Sage has been completely lacking in motion within the high VCT Challengers Leagues groups’ compositions of late, and there’s sound reasoning as to why. The therapeutic hero lacks utility when in comparison with the opposite members in VALORANT’s catalog, and like Reyna earlier than her, Sage may simply be left within the mud because the 2023 season rolls on.
Groups like Fnatic, LOUD, and NAVI have chosen towards Sage by means of everything of the EMEA and Americas League and the groups that did use Sage rostered her on sparingly.
Sage has been picked 9 p.c of the time up to now within the Americas League, with 4 out of the eight maps within the aggressive pool failing to accommodate her.
All through everything of the Pacific League, Sage has solely been picked in six p.c {of professional} matches. Sage nonetheless has legs within the EMEA League, racking up a 22 p.c choose charge, however she stays one of many least-picked brokers.
Content material creator DRX LotharHS shared a video on YouTube on Could 3 detailing Sage’s woes in VALORANT professional play, pointing to the opposite shining brokers as examples of what a stable help hero ought to be—and what Sage fails to be.
The first points, LotharHS mentioned, stems from her pointless utility. Whereas her therapeutic may increase a VALORANT participant again to their max well being, her wall and sluggish orbs fail to offer the quantity of help you can get from different picks.
Sage’s look on any map however Icebox showcases a crew’s “strategic weak spot,” in response to LotharHS.
She does seem in Icebox compositions typically, however that comes right down to her 400-credit wall means. Inserting this wall on the A or B bombsite prevents allies from being sprayed down whereas planting, and utilizing it for retakes to defuse is its solely viable choice.
The VALORANT creator recommends gamers and professionals alike as a substitute use Harbor or Viper as superior options. These heroes present adequate utility, whereas Sage turns into one-dimensional as quickly as she makes use of her wall or sluggish skills.
Sage’s final may assist carry a teammate again from the lifeless, but it surely gained’t revive her stats in skilled play. Ressurection in non-pro play is kind of restricted, as groups aren’t wherever as cohesive as professional VALORANT squads. This results in gamers being omitted within the open, leaving Sage unable to make use of her final.
We nonetheless have tons extra VALORANT to see within the Americas League, so we’ll should see if her choose charge will get a wanted well being increase or if she continues to fade away.
