Miks is VALORANT’s newest Controller, arriving with patch 12.05, and he was revealed at Masters Santiago on March 15, 2026.
The Agent hails from Croatia, uses his kit to provide site control, while also being the first-ever Controller that can heal allies. Miks could be a strong pick for aggressive site executes or defensive holds, as his kit demands precise timing and rewards players who sync buffs with duelists.
Here’s a complete breakdown of his role, all abilities, and release date.
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Miks release date and role in VALORANT
Miks will be playable in VALORANT from March 18, 2026, when patch 12.05 gets released, and Season 2026 Act 2 begins.
He’ll be the 29th playable Agent and is internally listed as Agent 30, as Agent 08 is yet to be revealed. His addition brings the Controller count to seven, matching Initiators and Sentinels, while Duelists remain the largest group at eight.
All Miks’ abilities explained
Miks is designed as a sound-driven Controller whose abilities all tie into rhythm and momentum. His kit includes:
M-pulse (C)
EQUIP M-pulse. ALT-FIRE to toggle between Concuss and Healing outputs. FIRE to throw the device. Upon landing, M-pulse sends out sound waves, either Concussing or Healing players.
M-pulse gives Miks a rare degree of flexibility for a Controller. You toggle modes with Alt Fire, choosing between a Concuss that disrupts enemies and a Healing that restores allies’ HP.
After you throw it, the device lands and emits sound waves in an area, applying the chosen effect to players caught inside. The ability has two charges, but it can be destroyed if opponents shoot it before or after it activates.
On attack, Concuss M-pulse is ideal for forcing defenders off common angles or weakening them before your team swings. On defense or in scrappy post-plant situations, the Healing mode helps you stabilize after early damage, especially when paired with Harmonize’s Combat Stim.
Harmonize (Q)
EQUIP Harmonize. Target an ally and FIRE to activate a Combat Stim on yourself and the ally that refreshes with each kill. ALT-FIRE to grant Combat Stim to yourself.
Harmonize is the heart of Miks’ identity and encourages coordinated entries. With primary fire, you target a teammate to apply Combat Stim to both them and yourself, and the buff refreshes every time a kill is secured.
With Alt Fire, you can stim only yourself, which becomes important in clutch scenarios or when no ally is in range. Harmonize cannot pass through walls, but you can cast it through smokes, which matters for coordinated site takes.
Waveform (E) – Signature Ability
EQUIP a Map Targeter. FIRE to set locations. ALT-FIRE to spawn Smokes at selected locations.
Waveform is Miks’ signature and his primary piece of Controller utility. It functions as the familiar “iPad” smoke, similar to Brimstone’s Sky Smokes or Clove’s smoke UI.
Waveform has two charges, works on a cooldown as his signature ability, and each smoke lasts 16 seconds. The smokes are hollow inside, similar to Omen’s, allowing players to sit within them and peek around the edges.
Bassquake (X) – Ultimate
EQUIP Bassquake. FIRE to build up and unleash Sonic Radiance forward, knocking back, deafening, and slowing players.
Bassquake is a powerful lane-control ultimate with heavy crowd control. You equip the ultimate, build it up, and then send Sonic Radiance forward in a cone rather than a circular area.
Enemies caught in the cone are knocked back, deafened, and slowed, which makes holding positions or trading cleanly extremely difficult. It fills a similar space to Waylay’s ultimate, but its directional nature rewards strong positioning and timing.
Where Miks fits in VALORANT Competitive
Miks will thrive in lineups that value tempo and coordinated trading. In duelist-heavy compositions, Harmonize lets your primary entry and yourself maintain Combat Stim across multiple engagements if you convert kills.
In more balanced comps, his ability to flip M-pulse between Concuss and Healing gives you both engage and sustain options without changing agent picks.
With his addition, Controller players now have a choice between a more defensive and fight-oriented approach. If you already feel comfortable on Brimstone or Clove, Miks should feel familiar.
