Not Just a Healer, Tips and Tricks for Playing Sage in Valorant

As a competitive FPS game that has recently started to warm up on the surface, Valorant’s characters don’t just consist of a group of agents who have super aggressive and destructive abilities for you to play. A number of characters designed to support survivalability from the characters of other agents are also interestingly available. And among all that, the name Sage is clearly the focus that is often mentioned by the Valorant player community.

He himself is arguably one of the characters that is still quite friendly for new players. In contrast to Jett, who is known to be very technical, most of the skills possessed by Sage do not really require complex execution. Even so, he still has a crucial role in winning the round as well as the match.

So based on this, there are a number of tips that you still need to pay attention to so that you can really play Sage more effectively and not be a burden to your team members.

healing orb

This is the most fundamental skill for a Sage in Valorant. Used to fully restore the HP of your friends and yourself. What you should know, the healing process itself is not instant. Because the effect is working properly regen in 5 HP per 0.25 seconds (with a total duration of 5 seconds). Then when used once, this skill has a cooldown of 45 seconds before it can be used again.

Basic Tips and Tricks:

Must have a focus on the HP bar owned by your friends. It can easily be seen through the UI in the top corner of the game screen or by hovering your cursor over their character’s body.
Get used to actively recovering your friend’s HP who looks more in need
As long as your friend’s character is visible, this skill has a distance casting which is quite far.
Don’t hesitate to use this skill on yourself instead of your friends if needed.

Slow Orbs (100 credits)

The Sage’s skill that was considered the most offensive of all. Usually done by throwing it on the floor to remove some kind of ice that sticks. This 2-stack skill has the effect of slowing down the steps of anyone walking in the ice-covered area, as well as giving a much more audible sound of footsteps.

Basic Tips and Tricks:

Because the slow effect applies to anyone, don’t let you throw this skill near your team members
It is more suitable to use when you are sure you will meet the enemy and as much as possible direct it towards their position
Can be quite important to use when you and your team are under pressure. Because the enemy will obviously be reluctant to serve you when you successfully throw this skill near the position of those who want to attack.
Can be used to buy time when you are setting a bomb
Like a grenade, the throwing mechanism can be made to bounce off walls

Barrier Orb (400 Credits)

Arguably a skill whose application can be quite technical and important in certain situations. Because with this skill, the Sage can create a solid wall that can block the road area up to and from that area. The mounting mechanism itself can be rotated by holding down a click, then adjusting it according to the position you want.

Basic Tips and Tricks:

Has a duration of 30 seconds when it appears and can be destroyed gradually with all weapons.
In general, it is usually used to buy time when you want to install bombs, as well as being the right tool to cover your teammates who are defused bombs.
Can be used as an elevation tool. By casting this near your position or your partner, you can make yourself and them to immediately stand on the wall (also suitable for Jett or Omen).
You can try to be creative in putting up walls. The installation does not always have to be made completely cover the view of a spot. There, you can take advantage of the available loopholes to do peeking as well as kill from there.
Because there is only 1 stack and it has quite expensive cost credits, make sure you don’t waste this skill on unnecessary things

Resurrection (ultimate skill)

Sage’s ultimate skill that is very crucial when used. Yes, you can revive your dead team members by using this skill.

Basic Tips and Tricks:

When it can be used, don’t be in a hurry to use Resurrection. Make sure that you are in a safe condition when you want to revive your partner (without any enemies around).
Realistically, you don’t have to urgent to use when you are in a situation that feels impossible to win the round. For example in scenarios 1 vs 5, 1 vs 4, and so on. Then also in a bomb situation that is about to explode, or when you finally run out of time to install a bomb. The opposite applies if you are certain to win the round.

Through this skill set, the figure of the Sage in Valorant is actually not always projected as a character that must be played defensively or only as a healer. His offensive side really makes him more capable of winning a 1 on 1 duel with one of the enemy teams.

Some additional tips that you also need to understand in order to make the most of Sage

In terms of giving cover or support to teammates, Sage is not well placed on the side frontline nor backline, but in the middle.
Reviving your teammates safely can also be done by installing barrier orb around areas that are quite vulnerable.
Study a number of map layouts to find interesting spots when you want to install walls or slow orbs more efficiently. You can freely search and experiment in custom match mode.

If that’s all, it seems that there are important tips that we can give if you want to try the fun of playing as a Sage in Valorant. If you are new to this game, it’s a good idea if you first read the basic reviews of playing Valorant via the following link. Look forward to our next review of tips for other agent characters.