{"id":2496,"date":"2023-07-28T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T23:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2023-07-28T17:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T00:02:22","slug":"brimstone-quick-guide-abilities-tips-and-tricks-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/valorant\/brimstone-quick-guide-abilities-tips-and-tricks-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Brimstone Quick Guide \u2013 Abilities, Tips and Tricks for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agent Overview<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Archetype<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Playstyle<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Difficulty<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tier List Rank<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Controller<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Smoke<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">A Tier<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brimstone is the perfect choice for any beginner controller player. His unique ability to combine smokes with battle utility is unmatched by other agents in his class. Brimstone\u2019s Stim Beacon can enable his teammates to enter sites and take space rapidly. On top of this, Brimstone\u2019s Incendiary enables him to block off common angles and even play post-plant. The main weaknesses of this agent are in his smokes specifically. While they\u2019re easy to learn and use, Brimstone\u2019s smokes are broadly considered some of the weakest in the game because of their short lifespan and deployable range. All of this being said, though, if you\u2019re interested in learning the controller role, Brimstone is a great place to start.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strengths<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brimstone_Fullbody.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brimstone_Fullbody.png 500w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brimstone_Fullbody-165x300.png 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brimstone\u2019s smokes are very easy to use and can be deployed quickly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He has three combat abilities that offer more firepower than any other controller agent can.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brimstone can deploy multiple clouds of smoke at once, making him great for taking complete control of a site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weaknesses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brimstone\u2019s smokes can only be deployed at a short range, which makes him less desirable than agents like Omen and Astra on specific maps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His ultimate is very easy to escape from and is limited in its ability to take map control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brimstone\u2019s smokes are limited in capacity, don\u2019t recharge, and have a shorter lifetime than other agents in the controller class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skill Breakdown<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brim-1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brim-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brim-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brim-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brim-1536x735.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brim-2048x980.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ability 1 (C) &#8211; Stim Beacon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brimstone_01_stim-beacon_MASTER_2022-08-25.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Equip a stim beacon. Fire to toss the stim beacon in front of Brimstone. Upon landing, the stim beacon will create a field that grants players increased movement speed and rapid-firing bullets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ability 2 (Q) &#8211; Incendiary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brimstone_02_increndiary_MASTER_2022-08-25.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Equip an incendiary grenade launcher. Fire to launch a grenade that detonates as it comes to rest on the floor, creating a lingering fire zone that damages players in its range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signature Ability (E) &#8211; Sky Smoke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brimstone_03_sky-smoke_MASTER_2022-08-25.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Equip a tactical map. Fire to set locations where Brimstone\u2019s smoke clouds will land. Alternate Fire to confirm, launching smoke clouds that block vision in the selected area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ultimate Ability (X) &#8211; Orbital Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brimstone_04_orbital-strike_MASTER_2022-08-25.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Equip a tactical map. Fire to launch a lingering orbital strike laser at the selected location, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/valorant\/1-outstanding-tip-for-every-valorant-ultimate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"1 Outstanding Tip For Every VALORANT Ultimate\">dealing high damage over time to players caught in the chosen area<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips and Tricks<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip #1 &#8211; Pushing with the Stim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brimstone-Steam-Push-v01.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brimstone\u2019s Stim Beacon can be used to push your way into select sites very quickly. In this video, Brimstone opens with his Sky Smokes and completely blocks vision from the most common angles on Fracture\u2019s B Site. The player then throws down Brimstone\u2019s Stim Beacon to get into the site quickly before enemies can reposition through the smokes. Since the Sky Smoke nullified her angle, Sage decided to push past the smoke and try to reposition onto the site. Since the Brimstone gained speed from his Stim Beacon, he could get into the site before Sage had time to reposition to a better angle and eliminate her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip #2 &#8211; Orbital Striking Post Plant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brimstone-Orbital-Strike-Post-Plant-v02.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brimstone\u2019s ultimate Orbital Strike is a very powerful tool for post-plant situations. In this video, Brimstone plants the bomb on the A Site on Fracture and ensures it\u2019s planted for A Main. This is important because it allows Brimstone to play from A Main and forces his opponents to clear more angles before tapping the bomb. In this example, when the opposing Sage begins defusing the spike, Brimstone sets his Orbital Strike on the bomb, forcing her to retreat. This play is strong because it forces opponents into a bad position with less time on the clock and allows Brimstone to play post-plant much more safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip #3 &#8211; Better Smoke Placement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brimstone_tip-03_deep-smoke.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When using Brimstone\u2019s Sky Smoke, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R_-cA-DLtWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"How To Solo Hard Carry on Brimstone! - VALORANT\">you should think specifically about the depth at which you\u2019re placing it<\/a>. In the first example in the video, our player places a \u201cshallow\u201d smoke that covers Market on Ascent\u2019s B Site. This smoke is counter-intuitive because it offers your opponents a small bit of cover that your teammates will most likely be caught off-guard by. Rather than placing smokes like this, you should place them as shown in the second example. \u201cDeep\u201d smokes limit your opponent\u2019s options by showing their weapon and character model sooner and offering your team a clear line of sight to hold. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aimlabs.com\/aimlabs-plus?utm_source=proguides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"What is Aimlabs+\">You can also practice these angles on the custom VALORANT Tasks on Aimlabs<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hailing from the United States, Brimstone is not only a VALORANT agent, he&#8217;s also the leader. 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