Killjoy · Sentinel
Killjoy synergies and matchups
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Overview
Killjoy is a sentinel in Valorant. The genius of Germany, Killjoy effortlessly secures key battlefield positions with her arsenal of inventions. If their damage doesn't take her enemies out, the debuff her robots provide will make short work of them. Riot publishes no match data for Valorant, so nothing here is a win rate: it is what each kit brings, read from the abilities themselves.
Strengths
- Brings traps and set-ups: Nanoswarm (C), ALARMBOT (Q) and TURRET (E).
- Brings damage: Nanoswarm (C) and ALARMBOT (Q).
Weaknesses
- No slows in the kit, which a sentinel usually has: lean on your team for it.
- No information (reveals enemies) in the kit, which a sentinel 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
Killjoy standard buys
When to use it
The usual economy for a sentinel: Classic on the pistol round, Bucky on an eco or bonus and Vandal with heavy armor on a full buy (3,900 credits before abilities). Buy TURRET (E) first: it is the ability that covers what a sentinel needs most.
Pistol round
Eco / bonus round
Full buy
- 1VandalHolds the site's long angles from far away: one headshot at any distance. 2,900 credits. 160 head / 40 body up to 50 m; 9.75 shots/s, 25-round magazine, medium wall penetration.
- 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
- CNanoswarmEQUIP a Nanoswarm grenade. FIRE to throw the grenade. Upon landing, the Nanoswarm goes covert. ALT FIRE to lob. ACTIVATE the Nanoswarm to deploy a damaging swarm of nanobots.
- QALARMBOTEQUIP a covert Alarmbot. FIRE to deploy a bot that hunts down enemies that get in range. After reaching its target, the bot explodes and applies Vulnerable to enemies in the area. HOLD EQUIP to recall a deployed bot.
- ETURRETEQUIP a Turret. FIRE to deploy a turret that fires at enemies in a 100 degree cone. While targeting, EQUIP again to swap turret direction, HOLD ALT FIRE to rotate. HOLD EQUIP to recall the deployed turret.
XLockdownUltimateEQUIP the Lockdown device. FIRE to deploy the device. After a long windup, the device Detains all enemies caught in the radius. The device can be destroyed by enemies.
Strategy
1What the team needs next to you
Killjoy does not bring vision-blocking smoke, blind, information (reveals enemies) and healing: pick teammates who do.
- Astra: Brings vision-blocking smoke with Nebula / Dissipate (E), which Killjoy's kit does not have.
- Breach: Brings blind with Flashpoint (Q), which Killjoy's kit does not have.
- Fade: Brings information (reveals enemies) with Prowler (C), which Killjoy's kit does not have.
- Miks: Brings healing with M-pulse (C), which Killjoy's kit does not have.
Tips
- Change your set-up every few rounds: a predictable trap gets destroyed before it does anything.
Matchups
Works well with
Brings vision-blocking smoke with Nebula / Dissipate (E), which Killjoy's kit does not have.
Brings blind with Flashpoint (Q), which Killjoy's kit does not have.
Brings information (reveals enemies) with Prowler (C), which Killjoy's kit does not have.
Brings healing with M-pulse (C), which Killjoy's kit does not have.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 13.06.
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