Initiator · Season 2026 Act VI

Fade

InitiatorTier A (community)Ultimate: Nightfall

Turkish bounty hunter Fade unleashes the power of raw nightmare to seize enemy secrets. Attuned with terror itself, she hunts down targets and reveals their deepest fears - before crushing them in the dark. Data

Initiator: Initiators challenge angles by setting up their team to enter contested ground and push defenders away.

From the game data · client 13.09

Fade’s abilities

Prowler

EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Prowler</>. FIRE to send it forward. HOLD FIRE to steer towards your crosshair. <debuffred>Chases</> the first enemy or <whitebold>Terror Trail</> it sees, <debuffred>nearsighting</> on impact.

Seize

EQUIP <whitebold>Seize</>. FIRE to throw. REACTIVATE to drop early. On landing, <debuffred>deafen</>, <debuffred>decay</>, and <debuffred>tether</> enemies.

Haunt

EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Haunt</>. FIRE to throw. REACTIVATE to drop early. On landing, <debuffred>mark</> and <debuffred>reveal</> enemies in range and line of sight.

X · Ultimate

Nightfall

EQUIP <whitebold>Nightfall</>. FIRE to send forward a wave that <debuffred>deafens</>, <debuffred>decays</>, and <debuffred>marks</> enemies.

Ability names and descriptions are Riot’s in-game text; keys are the default bindings (C, Q, E, X for the ultimate). Data

Ranked, all ranks · 25 September 2026

Fade in the current meta

Acommunity tier

51.9%win rate

5.4%pick rate

#1of 7 initiators by win rate

MetaBot ranked data across all ranks, as published 25 September 2026 Community. Community statistics, not Riot figures. Patch 13.09 changed Clove’s Pick-me-up and added Hush; no other agent numbers moved since 13.02. Riot Full tier list on the meta page.

Who should play Fade

Suited to players who like setting up teammates: gathering information and disrupting defenders before the team commits. Fade gathers information: Haunt reveals enemies, Prowler hunts them down and Nearsights, Seize holds them in place, and Nightfall marks, deafens and Decays a whole area.

Written from the role and the ability descriptions above, not from match data.

Same role

Other initiators

BreachTier F · win 46.5%

GekkoTier F · win 48.5%

KAY/OTier F · win 46.7%

SkyeTier B · win 50.9%

SovaTier A · win 51.7%

TejoTier D · win 50.1%

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Answers

Fade FAQ

What role is Fade in VALORANT?

Fade is a Initiator. Riot describes the role this way: Initiators challenge angles by setting up their team to enter contested ground and push defenders away.

What are Fade’s abilities?

C: Prowler; Q: Seize; E: Haunt; X: Nightfall. The full in-game descriptions are on this page.

What is Fade’s ultimate?

Nightfall. In the game’s own words: EQUIP <whitebold>Nightfall</>. FIRE to send forward a wave that <debuffred>deafens</>, <debuffred>decays</>, and <debuffred>marks</> enemies.

Is Fade good right now?

In MetaBot’s all-ranks data of 25 September 2026, Fade has a 51.9% win rate and a 5.4% pick rate (tier A), number 1 of 7 initiators by win rate. These are community statistics, not Riot figures, and they predate patch 13.09.

valorant-api.com: game data (agents, abilities, skins, ranks, acts), client 13.09 · Neuralboost — agent tier list by win rate (MetaBot data, all ranks, 25 Sep 2026) (community) · VALORANT Patch Notes 13.09 (Hush, Clove changes)

Facts checked: 15 October 2026

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