Posted by Steve
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 5:19 AM
Omen was the most picked agent in almost every region. According to vlr.gg, his pick rate was 98%, 95%, 95%, 96%, 95% and 90% in First Strike NA, EU, BR, KR, CIS and Japan, respectively. Brimstone, on the other hand, had 2%, 5%, 5%, 4%, 5% and 10%, in the same regions.
Obviously Omen + Brim pickrates result in 100% because team comps really need smokes (despite Liquid attempt to play without it in the past). So, in my opinion, Omen is not OP, but is clearly a better option than Brimstone, and since every team needs smokes, his pick rate is inflated.
Riot should look for buffing Brimstone, releasing a new agent that can smoke, or both. My Brimstone buff suggestion is to begin with making his animations faster, for more reactive plays.
We are in a good agent usage distribution, even Viper is being picked in a few games, Sage got back some love and people will figure how to play Skye. But it is not cool to have one agent that is a must pick, and right now Omen is a big must (with Bind being and exception).
References
- https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/k86v0a/omen_pick_rate_was_above_95_at_all_first_strike/
- https://reddit.com/k86v0a
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