Agent Omen received a strong buff with the release of Valorant. Shooter pro and streamer shroud believes that Omen is quite good since then. What makes him so strong?
Who is Omen? Omen is one of the agents in Valorant, working with shadows and deception. He uses smoke bombs among other things to obstruct the vision of opponents and teleportations.
During the beta of Valorant, Omen ranked last in the tier list of all agents. His ability kit couldn’t keep up with the others, and his popularity was quite low.
Now, after the release, he is significantly stronger. So strong that even the shooter pro shroud considers him “incredible”. With a bit of practice, he can be really strong. Some gameplay of the new Omen is shown by shroud in his video:
Omen Buff makes him a top-tier agent
Here is the buff: With the release of Valorant on June 2, a big patch also came, which adjusted Omen among other things. The following changes have been made:
- “Paranoia” is now equipped instead of being cast directly
- You can enter a “Phaser” world during “Dark Cover”
- “Dark Shadow” is now controlled through the fire buttons
- The target of “Shrouded Steps” is visible to Omen on the minimap and in the game world beforehand
- The ultimate “From the Shadows” can be canceled before the full effect
Although all this sounds more like small quality improvements or “convenience”, these buffs apparently have a significant impact on Omen’s strength.
How strong is Omen now: shroud explains that especially Omen’s ability to control his smoke bomb more directly makes him so strong. It is possible to set it up in such a way that it creates a “One Way Peek” for a short time, meaning a spot where you can see the opponent, but he cannot see you.
To do this, the ball would need to be placed at head height. This completely blocks the view of the opponents on you, while you can at least see their legs and thus identify their position. This is as powerful as the various spots where you can shoot opponents through walls.
Also, Omen’s ability to cancel his ultimate is really good and his “flash”, which blinds opponents, is as well. shroud does not tire of emphasizing how strong Omen has become due to the buff.
In our tips for 3 agents you should buy at the start, we listed Omen as a character you should avoid at first. However, after the new information, we will reconsider and change that.
shroud says that the developers really did a great job with the patch. He thought Valorant was not ready for launch yet, but it is really good, and Omen is “incredible”. The star streamer also thought during the beta that Valorant will last for 10 years.
