InitiatorSkye
Hailing from Australia, Skye and her band of beasts trailblaze the way through hostile territory. With her creations hampering the enemy, and her power to heal others, the team is strongest and safest by Skye's side.
- Difficulty
- Medium
Abilities
Basic abilities
Purchased each round
Regrowth
EQUIP a healing trinket. HOLD FIRE to channel, Healing allies in range and line of sight. Can be reused until her healing pool is depleted. Skye cannot heal herself.
- Cost
- 150 creds
- Charges
- 1
- HP
- 100 HP pool
Trailblazer
EQUIP a Tasmanian tiger trinket. FIRE to send out and take control of the predator. While in control, FIRE to leap forward, exploding in a Concussive blast on impact and damaging directly hit enemies.
- Cost
- 300 creds
- Charges
- 1
- Damage
- 30 + stun
- HP
- 80 HP
Signature ability
Free each round
Guiding Light
EQUIP a hawk trinket. FIRE to send it forward. HOLD FIRE to guide the hawk in the direction of your crosshair. RE-USE while the hawk is in flight to transform it into a flash. The flash reaches max potency after a short duration during the hawk's flight.
- Cost
- 250 creds
- Charges
- 2
- Duration
- 2.5s flash
- Cooldown
- 40s
Ultimate ability
Charged with points
Seekers
EQUIP a Seeker trinket. FIRE to send out three Seekers to track down the three closest enemies. If a Seeker reaches its target, it Nearsights and slows them. Enemies can destroy the Seekers.
- Ult Points
- 8
- Duration
- 3s nearsight
InitiatorInitiator
Initiators challenge angles by setting up their team to enter contested ground and push defenders away.
Agent guide
Gameplay tips
- 1
Guiding Light flashes give audio feedback. Listen for the hit confirm to know if enemies are blinded.
- 2
Trailblazer can stun enemies for your team. Use it to lead pushes and clear close corners.
- 3
Regrowth heals teammates in a radius. Position yourself near multiple injured teammates.
- 4
Seekers track down enemies. Use it to confirm enemy positions during post-plant or retake.
- 5
Pop your flash early and from unexpected angles. Enemies will pre-aim common flash spots.
Strengths
Flash provides info (hit confirm) and blinds at the same time
Healing ability benefits the whole team, unique among initiators
Trailblazer provides fast, controllable recon with stun
Weaknesses
Healing doesn't work on herself, so she can't self-sustain
Trailblazer is loud and can be destroyed quickly
Less info gathering range compared to Sova or Fade
Matchups
Meta stats
View Full Stats- Tier
- A
- Win Rate
- 51.8%
- Pick Rate
- 7.4%
- Ban Rate
- 2.5%
- Avg KDA
- 1.06
- Avg ACS
- 192
Editorial estimates set by ValoHub, last reviewed for Patch 12.10. Not measured from ranked matches.
Skye FAQ
Guiding Light flashes give audio feedback. Listen for the hit confirm to know if enemies are blinded. Trailblazer can stun enemies for your team. Use it to lead pushes and clear close corners. Regrowth heals teammates in a radius. Position yourself near multiple injured teammates.
Flash provides info (hit confirm) and blinds at the same time. Healing ability benefits the whole team, unique among initiators. Trailblazer provides fast, controllable recon with stun.
Healing doesn't work on herself, so she can't self-sustain. Trailblazer is loud and can be destroyed quickly. Less info gathering range compared to Sova or Fade.
Skye excels on Haven, Icebox, and Ascent.
Skye has strong synergy with Jett, Raze, and Sage.
Skye has a medium difficulty level. Requires some practice but accessible to most players.
