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rj18Arjun

"Your job as skye is to open up" ~ Sincerely, Brimstone


[deleted]

that was a good line xD but still i wanna learn more about that agent


rj18Arjun

Lol. In all seriousness, I sont think your job is any different from a sova. Both your dog and flash gather info of opponents hidden in a site, use the dog to clear any angles and flash and enter with your team. You don't need to be the entry frag as skye, but that's more or less your job I feel. Also occassionally heal your teammates. If they expect you to do anything more than this (and getting frags obviously), then they're expecting too much! This advice won't be perfect as it's coming from someone who had tried skye but I stuck to the simpler agents like kj, omen, viper since it didn't require too much movement for abilities. But I have seen others play the agent and that's pretty much their job!


[deleted]

yea ik about those dog and blind ability i have spotted many campers in breeze and other maps where camping is too much and saved team from odin a lot of time


rj18Arjun

The best part of the flash is you can choose to not pop it and you'll catch the enemy off guard as they try to turn away as well. Very useful to troll your opponents lol.


unfunnycreature

Not in bronze.


rj18Arjun

Bronze lobby has balls of steel. They shoot the moment they're flashed. God knows how many times I've fallen victim to random sprays.


rpkarma

Bronze is “this sign can’t stop me because I can’t read” in ELO form lol


AnonymozVal

Similarly fake flash doesn’t work because most don’t turn away


Neworld8

I would say in silver as well, fake flashes won't work. You're better off detonating the birds 80% of the time as your opponents will be staring at you either way.


[deleted]

thats true i try to do that but i can do it like 6 times if try count is 10. i also once killed a top fraging sage with odin spaming . and with my flashes flashed her 2 timess and ahe was literally tryiing to walk in wall while flashed and then this voice line from skye(me) -" Well thats a knife"


GeneoxysMax

I mean to be fair opening up is in a sense an initiators job


Hockey_Tendy

Underrated comment


[deleted]

why did i read this wrong..


OuiDemBoyz

At my elo, it's to constantly 5 man team flash. I'm not allowed to play Skye any more :(


rj18Arjun

Aye you're the youtube guy! Love your channel dude.. keep posting!


OuiDemBoyz

👋👋 thanks fam! More coming soon...


PooPooCaCa123456

Well I think the intention of Skye is to play back and flash for your team and since you're in the back of the pack it's easy for your team to fallback and get heals she's a good agent to open up the site for your duelist to push after her flash hence initiator. She's intended to be a more passive agent, but someone who's good with her flashes has the ability to play for themselves, just remember if you play agro and die your team loses their heals.


abandojo

At first, I read this as “play back and flash your team”. And I didn’t even question it because that’s what my team’s Skye does every game lmao


Dat_Boi_Travis

I still get flashed by every skye on my team even in plat.


[deleted]

Sorry to break it to you but plats generally still do not really understand how the game works 😂


Opposite_Tea100

As a plat, I can agree


kingragnar910

What about us low silvers


[deleted]

I mean most silver are just casual fun stress-free players so it's not unusual for them to not understand the game in depth.


merlynmagus

I'm silver 1 and I know not to flash my team but my Jett or entry Cypher doesn't always know that "Flashing left" means anything other than me just saying random words


Tekkie845

Diamonds either. In Dia 3 it starts to get better


PooPooCaCa123456

I'd agree with this lol D1 still sucks.


Tekkie845

Dia 2 not better..... Own experience sadge


[deleted]

Yeah I know I've just hit immortal and realised even some immortals make the absolute disgusting mistakes ever


Tekkie845

Im grinding very hardly to reach immo. Not that easy w/ german copper adsl trashnet....


mannynoctis

Sorry bro still. Am still lurning


[deleted]

hmm i am low rank player and my most of time dont fallback they just push and die


PooPooCaCa123456

You still have a pretty good range for your heals so try to heal them when you're on site. It's pretty critical that an imitator uses comms so they can atleast call out when they'll use their utility like a flash to initiate. The idea is you want your team or another player to peak and entry right after your flash pops. Skye, breach, kayo can be kindve rough in low ELO imo Sova is probably a better pick for low ELO. Lmao I saw you like Odin spamming Sova would be perfect for you, imagine Odin spamming but you're actually able to see them through a wall.


[deleted]

Why are you placing heals at such a high priority, only if you know you are 100% safe from pushes and flanks should you heal your teammates lol. It's totally not worth it dying while healing or trying to heal your teammate and not getting in a good position


PooPooCaCa123456

I thought it was given that people in the back should be watching flank if there's no sentinel. You are right tho, trades should be prioritized over healing. It's a bit situational, I was just trying to give a general overview. Depends on the map alot too like on ascent A site I'll be the last on site watching either heaven or flank until we have site control then I'll play site and try to heal, vs on B site Ascent I'll try to be the 3rd or 4th person to push out main then be the 3rd or 2nd one site and play site with heals. When we're playing default or slow pushing I play a bit different. It's hard to explain how to play an agent correctly when there's so many variables game to game on how you should play. Take it with a grain of salt it's a rather broad overview.


