Best Sova Shockdart Lineups On Lotus

Written by: Wei

22/04/2025

If you’re playing Sova and you feel the need to learn a few lineups so you can elevate your gameplay, you’ve come to the right place. Here, we will take you through the best shockdarts lineups you could use. While lineups aren’t mandatory to be a good Sova, it can be the differentiator between a good and a great one.

It can also improve your KDA as you no longer would have to stand right in the open with your bow in hand to try and hit a shockdart, safe to say it is much more efficient to learn a lineup or two.

In this guide, we will take you through key locations on Lotus that you can shock dart to increase your chances of winning your rounds and games, so let’s start:

Attacking Side

A - Drop

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The very first lineup is going to target A site, drop. This is useful because drop is a commonly played position, meaning you will not be wasting your shock dart you will likely hit someone or deal some damage.

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To do this lineup, come behind rubble and you’ll find 3 little statues, stand in front of them and align the edge of your HUD bar with the edge of the stone as shown in the picture. Then, do a full charged arrow.

A Default

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This second lineup is for the default planting spot. You might not want to stay on site after planting and we’ve got you covered. All you have to do is follow the instructions and you’ll be able to get enemies off the plant.

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To do this lineup, come by the ledge on A main and aim your crosshair just between the leaves as shown. Then, do a double bar charged arrow.

C Default

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Over to C, this is pretty straightforward. You don’t need to do much when it comes to aligning the arrow, just aim and shoot. Easy and quick to hit.

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Just come anywhere on Sand/Hill and aim your crosshair against the wall shown in the picture. Then, do a 1 bounce fully charged arrow.

Defending Side

B Site

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Retaking B but you’re unsure how or where to use your shockdarts? Well, here’s an easy one that will almost always deal damage to enemies playing mid site.

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Come anywhere from A link and aim your arrow against the roof, do a full charged arrow with 1 bounce. It will bounce off through the little hole on B site and then hit Mid site quickly.

Pro Tips

Always make sure you are safe from enemies pushing you before performing a lineup. While some lineups can be done very quickly, you still need to keep that in mind to not get caught off guard.
Refer to the pictures to understand where to stand and where to aim for the lineup to work. It is best to practice it in a custom before heading to a Ranked game.
You can try to innovate and alternate the lineups to your liking if you find it better, it is scenario dependent but you are free to get creative. Simply a turn to the right or left may change where the Arrow goes.
As a Sova, lineups aren’t everything. Timing is everything. Make sure to use your abilities at a good time to get the best out of it.
Make sure you don’t spam these arrows consistently as this will lead enemies to pre-aim your arrows’ locations and break them instantly. Instead, alternate between the lineups for better efficiency.
Your shock darts are not always used to deal damage to players, sometimes the best use is to destroy a cypher trip or other sentinel’s utility.
Always alternate your lineups, Sentinels will not stand in the same position or keep their trips on the same spots if they know you’re destroying it. That’s why it’s a good idea to learn a few lineups so you can alternate between them as needed.