Iso has solely been a member of the official VALORANT agent roster for a few days, however among the most educated analysts of the sport’s professional scene are already warming as much as his capability equipment and playstyle.
On the Nov. 1 episode of Plat Chat, a number of of the casters and analysts who work on the VCT spoke extensively on Patch 7.09, beginning off with their preliminary ideas on Iso. Whereas Iso isn’t anticipated to be a meta staple comparable to duelists Jett or Raze, the consensus among the many broadcast expertise is that there’s extra worth to his equipment than first believed.
“He’s higher than I assumed at first,” Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson mentioned. “The truth that you’ve two Vulnerables you may shoot out everytime you like is definitely fairly highly effective, and the final word is genuinely highly effective on the assault web site. It wins you rounds; it’s like KAY/O knifing the sentinel participant besides it’s virtually assured when you’ve got any information on the place they’re as a result of it’s obtained such an enormous radius.”
Brennon “Bren” Hook, who’s performed essentially the most Iso in ranked among the many group, mentioned he discovered essentially the most worth from looking down enemy sentinels along with his final, particularly since Cypher obtained buffed on this patch. “I’ve simply been ult-ing [Cypher], placing him within the Gulag, and telling my staff to go in whereas all his traps are disabled,” Bren mentioned.
The group largely agreed that each Iso’s Contingency wall and Double Faucet orb/defend may be very situational. Stingers and Judges can develop into extra invaluable if the staff makes use of them to observe Contingency into the location. Bren and Sideshow additionally mentioned one of many greatest advantages of Double Faucet is its psychological impact because it scares enemy gamers and offers the shielded Iso extra confidence after they swing.
Bren did be aware, nevertheless, that the Double Faucet defend itself is tough to worth, saying that typically it soaks “two factors of injury from the sting of a Raze grenade, which is ineffective” however different occasions it may well soak up the total injury of an Op shot.
Total, although, the group appeared to agree with the sentiment shared within the Dot Esports review of Iso’s ability kit: He may exchange a situational agent like Reyna or Yoru in professional play however shall be wildly standard inside ranked.
