Tracer Rounds Valorant: Riot Games Adds Tracer Orb to Spike Rush
Tracer rounds arrived in Valorant Patch 1.02, but only in Spike Rush and under specific conditions. Here's what you need to know about the new feature.
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Spike Rush
+New Orbs
Tracer Orb: 2x wall pen and reveals enemies when hit
Speed Boost orb -> Combat Stim
Plague Orb and Deception Orb now share a pool with Paranoia Orb.
Practice mode
Bot kills now properly spawn Soul Orbs for Reyna and refresh Jett's Blade Storm
Tracer Rounds Valorant: Riot Games Adds Tracer Orb to Spike Rush
Riot Games added the Tracer Orb to Valorant's game mode Spike Rush in Patch 1.02. Players can find the new orb on the map as usual, and picking it up will buff their teammates. The Tracer Orb grants all players on the team of the player who picked it up double wall penetration damage. It also reveals enemies for 0.75 seconds when they're shot.
The buffs last the entire round.
The orb is designed to empower players to wall bang opponents as effectively as possible by both highlighting enemies behind walls and upping the damage dealt through walls.
The ability to highlight enemies is what has Valorant players referring to rounds fired with the Tracer Orb as tracer rounds.