Valorant 5.10 Patch Buffs Agent Harbor: Utility Changes, Abilities Explained

Riot Games buffs its newest agent, Harbor, in the Valorant 5.10 Patch update, and here's why.

The recent patch on Riot Games' tactical shooter game, Valorant, may have shifted the meta for agent rankings with major changes. Initially, the public beta had teased the 5.10 patch changes by showing improvements in Cypher's utilities and nerfing Fade's abilities.

However, another agent Riot has modified its latest addition to the roster, the Indian agent Harbor, due to his underwhelming abilities in the Valorant meta.

Is Harbor the Worst Valorant Agent?

According to Blitz, Harbor has the lowest pick rate of .02% out of 20 agents for Radiant players as of Episode 5, Act 2.

Additionally, many players in the Valorant community have expressed their negative feedback since the release of Harbor. Among the feedback include a report from Rib, where several Tweets from the Valorant community were referenced, implying that Harbor is the least groundbreaking in the meta.

Valorant 5.10 Patch Buffs for Harbor

However, with Riot's recent patch, perhaps players will Harbor as a better asset to the team due to the ability buff.

"Harbor abilities all make a healthy round impact, but we saw some players new to Harbor not using their abilities enough and feeling too constrained. We hope these changes make it easier for players to hit the ground running with Harbor and for skilled Harbor players to achieve more flexibility when controlling the map." Riot Games stated in their patch notes.

As of Valorant Patch 5.10, Harbor's basic ability, Cascade, will now have two purchasable charges instead of only one. While only one change has been made to Harbor's kit, this could make a big difference for aggressive plays where utilities can be used to push sites or cover entries.

Agent Harbor's Abilities Explained

Hailing from India, Harbor is a controller agent whose abilities are based on water, which he controls from a powerful ancient artifact.

As a controller agent, Harbor's job is to provide strategic pressure by limiting enemy vision, taking control of an area, and forcing enemies into choke points with their abilities. Players can make use of Harbor's abilities which are as follows:

• Cove (Basic Ability)
  • Equip a sphere of shielding water that spawns a water shield that can block bullets.
• High Tide (Basic Ability)
  • Equip and push a wall of water forward, which Harbor can use to block the enemy's sight or push sites. Additionally, players that are hit by the high tide will get slowed.
• Cascade (Signature Ability)
  • Harbor can draw a long wave of water as a wall which can go through walls to limit the enemy's vision by splitting the site. Players that are hit or go through the wall will get slowed.
• Reckoning (Ultimate Ability)
  • Using the full power of Harbor's artifact, summon an area of effect geyser pool on the ground in front of him. Enemy players that are caught within the area of effect will get targeted by geyser strikes, which, when hit, will cause them to get concussed.

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Written by: Andi C.