If you are playing with Astra, Omen, Brimstone, and such, then you should realize that you are going to be your teams’ eyes and ears. By choosing to play a smoker agent, you choose to be in the front line and try to deter the enemy team. Smokers are crucial, so it is always best to have one in your team. They should have ample knowledge of various entry points, be advantageous with one-way smokes and also know how and when to use smokes can make a whole lot of difference in the game.
How to Attack using Smokes in Valorant
If you’re a smoker from the attacking side, the first thing you have to do is block off all the spots where the defense may try to hide. That way, it makes it easier for you to not keep checking all the angles from where the enemy team might attack from. This also helps in deterring crossfires. If a spike is planted, you can smoke at the angles to ward off potential takeback from the opponents. Smoking helps in getting the spike plant down without much loss to your team.
How to Defend using Smokes
If you are on the defense, you can use your smokes to slow down your opponents. Smokes can force the attacking team to push forward with no vision and risk getting shot at, or they would have to wait it out, which in turn gives them less time to take over a plant. You can also deploy smokes on a spike to help diffuse spikes without getting caught.
Tips on Using Smokes Effectively in Valorant
- Smoking at entrances has its own sets of advantages and disadvantages. You can see the enemy weapon while they are trying to push through, which gives you an advantage, but could be a loss if the attacker uses a flasher in the smoke.
- Smoking into choke points seem to be a preferred strategy as it holds back attackers from rushing through and using flash.
- Using one way smokes can give your team an edge over the opponent, only if it is used at an elevated area. Also it is crucial to indicate to your teammates about the location of your smokes so they don’t get caught up in one.
It is always handy to keep a smoke agent. Smokes and smoke agents, in general, are an integral part of a team and will help you be in a more advantageous position overall.