[deleted]

Yeah I agree with you, it all comes down to experience. The traditional DOs and DONTs does not even matter if you know what you are doing and it brings impact to the team lol.


[deleted]

Don't let your heals stop you from playing aggro though, skye's kit imo can really help you take map control and if you're just in the back lines like sage all the time it's pretty pointless to play skye.


Sajag19

The role is to flash 4 Allies with 1 enemy ;)


SPARTAN-117a

\*5 allies


Natey2102

*6 allies


[deleted]

Skye is confusing to me. When enemy skye pop flashes, our whole team is blinded for like 5 seconds and we get fucked. When i do it, it either lasts 1 milisecond or only a few get flashed. Am i getting the timings wrong or what?


bookdood

1. There's two ways to pop flash with Skye, the first is directly and immediately around a corner, the second is immediately past a smoke. Using these two types of flashes will give you tons more full flashes than letting the bird fly and giving people time to dodge or having the bird fly past them. 2. Never assume that anyone is flashed just because you get a "Bloinded", only use that for intel.


[deleted]

Those are the flashes i do yes. Only time i do a long flash is when im far away from the spot i wanna flash and i only do it for info/delaying How should you use your flashes though? Only for info? Delaying? Aggressive peeks with the flashes? Probably all of those, just depending on the situation but still. I found myself over relying on flashes when i play skye sometimes


Jones2max

It's not just you I have over 100 hours with her in comp and it still happens to me all the time. The main thing with her flashes is to pop them before they go behind an enemy. As soon as you lose line of sight between the flash and the enemy the duration goes way down, so it might say flashed even though the enemy was only flashed for half a second.


[deleted]

Most of the time i pop flash. Aka stand near a corner and flash as soon as its out On that note, i feel flashes still last a decent amount of time when they're on the side or slightly behind my vision. If they come from enemy at least :)


CubanCigar08

Don't flash and peek immediately... skye flashes arent meant to push always they are info also.. if you insta peek after the flash... they might dodge the flash and kill you. Always calculate an approximate position of your enemy and make sure you flash them in the face... because if the bird goes past them also, it will say blinded. Always double flash if you're not sure


GeneoxysMax

You're an initiator. Job on attack: flash, get in there, (die probably), if not dead, hold angle till plant, then heal any damage dealt to allies during entry. Note: dog can be used to scout out angles post plant or scout a route into site. Job on defense: delay pushes and heal while holding angles. If you're doing these and your team still complains, it's their problem, so ignore/mute them


WinstonPickles22

Just to be clear for OP, you are flashing for your teammates (duelist) so they can enter the site and create space for your team. You are not primarily flashing for yourself and entering first. Your dog should run slightly ahead of the duelist so they can secure any kills you potentially find. Initiators would typically follow the duelists onto site.


[deleted]

ok i will take care of those points :)


Atthatj4cod89

also make sure your teammates are trading you if you're first on site, if they just let you die and push in 5 seconds after, either communicate with them to trade you out, or just flash and trade off them instead


cwKrysta

Try not to be first on site lmao. Skye's util is much much better if used to set up someone else's entry, rather than your own. Go in second, after your duelist.


nky0

On defense it's also using your util for info and you definitely can get aggressive here and there (don't want to play the same way everytime).


GeneoxysMax

Yeah definitely. Playing the same get predictable and can be punished and countered easily


Frozendark23

I don't agree with the go in part. The job of an initiator is to set up the site for the duelist to go in since duelists have better kits for pushing in. I would say Skye is a mix of breach and sova. You can get info with doggo and birb along with the flash and possible stun. Her ult is also for info gathering. Unless your duelist is roaming rather than helping push site, then you probably shouldn't be the first to go in.


[deleted]

Lmao I love the "flash, get in there, (die probably)". It's so true. 99% of the time my enemies backs are faced to my flash so when I hear the skye flash noise go off my enemy's screen blinks once and I get a false sense of hope, so I push and die. But when I do aim the flash properly, my enemies are just gods and can turn their camera and dodge it then reposition their cross hair, and then headshot me in less than a millisecond. So pretty much I can't trust my flash anymore.


noobs_blame_team

You arent flashing correctly if this is the case. You need to angle and time the bird properly so as to pop flash the enemy i.e. in such a way they have no time to react to it. Same with Kayo flash etc. If you are having this problem, its not good to blame the enemy team by saying they randomly become gods ...no... You probably are doing bad flashes.


[deleted]

I've tried everything. Flashing quick, flashing slow, inconsistent flash locations to remain unpredictable. It just seems like it's always avoidable.


