Iso
Chinese fixer for hire Iso falls into a flow state to dismantle the opposition. Reconfiguring ambient energy into bulletproof protection, he advances with focus towards his next duel to the death.
Iso is a Duelist. Iso's signature ability is Double Tap, and their ultimate is Kill Contract.
- Role
- Duelist
- Signature (E)
- Double Tap
- Ultimate (X)
- Kill Contract
- Released
- patch 7.09 (October 31, 2023)
What are Iso's abilities?
Contingency
Basic abilityEQUIP Contingency. FIRE to push forward an indestructible vision-blocking wall. ALT FIRE for a slower wall.
Undercut
Basic abilityEQUIP an Undercut. FIRE to send it forward. Applies suppress and vulnerable to all players.
Double Tap
Signature abilityINSTANTLY channel Focus. Gain a shield that blocks one instance of damage.
Kill Contract
Ultimate abilityEQUIP Kill Contract. FIRE to send forward a zone that pulls you and the first enemy hit into a duel. Channel Focus at the start of a duel.
Focus
PassiveWhile Focused, reload faster and spawn destructible energy orbs from dead enemies Iso has damaged or killed. When an energy orb is shot, grant a shield that blocks one instance of damage and refresh Focus.
How has Iso changed in every patch?
All patch notes →Iso has been changed in 14 patches, from patch 7.09 to patch 12.00: 6 buffs, 8 nerfs and 10 bug fixes. Newest changes first.
- BugfixBuff Undercut: Fixed an issue where throw animations would break if aiming straight down
- BugfixNerf Kill Contract: Fixed a bug where Clove and Reyna would not enter the arena at full health and with full shields or overheal if they entered with damaged overheal.
- BugfixNerf Kill Contract: Fixed a bug where Phoenix would not get his original health and armor back when is in Run it Back and has left the arena
- Bugfix Kill Contract: Fixed a bug that caused it to scale up when spectating Iso with this ability equipped
- Nerf Kill Contract: Length decreased from 48m → 36m
- Bugfix Double Tap: Updated Iso’s Double Tap tooltip to mention the reload speed buff.
- Bugfix Double Tap: Fixed an issue where swapping to Iso with Double Tap active could result in the wrong UI bar displaying for spectators or observers.
- Bugfix Double Tap: Fixed a bug where Double Tap’s HUD bar could look visually incorrect for spectators or observers
- Nerf Undercut: Reduced charges from 2 → 1
- Nerf Undercut: Cost increased from 200 → 300 credits
- Added Undercut: Now applies Suppression alongside Vulnerability for the same duration (4s) on players hit.
- Added Contingency: Now has an Alt-Fire cast that makes the wall move at half the speed. This does not affect the duration of Contingency.
- Nerf Double Tap: Iso now receives a Heavy Penetration tag rather than a Wall Penetration tag when the shield is broken. This means he’s slowed more upon his shield breaking.
- BugfixBuff Kill Contract: If Iso does not have Double Tap’s buff applied, the ultimate will now automatically apply it so that won ultimate duels always spawn an orb.
- Adjustment Kill Contract: Improved performance
- Nerf Double Tap: Duration: 20s → 12s
- Nerf Double Tap: Signature kill reset removed
- Bugfix Double Tap: Fixed an issue with Iso's orb spawn logic after he disconnects
- Adjustment Double Tap -
- Iso now grants himself a shield upon finishing a 1 second animation during which he can’t use his gun.
- This plays a shield forming sound at the end of the channel when the shield is activated.
- Charges 2 → 1
- Kill reset added to Double Tap (Iso gets a charge back if he gets 2 kills).
- Iso now receives a Wall Penetration tag instead of a standard Heavy Penetration tag when the shield is broken. This means he’s slowed less upon his shield breaking.
- Additionally, Iso now gets a damage indicator towards the direction of the enemy that broke the shield
- Iso can now recast Double Tap while it’s active to refresh the duration of the shield.
- This is relevant if he gets a refreshed charge of his Double Tap from getting 2 kills.
- Adjustment Double Tap -
- Bugfix Kill Contract: Fixed an issue where the cover walls would not appear when playing with an unstable network connection.
- Buff Double Tap: Shootable orb duration increased 2 → 3 seconds
- Buff Double Tap: Initial buff and shield duration increased 15 → 20
- Buff Double Tap: Shield width reduced 120 → 100
- Buff Contingency: Cost reduced 250 → 200
- Added Added
Patch change data adapted from Iso's update history on the VALORANT Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iso gear skins
Unlocked by completing Iso's Gear contract with Kingdom Credits.
Duelist
