Riot Games has introduced Veto as Valorant’s newest Agent, number 29. They’ve shown off what this character can do, and here’s a complete overview of the Sentinel from Senegal.
During the Paris stop of the Valorant 2025 Championship tour, Riot Games unveiled Veto, describing him as an agent “empowered by an unstoppable DNA mutation.”
Veto can cancel out the abilities of his enemies, and his overall strategy focuses on throwing off his opponents’ plans. He also boasts impressive staying power and incredible sustain. Essentially, he disrupts and survives.
After introducing the new custom game mode, Skirmish – where players can battle it out in 1v1 and 5v5 matches – Veto is the next big update coming to this competitive shooting game.
Veto release date
According to a statement from Riot, Veto will be available on October 7, 2025. You can watch the trailer, which was published on October 5, below.
Veto abilities
All four of Veto’s abilities have been showcased in his character trailer. Find a description of each ability and a general look at how he plays below.
Chokehold
- Equip a viscous fragment of your mutation. Fire to throw. The fragment deploys upon impact, creating a trap to hold enemies in place. Held enemies are Deafened and Decayed. Enemies can destroy the trap before activation.
Crosscut
- Equip a vortex. Fire to place on the ground. While in range and looking at the vortex, Reactivate to teleport to the vortex. During the buy phase, the vortex can be reclaimed to be redeployed.
Interceptor
- Equip an Interceptor. Fire to place the Interceptor at projected location. Once placed, Re-use to activate. Once active, it will destroy any utility that would bounce off a player and/or be destroyed naturally be gunfire. Enemies can destroy the Interceptor.
Evolution
- Instantly begin to fully mutate, gaining a combat stim, regeneration, and becoming immune to all forms of debuffs.
Here is everything you need to know about Veto’s abilities
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