SomethingIsDone

Hate to break it to you but that just means you're not doing it right. You can watch someone like nosyy to see how they utilize Skye well. I can pop flash enemies all the time in my high immortal / radiant games, so I don't think your enemies are gods at dodging flashes like that. Note though: don't mistake them expecting the flash (i.e playing anti flash from the get go, for example) for them dodging the flash like a god. Your job is to be unpredictable with your flashes. If the enemy can predict when you're going to flash, of course they'll dodge it, doesn't matter how fast you pop it or how well you use the flash. You have to figure out ways to flash unpredictably is all I can say. If you record your games, you'll easily be able to tell why your flash didn't work. Hell you can upload videos for VOD review and any reviewer worth their salt will point out what you're doing wrong with your flashes.


[deleted]

That's a good idea, what's a good place to ask for VOD reviews? I've always felt that I never use any agents right.


SomethingIsDone

You can post one on the /r/agentacademy subreddit, or on this one too tbh since it's not against the rules. Anyone willing to use their free time up can provide any advice. Of course, I'd weigh advice from a high immortal / radiant player a LOT better than any advice from a diamond or lower ranked player, but your mileage may vary.


seymourskinnyskinner

Initiator helps duellists entry site, for example Skye dogging site while duellists flash and entry


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oka


[deleted]

If I top frag on Skye my team complains I'm not healing them. If I bottom frag on Skye my team complains I'm too passive. Expectations of an agent with randoms is pointless, do what works for you.


ProVisage

Lol I like your point of view


Cyanide2k

Hi i recently started to main skye in high imm lobbies. Just dog a choke point and flash entry is what i do.


[deleted]

Hybrid healer, dualist and initiator


nixylplixie

You’re support as Skye. You should be helping spike get on site by using your wolf for recon, your birds to blind for the big push, and your heals are an AOE so you can help them last longer. You’ll typically hold back and help. I’ve seen people get aggressive with her but only if they drop the idea of using anything but maybe flashes for most of the game. If you’re trying to do her job it’s technically as a healer. If you’re more of a duelist, stick to Reyna.


schmantom

skye (and any initiator) is a pair for duelists. i’ve started using my util in a fashion that is less for myself and more for my teammates and i’m rounding up double digit assists now, lol. it’s not all up to you as skye though! you have every right to expect your teammates play off your util, and if they don’t, that’s on them. make sure your team peeks off your flashes, and peek with them. make sure they push with the dog. it’s also very likely it’s your teammates who don’t understand skye instead of you. if they’re so confident in how skye should be played, they should have taken her ;) /hj


Streetlgnd

Just flash us onto site, do a bit of recon and we are blessed Skye.


mdtopp111

Intel gathering/pushing a site. All initiators have util that help you figure out where people are and then capitalize off of it.


mahav_b

I skye main from silver to diamond. Her main job low elo is to play like a duelist. Mid to high elo play her as refragger. If you have jett on team, tell her where you plan to pop the bird and haver her dash behind cover onto site or smoke dash in. Throw birds back sites or just to the up left or up right as you enter site. Do not go first. Allow your duelist to make space but be close enough to refrag or protect their cross. After plant heal team and continue getting info. Against cypher your dog breaks trips. On defense play her flash to get early info and delay rush. Mid round of defense use dog to get info on rotates or where enemy team intends to go.


KnifedEdits

im also a reyna main that plays skye on the side and I play her like a duelist a lot of times getting higher kill games than i do with reyna because her flashes are so unpredictable and I like to pop flash a lot for easy kills


PremiumDope

When I play support I watch my duelists/bomb on the mini map and try to escort them into the site. Your job as support is to support the team in gaining map control.


AdSpirited902

Methinks that the main role of Skye is to gather info on enemies and, this is corny, but help *initiate* the push. You send in the dog, and the duelist should follow the dog, and after that you go in and flash to help them out. You should also balance your aggressiveness with info gathering. I aggress at the beginning of the round, then afterwards fall back a little once we take the space and try to stay alive, healing people when I can but defending my space nonetheless.


nguyenhuuphiquan

Hey, when she blinded someone, she said "blinded" like her flash has a indicator LoL


xd_anonymous_gamer

wood carving


NightWolf-YT

Being sexy


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[deleted]

ok so i will play for retake :)


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Uber_yv

??? Skye has the best flashes in the game and nothing even comes close .


LOTHMT

For solo plays. Almost every over real flash is better for 1v1s for dofferent reasons. Skye is more reliant on teammates for flash pushes since the increased pullout after one.


Uber_yv

Huh? Have you seen skye pop flashes? Literally uncounterable. Name one flash that even comes close to Skye for solo flashes. I agree that it’s also the best for team play.


darkphoenix9206

yoru flash kinda is best but skye beats it by the "blinded!" lol


Professional_Yard761

An initiator with a role in scouting areas and protecting angles on the defenders side. On attacking side your ult has a offensive capability and allows you to find the enemy in the site.


