Right now im watching Heretics vs MTP and all heretics players use vandals only even on split. I’m worried for EU that they lose rounds again in Berlin against NA etc just because phantom >vandal
I'm pretty sure teams are aware of that, but it is also true that online vandal > online phantom due to peeker's advantage. Hopefully EU teams bootcamping for Berlin LAN will adjust to playing with phantom instead or at least figure out how to play around phantom smoke spams that V1 were so good with.
Teams right now should be more concerned with actually qualifying for the EMEA tournament through these open qualifiers.
Don’t know about that. There was a lot of reports in Iceland that the Vandal felt really good on LAN where a lot of players had to rethink what gun they’re gonna use. And now that Breeze is in the map pool, I don’t think on LAN it’s cut and dry that Phantom is better. With Breeze on the table I expect more Vandal use than Iceland. Personally I don’t think it’s cut and dry that the phantom is better. I just think that it’s better in more situations.
I am by no means “good” at Valorant (only Plat, hoping to get diamond this episode). But I had the best luck between phantom and vandal depending on what I am planing on doing in the round. If I’m playing aggressive I go Phantom, if I’m playing slow and looking for picks I go Vandal. If I’m paying mid on Accent I usually go Vandal. If I’m covering B main I’m going Phantom.
Either way, the pros are pros for a reason, even the worst pro in the scene will know what gun suits them best.