Shear
Shear is Vyse's Q basic ability. EQUIP Shear. FIRE to place. Shear stealths after placement. Triggers when enemies walk on it, and after a delay, create a brief indestructible wall. Can be recalled during BUY PHASE.
How has Shear changed in every patch?
All patch notes →Shear has been changed in 7 patches, from patch 9.06 to patch 12.09: 2 buffs, 7 nerfs and 14 bug fixes. Newest changes first.
- BugfixBuff Fixed a bug where possessable drones (Sova's Owl Drone, Skye's Trailblazer, Tejo's Stealth Drone) would trigger the arming audio
- BugfixBuff Fixed a bug where Sova’s Recon Bolt and KAY/O’s ZERO/point would get stuck inside an activated wall instead of being destroyed
- Nerf Trigger logic has been reworked to make it easier to bait out. The wall now spawns immediately when an enemy enters and then leaves its trigger zone. Enemies will also hear an audio cue, audible only to them, when they enter the trigger zone
- Bugfix Fixed an issue where Vyse’s activated Shear wall didn’t display the warning fade out visual cue.
- BugfixNerf Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Shear wall blocked bullets after the visual wall despawned.
- BugfixNerf Fixed an issue where enemies could get stuck inside Vyse’s wall if the wall was overlapping with a smoke ability at specific times.
- BugfixNerf Fixed an issue where enemies could get stuck in Vyse’s Shear if they jumped when it was triggered.
- BugfixNerf Fixed an issue where Vyse’s Shear’s SFX could get stuck playing for enemies after moving out of range or if Vyse dies.
- Nerf Triggered Wall Duration: 8s → 6s
- Bugfix Fixed an issue where Yoru’s Fakeout did not trigger Shear
- Bugfix Fixed an issue where Breach was unable to cast abilities through Shear.
- Bugfix Fixed an issue where Sova’s Recon Bolt was destroyed by Shear.
- Bugfix Fixed an issue where Gekko’s Thrash and Raze’s Showstopper could hit people on the other side of Shear.
- BugfixNerf Fixed various collision issues with Vyse’s Shear, that blocked bullets and people while despawning.
- Bugfix Fixed rare instances of people’s bodies being clipped inside Vyse’s Shear.
- Bugfix Fixed an issue where Shear had lingering VFX when canceling early.
Patch change data adapted from Vyse's update history on the VALORANT Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vyse's other abilities
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Razorvine
Basic abilityEQUIP a destructible Razorvine. FIRE to throw. Razorvine stealths after landing. INTERACT to create a zone that slows and deals damage when players move through it. Can be recalled during BUY PHASE.
Arc Rose
Signature abilityEQUIP a destructible Arc Rose. FIRE to place. ALT FIRE to place it through a wall. REACTIVATE to flash all players looking at it. Can be recalled.
Steel Garden
Ultimate abilityEQUIP Steel Garden. FIRE to prepare a zone. After a delay, jam enemy primary weapons within range.
Other Sentinel Q abilities
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Headhunter
Chamber · Basic abilityEQUIP Headhunter. FIRE to shoot. ALT FIRE to aim down sights.
Cyber Cage
Cypher · Basic abilityINSTANTLY throw a Cyber Cage. INTERACT to create a vision-blocking cylinder that plays an audio cue when enemies come in contact. Can be picked up during BUY PHASE.
Sonic Sensor
Deadlock · Basic abilityEQUIP a destructible Sonic Sensor. FIRE to place. Triggers on nearby detected enemy noise, creating a zone that concusses all players. Sonic Sensor stealths after placement. Can be picked up.
ALARMBOT
Killjoy · Basic abilityEQUIP a destructible Alarmbot. FIRE to place. Alarmbot stealths after placement. Triggers on nearby visible enemies in range. Chases the first enemy it sees, exploding and applying vulnerable. Can be recalled.
Slow Orb
Sage · Basic abilityEQUIP a Slow Orb. FIRE to throw. On landing, create a zone that slows all players and plays an audio cue when enemies run through it.
Chokehold
Veto · Basic abilityEQUIP a destructible Chokehold. FIRE to throw. Chokehold stealths after landing. Triggers on nearby visible enemies in range, deafening, decaying, and tethering enemies. Can be recalled during BUY PHASE.