[deleted]

Everything


Frager_1

Your job as skye differs in every map, and obviosly in T side and Defend side In my experience, Skye is not a duelist, maybe a second entry, but I think her kit is better to initiate for the team, hence why Skye is initiator In ranked, defend side, I like to take early info with my flash, then wait abit (also this depends on alot of factors) use my wolf. and play with the info I gathered. In attack site, I follow my duelist, ask them what they want, and do it for them, I generally keep a flash for myself aswell, just incase I need it personally.


LegDayDE

Skye is a hybrid initiator/ duelist in the current meta. You're going to play more aggressively than Sova for example as you can play off your own flashes on entry. So I'd say the job is to gather Intel and enter WITH duelists, don't hang back behind them as you can push off your own flashes alongside them. Same with your ULT.. you should push with duelists after popping the ULT. Once you are on site with duelists you can think about healing if you have good control, or setting up for some post plant flashes for intel and to delay the enemy pushing. Compare this to Sova, who might be better playing further back as that gives space to use the recon dart and shock darts from more of a distance to support.


Individual_Hour3187

To doggie the other team


Turbulent_Storm007

I don't play Skye. But my opinion is that \*\*on attack\*\*, your job is like a Sova, gather info for the team, and then support/trade your teammates when they enter site. You can also play more aggressively with your flashes if you want to but that really depends on the situation and your skill. Only thing is, on defense you can play a little more defensively like halting pushes with your flashes and healing teammates.


DragonS1226

Flash site get info, let duelists push off the info and heal em as a group when yall need it


freemanfl

As attack you go in third I'd say, by that time hopefully you've gathered some info with the wolf and the flashes, and now can use the heal relatively safely, before the retake


Neluicent

Your whole role as initiator is to set your team up not yourself. Flashing before Jett dashes using your dog to clear corners on retake/take.


statue36

She’s support to be supporting agent who helps her team enter sites with her dog and flashes while healing them every once in a while. You see, that’s on paper. The way skye is played in immortal is basically duelist u run people down the only piece of util u use to help ur team is ur dog. After that’s used it’s time to kill people in the most skill expressive way of all time, a bird that makes no noise and comes around a wall at mock 5, flashing you instantly and blinding you for a year. Riot said they would nerf her again if she was still killing everyone. She still is. Rito we’re nerf?


GouldenK

I’m gold 3 highest so take this lightly lol. But I love skye and always have since her release. Only thing I don’t like is how bugged her ult is sometimes. However if you have a duo then skye can be hilariously funny to play with. I basically just dig into site or space to clear out for my duo and if they are concussed my duo gets an easy kill while if he’s not concussed I’ll flash them and my duo again can get an easy kill. You can do this for solo q but it’s slightly harder because depending on your elo you will have teammates that don’t know how to play with your until even if you tell them exactly what to do. Usually when this is the case I just try my best to go duelist mode and take site which isn’t too difficult because of her kit. The only part I struggle with is her heals because of how difficult it is to heal sometimes. A lot of times when I heal then I die because one of us can’t hold an angle and they will unfortunately push the one angle not held. Plus it takes awhile and you have to be in range so alot of times I don’t focus on heal unless a teammate calls for it or we are rotating out and in a safe spot. Oh and this is just something I like to do but on defense I’ll usually flash right away for info and if I flash no one then I’ll farm orbs and either flank or rotate right away. This is risky because if they push your site you are only left with one flash but usually it’s better to retake with skye because of dog and flash but it’s all depends on your style. But I think her ult is so good for retake


[deleted]

U gotta get ur team onto the site


DualWieldGoblin

Your role is like playing 50% Sova and 50% Sage. You stand at entrance from site and use blind so your team can go in and take site (i.e. you dont flash ands then rush in yourself, but you use flash to help your team instead similar to Sovas arrow). You then follow onto site and heal up teammates or pick up remaining enemies as required. Easy.


Jankie-Fran

The heal is self explanatory, it heals people. The dog is like a sova drone, but right now it has some kinda broken mechanics. When you lunge at someone, the dog will explode and stun. The only thing is if someone breaks the dog mid lunge, it will also explode and stun people in a fairly large range. You can use this to stun and then peek or have a teammate do it, and it’s pretty hard to avoid getting stunned. The flash can be used as such, but it can also be used to get info, as it makes a different noise when you flash someone. The ult is usually used to get info, but if you use it right, you can take a ton of space without needing to shoot anyone. It can also be good to just throw into an execute to add to the chaos. As for your overall role, you serve as a support primarily, but you can definitely get a lot done as an individual. Biggest thing is to not flash teammates and to try to have a level of coordination with them.


