Controller · Agent
Astra
Ghanaian Agent Astra harnesses the energies of the cosmos to reshape battlefields to her whim. With full command of her astral form and a talent for deep strategic foresight, she's always eons ahead of her enemy's next move.
Astra is a Controller. Astra's signature ability is Nebula, and their ultimate is Cosmic Divide.
- Role
- Controller
- Signature (E)
- Nebula
- Ultimate (X)
- Cosmic Divide
- Released
- patch 2.04 (March 2, 2021)
What are Astra's abilities?
C 
Gravity Well
Basic abilityACTIVATE a Star to create a zone that pulls all players to the center, exploding and applying vulnerable to all players.
Q 
Nova Pulse
Basic abilityACTIVATE a Star to detonate it, concussing all players hit.
E 
Nebula
Signature abilityACTIVATE a Star to transform it into a smoke.
X 
Cosmic Divide
Ultimate abilityENTER Astral Form. ALT FIRE to EQUIP Cosmic Divide. FIRE to set, pivot and FIRE again to create an indestructible wall that blocks audio.
P 
Astral Form
PassiveACTIVATE ULTIMATE to ENTER Astral Form. FIRE to cast Stars. INTERACT to recall a Star. Recalling a Star forms a brief smoke.
How has Astra changed in every patch?
All patch notes →Astra has been changed in 28 patches, from patch 2.04 to patch 12.05: 27 buffs, 27 nerfs and 25 bug fixes. Newest changes first.
- Astral Form
- Fixed a bug where a floating gun may briefly appear when a suppression effect interrupts it
- Astral Form
- Bugfix Nebula/Dissipate: Fixed a bug where Nebula created by Dissipate did not have an icon on the minimap.
- Bugfix Stars: Fixed an issue that caused the activation sound for an already used Star to play when Astra was revived
- Nerf Gravity Well: Fragile (Vulnerable) duration decreased from 5s → 2.5s
- Nerf Gravity Well: Cooldown increased from 45s → 60s
- Nerf Nova Pulse: Concuss duration decreased from 3.5s → 2.5s
- Nerf Nova Pulse: Cooldown increased from 45s → 60s
- Nerf Nebula/Dissipate: Cooldown increased 25s → 35s
- BugfixBuff Cosmic Divide:
Fixed an issue where bullet tracers pass through
- This fix does reintroduce an audio bug where there is a slight audio hitch when passing through Astra wall.
- BugfixBuff Cosmic Divide:
Fixed an issue where bullet tracers pass through
- BugfixBuff Cosmic Divide: Fixed an issue where bullet tracers could be seen passing through
- Bugfix Gravity Well: Fixed a bug where the incorrect audio cue would play when getting caught in an allied (or self-casted) Gravity Well.
- BugfixBuff Astral Form: Fixed an issue where disconnecting and reconnecting within Astral World could result in Astral World’s visuals persisting for the round despite the player not being in Astral World.
- Nerf Nova Pulse: Stun duration: 4s → 3.5s
- Added Nebula/Dissipate: Visual cues have been added to the inside of the smoke before it expires.
