Clove, the latest controller agent, has finally arrived in VALORANT as part of the 8.05 update. While you may be familiar with Clove’s basic abilities, there are some secret mechanics that can give you an advantage in VALORANT.
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Our comprehensive VALORANT guide will introduce you to these useful techniques that will help you master Clove in the game. Before we delve into that, if you haven’t unlocked Clove yet, be sure to check out our complete guide on how to unlock Clove in VALORANT.
Meddle (Q Ability) Doesn’t Penetrate Walls
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Clove’s Q ability is a powerful tool that reduces the health of all enemies within its radius by 90 HP. Despite its visual effects, it cannot penetrate walls. Enemies are protected from decay if they are shielded by a wall, no matter the wall’s height. Strategic placement is crucial to ensure maximum impact, as the orb must have a direct line of sight to affect targets. Additionally, the decay effect does not apply to certain deployable abilities like Yoru’s clone, Sentry Guns, or KJ’s ultimate.
You Can Deploy Smokes After Death
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Clove’s E ability allows you to continue deploying smokes even after death, adding a strategic element to your gameplay. The range of the smoke is tied to your body’s location, limiting its reach if you are spectating a teammate elsewhere on the map. These smokes can be used tactically for advantages such as creating one-way smokes.
Experience Self-Revival
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Clove’s ultimate ability provides a chance for redemption upon death. If activated, you have five seconds to secure a kill and revive. Killing a Phoenix during his ultimate does not count as a valid kill for revival. Strategically using this ultimate can allow you to relocate your body for a potential Sage resurrection and provide temporary immunity to certain abilities while in ultimate form.
Instantly Gain Additional Health
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With Clove’s C ability, eliminating an enemy allows you to receive healing instantly by pressing C. Unlike Reyna’s similar skill, line of sight is not required for initiating healing. However, if affected by decay and healing simultaneously, decay takes precedence until it wears off.
These are four secret mechanics of Clove in VALORANT that can give you an edge. Now you can jump into the game and navigate your way through as the newest agent while outmaneuvering your opponents.
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