Best ISO Ultimate Spots On Sunset

Written by: Wei

27/12/2023

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 Sunset, 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 Site

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What Does It Cover: This ultimate on A site will hit anyone planting for either the safe/passive or default spot, also covering anyone playing Close CT or far in Elbow or A main.

When To Use It: Best used during defensive scenarios, whether you want to use it early to deny the planting opportunity for the attacking team or to simply assist your team with the retake as you pull one right at the beginning of the executes.

What Makes It Special: This ultimate is special because you can use it for different plays all in one position, giving you the best possible outcome even if you happen to change your mind or choose variety in your gameplay.

A Attack

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What Does It Cover: Over to the attacking side on A site, this ultimate will hit anyone playing A site, more specifically A main, close angles, and Default. It also includes a portion of CT walkout but that’s too much of a stretch unless enemies are playing retake.

When To Use It: Best used during fast A site executes, this will allow your teammates to quickly walk up and catch any enemies taken by the ult as free kills. And in case nobody was caught, it also gives you a huge piece of information on who’s playing site.

What Makes It Special: This ultimate spot is especially efficient because it either gives you a free kill or free space to enter the site and plant the spike, win win situation.

Mid Tiles

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What Does It Cover: Over to Mid, this ultimate is sure to cover all of Mid Tiles, or mid A link. Hits the entire area without exception, and is a great way for you to run into mid and take quick control of it.

When To Use It: Best used during eco rounds as this will allow you to aggress early on the round with little to no consequences, you win or lose.

What Makes It Special: You can always have teammates push with you, in which case they can use your ultimate as a distraction and ensure to get free kills on enemies on tiles and bottom mid.

B Default

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What Does It Cover: Lastly, this ultimate on B site will hit anyone playing close angles, back site, in the cubby, or around pillar / the default planting spot.

When To Use It: Best used during site execution scenarios towards B, as this will allow you to run through any Sentinel anchoring the site.

What Makes It Special: The best part about this ultimate is how easy it is to have your teammates trade the sentinel on site even if you have lost the duel, free trades and that equals free space for you and your team.

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.