- BugfixBuff Fixed a bug where Astra would not receive the alert sound effect when being watched by Cypher's Spycam
- Adjustment Cosmic Divide: Agent ability projectiles, walls, and AOEs have been updated to have more consistent audio presentation when clipping/passing through Cosmic Divide
- Buff Stars: Charges increased from 4 → 5
- Added Nebula/Dissipate: Nebula now plays an audio and visual cue 1.5 seconds before it expires
- Buff Astral Form: Astra will now be able to hear everything happening around her physical body while in Astral form
- BugfixBuff Cosmic Divide: Fixed a bug where there was a small audio deadzone
- Nerf Gravity Well: Startup time increased.6 → 1.25
- Nerf Gravity Well: Gravity time duration decreased 2.75 → 2.0
- Buff Nova Pulse: Startup time decreased from 1.25 → 1.0
- Buff Cosmic Divide: Audio now is blocked completely by the wall rather than muffled
- BugfixNerf Nebula/Dissipate: Can no longer cast Dissipate right at round start before stars are charged up
- Bugfix Stars: Fixed a bug where you would sometimes see the location of enemy Astra stars
- BugfixNerf Stars: Fixed a bug where Astra was able to sell her starting star
- Buff Astral Form: Increased the speed of the overlay that covers Astra's screen when transitioning in and out of Astral form
- Adjustment Astral Form: Astra's targeting ring in Astral form is reduced to one ring that reflects the now unified size of all her utility
- BugfixBuff Astral Form: While in Astral form, pings are no longer blocked by level geometry that Astra cannot see
- BugfixBuff Astral Form: Astra's targeting ring no longer randomly disappears when aiming across some map locations
- BugfixBuff Astral Form: Fixed the boom not showing up for Astra if planted while in Astral Form
- Nerf Gravity Well: Cooldown Increased 25 → 45
- Nerf Gravity Well: Gravity Well Size Decreased 525 → 475
- Nerf Gravity Well: Gravity Well no longer affects anyone fully underneath the Gravity Well.
- Nerf Nova Pulse: Cooldown Increased 25 → 45
- Nerf Nova Pulse: Nova Pulse no longer affects anyone fully underneath the Nova Pulse.
- Nerf Nebula: Cooldown Increased 14 → 25
- Nerf Nebula: Nebula cooldowns are now sequential instead of simultaneous
- Buff Nebula: Nebula size increased 410 → 475
- Nerf Stars: Max Stars reduced 5 → 4
- Nerf Stars: Cooldown on retrieving a Star increased 14 → 25
- Buff Stars: Astra can now pick up placed Stars during the Buy Phase to refund their charge immediately.
- Buff Stars: Max distance of Star Placement increased 10000 → 30000 to allow her to place Stars across the furthest corners of maps
- BugfixBuff Stars: Fixed an issue where Stars were placed slightly above the location Astra was targeting
- BugfixBuff Astral Form: Will no longer equip weapons slower than intended after exiting Astral Form
- BugfixNerf Gravity Well: Can no longer pull people while they are attached to ascenders
- BugfixNerf Nebula/Dissipate: Dissipate can no longer be activated while Astra is attached to ascenders
- Buff Astral Form:
On Attack, Astra can now see the Spike's location in Astral form
- This representation does not animate so it will not provide additional info on the status of the Spike
- Nerf Gravity Well: Cooldown time increased 12 → 25
- Nerf Nova Pulse: Cooldown time increased 12 → 25
- Buff Stars: Cost decreased 200 → 150
- Nerf Stars:
Stars are now inactive when placed during the buy phase
- When the barriers drop, Stars charge for 1.4 seconds before becoming active and usable.
- Nerf Stars: Recall cooldown increased 8 → 15
- Nerf Stars: Granted signature charges decreased 2 → 1
- Buff Astral Form:
On Attack, Astra can now see the Spike's location in Astral form
- BugfixBuff Nebula/Dissipate: Fixed issue where Nebula was slightly offset once fully formed
- BugfixNerf Nebula/Dissipate: No longer blocks flashes even when you are not fully inside the smoke
- BugfixBuff Astral Form: Fixed an unintended dome in the sky that Astra saw if she came out of Astral Form while Omen is ulting
- Buff Gravity Well:
Now pulls Agents that are defusing the Spike
- If they are pulled out of defuse range, the defuse will be interrupted
- BugfixBuff Stars: Fixed an issue where it looks like Astra is casting a Star but doesn't actually create one when targeting close to another Star
- BugfixBuff Stars: Fixed an issue with Astra's Star targeting being unreliable on stairs and slopes
- BugfixBuff Astral Form: Fixed a rare bug that could leave players unable to move or process inputs until they died when entering or returning from Astral Form
- BugfixBuff Stars: Fixed Astra having trouble placing Stars on the defender side boxes of Icebox mid from the A site
- Added Added
Patch change data adapted from Astra's update history on the VALORANT Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
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