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Their smokes are prettier after death. Image via Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Dying doesn\u2019t limit them, thanks to their Ruse ability that lets them deploy smokes even after death. None of the existing VALORANT<\/em> controllers can offer smokes after death. Well, they were meant to be a controller that could be on the frontline without being selfish. <\/p>

As a controller main, I have always felt the pain of having to play defensive in every VALORANT<\/em> game just so my team can have smokes whenever they want. With Clove, this isn\u2019t going to be the case. I can rush with my duelists and not worry about dying as long as someone on my team can take my trade. I can always bother enemies with Clove\u2019s colorful post-death smokes after I die. <\/p>