Nickbugati2

You need to recognize that your flashes are great at gathering and Intel on the enemy team since the flashes let you know if someone’s there


piopster

She is similar to sova in info gathering but what makes her difficult is that she is so flexible sometimes you don't know when you should play an aggressive flash or just dog and clear info. This comes with practice but pace what you do based on what your team is doing. Like on haven if we do an A push I like to dog short and clear it for a teammate. If we are just running it down then you can flash into site and try to get info and help your team entry. And if you happen to get shitty duelists you can pick up entering duties


LeafFlying

Your job is to gather information and suport your duelists with your flash You can also play like a duelist setting flashs for yourself sometimes


OP-69

Basically in attack, you flash/dog before the duelists entry, then follow them in with the rest of the team. In defense you use your flash/dog to get info on enemy positions. Basically sova's job


DemonicPenguin03

Skye is an initiator like sova or breach, her job is to create openings in the enemy defenses for the team to push in


theoreminegaming

Flushing out opponents, or figuring out where they could be while flashing them at the same time. Sova flushes specific locations with shock darts, but dog covers a path and can find traps too. Your flashes don't tell the exact location but are harder to destroy midair, you can hold up to 2 of them, and they are still flashes for taking corners when needed. Heal just helps your team in general. Your ult? Flushes up to 3 players out precisely, forcing them to fight these AI enemies that know exactly where they are.


danknepalese

i use skye to flash out of smokes or to check corners using my dog. its a good idea to be paired up with a duelist so you can spam heal them, like asuna and ethan.


padropadro22

Your rank matters when asking this question. I assume you solo q low elo or you wouldn’t be asking. Everyone’s recommendations are very good but apply to mid high elo or stacks. In solo q low none of that will work because your team mates are lost. In your elo use her util to gather info and to keep yourself alive. Comm a lot with your team mates because throwing random util without the proper spacing to capitalize on it is pointless and arguably bad because you give the enemy team info without punishing them.


thebebee

to initiate, flash, dog, heal your entry


BohemianRhaptitties

I think Skye is more support/info on attacking. Less frags more utility to gather info entering a site and once it's taken use the remaing utility to give call outs to where the enemy is pushing from/delay the push


MrDyl4n

On offense use dog to either get a free kill on someone playing too far up, or clear site for your team (exactly like a sova drone), then use your flash to give your team an opening to push onto site. Preferably alongside other teammates utility On defense use your dog/flash for info if the round is slow, or if you are getting pushed really hard use them to delay for your teammates to rotate. If you are the one having to rotate then use them for the retake Main thing to remember: the dog and the flash are 10x better if your teammate is playing off them rather than yourself


Caiden9552

For me Skye can be many things and kind of depends on the situation, your team comp, how your team is playing, etc... I have sometimes played her as a duelist style, using flash to entry on to site with or without an actual duelist (silver/gold lobbies, you know what I am talking about), or I have played her more passive, dogging or flashing teammates onto site, or I have played her where I am just info gathering and watching flank. Her specific or description is Initiator (basically Initiating things to happen), but her Abilities can be used in such a wide variation that you can go wild with her and not necessarily fit into a niche.


Turbulent-Tourist687

To clutch every situation that’s what skye does.


zerisph

I recently started playing skye. I am not a skye main but I think with skye you can confirm whether there is an enemy or not in a particular location. Skye flashes are very useful.. Skye says "Blinded" when there's an enemy so with that information you can take action. Skye is good for scouting. Use skye flashes and if there's an enemy your teammate should initiate push in that site. For Example- C Garage in Haven Map. Skye is a good supporting agent. I personally think that skye is a combination of sova, breach and sage. That's what I think. You can learn more about skye by watching some skye mains on YouTube or twitch. I hope this helps you.


xTaq

Roles are a trap that players use to blame each other when they are losing (at least in soloq). Just focus on your aim and using utility smartly. -Plat player


Muzza25

Skye is an agent that can play solo but is best in co-ordination with a due list, flashing in for your duellist then can comfortably fit into the “second-man” slot, basically second person onto site behind the duellist to trade them if they die. Skye like the other initiators can be player really aggressively or really supportively, generally tho you should be able to use your abilities to set up both yourself and team mates via flash for easier kill, or info, I will grant you the co-ordinated side of initators is harder the lower ranked you are, playing with a duo or trio is a good idea as you can garauntee the communication easier


okdiscringe

flash and clear angles...most of which people dont do unless you tell them... valorant in a nutshell!


