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Valorant Episode 9 Act I adds Evori Dreamwings skinline

by Adam Cook on June 25, 2024

Riot Games has lifted the lid on Valorant Episode 9 Act I, which starts on June 26th, and will add the Evori Dreamwings skinline, and a lot more.

With the Evori Dreamwings skinline, each weapon will have its own unique familiar (cat, bunny, bear, mouse, and butterfly) that will be with you throughout a match. it’ll animate and transform, and have emotes. The smaller size familiar (on the Vandal, Odin, and Spectre weapons) will appear on the top of the weapon as part of the red dot sight, and will jump when you jump, focus when you aim down sights, etc. Larger ones appear on all weapons during the inspect animation and on guns to help you reload. These larger familiars have unique animations and visual effects as well as sounds for every action, like reloading, equipping, and so on.

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Here’s the list of familiars:

Evori, the Butterfly: Began the Dreamwings and as such has some of the traits of all of them. Symbolizes transformation and growth
Lunari, the Cat: A born leader. Thoughtful and helpful, always making the best decisions for the team. Symbolizes the moon and the night
Solari, the Mouse: Bold and energetic, Solari is always active. Symbol is a star and fireworks
Terrari, the Rabbit: Strong and loyal, with unbreakable family bonds. Symbol is a diamond and nature
Amari, the Bear: Kind and loving, always uplifting others and giving the best hugs. Symbolizes love and hearts

And the list of weapons in the bundle:

Vandal
Spectre
Odin
Ghost
Evori’s Spellcaster (melee)
4 variants (default lavender, pink, green, and orange)

Speaking about the Evori Dreamwings, Laura Baltzer, Product Manager said: “There weren’t always Familiars on these weapons! When we were first concepting this skinline, it was beautiful but there were no little creatures along with you on your journey. It’s hard to imagine the skin without them now as they’ve become so much a part of what makes this skinline special. Also, they weren’t always the cute animals you see today. We went through so many different versions of what the Familiars might look like. Elemental creatures, amorphous blobs… even Blueberry (from one of the sprays and map decals) showed up at one point in a concept. We ended up where we did because we wanted players to be able to see bits of their own personalities and feelings in the Familiars. So everyone can pick the one they feel represents them and sparkle just as brightly as they do!”

In terms of the main battle pass of Episode 9 Act I, it’ll cost 1000VP to get involved when it kicks off on June 26th. Riot has provided a list of some of the highlighted items on the new Valorant free track: