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Valorant/Clove

Clove

Controller

An immortal controller who plays even after dying.

Strengths

  • Can smoke and support the team while dead.
  • Self-resurrects with a kill or assist after dying.
  • Enables aggressive smoke plays other controllers can't risk.

Abilities

  • C · Pick-Me-Up — Absorb a fallen enemy's essence to gain haste and brief power.
  • Q · Meddle — A fragment that decays and makes enemies fragile.
  • E · Ruse — Cast smokes from the map — usable even while dead.
  • X · Not Dead Yet — After dying, self-revive if you get a kill or assist in time.

Team Composition

A suggested lineup built around Clove (1 Duelist / 2 Initiators / 1 Controller / 1 Sentinel), based on real ability combos — not win rate.

Ability and strength summaries are a quick reference and may not reflect the latest patch.

Proposed Balance Patch

Clove's proposed change from the full roster patch.

Nerf
52.7% 50.5% (-2.20)

Biggest nerf in the patch — highest win rate (52.7%) on an 8.2% pick rate. Not Dead Yet kill timer 10s → 8s; Ruse restock 40s → 50s.

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