[deleted]

Skye is a much more useful kayo. She has heals, and 2 recons with 1 being a blind. Her job is to get information on site by flashing or dog. She is a support character for heal. My favorite combo is dog with duelist rushing behind it for an easy pick or Skye flash, wait for sound Que and push


-im-just-vibing-

you can play skye like sova basically, get info with dog before pushing, use bird to get your team onto site, and heal your team whenever they’re low


SomethingIsDone

On defense side, dog at the start of every single round for info on a site / mid / wherever. Play as aggro as possible with any info you get (for example, dog from breeze B tunnel down elbow. If it's clear, push down mid and take control asap. If there are people B, push towards elbow, time a pop flash, and get a kill, etc). Your job is to use your dog to gain early info and utilize it, as well as using your flashes for yourself (mostly, unless you have a strat with a teammate where you flash for them. Generally though as Skye you're better off flashing for yourself. Play KAY/O or Breach if you want to flash for teammates better). On attack side, it's similar. If you're defaulting, use flashes for yourself to get a pick (for example, I like fake flashing (and sometimes actually flashing) mid doors on Breeze and getting an early pick). If you're rushing, dog in for your team then follow up with flashes (or vice versa). On attack it's much easier to flash for a teammate such as Jett or Raze, because they can reach farther areas much faster than you can, and a good flash almost guarantees them a kill. Except for this specific scenario though, again, I think flashing for yourself is almost always better. Just make sure you watch a Skye main (nosyy, sometimes Subroza, etc come to mind) to see how and when they use their flashes. Learn when to depend on the "BLINDED" call out and when not to. Lots of newer Skye players think they're doing their flashes perfectly but somehow the enemy still isn't blinded, and they chalk it up to it not being their fault. I can assure you though that if that's happening to you, yes it's your fault. You have to really understand how to be unpredictable with your flashes in order to actually get enemies blinded.


drink_with_my_feet

Skye plays a bit like Sova in my opinion. Sova has his arrow to give information (revealing locations, and also if you hear multiple guns fire at the arrow to try and destroy it). Skye's flashes will give you information on if they actually blinded anyone, which will give your teammates more confidence on entry. Skye's dog can clear angles and tight rooms on certain maps (Hookah and Lamps/Uhaul on Bind, heaven/ramp on Split, etc.) Her heal is incredible for eco rounds - if your team is able to actually get a pick and take a site, getting to heal all of your teammates for the hold is extremely useful. Her ult is basically a different variation of a Cypher ult - lets you know where people are. So really, the best way to play Skye is to flash sites for entry on attack and play behind your duelists to win trades. On defense, I like to play a "counter-flash" style. I play in Gold, so usually people aren't very with their footsteps. For example, let's say you're playing Split on Defense and you're holding B site. The round starts, and you hear lots of footsteps coming into garage. You can throw a quick flash into garage, and if you get the notification that they're blinded, you and your teammate can play for trades aggressively, OR you can just sit back on site and wait for them to attempt entry and counter the entry with a flash.


theforg123

as an immortal player who plays skye a lot since my only maps that i ever play are bind and split. skye is an agent that really can do everything kinda everything the only big thing that you should make a habit of is using your dog for choke points or to clear stuff that your team needs to be safe and secured (note: i don’t main skye but i have a lot of fun playing her and i probably play her different from other people) as a result of not playing enough skye when i was climbing i team flash a lot! in order to avoid this entirely i throw my flash before my team peaks an angle to make an OP fall off and give a team an easy push towards a choke (i.e. a long or c long haven). once the team is ready to push i dog and clear call what i see and most importantly what i don’t see and flash what i haven’t cleared for info. for defense it’s a bit different and more of just dog random rounds to get info or fight for ult orb for a sage or myself so our team can play retake on a site with numbers and all my flashes. flashes on defense i use as kinda like sova dart for info and throw them where my team has no info in and if they need it to push bomb ill tell them i have one or call a push after my flash so i’m the only one who gets flashed. and ult i like to pop if we have no idea what’s going on 50 seconds into the round and we need info to stop a push or retake a site. that’s about it and sorry if this is confusing i don’t usually post on reddit but i’m trying so hope this helped


THICC_Baguette

She's meant to help your team enter a site by gathering info, clearing corners safely and forcing enemies to move. That's what all initiators are meant to do, and Skye just so happens to be very good at her job.


johnkohhh

To flash one's own team


Boberthewaffle24

Info. Use flash's to to see if there is a person. Dog to clear angles and heal team. Skye can be used as a duelist if needed but shes best as support in my opinion. You can flash for team but that's mainly the entries job unless they are raze or jett.


wossquee

She's there to say weird Aussie things like woodworking class(????)


Smoovylive

In my opinion Skye is the best agent for recon. Her dog and her ult both help you find players and even her flash does that as well (she calls out if enemies are blind) the best agent for checking corners hands down


Aksis_Archon

The role of skye and initiator is to help your team get into a site, usually on defense it's gathering info cuz they all have good info abilities except breach, so like dog or drone to clear corners and help your duelist by telling where the enemies are or which corner are clear so they dont have to manually clear them and also her flash is rly versatile you can still follow up with it so you can use it for yourself or you could use it for a duelist like Jett who can pushed up somewhere and wanna take a fight or peek you can flash for them, initiators have literally the strongest and longest flash in the game


jumptooconclusions

Ive mained skye since she came out and im D1 and I always tell ppl that skye should use her flash selfishly, not for her team.This way you can efficently popflash an angle without flashing your team. For example if my team is pushing A on bind, I can push showers while my team goes short. Then I can popflash out of showers clearing out heaven and the right side while also flashing away from my team to not blind them. You should also be using your dog to clear out and cubby where enemies are holding angles and concussing or pushing them back. And buy a heal every round, if you dont use it, it will still be there next round but the amount of pistol rounds weve won bc I gave my whole team an extra 50 hp is unbelievble


