Riot Games has officially revealed Miks, the newest Controller agent joining VALORANT, during the grand finals of Masters Santiago.
Hailing from Croatia, Miks enters the roster with a sonic-themed toolkit built around rhythm, sound waves, and team coordination. Designed as a Controller who can support teammates while disrupting opponents, the agent channels sound energy to help squads control the tempo of the battlefield.
A Tempo-Setter in the Land
Miks introduces a unique mix of team buffs, healing, crowd control, and smoke placement, reinforcing his role as a tempo-setting Controller.
Harmonize allows Miks to target an ally and grant both players a Combat Stim that refreshes after each kill. The ability can also be used on himself through an alternate activation.
With M-pulse, Miks deploys a device that emits sound waves on impact. Players can toggle between two modes—one that concusses enemies and another that heals allies within the pulse.
His smoke ability, Waveform, lets players mark locations on the map and deploy smokes at selected positions, giving teams flexible control over sightlines.
Finally, Miks’ ultimate ability Bassquake unleashes Sonic Radiance, pushing enemies backward while applying Deafen and Slow effects, disrupting enemy positioning during engagements.
Design Clarity
The reveal cinematic also features “Clarity (VALORANT x BUNT. Remix)”, a reimagined version of the iconic track by Zedd, produced by rising DJ BUNT..
“I’ve loved games my whole life, and VALORANT has been one of those worlds I kept coming back to,” said BUNT. “Making music for it is a real honor.”
According to Riot Games’ Lead Music Supervisor Jonny Altepeter, the remix was designed to reflect the agent’s vibrant identity and high-energy personality.
Meanwhile, Kevin Meier, a game designer on VALORANT, explained that the development team built Miks’ sound effects directly from musical elements.
“We approached the sound design of Miks’ abilities by first creating music, then extracting the most vibey elements and building the sound effects from there,” Meier said.
Season 2026 // Act 2 Content
Miks will become playable in VALORANT on March 18, 2026, arriving alongside Season 2026 // Act 2.
The new act will also introduce the Blackthorn Collection and a new Battle Pass, featuring cosmetic rewards such as the Soulburst Bandit, Dragon Gate Phantom, and Flick of the Wrist Card.
