 25s Cooldowns are now sequential instead of simultaneous
3.05
	Astral Form (X): Will no longer equip weapons slower than intended after exiting
3.03
	Gravity Well (C): Can no longer pull people while they are attached to ascenders Nebula (E): Dissipate can no longer be activated while Astra is attached to ascenders
3.0
	Astral Form (X): On Attack, Can now see the Spike's location in Astral form This representation does not animate so it will not provide additional info on the status of the Spike Stars (X): Cost decreased 200 >>> 150 Recall cooldown increased 8s >>> 15s Granted signature charges decreased 2 >>> 1 Stars are now inactive when placed during the buy phase When the barriers drop, Stars charge for 1.4 seconds before becoming active and usable Gravity Well (C) & Nova Pulse (Q): Cooldown time increased 12s >>> 25s
2.09
	Nebula (E): Fixed issue where Nebula was slightly offset once fully formed
2.08
	Nebula (E): No longer blocks flashes even when you are not fully inside the smoke
2.07
	Astral Form (X): Fixed an unintended dome in the sky that Astra saw if she came out of Astral Form while Omen is ulting Gravity Well (C): Now pulls Agents that are defusing the Spike If they are pulled out of defuse range, the defuse will be interrupted
2.06
	Stars (X): Fixed an issue where it looks like Astra is casting a Star but doesn't actually create one when targeting close to another Star Fixed an issue with Astra's Star targeting being unreliable on stairs and slopes
2.05
	Astral Form (X): Fixed a rare bug that could leave players unable to move or process inputs until they died when entering or returning from Astral Form Stars (X): Fixed Astra having trouble placing Stars on the defender side boxes of Icebox mid from the A site
2.04
	Initial release of Astra

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