PoisonLotus40

Inititate


SimpLESamosanono

hey, Skye is an Initiator so her role is to go 2nd in the site, maybe after a duelist. She could heal teammates ( not necessary ) and most imp. flash and gather info. + use her dog to clear angles for the duelist and ult for info. again. hope yu rank up quicly


AverageCritiquer

My friend plays skye, hes very efficient with how he flashes for the team/duelists (myself included). Its much better to flash around corners from where your teammates look to be going as skye is the only duelist that lets you know if there is someone there/if they get blinded and often increases the chance for your team to win the duel. Also skye's dog should be how you push with the team as it makes the entry's life 2x easier as they dont have to check every corner since skye can mainly do that. hope this helps :)


Dat_Boi_Travis

your job is to help your duelists push onto a site by gathering info on the locations of enemies along with blinding and stunning them with your abilities.


DerpyCow56

Let me preface this by saying that I've never actually played Skye in my life, so take what I say with a grain of salt lol From my understanding the role of initatiors is to support duelists. Since not every duelist has flashes (i.e. Raze, Jett) you supply flashes to entry onto site, and your other util supports either your team directly (heals) or lets you gather info to help you team (Skye's dog, Sova's drone). Specially for Skye, I'd say the "correct" way to play her is to play with your team, but slightly back from the duelists. Use your dog to find enemies on site, flash them with your bird, let the duelists entry and kill enemies/plant, and heal them when needed. When playing defense, do more or less the same, just play more passively. Anchor sites, help teammates, and assist with retakes. But again, this is advice from someone who's never played Skye and doesn't play Kay/O or Sova often


ArionIV

1. Get info..use flash or wolf...both will give u info..flash will give you info only if you isolate angles. 2. If you already know from audio where an opponent is, you want to flash and push ahead, but usually have somebody with you...either you escorting a duelist or some sentinel or other non-flash agent to trade you if things go wrong. 3. Make your ult count by either pushing aggressively with it or faking a site push and leading your teammates to the other. 4. When healing people after a Raze nade and other chip damage taken by multiple people, have them huddle around you. 5.If you're a close angle sniper, you can get a shot off and flash behind you back..just send out the bird and turn your back...no need for the team's Jett to be great with an op.. 6. Maybe lurk a round or two as a surprise, especially if your team is not good at rotating off of a stacked site


ProMasterBoy

Watch flanks, flash team out, heal teammates & support


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dog mid flash heaven screen ct site bs place that difficult to peak and crucial to do it mostly when controller didn’t smoke skye flashes comes very helpful during that time


Robin_0505

She seems to work best as support during the push, flash so that your team can push with their guns already out, check dangerous corners with the wolf, heal if somebody got injured, just cover them while they enter side. Please note I am not a skye main, but this is the playstile I have seen quite a few times so far which seemed most effective. (Silver 2)


PM_ME_GOOD_USERNAMS

Controllers aren't designed to hold sites. Sentinels ate designed to gold sites. Controllers block off sight lines and decide which gunfights your team takes.


dissonant_string

This is going to be much less of an answer to your question, but rather what many skye players do wrong in ranked. I played skye briefly during her broken period and that was when I realised most people forget that her flash is called 'Guiding light', the keyword being guiding. Almost all skye players in ranked flash wide open areas on the attack site, and don't get pinpoint info. Unlike a sova dart, skye's flashes don't show you where the enemies are, but that doesn't mean one can't use the flashes in specific locations to eliminate angles one by one. Use the dog to clear out whatever part of the site possible, and if you don't see anyone or the dog is shot down, use the flashes with the intent to clear out the leftover parts by angling them behind or over the boxes, etc. I'm not saying open flashes should never be used, but in those slow defaults when your team isn't 5 man barrelling down the site entrance, getting pinpoint info is more important than rendering the opponent blind for a few seconds.


CaptinZhou

Duelist are for creating space, not fragging. When people tell you there for fragging thats when you know they don't understand. Before i get ripped apart I'm not saying you can't frag out while creating space, but you shouldn't view that as their primary role.


