Best Vyse Thorns Lineups On Icebox

Written by: Wei

05/04/2025

Vyse is one of the newer agents in the game, although she has been out for a while it’s still rare to see someone utilizing her to her maximum capability. In this guide, we will show you the best Vyse Thorns lineups that you could use on both attacking and defending sides.

We will give you a detailed explanation of where the lineup lands, what it’s for, and most importantly: how to do it. Most of them will be simple and straightforward, so no worries! Let’s head into the best Thorns lineups on Icebox:

Defending Side

A Site

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This lineup is going to help you retake A site easily. It lands on Main, stopping players from moving around as freely and/or peeking you if you try to defuse the spike. It’s also very easy and quick to do.

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To do it, you can stand anywhere on Screens and aim your crosshair anywhere at the roof to the right side, then do a normal throw.

B Site

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Over to B site, this lineup will land on the side of yellow, this helps you walk up without worrying about getting peeked and it also limits the enemy’s freedom of space as you retake or plan your execute back onto site.

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To do it, come by this corner on Defender Spawn (don’t stand too close too the wall) and aim your crosshair at the edge of the yellow building as shown in the picture. Then, do a normal throw.

Attacking Side

A Site

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This lineup is one of the easier ones to do, just aim and throw as you walk up on site. It can land either on Rafters (peek) or on back site disallowing enemies from peeking the commonly played angle on A site.

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To do this lineup, come against the barrier on A site and aim your crosshair above the lining of belt if you want it to land on rafters, and a little under for it to land on back site. Do a normal throw. Or a walking throw, if you wish.

B Site

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On B site, you don’t really need a lineup to get your thorns where you want it. You can just aim behind yellow or onto back site and so on. But this lineup, can come in handy in post plant scenarios. It lands on the default planting position.

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To do it, come against the box on B main and aim your crosshair in the upper part of the green crane in the sky, then do a normal throw. It will land on default seconds later, and that’s how you tilt your enemies.

Pro Tips

Vyse’s wall is a very versatile ability. It’s not just used to defend a site, but also to detect flanks on the attacking side. When you place the wall, it will alert you if anyone walks through, working like a perfect Cypher trip.
Your flash can be placed through walls. So even through a thicker wall you could still place it and use it. Although it has a little bit of time before it activates so you will not be able to use it as a fast paced flash.
Remember that your abilities can still deal damage to you, so make sure you understand Vyse’s mechanics to not get caught off guard from your own abilities.
Enemies can still move through your thorns (Molly) if they shift (walk) so make sure you are aware of that. It will make no sound if enemies are just walking through your molly.
Because your flash is made to be set up, you can use the flash with your gun out which makes it incredibly powerful especially when you’re defending a site. Use that to your advantage.
Your ultimate blocks enemies from using primary weapons. But they can still use pistols and ultimates, so beware from a Jett or an ulted Chamber that will peek you after your ability has hit them.
Try to not waste your abilities on attack until you’ve secured a plant on site. As before, it is difficult for you to get value without lurking. As a Vyse, you should lurk or set up for post plant with your abilities on the attacking side.