High Gear
High Gear is Neon's E signature ability. INSTANTLY consume fuel to gain haste. REACTIVATE to cancel. ALT FIRE to slide forward or in your movement direction. Slide resets every two kills.
How has High Gear changed in every patch?
All patch notes →High Gear has been changed in 14 patches, from patch 4.08 to patch 12.09: 4 buffs, 11 nerfs and 10 bug fixes. Newest changes first.
- Nerf Jumping while active no longer provides any speed bonus while Neon is airborne. Instead, Neon’s air speed while sprinting will match melee speed.
- Adjustment Improved VFX to more clearly communicate the direction and origin of her slide
- Bugfix Fixed a bug where the slide was not playing SFX for moving across different surface types.
- BugfixNerf Fixed a bug where Neon could skip her unequip delay by binding High Gear to multiple keys.
- BugfixNerf Checked in a more systemic fix to an issue where Neon could jiggle her head up and down while sliding if mashing strafing inputs.
- Nerf Slides 2 → 1
- Nerf Accuracy during slide: Full accuracy → Crouch-walking accuracy
- Nerf Concuss now slows dashes by 50%
- BugfixBuff Fixed a bug where Neon utilizing backwards slide inputs could slide while standing
- BugfixNerf Fixed an issue where Neon could slide into the barrier at the beginning of a round and get a free slide charge.
- Bugfix Fixed a bug where Neon’s hitbox could be slightly offset while sliding.
- BugfixNerf Fixed a bug where Neon could equip faster out of her slide than intended by manually inputting an equip action.
- BugfixNerf Removed Neon's air accuracy while sliding
- Sprint
- Neon no longer has her strafe speed reduced while sprinting.
- Max Sprint Speed while moving sideways 6.73 meters/second → 9.11 meters/second
- Slide
- Slide charges 1 → 2
- Neon now removes all weapon movement error when sliding.
- This effectively means she’s more accurate while sliding.
- Second Slide Cost: 150
- Equips out of slide: Fast → Instant
- Slide equip buffer →.2s (after sliding, there is.2 seconds before her gun comes out)
- Sprint
- BugfixNerf Can no longer use slide to boost upwards in specific map locations
- BugfixBuff Fixed a bug where High Gear would automatically stop after using Fast Lane or Relay Bolt
- Buff Velocity restriction to cast slide removed
- Slide cannot be cast during equip delay
- Buff Can now slide sideways and forward, only requiring Neon to be moving
- Nerf Energy drain increased 6.7/s → 10/s
- Buff Velocity restriction to cast slide removed
Patch change data adapted from Neon's update history on the VALORANT Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neon's other abilities
Neon guide →
Fast Lane
Basic abilityINSTANTLY launch two vision-blocking walls that extend until they hit a surface.
Relay Bolt
Basic abilityINSTANTLY throw a bolt that bounces once. Explodes on each surface, concussing all players.
Overdrive
Ultimate abilityINSTANTLY refresh High Gear. Access an accurate lightning beam that can be used while activating High Gear. FIRE to shoot. On kills, fully recharge fuel.
Battery
PassivePassively recharge fuel over time.
Other Duelist E abilities
All abilities →
Displacement
Hush · Signature abilityEQUIP Displacement. FIRE to throw. ALT FIRE to prepare it instead. REACTIVATE to direct it towards your crosshair. Explodes on any surface or after a delay, pulling all players towards the center and concussing them if they collide with any surface or another player. Resets every two kills.
Double Tap
Iso · Signature abilityINSTANTLY channel Focus. Gain a shield that blocks one instance of damage.
Tailwind
Jett · Signature abilityINSTANTLY prepare a dash. REACTIVATE to dash forward or in your movement direction. Resets every two kills.
Curveball
Phoenix · Signature abilityEQUIP a Curveball. FIRE to curve left, ALT FIRE to curve right. After a delay, explode, flashing all players looking at it. Resets every two kills.
Paint Shells
Raze · Signature abilityEQUIP Paint Shells. FIRE to throw. ALT FIRE to lob. After a delay, explode, dealing damage and creating sub-munitions, each also dealing damage to all players. Resets every two kills.
Dismiss
Reyna · Signature abilityINSTANTLY consume a Soul Orb to briefly become intangible. REACTIVATE to cancel early. While ULTIMATE is active, also gain invisibility.
Refract
Waylay · Signature abilityINSTANTLY place a marker at your location. REACTIVATE to travel to it. While traveling, Waylay is immune but cannot see enemies. Resets every two kills.
GATECRASH
Yoru · Signature abilityEQUIP Gatecrash. FIRE to send it forward. ALT FIRE to place. REACTIVATE to teleport to it. INTERACT to fake a teleport. Resets every two kills.