Practice to Deal with Reyna’s Flashes in VALORANT
Let’s talk about how to deal with Reyna’s flashes in VALORANT. With Reyna continuing to have a high pick rate, you will run into her in most of your ranked matches. Reyna’s self-sufficient kit means she doesn’t need a strong team composition built around her to perform well. This holds especially true in the lower end of the ranked spectrum, where teams are less coordinated and less comfortable with countering agents. With Reyna also being a popular pick for smurfs in lower ranks, you have almost certainly run into a Reyna who carried their team against you. To help counter that, we will learn how to reduce Reyna’s impact round to round.
Reyna is an agent that thrives as an attacker due to her passive ability, Soul Harvest, which spawns up to two orbs or souls per round whenever she secures a kill or assist on an enemy. This allows her to either cast Devour and heal herself, potentially gaining temporary armor, or Dismiss and enter an invincible state for a few seconds. This passive makes her a formidable opponent in any setting due to her increased survivability and self-sustainability. Furthermore, her ultimate enhances her passive, granting instant healing on every kill and permitting her unlimited casts on Dismiss, even granting invisibility while it’s active. It is worth noting that she must have line of sight on an orb to consume it.
While this all sounds pretty overpowered, Reyna does need a kill or assist to use it, meaning she has to be played aggressively in order to be efficient. Reyna uses her flash ability, Leer, to create the opportunities to accomplish this. Leer has a clear-cut weak point, as it can be shot and destroyed, possessing a measly 100hp. On top of being destructible, Leer isn’t a fully blinding flash; it applies the same debuff Omen’s flash called near-sighted, which only allows you to see up to a few meters away.
Leer also shows up on the mini-map as it counts a physical object, similar to a Sova arrow, and it is clearly telegraphed, which makes it easier to destroy with about 3 shots from a rifle. One thing you should consider, more experienced Reyna’s will position their Leer in a location that requires you to compromise your crosshair placement, so you will need to consider when it’s better to reposition instead of shooting it.
The custom task included here will refine your ability to swiftly eliminate Reyna’s flashes during combat and reset your crosshair with enough time to engage with targets peeking into you. Use this task to practice your quick flicks and fast clicks to maximize your score on the task, and your overall performance against Reyna’s kit.
Training your ability to deal with Reyna’s Leers will be crucial in playing against the agent, as it vastly diminishes her ability to play offensively. Good luck!