Valorant’s initiator and flash agent, KAYO, has a powerful kit of throwable utility that is extremely effective on both attack and defense for scouting enemy positions and slowing their advance. But to get the most out of him you’ll need to learn a few handy lineups. Here we’ve put together a guide running through the best KAYO Lineups on Ascent, which is one of his best maps.
Update 06/07/2022: This article has been updated with new and improved lineups that have been tested in Valorant ranked and scrims at Immortal+ elo.
Best Valorant KAYO Lineups on Ascent
Kayo Ascent Attack
As an Initiator Agent, KAYO’s primary role when attacking is to use his utility to prepare a site for entry.
His ability to scout areas using his knife, which also disables their own utility, is hugely powerful because it both gives away their positions and makes them much less effective at holding a site.
He is also able to use flashes to deny their line of site, and an AOE grenade (which will be referred to as a “molly” in this guide) to deny space. Let’s review some of the best strategies, shall we?
Note: Lineups are typically performed by lining up part of a utility symbol on a landmark. For some of the more tricky lineups, we have taken a screenshot Once deployed, keep looking at the mini-map on each video to note where it lands and why it is effective.
A Site Execute
Above you can see two very useful lineups that I typically use when setting up the A site for execute. The knife suppresses anybody in Tree, Garden, and on-site if they happen to be behind or close to the generator.
Speaking of the generator, directly after throwing the knife, pull out your molly and use the lineup there in combination with a jump throw (jump then throw immediately). Anybody hiding there will be toast.
The lineups are HUD lineups that are hopefully clear enough in the video. One requires you to touch the white hud line with the white paint on the steel box. The molly lineup requires you to put the arrow on a little red notch also on the steel box.
B Site Execute
Here are three lineups that you can use to prepare B site for an execute:
- The knife lineup is valuable for confirming whether an enemy is hiding back site, and it will obviously suppress anybody around that area as well.
- The molly is designed to stop any aggressive enemies from peeking out from market. It’s good in combination with a smoke.
- The pop flash is a tricky lineup but is more or less impossible to avoid for anybody watching B main from market, CT, or logs.
For a knife lineup that is faster landing and hits closer to stairs, simply stand in b main (more or less in the same position as in the video above) and aim at the tree which is visible through the window. Jump in the air and throw the knife.
