Gekko
Gekko the Angeleno leads a tight-knit crew of calamitous creatures. His buddies bound forward, scattering enemies out of the way, with Gekko chasing them down to regroup and go again.
Gekko is a Initiator. Gekko's signature ability is Dizzy, and their ultimate is Thrash.
- Role
- Initiator
- Signature (E)
- Dizzy
- Ultimate (X)
- Thrash
- Released
- patch 6.04 (March 7, 2023)
What are Gekko's abilities?
Mosh Pit
Basic abilityEQUIP Mosh. FIRE to throw. ALT FIRE to lob. On landing, create a zone that deals low damage over time before exploding, dealing high damage to all players. Reverts to a Globule.
Wingman
Basic abilityEQUIP a destructible Wingman. FIRE to send it forward. Chases the first enemy it sees, concussing on impact. ALT FIRE to have Wingman plant or defuse at a targeted bomb site. Reverts to a Globule.
Dizzy
Signature abilityEQUIP a destructible Dizzy. FIRE to throw. Fires plasma at enemies in line of sight, blinding them. Reverts to a Globule.
Thrash
Ultimate abilityEQUIP a destructible Thrash. FIRE to take control. FIRE again to lunge and explode, detaining all players. FIRE while lunging to explode early. Reverts to a Globule only once.
Globule
PassiveGekko’s abilities transform into a Globule after use. INTERACT to reclaim nearby Globules to gain another charge after a short cooldown.
How has Gekko changed in every patch?
All patch notes →Gekko has been changed in 25 patches, from patch 6.04 to patch 12.08: 19 buffs, 18 nerfs and 27 bug fixes. Newest changes first.
- BugfixBuff Dizzy: Fixed a bug where she would only target an enemy if their head was visible.
- Bugfix Thrash: Fixed a bug where a floating gun may briefly appear when a suppression effect interrupts it
- Globules
- Reclaim timer increased 15s >> 20s
- Mosh Pit is now reclaimable
- Globules
- Nerf Wingman: Can now be concussed.
- BugfixBuff Dizzy: Fixed a rare bug where she would sometimes aim at detected players incorrectly (and miss).
- Globules
- Fixed a bug where they were sometimes visible on the enemy minimap even when out of sight.
- Bugfix Wingman: Fixed a bug where "Spike Down" VO would play if he was destroyed right after planting the Spike.
- BugfixNerf Thrash: Fixed an issue where Gekko’s Thrash leap did not get slowed by Waylay’s Saturate debuff.
- BugfixNerf Wingman: Fixed an issue where the “Spike Down” VO would not play when Wingman was destroyed while carrying the Spike.
- Adjustment Gameplay logic around ability effects themed as explosions has been updated. Explosions should behave more consistently in how they deal damage.
- BugfixBuff Thrash:
Fixed a bug causing difficulty with some small jumps
- Thrash should now jump more similarly to a player
- BugfixBuff Thrash:
Fixed a bug causing difficulty with some small jumps
- Globules
- Reduced time in world 20s → 15s
- Reclaim time increased 1s → 1.5s
- Nerf Dizzy: Time active after being thrown and forming is reduced 1.5s → 1s.
- Adjustment Dizzy: Dizzy’s targeting algorithm has been updated to be more reliable.
- Buff Dizzy: Dizzy’s goop flash now also blinds the minimap of affected players.
- Buff Wingman: Increased the angle of the cone concuss area 45 degrees → 65 degrees.
- Added Wingman: When Wingman turns into a globule after planting the Spike there are unique visuals.
- Nerf Thrash: Ultimate points increased 7 → 8
- Globules
- BugfixBuff Thrash: Fixed a bug where occasionally the explosion was blocked from affecting enemies due to corners of geometry.
- BugfixNerf Dizzy: Enemy detection range is now correctly reduced while inside of Viper’s Pit ability.
- Nerf Mosh Pit:
DoT damage per tick reduced 3 → 1
- This is an undocumented change
- DoT damage from 30/sec → 10/sec
- Nerf Mosh Pit:
DoT damage per tick reduced 3 → 1
- Adjustment Updated Gekko’s in-game portrait for better gameplay readability and quality consistency.
- Adjustment Wingman: Audio improvements to Wingman’s plant and defuse audio.
- Adjustment Improved performance in Agent Select
- Globules
- Added VFX to when Gekko is reclaiming an orb, as well as when the globule reclaim is complete
- Improved visuals for enemy creature globules
- Fixed a bug where ally Gekko orbs were showing up as white outside of custom Replication.
- Added Mosh Pit: Added audio variations for Mosh Pit's explosions
- BugfixBuff Mosh Pit: Fixed a bug where damage from Mosh Pit was avoidable while crouch jumping in the pit.
- Bugfix Mosh Pit: Fixed display name of "Mosh Pit" showing up as "Mosh's Pit".
- Buff Wingman: Plant and Defuse targeting has been improved in order to target higher locations.
- BugfixNerf Wingman: Fixed a bug where Wingman wasn't taking melee damage.
- Bugfix Wingman: Fixed a bug where Wingman wasn't able to defuse the Spike after using Swap Team command in a Custom game.
- BugfixBuff Wingman: Fixed a bug where Wingman Spike plant casting allowed him to run too far of a distance if cast in midair.
- BugfixNerf Wingman: Fixed bug where Wingman's torso wouldn't trigger Cypher's Trapwire (C).
- Bugfix Wingman: Fixed a bug where the wrong animation played while casting Wingman.
- BugfixBuff Wingman: Fixed a bug where Gekko wasn't able to plant in Spike Rush if Wingman was stopped from planting.
- Adjustment Dizzy: Audio improvements for Dizzy's plasma blasts, which will help you easily identify if it's flying towards you or towards an ally while in the air
- BugfixBuff Thrash: Fixed UI staying on screen if the round ended while you're possessing Thrash.
- Added Added
Patch change data adapted from Gekko's update history on the VALORANT Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Unlocked by completing Gekko's Gear contract with Kingdom Credits.
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