Tejo is the new Valorant agent.
Credit: Riot Games
New Valuing agent Tejo has been revealed by Riot Games along with his abilities, one of which essentially calls in an airstrike on the map.
Tejo is the 27th Valuing agent and hails from Colombia. He’s an initiator who seems to have some serious military tech backing him, as his abilities include drones, specialised grenades and what is essentially an airstrike.
His kit seems to be all about forcing people out of position, which should make him a great attacker but likely somewhat weaker on defence. However, Riot is pretty good at balancing Valuing agents these days, so he will likely find a solid place on both sides of the fight.
You can see the full breakdown of his abilities below, but the simple version is that he has a sticky grenade that concusses enemies it hits, a drone that suppresses enemies it targets, missiles that travel to a targeted location and then his ult, which I’m already predicting will be controversial.
Tejo’s ultimate is Armageddon, which is essentially a map targeted airstrike in a decently large area. It’s going to force anyone defending a site to move, and there doesn’t seem to be many ways to avoid it, which is going to annoy some people. I expect it will be better on the more open maps, but even then this feels like a very strong ability on paper.
Tejo will launch on January 8 alongside Valuing Season 2025 // Act I, which is also bringing a new type of cosmetic, so Riot can sell you even more things you don’t really need. There’s also all the expected new content, including a new battle pass and some balance changes.
Tejo Abilities
Special Delivery
EQUIP a sticky grenade. FIRE to launch. The grenade sticks to the first surface it hits and explodes, Concussing any targets caught in the blast. ALT FIRE to launch the grenade with a single bounce instead.
Stealth Drone
EQUIP a stealth drone. FIRE to throw the drone forward, assuming direct control of its movement. FIRE again to trigger a pulse that Suppresses and Reveals enemies hit.
Guided Salvo
EQUIP an AR targeting system. FIRE to select up to two target locations on the map. ALT FIRE to launch missiles that autonomously navigate to target locations, detonating on arrival.
(ULT) Armageddon
EQUIP a tactical strike targeting map. FIRE to select the origin point of the strike. FIRE again to set the end point and launch the attack, unleashing a wave of explosions along the strike path. ALT FIRE during map targeting to cancel the origin point.
