Summary
There is a saying: “If you blind your enemy even for a second, you win the battle.” Flashes have been a great utility in every shooter. InValorant,this ability is limited to certain agents, usually Initiators and Duelists. Flashes and blinds help players push certain areas, get away from sticky positions, and catch enemies off-guard.
It is essential to make a team composition with good flashing agents to make sure players can easily get their win and climb the ladder of ranks inValorant. Here are the best agents with flash or blind abilities.
Flash ability
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Skye is a slightly underrated pick in the Initiator classinValorant.She has unique scouting tools in her kit, including her Guiding Light signature ability (E). Unlike other flashes in the game, Skye’s flashes are more dynamic in the sense that players can actually control the direction or “guide” the bird however they want. Not only that, Guiding Light also gives an audio cue if it flashes any enemy in the area.
On maps like Bind, where Skye actually works pretty well, players can do some unique tricks, such as guiding their bird through teleporters. This not only helps know enemies default, but can also catch them off-guard, letting teammates take advantage. With her AOE healing, Skye can also provide great support to the team.
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Usually, flashes and blinds are restricted to Initiators and Duelists. However, Omen and Vyse are the exceptions. There is no doubtOmen is an excellent Controller agent, and his Paranoia blind gives him more versatility than other agents. While Brimstone has aggressive abilities, Omen’s Paranoia helps catch enemies off-guard during hard pushes.
In addition, his Paranoia-Shrouded Steps combo is also very popular among Omen mains, who utilize it to deceive enemies. On a map with straight lanes and verticality, players can easily utilize Omen’s Paranoia.
Most of the Duelists inValoranthave flash abilities. However, to make something unique, the devs gave Reyna a blind ability, rather than a traditional flash. Basically, Leer nearsights every enemy in range. It is much easier to use and team-friendly, as players can use it freely as it doesn’t affect teammates.
When a Reyna player uses Leer, enemies have only two options: either take cover and let the Leer play out, or shoot it down. If players go with the first option, Reyna and his teammatescan take the space easily. If enemies attempt to shoot Leer down, it disrupts their crosshair positions and Reyna can pop out and try to take the frag.
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Like Skye, Gekko also has a flash ability, which can detect the presence of any enemy in a particular area. Ever since his launch, Gekko has been a popular initiator and has found its place in multiple comps. His signature ability, Dizzy, has proven to be a great scouting tool.
Gekko can throw Dizzy, and she will throw a goop to blind enemies in its site. Similar to Reyna’s Leer ability, it can be shot down. However, doing so is trickier. Like all of Gekko’s abilities, Dizzy can also be picked up and used after a short cooldown. Players can learn some throws to get the most value out of Dizzy while playing Gekko.
Yoru has one of the most easy-to-use flashes inValorant.Players can bounce it off the surface to flash the enemies. Yoru’s Blindside is also handy for using the “flash and break-out” strategy while the enemy smokes the choke point or entrances. One of the most common uses of Yoru’s flash is to flash the area where his gatecrash is located to teleport there and kill the enemies without taking the head-on fight.
On top of that, Yoru’s Fakeout can also be considered a pseudo-flash. When an enemy shoots at the clone, it not only faces toward the enemy to reveal the direction of the gunshot, but also flashes the cone area.If players are handy with Yoru, he is quite fun to play and to troll enemies in the lobby.
The “Fire Boy” of theValoranthas always been overshadowed by Jett, Raze, and Reyna. However, Phoenix has found his place in certain plays, thanks to changes to his flash ability, Curveball. First, the devs changed its wind-up time, and they later made it Phoenix’s signature ability.
Like Raze’s Paintshell and Jett’s Tailwind, Phoenix’s Curveball ability also refreshes, which gives him extra flashes to play around. His flashes are much harder to dodge, especially in the lower leagues. Like Omen, Phoenix can use his abilities in combination, i.e., he can couple his Blaze wall with Curveball to get some easy frags.
For players transitioning fromCounter-Strike,KAY/O is the perfect agent to masterif they are flash mains. His flashes have the exact same throwing mechanism thus it gives these oldCSplayers a familiar feel.
Players can also use his pop-flash by using the right-click, which lets them swing the angle quickly and easily. Players can also learn some overhead throw lineups for his flashing, which can further help teammates execute sites easily without fear of flashing the team.
Breach is a great agent who can easily bully enemies with his abilities.He has the most annoying and spammable abilities,which can make opposing players rage quit the round. Among these abilities are flashes.
Breach flashes are quite different from other agents. He needs a surface to flash from and cannot flash without it, which means he can’t flash in an open area which doesn’t have any objects. This kind of restricts his abilities. However, on maps such as Fracture and Split, he can make enemy players run circles and can easily support players.