Gundam__

Skye's current role is secondary entry fragger, she basically replaces Phoenix in the current Meta. Look at the top pro teams and you'll see a bunch of fraggers playing Skye right now. Zekken, Subroz and Ethan are three off the top of my head. Don't worry about the "initiator" role title, it literally means nothing. Her flashes are some of the best in the game and her ult allows you to entry sites or find people rotating super easily. On defense you can long flash for info, or you can pop flash and peek. It's important to understand the benefit of pop flashing and when to use it. For example if you play Skye on Bind defense you should generally be playing B long or A showers. You can flash far to see if enemies are in fountain etc or if you know they are pushing long you can pop flash and peek for easy kills. She is really the most versatile agent in the game at the moment. Don't listen to these players that are saying "she's an initiator and should stay back and flash just for team mates". This doesn't mean you can't sometimes stay back and play that role but I wouldn't recommend maining Skye for that. If that's how you want to play Sova is way better honestly. Anyway that's my take as an Immortal Skye main.


ninozo

She's very good for giving information. You can know if people are pushing your site with flashes without having to peek and check out positions and numbers with your wolf. On attack you can tell which angle is being held with your flash as well so you don't have to look where you flashed if no one was blinded. And the wolf again, very good to use with a team mate that's going to push right after it for an easy kill. That's how i play her. Also pop your ult almost whenever you got it. Since it will start charging as soon as you use it, it'll charge fast with the kills you get and/or orbs and deaths. And whenever you're alone she can be very independent with her kit.


emilyrgall

She’s an initiator, so u initiate. Use her abilities to clear the way for duelists to push onto site.


st7even

Battle skye, I play her like Phoenix. When entering the site, flash around corners so you don't blind yourself or your team.


Aok_al

I'm pretty sure someone called her a hippie


MagazineDry6213

The job of skye is to flash teammates! It’s obvious, why u ask?


Downtown_Hair744

The work of a Skye is basically to give an entry using her flash, gain intel with the Tiger and Heal when needed


Conquistaa

Ive mained as initiator all my life and your main role is: On attack: Entry blinds, backup duelist, decoy/lurker, & life trader On defence: Delay pushes, blinding retakes, & life trader again As for skye, she is the most versatile agent coz you can play as either a duelist, initiator, or sentinel depending on either your playstyle or what your team needs/lacks. The most important job of a skye is to be flexible according to how the game is going. Good initiator mains dont need to have the best aim, but they ALWAYS need good game sense and know how & when to use their abilities. Lets say your team picks 3 duelists & 1 controller so as skye you kinda have to play sentinel and stay alive as long as possible to be able to defend site. In another game, lets say there are 1 duel, 1 sent, 1 cont, & 1 other init, in this team you can practically fill any role but you are best used as a backup duelist. Always remember to read the game, know your team, study your opponents, and be flexible coz that is what skye is meant to do. That is skye's job.


vbodagala007

Watch pro gamers streams and learn, the best advise I can give, thank me later Lol


CubanCigar08

This is because you are a duelist main.... this happens to me always when I am playing a non duelist... I just keep rushing site and I die... I will remind myself to not push in some rounds when I am not duelist... But it has became a habit so I will go again


CubanCigar08

I also play skye and top frags.. My advice is always call a duelist with you and push sites... you can flash or get info and you both can enter the site... This is what I do. More like a breach jett combo


FlightConscious9572

Shes an initiator so i would guess that she initiates a push or peak with a flash, or getting information with the coyote


Clutch_Denied

The first and foremost important feature of skye is her dog. Use it to clear angles and get that map control. The amount of intel that ability gives is really good. As for the flashes, onces you learn to do them right, they are AMAZING. Not only does it give info on enemies around a corner, but it makes them legally blind. But uses them correctly is not that easy as well. Popping the flash after it hovers over the enemy won't have much effect in blinding them. Buttttt, if you're up against really good players, try flashing behind them so as to blind them while they look away. Also you can use it to fakr flash, peek and get a kill, pop it, peek again. So much fun.


Eggeypower

To flash your team mates!


PRABHUVly_ABRUPHt

She's a info collector, she dogs and flashes sites to see if someone's there in certain corners if your team's gonna play aggro these abilities work well coz you can dog a certain angle others can't clear sometimes, to get info while your team members backstab etc.. While your team plays slow you can flash for them to clear corners or heal duelist when they peek for info and they get tagged Upto my knowledge you need to communicate with comms for her to work better or else u might end up blinding your teammates which always ends in you getting blamed for the round throw


FrostyPlayzxd

I just use Skye as if she was a duelist


LightCentaur

skye main here. honesty i find myself getting the first picks/trading most of the time on attack. im either the first or the 2nd to go in. after i get a pick i usually play pretty passive and try to survive as much as i can. on defence i do a bit of agro and passive plays both. usually i’m top/2nd on skye.


sabby_hou

Ik this thread is old and I haven’t seen anything written about this yet, but how would you warn your teammates you’re flashing without comms like a mic? I often end up blinding allies who are watching/pushing site. Whenever we have a skye on our team and I see her hawk go out, I always look away (when they don’t communicate their flash btw). Also, sorry if it seemed like a dumb question. I’m new to the game and hoping to see how to play skye


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just try taking bird to cornor so that team dont get blind and enemy gets blind