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Valorant Sentinel Role Guide: Mastering Attacking (Killjoy)
This video is a guide on how to effectively execute attack operations in Valorant using a Sentinel role player, specifically using Killjoy. It explains how to contribute to the team's victory through Killjoy's skill usage, flexible setup adjustments according to team strategy, information acquisition, and psychological pressure.
1. Sentinel Role: Information Gathering and Surveillance Camera
The main role of a Sentinel is to monitor areas that the team cannot directly go to or have difficulty securing vision, and to obtain information through skills.
Killjoy's skill setup acts like a surveillance camera that automatically guards sections that the team cannot pay attention to.
For example, on the Ascent map, turrets can be installed at C Main and A Main to identify the location of enemies coming from C or A Main when the team heads to Garage or B area.
00:00 - 01:32
1. Sentinel Role: Information Gathering and Surveillance Camera
The main role of a Sentinel is to monitor areas that the team cannot directly go to or have difficulty securing vision, and to obtain information through skills.
Killjoy's skill setup acts like a surveillance camera that automatically guards sections that the team cannot pay attention to.
For example, on the Ascent map, turrets can be installed at C Main and A Main to identify the location of enemies coming from C or A Main when the team heads to Garage or B area.
01:33 - 03:13
2. Adjusting Setups by Round and Flexible Play
Killjoy's setup should be flexibly adjusted according to the team's strategy for each round.
If the team is entering A Main, change the setup to check for enemies coming out of C Main and Garage.
If A entry fails, it may become difficult to switch to another site, so it is necessary to broaden vision in backup routes or unused areas.
It is important to flexibly adjust the skill setup according to the team's movements.
03:14 - 03:54
3. Setup and Skill Usage After Spike Plant
If the team is wiped out and only a few members remain, clear each area first and then plant the Spike, rather than attempting a reckless plant.
After planting, redeploy the Alarm-Bot that was retrieved to create a setup that delays the opponent's retake timing.
Killjoy's Nanoswarm is not just a damage skill, but can also be effectively used to interrupt the opponent's attack turn.
03:55 - 05:34
4. Information Utilization and Aggressive Play
Install a turret at A Main to obtain enemy location information and check Lead Garage while preventing A area pressure, allowing the team to switch to C.
By neutralizing the opponent Sentinel's (Cypher) setup, you can limit the opponent's defense team's information capabilities and delay backup speed.
Moving aggressively can put psychological pressure on the opponent and have a significant impact on the team game.
05:35 - 07:25
5. Predicting Opponent Strategy and Ultimate Usage
By observing the opponent using Windows smoke and Cypher's cage, which they had not used before, predict mid advancement and proceed with plays to prevent it.
Setting the route considering kill timing and ultimate points, and even calculating the location to use the ultimate, can make the game easier to solve.
A single ultimate can change the flow of the round.