Best ISO Ultimate Spots On Ascent

Valorant, for those who might be new to it, is much more than a typical first-person shooter. It's a game where strategy, map knowledge, and positioning play as crucial a role as your aiming skills. One key aspect of this strategic depth is the use of ISO ultimate - locations on the map where a player can hold their ground solo, offering a tactical advantage either in defense or in catching the enemy off guard.

In this introduction, we're going to highlight some of the most advantageous ISO ultimate spots across Valorant's diverse and intricate maps.

But it's not just about knowing these spots; it's about understanding how to utilize them effectively. We will delve into the nuances of positioning and the importance of timing. Starting on Ascent, this guide will be a great resource whether you are a newcomer or an experienced player, so hold on tight as we break it down for you. 

Best ISO Ultimate Spots

Using your ultimate properly is more than just pressing a key, it could be the reason for a round’s outcome. With ISO’s ultimate, you can benefit from it even whilst losing the 1v1 you take. It comes down to many different scenarios such as taking down anchoring defenders, opening up sites with entry frags, or even during retakes. So we will go through all of the possible instances that you can utilize your ultimate for: 

A Default

What Does It Cover: This spot on A site will hit anyone playing towards Generator and Dice, it will also cover the close left corner which could help your teammates explode out to site a lot easier.

When To Use It: Best used as a form of site execution, it is especially useful as it takes away any Sentinel holding down site. 

What Makes It Special: What makes this ultimate special is the information and head start it gives you at the start of the round as it will clear areas for you and help your team push forward very quickly. 

A Deny Plant

What Does It Cover: Into an alternative push on A site, this will help you deny the plant on default or snatch anyone playing towards Generator / A Main.

When To Use It: Best used during defense scenarios to stop enemies from planting the spike so you can buy more time for your teammates to rotate.

What Makes It Special: It’s special because it buys you time to rotate whilst staying safe on site and not taking any risks but the 1v1 duel.

B Site

What Does It Cover: Moving over to B site, you can instantly clear the entirety of B main push, logs, boat and stairs. Including a large portion of CT.

When To Use It: Best used during fast executes as this will make it easy for teammates to just full send it on B site.

What Makes It Special: This especially useful if you know an enemy sentinel or anchor is on site, or to use at the start of the round to block any sort of defender aggression.

B Boat

What Does It Cover: This final ultimate spot on B site will hit anyone playing boat house with a little bit of coverage towards Lane and site.

When To Use It: Best used during fast execution but directly aimed at any sentinel on site. Such as killjoy or cypher.

What Makes It Special: If you do catch a sentinel with this ultimate, you’re guaranteed to earn a free kill as your teammates can just push up.

Pro Tips

• When using your ultimate, make sure you’re in a safe space as it’s very easy for enemies to walk up and kill you. Think of it as a Phoenix ult, you don’t want to be in an exposed position, otherwise, you will get instantly traded if you win your duel.
  
  
• It’s important to remember that the ultimate will reset both of you and the enemy to equal terms regardless of your conditions mid-round, for example, if your enemy is 1 HP and you ult them in, you both will start at full shield full HP so pay attention to that.
  
  
• Remember that all abilities are disabled by default once you enter your ultimate, this includes abilities that are previously casted; which means if you used any utility on an enemy it won’t carry on during your ultimate.
  
  
• As an ISO, it’s really important to combo your abilities and make sure you use them together. With the set kit you have, you are able to create unique opportunities for yourself as a duelist and that’s what makes a difference.
  
  
• Adding to utility combos, don’t hesitate to ask your teammates for help or set them up using your abilities as your vulnerability can be the “initiating” role for so many different plays.
  
  
• One of the best ways to use your ultimate is to counter certain agent ultimates, such as Viper ultimate. If you are playing retake and a Viper is ulted on site, you can use your ultimate hoping to capture that Viper and put down their ult.
  
  
• Remember that ISO is not an entry agent, you have no abilities to dash or take fast control which makes it rather difficult to run it as a solo duelist. For that reason, you should always prioritize picking ISO in the spot of reyna, as its more efficient and effective.
  
  
• Your ISO shield does not stack up on top of each other, rather it resets the timer of the shield before it wears down, so while it's not a priority to hit the reset there is no harm to do it if you have the chance to.
  
  
• Finally, don’t forget to watch pro plays with ISO as that will speed up your progress playing that agent.