Best Clove Decay Lineups On Haven

Written by: Wei

10/05/2025

If you’re playing Clove 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 Decay Meddle lineups you could use. While lineups aren’t mandatory to be a good smoker, 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 Meddle or as we call it vulnerability in hand to try and hit it where you want. 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 Haven that you can use the meddle on to increase your chances of winning your rounds and games, so let’s start:

Attack Side

A Site

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This lineup is most effective against operator players on A long. It also can help if they have a bait setup towards the box, because this will decay anyone playing in that position.

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To do the lineup all you have to do is come by the box in front of Window and aim your crosshair just as shown in the picture. Then shoot your decay.

B Site

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On the other side, B is kind of tricky to execute. It doesn’t allow for many lineups to be used, but there is a very simple one that will land towards the right side where most defenders will be playing.

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To do it, come anywhere to the left and aim your crosshair in the middle of the green box as shown in the picture.

Defense Side

A Site

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This lineup on A site will land on default, allowing you to have a better retake execute. You can spam the boxes where you think enemies are or use a reveal in combination, with the decay, you’ll instantly get free kills.

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This lineup is very simple and doesn’t require a particular position to be in, just stand anywhere in A Link and aim against the roof as shown. Then send your decay.

C Site

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This last lineup to retake C site is going to elevate your executes. It lands on default C site and it will surely capture enemies as this is one of the most commonly played positions. It’s also very quick.

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To do it, come by the wooden box in front of C link and aim your crosshair at the roof just as shown in the picture. Then shoot!

Clove Pro Tips

As of the recent patches, Clove’s decay will not explode until it makes contact. This allows for these new lineups to come up, so don’t worry, you’re right in with this trend!
With the recent Clove changes, your smokes take 40 seconds to recharge. This puts a lot of emphasis on using them only when you need to, and to not waste them unnecessarily.
The Ability “Meddle” is the vulnerability orb that decays enemies, you may not recognize its name but it is better to as searching for this online will require the specific ability’s name.
These lineups were designed to help you be in position to smoke site, don’t forget to do that before or right after you perform your lineup as you might hinder your teammates if you waste time on doing lineups without smoking.
Decay is an ability that is best when used with other mollies to deal damage, you can never kill with a Clove decay but you can surely get a lot of assists and win the round if you combine that with a Raze nade or other mollies.
Your decay can hit teammates, make sure you don’t hit your own team to avoid getting flamed and yelled at (who wants that, right?)

As a Clove, you should always try to play in Mid or a position that allows you to smoke both sites. If you’re attacking, you just go with your team. If you’re defending, just stick to Mid or spawn.