Hush is official: what Riot announced at Champions 2026

What Riot actually announced

Hush was confirmed on October 18, 2026, at the VCT Champions 2026 Grand Final in Shanghai. Riot did not lead with a blog post or a press release. The reveal was a cinematic trailer broadcast inside the Mercedes-Benz Arena immediately after the opening performance, with the Grand Final itself still to play.

The trailer is titled RISE AND FALL // Hush Agent Trailer. It went live on Riot’s official newsroom and on the Valorant YouTube channel the same day, so the arena audience and the online audience saw the same film at roughly the same time.

That pattern — a live event reveal followed by an official trailer — is how Riot has handled agent launches for years. What is unusual here is the venue. Revealing an agent from China, to a Chinese crowd, at a Champions Grand Final hosted in China, is a deliberate statement about where the game’s next audience is growing. If you want the shot-by-shot read of the film, our Hush trailer breakdown covers it separately.

RISE AND FALL: what the trailer confirms

The trailer locks in the visual identity that had already been circulating as art: long white hair with pink and purple undertones, a blunt hime cut, pink eyes that flare when her power is active, an all-black outfit, and floating pink geometric shards orbiting her.

It also frames the kit around telekinesis rather than raw speed. Hush moves objects and people with her mind — that is the idea the trailer sells, and the officially revealed ability list backs it up rather than contradicting it.

The film ships with an original theme song. These are the official credits.

The two leaks Riot just killed

Before a reveal, the community always assembles a version of the agent from datamined strings and forum speculation. Two claims about Hush gained real traction. Neither survived the official announcement.

• There is no copy mechanic, so no "steal the Sage wall" plays exist.
• There is no attack/defence Ultimate split, so nothing switches at half-time.
• If a guide you have read includes either claim, it was written from leaks and never corrected.

What the announcement did not answer

Riot confirmed who Hush is, when she arrives, and roughly what she does. It did not publish a single number.

• Ability costs. How much the C, Q and signature abilities cost per round is unannounced.
• Cooldowns. The community figure for Telekinesis — about 30 seconds per pickup — is not official. No cooldown on this site is confirmed yet.
• Damage and stun values. Concuss duration, flash duration and any damage the Ultimate deals remain unknown.
• Ultimate points. Suspension’s orb cost has not been published.
• Recruitment XP. The exact XP required to unlock Hush during her recruitment event is not public.
• Telekinesis range. The maximum pick-up distance is undocumented.

Why this reveal matters for the roster

Hush is the 30th agent in Valorant and the ninth Duelist. She is the third Chinese agent in the game after Sage and Iso, and the second new agent of 2026 following the Controller Miks.

Reveal-day reaction split along predictable lines. Players liked the skill ceiling and called the Ultimate strong; the open question was how telegraphed her entry dash is, because that decides how punishable she is. There was also early worry that she becomes a default pick in nearly every double-duelist composition.

If you play on Singapore, Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia or New Zealand servers, the practical follow-up is the launch schedule — the Hush release date page handles regional timing in detail.

Where to go from here

This page is the news. The rest of the site is the manual.

• Hush abilities explained — all five abilities, their controls and how to counter them.
• Hush release date and regional rollout — the exact day and how timezones shift it.
• When is Hush coming to Valorant — the fastest route to actually playing her.
• Hush trailer breakdown — the reveal film, scene by scene.
• Hush theme song — full credits and where to listen.