Basically, I wanted to know what others would do to the underpowered agents in Valorant. Quick personal tier list of agents:
Great: Chamber, Skye, Kay/o, Raze
Good: Jett, Omen, Brimstone, Viper, Sova, Fade, Breach
Decent: Sage, Yoru, Neon
Underpowered: Astra, Phenoix, Reyna, Cypher, Killjoy.
I'm like 90% sure the underpowered agents are agreed on, so this is how I would buff them.
Note* some need more than others.
Starting from the easiest to the hardest;
Astra - just give her a star back, but differently.
This I'd the idea, she can have access to 4 stars at once, but has an extra star that comes at a cool down once one is used, basically the same as taking a star back. If you place and take back a star, the star you pulled will go in the extra slot, it's just 4 stars with 1 overflow for later.
why? It gives Astra a real place in postplants. Still the hhuuggee return cooldown, but she cab use 3/4 for a site execute and still have resources for a post smoke and/or suck. Gives her a reason to be picked really.
Omen - Yes he's in a good place, but his ult is still the worst in the game. Simple buff, give him a fake shadow for info. Here's how it goes: when ulting you left click where you want to go and right click for the shadow. Makes the same sounds and everything. Anything in the sound range of a shadow will show on your mini map, so you can tp heaven, and place a shadow on the stairs. Makes the ult worth it for once.
Killjoy and Cypher: these are quick. These two hold sites, let's let them do that.
KJ bot: Still free but you get 2. For a ballence they only shoot 2 bullets instead of 3. And increased range on KJ herself. This let's Killjoy cover 2 angles and not worry about an aggressive bot failing and screwing the setup a bit.
It's similar with Cypher, 1 more trip (2=>3). Double. Trip. Setups. You can cover 2 angles but it allows for viable double setups, they're not just a stupid little gimmick. Or you can cover the entrance onto the site as well as the extremities (like you can cover hooka, garden/octagon, and have elbow covered to protect you if you need to run back CT. Yhe other thing I'd do to Cypher is buff his ult. He's Mr. Info, so he'll get info, dammit! It's the sake reveal, but in addition to location it reveals traps, abilities, health, and (most important) where the spike is. It gives you round winning info, and makes it a useful ult.
Oh God is it time? Shit I got Reyna still to do -
Bitch can't entry. Ya know the reveal that Fade has? Make Reyna eye do that to A SINGLE, CLOSEST PERSON to the eye. She goes it, kills that guy, and has access to her kit instantly. Has entry power. That's all she needs.
Now. Him.
Phenoix. He's bad, really bad.
Give the fucker overheal. Make his flashes faster, and silent. Make his wall do more. Idk man this guy would still suck. Let's do it : Rapid-fire IN THE FIRE. He gets in site and holds it as a sentry turret. Molly can do less, but last longer. I think it'll give him a reason to be in the game lol.
That's it. All the other agents are in a good place. Difference between great-good-decent imo I'd just how useful they are. That's really it. But first 1 more:
Sage: Buy wall segments for 100 dollars each. Allows you to save a wall segment if a gap would be filled by 3 so you can block off something narrow or do a funny block up. Think it'd make sage more useful on like bind and haven.
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