Brimstone · Controller
Brimstone as a controller
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Overview
Brimstone is a controller in Valorant. Joining from the U.S.A., Brimstone's orbital arsenal ensures his squad always has the advantage. His ability to deliver utility precisely and safely make him the unmatched boots-on-the-ground commander.
Strengths
- Brings vision-blocking smoke: Sky Smoke (E).
- Brings damage: Incendiary (Q) and Orbital Strike (X).
- Brings movement: Stim Beacon (C).
- Brings buffs for the team: Stim Beacon (C).
Weaknesses
- No slows in the kit, which a controller usually has: lean on your team for it.
- No ability that reveals enemies: your information comes from teammates and sound.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
Builds
Brimstone standard buys
When to use it
The usual economy for a controller: Classic on the pistol round, Sheriff on an eco or bonus and Phantom with heavy armor on a full buy (3,900 credits before abilities). Buy Sky Smoke (E) first: it is the ability that covers what a controller needs most.
Pistol round
Eco / bonus round
Full buy
- 1PhantomSilenced and without tracers: you can spray through your own smokes without giving away where you are. 2,900 credits. 156 head / 39 body up to 20 m (140 / 35 beyond 20 m); 11 shots/s, 30-round magazine, medium wall penetration, silenced.
- 2Heavy Armor1,000 credits: absorbs 66% of the damage, up to 50.
Alternatives
Skill order
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
 C | · | · | C |
 Q | · | Q | · |
 E | E | · | · |
Abilities
- CStim BeaconINSTANTLY toss down a stim beacon. Upon landing, it creates a field that grants players a Combat Stim and a Speed Boost.Buy it third in the round. Save it to escape or to take a position the enemy does not expect.
- QIncendiaryEQUIP an incendiary grenade launcher. FIRE to launch a grenade that detonates as it comes to a rest on the floor, creating a lingering fire zone that damages players within the zone.Buy it second in the round. Clear corners and stop the plant or the defuse.
- ESky SmokeEQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to set locations where Brimstone's smoke clouds will land. ALT FIRE to confirm, launching long-lasting smoke clouds that block vision in the selected area.Buy it first in the round. Cut the line of sight the enemy is holding right when your team moves.
XOrbital StrikeUltimateEQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to launch a lingering orbital strike laser at the selected location, dealing high damage-over-time to players caught in the selected area.Ultimate (X): charged with ultimate points, not bought. Clear corners and stop the plant or the defuse.
Strategy
1The controller's job
Your job is to cut the enemy's lines of sight with smokes and utility so the team can cross, take or retake a site safely.
2What the role needs, and what the kit brings
- vision-blocking smoke: Sky Smoke (E).
- slows: not in the kit.
- damage: Incendiary (Q) and Orbital Strike (X).
- crowd control (concuss, detain): not in the kit.
- blind: not in the kit.
3On attack
- Smoke the angles the defenders use to hold the entry, at the moment your team moves in, not before.
- After the plant, smoke again for the post-plant: the defenders have to cross your smoke to defuse.
- Play from a safe spot: a dead controller cannot smoke the next push.
4On defense
- Smoke the attackers' main entry early to delay them, and keep one smoke for the retake.
- Your smokes can isolate duels: cut one entry so your teammates only face one angle.
Tips
- Know how long your smokes last and when they end: that is when the enemy will push.
- A good smoke sits exactly on the enemy's line of sight, not in the middle of the corridor.
Matchups
Weak against
Undercut (Q) suppresses: while it lasts, Brimstone cannot use Stim Beacon (C) to escape.
ZERO/point (E) suppresses: while it lasts, Brimstone cannot use Stim Beacon (C) to escape.
Stealth Drone (C) suppresses: while it lasts, Brimstone cannot use Stim Beacon (C) to escape.
Works well with
Brings blind with Flashpoint (Q), which Brimstone's kit does not have.
Brings information (reveals enemies) with Trapwire (C), which Brimstone's kit does not have.
Brings traps and set-ups with Trademark (C), which Brimstone's kit does not have.
Brings healing with Blaze (C), which Brimstone's kit does not have.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 13.06.
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