like an agent u think should be seeing more play or an agent who should be seeing less
mine:
deadlock is the current best senti for both ranked and vct and should be picked on most maps
gravnet is a top 5 ability in the game, she also combos well with raze, neon, waylay, etc...
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I fw Deadlock. I don't know why people don't use her more often. My guess is people are just too comfortable with the already existing ones to switch which shouldn't be a reason in pro play but I won't put it out of the pictures considering how much pros prioritize comfort
If there's a reason pro players aren't considering her, then I'm guessing they've tried and she just doesn't work around their comps.
my guess is w yoru/chamber/omen/veto being a lot more popular and being able to teleport out makes the nade a lot less valuable, the sensors and wall are ok but not enough to make up for it
Problem with Deadlock is you just can't play her as a solo sentinel in the current meta. And there are too many better options out there to consider a double sentinel comp on most maps (Yoru, Viper, Kayo,etc.) I think if she's ever played, it will be on Bind and Corrode, and it will have to be with a Chamber or Veto imo.
As a smokes player I can tell you that its not true. While Astra has good potential on every map on most of them omen outshines just with the case that his smokes never runs out. For ranked play Astra is uncommon due to her value not always being achievable while in a soloque match.
Most people also like omen because even as a smoker he has versatility and can move around and fight with his team which Astra struggle to do.
even less then
omen blind is still so strong after nerfs
astra utility is still very clunky and hard to get value out of
its super easy to avoid and slow to activate
Most attack omen blinds people used to throw are really bad now and the alternatives aren’t great either
I agree Astra is hard which is why most teams will continue to play omen probably
If you can maximize the value of Astra’s util, particularly her dissipates, then she’s better than Omen imo
No duelist/chamber comps on icebox will never win a championship. You need an x factor and without one you get too predictable and easy to anti-strat
Skye/Harbor
with the initiator nerfs, you get scans a lot less. (typically 2-3 a round)
You get 2 skye flashes a round and if you combo that with harbor you can clear out specific areas with wall and a bird kinda like what NRG did with vyse/harbor on abyss. It'll be slightly less viable now but I think a good team could make it work.
Tejo/breach/Omen/Sova or Fade/Veto
Idc what ya'll say, Tejo is still the best agent in Valorant at the moment. He's just not as broken as he was before.
Breach combos well with veto still, stun missile, Double Ult, Tejo stun into aftershock, they're like Shaq and Kobe.
I don't need to explain Omen, if you don't know then you haven't watched a single VCT game.
Sova/Fade are there for Recon.
Veto serves as a duelist/Sentinel Hybrid, not to the same extent as Chamber but pretty fuckin' similar. His tp comboed with Breachstuns, Omen blind, and all of the Utility on this roster and he has great entry potential. He can throw his tp On site and entry behind his team's utility, he can even be a little selfish with well placed Trophy systems, and when he's ulted he's incredible. He can entry without needing to worry about trips, vulnerables, flashes, stuns, He's a duelist with Sentinel branding. Then on defense, he's probably the best OP agent in the game, what are the enemies gonna do? Flash you off the angle? Molly you? Stun you? No, you have a trophy system that breaks all blinds except for breach/Omen, and even then those don't affect you when you're ulting.
saadhak will bring up a 100 page presentation on why phoenix should be meta like just let thef ucking agent go already
I honestly believe deadlock is the most useless Sentinel in the game, yes the grav net is strong, the rest of her kit is terrible. Her wall is clunky and is only used as delaying and even then a single mag insta destroys it. Her traps have to be used post plant cause they cant hold flank so no map control util compared to other Sentinels and on defense there are numerous ways to destroy or trigger them early in the round.
Ults pretty shit too. If your sole argument is the net might as well just run Fade because she has some of the best util in the game.
i think the ult can be great + she can anchor sites well on defense + postplant sensors and wall to stall are insane
idk i feel like with yoru being so prevalent you can very easily just trigger the sensors with clone or just TP past them
the wall is very easy to bait out and break and it doesn't even block off sightlines for info denial
With the inevitable yoru nerfs and veto looking really strong, Jett or phoenix will become meta again
Kayo is underplayed in ranken
Cypher is still playable at lower ranks
Duelists and sentis shouldnt Lock Till there is an ini locked
Brim is heavily underrated in pro play like with how big its smokes are as well as the fact that they last 19.25s , its kit is also very good with the stim, molly and a super great ult.
I want to see way less fade, I think you can reasonably play Sova over Fade on Corrode, Pearl, Abyss, Haven, and Sunset. On Bind and Split, you can play Skye
If you’re playing Tejo then don’t play Sova with him tho, and I think I would still take Fade over Sova on Pearl
Clove is underutilized in pro play because teams don't really know how to use her like waylay before champs but I think that she could be very good on maps like abyss and icebox.
if you play veto in teamplay youre just trolling
probably not that hot of a take anymore but i thought i was going crazy at the release when every coach etc ranked it in top S tier
more gekko love is needed, info + flash as well as being able to flood site as well as fish for info on slower rounds. also flash combo with normal flashes
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