Best ISO Ultimate Spots On Lotus

Written by: Weeii

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 Lotus, 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

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What Does It Cover: This ultimate on A site will hit anyone playing back site, default, mid site, and Heaven. It will also take a large portion of tree, it is ideal for taking a fast execute when you want to clear most areas of the site.

When To Use It: Best used during fast executes as this will help you easily navigate your way into site, whether you plant to burst into it or slowly clear corners, it’s the perfect spot to hit.

What Makes It Special: This is especially useful because it clears a lot of areas off site giving you the firepower to just explode into site and plant the spike.

B Execute

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What Does It Cover: This ultimate on B site is pretty much the most commonly used one for good reason, it will easily help you capture anyone playing site.

When To Use It: Best used during fast executes towards B site as this will help you go quickly taking anyone off close angles, especially if defenders were to play aggressively, that’s a free kill and site for you.

What Makes It Special: What makes this spot efficient is how easy it is to open up B site, usually, there are only 1-2 defenders at most, which gives you the green light to push it with Iso’s ultimate.

C Attack

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What Does It Cover: This ultimate on C site will take anyone playing Site, bend, back site or even default, to your domain and have them fight for their life as your teammates run their way smoothly into site.

When To Use It: Best used during fast C site executes as this will allow you to easily take anyone off the site for your teammates to run into and get your trade or the space you’ve given them.

What Makes It Special: One of the best parts about this ultimate is how reliable and consistent it is, it will always get the job done and there’s no doubts to that, so make sure you use it next time you run iso on lotus.

C Deny Plant

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What Does It Cover: Lastly on C site, this ultimate will hit anyone playing site, bend, backsite, or even crossing up to waterfall.

When To Use It: Best used during defensive scenarios, either when you want to play for retake so you initiate it with you ultimate or to deny the plant so your teammates have more time to rotate.

What Makes It Special: Ultimately, this spot will help you suit your playstyle so which makes it a great pick as it will help you create different plays no matter the situation.

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.