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Valorant Smokes Guide for Beginners: Smoke Placement and Strategies for Every Situation
This video is a tutorial for Valorant beginners on how to use smokes effectively. It explains the importance of smoke placement and strategic usage in defense and attack situations, emphasizing teamwork and flexible smoke usage considering the game flow. It is recommended to learn smoke usage by referring to pro player POV.
1. Defensive A Long Smoke Strategy
Pointing out common smoke placement mistakes made by beginners.
A situation where Reyna has to handle enemies coming from short alone.
This leads to unfavorable retake situations and prevents ally trades.
The correct smoke placement blocks enemy entry and supports allies to have a favorable fight.
00:00 - 00:43
1. Defensive A Long Smoke Strategy
Pointing out common smoke placement mistakes made by beginners.
A situation where Reyna has to handle enemies coming from short alone.
This leads to unfavorable retake situations and prevents ally trades.
The correct smoke placement blocks enemy entry and supports allies to have a favorable fight.
01:31 - 02:38
2. Effective Smoke Placement and Usage
When smoking A Long, it effectively blocks enemy entry and allows allies to secure a wide area, making it advantageous for defense.
When smoking the Neon area, it makes it difficult for enemies to attempt entry, increasing the success rate of defense.
02:39 - 04:10
3. C Site Retake Smoke Strategy
With typical smoke usage, ally Jett is isolated, and the enemy Sova's defuse denial creates an unfavorable situation.
When retaking, the smoke placement should allow ally Jett and Clove to create a 1v1 situation, and Sova to support the trade.
Making it difficult for the enemy Sova to participate in the engagement increases the retake success rate.
04:11 - 04:53
4. Tips for Successful Smoke Usage
Smokes should be used flexibly according to the ally's situation, and game flow and judgment are important.
Using smokes considering the angles that teammates are holding helps teammates and prevents trolling.
It is recommended to learn smoke usage by watching pro player POV.