In Valorant reconnaissance is essential for victory, and some heroes have useful skills for it. But did you know that you can combine some of them to scout your opponents even better and surprise them?
What kind of trick is that? In Valorant, the useful hero Sova is often found on teams. The reason is his practical sonar arrow, which reveals everything in the vicinity for a short time. The downside of the arrow is that it is stationary and can be easily shot down.
While you can bounce the arrow around corners with some skill, wouldn’t it be much cooler if it could move?
This is where the also popular agent Raze comes into play. She has a robot with a bomb, which moves around autonomously in search of enemies.
The player BOTSwagLoAF on reddit accidentally shot Sova’s arrow wrong in a match and hit the robot from Raze that happened to be passing by.
To the players’ astonishment, both the robot and the arrow remained intact. Additionally, the bot moved around corners, significantly increasing the range of the detection arrow.
The arrow-robot combo is that useful
That’s why the trick is so good: As mentioned before, it’s essential in Valorant to know the position of the opponents. Only then can the skills of many heroes function optimally, and reconnaissance is immensely important for the notorious wallbanging (shooting through walls).
Sova’s sonar arrow is a simple but well-known action that can easily be countered. However, an arrow that moves on a small robot is something that no one initially expects. Even if the robot is shot down, it may still provide valuable field reconnaissance beforehand.
Things get particularly diabolical if you hide the robot with concealing effects, such as smoke grenades from Brimstone. Then it might reveal the entire enemy team that has entrenched itself well in cover.
This is how the community reacts: The readers of the reddit post are enthusiastic about the idea: “That’s a clever application of the game mechanics,” writes one fan. Another notes that it might also be possible to stick a C4 package from Raze to Sova’s reconnaissance drone. Lastly, a cynical player remarks, “Yeah, nice. And now please delete her!”, a reference to the controversial discussion about the agent Raze, whom many consider too strong.
