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Class
Initiator

Initiator

Playstyle

Entry

Difficulty

Hard

Skill Distribution

50% Utility

50% Dmg

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Main

Recon Bolt

Easy

Attackers

Use this Recon Bolt to clear B Main at the start of the round, as defenders can sneak into the orb corner or sit behind the box in B Main.

Jump onto the box at bottom Mid, stand on the leftmost corner, and jump to spot the area between the two arches on the right wall. Max charge your arrow with one bounce and jump shoot it through the window.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Main and B Site from Bench

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Use this Recon to scan enemy defenders holding B Main or around B Site to help your teammates pushing from B Tree.

Stand in the corner of the stone slab and the wall put the dot of the Left Click box just left of the bottom corner of the roof.

No bounce, 2 charge.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Main from B Spawn

Recon Bolt

Hard

Defenders

Quick recon to spot part of B main and most of B lobby. Use this when you want to see if there are any attackers lurking around B lobby. Can also combine this with an Ares or Odin to get wallbang kills

Position in left corner of B spawn, aim at the roof edge under the left side of the island

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Mid from B Site

Recon Bolt

Medium

Defenders

Use this recon from B site to reveal any enemies looking to push hookah, great for scanning info at the start of the round

Position on the default left corner plant on B, aim above the short metal roofing

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Boat from B Lobby

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Safe recon to help push out of B Main, spots switch, market, stairs, and the B main corner

Position on the metal plate, aim left of the square on the wall up to the top of the painting

One bounce, max charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Bottom Mid and Grass from B Site

Recon Bolt

Easy

Defenders

Use this recon when you want to get information on the enemies position around middle. It will spot grass, bottom mid, and window peekers

Position in left corner of back B, aim slight left of the middle line on top of B entrance

Two bounces, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Bottom Mid from Attacker Spawn

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Use this quick recon to reveal enemies pushing down mid or garage, useful when the enemy defenders play aggressively

Position against the corner of the wall out of right side spawn, aim just above the roof along the line

No bounce, 0 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Retake from A Heaven

Recon Bolt

Hard

Defenders

Immediately run to B site after shooting this retake arrow. It spots most of site and lane, but not backsite

Position in deep back corner of A heaven, aim at the top of the left building

One bounce, two charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Retake from Defender Spawn

Recon Bolt

Medium

Defenders

Great recon to use when rotating to B to help defend. It spots any enemies in garden and front site, catching most enemies that push out of long B

Position on the right outer corner of defender spawn, aim at the lower wire and align the right of the charge bar HUD with the middle line on the building

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Retake from Spawn

Recon Bolt

Hard

Defenders

Use this Recon when retaking B Site. It will scan most of Backsite and behind the Pillar on the default plant spot.

Stand in the corner of the short pole and aim lower right of the small light green circle so that the bottom right HUD line is on the corner of the brick.

No bounce, 2 charge jumpthrow.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Right Side from Attacker Spawn

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

A sneaky recon to hit the top right corner of B site from spawn. Very good recon for B as it comes from above B site so the enemies rarely destroy it in time, but the lineup is strict

Position in back left corner of attacker spawn, aim at the top right of the bell

Two bounces, max charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Site

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Use this lineup to scan nearly every key angle on B site; ideal for coordinated site takes.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Site

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Use this lineup to clear common backsite and pillar positions before your team enters.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Site and Upper

Recon Bolt

Easy

Attackers

Use this recon when trying to take B site to reveal most of B site and inside upper B container, allowing you and your teammates to wallbang anyone in there

Jump onto the box next to B Cubby, aim just above the snow on the railing

No bounce, max charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Site from B Lobby

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Good recon to spot most of B Site, stairs, and partially into backsite. Use this when your team is about to push out of B main and take site

Position on the right entrance of B main, aim just above the tree in the window

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Site from B Lobby

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Use this recon from B lobby to reveal enemies on B site. This is a nice mixup arrow as it is an uncommon spot to reveal B defenders

Position in corner of B lobby in front of barrels, aim above the right dish up to the top wire

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Site from B Lobby

Recon Bolt

Easy

Attackers

Use this recon to reveal enemies around the middle of B Site behind Pillar

Position in front of the trash can in B Lobby, aim between the two wires along the left glowing line

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Site from B Tree

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Use this Recon Bolt to scan enemy defenders playing around B Site when pushing from B Tree.

Stand in the corner of the metal crates at B Tree and aim at the indent on the third top leaf.

No bounce, 1 charge.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Site from Fountain

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Use this recon from fountain to reveal most of B site around the tube, but not inside or near the tube, as it lands ontop of the tube

Position next to the wall corner at fountain, aim just off the inner corner of the roof

No bounce, 2 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Site from Yellow

Recon Bolt

Easy

Attackers

Use this recon to reveal a lot of B site when pushing B or defending the spike on B. It will reveal enemies around Orange, the bridge between Halls and Upper B, and the spike if it is planted outside

Line up with the right edge of the "K" on Yellow, aim along the third line on the wall down below the diagonal

Two bounces, max charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Tree from B Site

Recon Bolt

Easy

Defenders

Use this Recon Bolt to scan enemies around B Tree at the start of the round. If there are no enemies scanned, you can safely grab the orb.

Stand in the corner of the stairs on B Site and put your bottom left HUD line at the corner of the green box.

No bounce, 1 charge.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for B Tunnel and Wall

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Use this Recon to scan enemies playing in B Tunnel or behind B Wall when pushing out of B Main or holding post plant on B. You can wallbang enemies behind Wall with this recon.

Stand in the corner of the boxes in B Main and put the back of your bow on the left end of the arches. This lineup is precise so practice it a few times.

One bounce, two charge.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for C Backsite from C Long

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Good recon to hit the roof of backsite C. It spots all of backsite and into spawn side as well. Very useful when pushing C long

Position in right corner of C Long, aim at the tip of the leaf

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for C Backsite from C Long

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Good recon to reveal anyone backsite or on the platform of C. Use this when peeking or pushing C

Position at the edge of the box and wall, aim at the bottom of the hanging wire

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for C Long from C Site

Recon Bolt

Medium

Defenders

Safe recon to use when you want to check anyone in C long

Position on the back wall of C site, line up the pole with the temple in the background. Line up your aim with the fold on the cloth and go up until the Drone ability hud icon lines up with the box

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for C Plat from C Long

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Good mixup recon to spot most of C site. However be careful of back corner as enemies can hide behind plat without getting revealed

Position in C long box edge, aim at the left edge of the rightmost cloth

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for C Site from C Lobby

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Neat recon that lands ontop of the C site box revealing all enemies on C except close to the site box. Use this to get information on the defenders' positions on C

Position at the edge of the box at C lobby, aim above the right branch upto the height of the left branch

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for C Site from C Long

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Useful recon to reveal all of backsite C before pushing C long

Position in C long right corner, aim above the left side of the frame to the height of the background rock

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Deep A Lobby from A Heaven

Recon Bolt

Medium

Defenders

Use this recon to spot attackers hanging in A lobby or peeking top mid. Useful for your teammates peeking top mid as well

Position on A heaven edge next to the wall, aim between the broken house

No bounce, two charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Deep Heaven from A Lobby

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Recon to reveal deep A heaven into window area as well. You can use this when your teammates want to push past tree room and need to peek window, or if you suspect heaven defenders when pushing A main

Position in the back right corner of A lobby, aim at the top right corner of the building

One bounce, 2 charge

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