How to Unlock Hush in Valorant: Free XP Route vs. Buying Her

You can unlock Hush in Valorant for free by earning 200,000 XP during her limited-time Agent Recruitment event, or instantly by buying her for 1,000 VALORANT Points (VP). If you miss the event, she is expected to move to the Kingdom Credits store, and players with an active PC Game Pass subscription can reportedly use her while the subscription lasts.

Below is how each route works, how long the event runs, and which option makes sense for you. Details are as of October 28, 2026, and they come from launch coverage rather than Riot’s own patch notes, which we couldn’t verify directly at time of writing. Always double-check the numbers in your client.

Who is Hush?

Hush is Valorant’s 31st agent and the game’s ninth Duelist. Dexerto describes her as a telekinetic fighter from Guangdong, China. Riot announced her ahead of a Tuesday, October 27 launch, as Massively Overpowered reported.

She arrives with the Season 2026 Act 6 update, which outlets including Gfinity Esports tie to Patch 13.09. Because of regional rollout times, reports say she went live on October 27 in the Americas (North America, LATAM and Brazil) and on October 28 in other regions such as Europe.

Her kit is built around telekinesis. Coverage agrees on a few key pieces:

• Telekinesis (passive): lets her pick up weapons and the Spike, and interact with switches, from an increased range.
• Displacement (signature): pulls players toward a point and concusses anyone it pulls into a surface or another player.
• Suspension (ultimate): a projectile she steers with her crosshair that, when detonated, levitates every player caught in the blast.

Some early pre-release articles listed different ability names. Those appear to have been speculation, so trust the in-game agent page for exact ability details.

All the ways to unlock Hush

1. The free route: the Agent Recruitment event

Riot gives new agents a recruitment event, and Hush follows that pattern. According to FandomWire and Games.gg, you unlock her for free by earning 200,000 XP while the event is running.

Reports put the window at roughly 28 days, with one source listing October 28, 2026 (00:00 UTC) through November 25, 2026 (22:00 UTC). Treat that end date as reported, not confirmed, and check the countdown in your client.

To complete it:

1. Launch Valorant and open the Agents tab or the event panel to confirm the Hush recruitment event is active on your account.
2. Play matches. XP you earn from regular play counts toward the 200,000 XP total.
3. Track your progress on the event’s progress bar in the client.
4. Once you hit 200,000 XP, Hush unlocks automatically and stays on your account permanently.

Games.gg calls this the smart route for most players, since it costs nothing but playtime. If you play a few matches most days over the four-week window, it is a realistic target. If you only play occasionally, keep an eye on your progress partway through so you know whether to switch plans before it ends.

2. The instant route: buy her for VP

If you want to play Hush right now, multiple outlets report she can be unlocked immediately for 1,000 VP from the Agents screen. Games.gg advises confirming the price displayed in your client before purchasing, which is good practice, since we couldn’t check this against Riot’s own store listing.

Only buy VP through the official in-game store or your platform’s official storefront. Third-party “top-up” sites and anything promising free VP are not worth the risk to your account.

3. After the event: Kingdom Credits

Kingdom Credits (KC) are Valorant’s free currency, earned through play. Several sources say Hush becomes purchasable with KC only once the standard recruitment period ends. The price is where reports split: FandomWire says 10,000 KC, while another source gives 8,000 KC. Games.gg simply notes the KC price is for Riot to set.

If you’re saving KC for Hush, the safest move is to wait and see the actual price in the store once the event closes.

4. PC Game Pass access

Games.gg reports that linking an active PC Game Pass subscription to your Riot account gives access to all agents, including Hush, while the subscription is active. This is not a permanent unlock. If your subscription ends, so does that access, unless you earned or bought her another way.

Which option should you pick?

• You play most days: do the recruitment event. 200,000 XP across about four weeks is reachable with steady play, and it costs you nothing.
• You want to main her on day one: spend the 1,000 VP. You’ll also be earning XP anyway, but that XP won’t refund the VP.
• You’re a casual player with KC banked: let the event run, then check the KC price after it ends.
• You already have Game Pass: you can try her through the subscription first, then decide whether she’s worth a permanent unlock.

One more reason to start playing her early: Games.gg reports Hush is the first agent to launch with an Agent Mastery reward track, which unlocks cosmetics as you play her. Riot hasn’t published full details we could verify, so check her agent page in-game for what’s included.

Avoid scams around new agents

New agent launches always bring a wave of “free unlock” videos and sites. There is no official way to get Hush other than the routes above. Ignore anything that asks for your Riot login, promises free VP, or tells you to download a tool. Using third-party programs risks a ban from Riot’s anti-cheat, and handing over your account details can get it stolen.

Quick recap

Hush is free if you earn 200,000 XP during her recruitment event (reported to run until November 25, 2026), or instant for a reported 1,000 VP. Miss the event and she’s expected to move to the Kingdom Credits store at a price that’s still unconfirmed. Game Pass gives temporary access only. Check your client for final prices and dates, since details may change as Riot finalizes Act 6.