{"id":4362,"date":"2026-05-19T21:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimlabs.com\/articles\/?p=4362"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:20:28","slug":"new-valorant-video-guide-why-clove-is-the-only-controller-that-survives-at-high-ranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimlabs.com\/articles\/aimlabs\/new-valorant-video-guide-why-clove-is-the-only-controller-that-survives-at-high-ranks\/","title":{"rendered":"New VALORANT Video Guide: Why Clove is the Only Controller That Survives at High Ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As you get higher up the ranked ladder, you start to notice that controller<\/strong> mains just thin out. You will see the occasional Omen<\/strong> or Viper<\/strong>, maybe a Miks<\/a><\/strong>… But their win rates at the top aren’t great. One controller is getting picked a lot, though, and their win rate is significantly higher than the rest of the role, and that’s Clove<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clove is just straight up built different. Their kit is designed around the idea that you should be able to create value off your own back, which is why you see them surviving at ranks where most other controllers can’t hang. The ability to heal off kills, smoke after death, and ult back into a round that should already be over means Clove can punish mistakes, make plays in situations where any other controller would be spectating, and give themself the chance to rejoin the round. The kit is on another level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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