VALORANT pumps brakes on Waylay with a small but meaningful change

The last time VALORANT made balance adjustments to Waylay was in Patch 11.08, and since then, she has had plenty of time to shine bright among Duelists. With Patch 12.06, Riot Games makes a minor but potentially very impactful change to her kit.

In VALORANT Patch 12.06, Riot changes Waylay’s Saturate from Instant to Equip. Previously, when casting Saturate, you’d instantly throw out the stun, allowing you to pick off opponents and continue pushing. Now, when casting the ability, you equip it first and then throw it with an additional button press (similarly to Lightspeed).