Sentinel

Vyse

Metallic mastermind Vyse unleashes liquid metal to isolate, trap, and disarm her enemies. Through cunning and manipulation, she forces all who oppose her to fear the battlefield itself.

Nerfed in Patch 10.0

Difficulty: Medium
Tier: AEditorial estimate

Abilities

Basic abilities

Purchased each round

Razorvine

EQUIP a nest of liquid metal. FIRE to launch. Upon landing, the nest becomes invisible. When ACTIVATED, it sprawls out into a large razorvine nest which slows and damages all players who move through it.

Cost: 150 creds
Charges: 2
Duration: 6s
Damage: 10/1.25m

Shear

EQUIP filaments of liquid metal. FIRE to place a hidden wall trap. When an enemy crosses, an indestructible wall bursts from the ground behind them. The wall lasts for a brief time before dissipating.

Cost: 200 creds
Charges: 1
Duration: 6s

Signature ability

Free each round

Arc Rose

EQUIP an Arc Rose. Target a surface and FIRE to place a stealthed Arc Rose, or ALT FIRE to place the Arc Rose through it. REUSE to blind all players looking at it. This ability can be picked up to be REDEPLOYED.

Charges: 1
Duration: 2s flash
Cooldown: 20s/60s destroyed

Ultimate ability

Charged with points

Steel Garden

EQUIP a bramble of liquid metal. FIRE to send the metal erupting from you as a torrent of metal thorns, JAMMING enemy primary weapons after a brief windup.

Ult Points: 8
Duration: 8s jammed

Sentinel

Sentinels are defensive experts who can lock down areas and watch flanks, both on attacker and defender rounds.

Agent guide

Gameplay tips

1
Arc Rose provides area denial. Place it on chokepoints to punish enemies pushing through.
2
Shear creates a cutting wall that damages enemies. Use it to split enemy pushes.
3
Razorvine slows and damages enemies crossing it. Excellent for site defense.
4
Steel Garden ultimate creates a massive area that suppresses enemy weapons. Time it for retakes.
5
Combine Razorvine with teammate utility to create impassable zones.

Strengths

Excellent area denial toolkit for locking down sites
Steel Garden ultimate suppresses weapons, giving your team a huge advantage
Passive traps provide information and damage without active monitoring

Weaknesses

Setup-oriented, so she's less effective when forced to rotate quickly
Utility can be cleared with explosive abilities
Limited offensive capability when attacking

Raze's explosives destroy Vyse's traps and utility from safe distances.

Breach

Breach's through-wall abilities clear Vyse's setup without exposing the team.

Sova

Sova's Recon Bolt reveals Vyse's trap placements for the team to avoid or destroy.

Matchups

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Weak Against

Meta stats

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Tier: A
Win Rate: 51.5%
Pick Rate: 5%
Ban Rate: 2.5%
Avg KDA: 1.00
Avg ACS: 180

Editorial estimates set by ValoHub, last reviewed for Patch 12.10. Not measured from ranked matches.

Vyse FAQ

Arc Rose provides area denial. Place it on chokepoints to punish enemies pushing through. Shear creates a cutting wall that damages enemies. Use it to split enemy pushes. Razorvine slows and damages enemies crossing it. Excellent for site defense.

Excellent area denial toolkit for locking down sites. Steel Garden ultimate suppresses weapons, giving your team a huge advantage. Passive traps provide information and damage without active monitoring.

Setup-oriented, so she's less effective when forced to rotate quickly. Utility can be cleared with explosive abilities. Limited offensive capability when attacking.

Vyse excels on Ascent, Lotus, and Haven.

Vyse has strong synergy with Killjoy, Cypher, and Omen.

Vyse has a medium difficulty level. Requires some practice but accessible to most players.