On June 17, a wonderful event happened in VALORANT – with a new update, a completely unique and rather mysterious hero was added to the game – the robot KAY/O.
It was no accident that he appeared in the game – the robot fits perfectly into a team that needs a competent initiator to control and restore universal justice.
KAY/O Character Biography
The robot is said to have appeared in an alternate time and space system of Earth, but the exact location of its appearance remains a mystery.
It also remains a mystery who created this robot.
The KAY/O robot is a product of military development. The purpose of the metal agent’s existence is to eliminate radianite and the minions who want to capture it. Of course, the robot acts only in the interests of humanity – and all its abilities are necessary only for the salvation of humanity and the planet. It is important to note that its strength and power are the merit of the same radianite.
Externally, KAY/O looks like a metallic alien creature. Instead of a face, the pile of polished metal has a screen that shows all the external parameters of the game that he needs to win.
KAY/O is a great instigator, a master of weapons. He is able to correctly assess the combat situation and defend the team from enemy attacks in time.
KAY/O Abilities
“Fragment
This skill is available for purchase in the purchase phase menu at the beginning of the round. The skill costs 200 credits. You can buy two fragments per round. The skill is activated by pressing the Q key. The robot selects one explosive fragment from its weapon arsenal. To throw a fragment from your hands, you need to press the LMB (left mouse button), but first you will have to aim carefully. The fragment will fall at the aiming point and explode in a series. The explosions will cause gradual damage, which can be almost fatal to the enemy if they are unlucky enough to be in the very center of the explosion of the “Frag/ment” ability.
Tip #1 : This skill is best used from cover. For example, KAY/O stands in a corner or behind a door and throws explosives almost blindly. It is important to throw it so that the enemy is slowed down by this skill. The fragment can also be thrown for reasons of imagination – throw it over boxes and small obstacles if the enemy has hidden and is waiting for a convenient time to attack with a shift. An excellent skill for protecting enemies, which can be used always and everywhere, especially when protecting and defusing a spike.
“Flash Grenade”
You can compose odes, write poems and dedicate songs to flash grenades. Flash grenades are applicable at any stage of the battle and at any moment of the round – during an attack, during a retreat, when checking escape routes or an ambush, in general – for anything. The KAY/O robot’s flash grenade is a standard flash drive that is no different from the same flash drives of other agents, except for its appearance.
In the purchase phase menu, you can buy two flash drives per round. The cost of one flash drive is 250 credits. The ability is activated by the standard key – C. After activation and a split second to aim, you need to press the left mouse button and throw the grenade at the sight. The grenade will land and explode, immediately blinding everyone who got into its radius. The duration of blindness is only a few seconds.
Tip #2 : KAY/O is the instigator. Instigators are not prone to making mistakes and slowing down in battle, so you shouldn’t throw flashbangs under your enemies’ feet. Firstly, it’s a complete ruin of the round, and maybe even the match, and secondly, your allies are also blinded by flashbangs and they start getting angry and playing worse because of it. All the anger of your teammates can be heard in the voice chat, which has recently become common for all players on Earth.
Epi/center”
his skill is given to the iron robot for free. Quite an imbalanced ability, which has a 40-second cooldown. What’s the beauty of the epicenter? First of all, the epicenter is quite difficult to notice when used – it’s a small dagger, which is smaller in size even than a tactical knife. KAY/O activates the skill by pressing the E key – the standard for such skills, and then releases it to the desired location by pressing the fire key (LMB).
When the blade reaches its final target, it will create a small-radius explosion that will block all enemy abilities (yes, including the ultimate) for seven seconds.
This skill is unique to the VALORANT combat system. Previously, no one could block other agents’ paid abilities, but with the advent of the omnipresent robot, the game has turned upside down. This is a definite advantage, because the same SOVA ult , which costs 8 points, can be blocked by KAY/O’s free “Epi/Center” skill.
Tip #3 : walls, shelters, hills, even roofs should be chosen as the final location of the epicenter explosion. The radius of this wonder-blade is insanely huge, so – a couple of throws and the skill becomes a total imbalance. In terms of the flight principle, the “Epi/Center” is somewhat similar to the “Reconnaissance Arrow” SOVA – it flies just as far. But, unlike the arrow, the dagger does not explore the terrain on the map.
Ultimate – «NULL/CMD»
And for dessert – the most delicious ability of the soulless piece of iron. This is the real team control and skills of the instigator. The ability is practically free, except that to activate it you will have to work hard and collect 7 charge points. You can speed up the appearance of the ultimate by stacking kills, defusing the spike or picking up the spheres that are lying around on each map in each mode.
KAY/O instantly charges with the universal power of radianite and releases this polarized force into outer space. The robot, unlike the same ASTRA, can easily move around the map, and the ult will still work.
What does this amazing skill do? The robot’s final ability can block all enemy abilities, including the ultimate. The ultimate charge spreads over four powerful waves that act over a relatively decent radius. During the skill’s action, the robot acts as a carry – it’s better to take care of him, but he can stand up for himself, because no one will appear from invisibility or teleport. The main thing is to press the ultimate skill in time so that all enemies, including the main damage dealers, fall into its radius.
Tip #4 : The ideal use of the ult is an active push of the plant. The entire team is pulled to the enemy plant, where they are waiting for them with a pre-prepared ability of the iron robot. The enemies are disarmed by skills – the allies, led by KAY / O, are on horseback.
Tip #5 : If the robot is killed after activating the ultimate, it, like its teammates, has 15 seconds to revive KAY/O and return it to combat. The robot can only be brought back to life by an ally who approaches the robot and holds down the F key for a few seconds so that the combat machine can again be useful to its teammates.
Contract KAY / O
Each agent in VALORANT has their own list of contract levels. There are ten of them, each of them gives some advantage in the game. The contract is gradually opened for using skills and ultimates, using skills and killing – a set of actions gives experience, which opens the character contract. List of the KAY/O robot contract:
- Level 1 – Low Battery Graffiti. A simple wall drawing of a dead battery electronic symbol in a nice purple color. Can be used on walls and obstacles to express your individuality;
- Tier 2 – VALORANT KAY/O Card. A cute red card with a robot in an elegant pose. The card can be placed on the lobby image;
- Third level – “BOT” rank card. Here is the same card, which can be used according to the principle of the second level card, where the rank belonging is indicated, which is shown in the lobby and at the beginning of the match;
- Level 4 – Graffiti “Working Out Bot”. Animated graffiti showing a robot lifting weights. Funny wall art with interesting animation of movement;
- Level 5 – A card of the robot himself with his favorite weapon on his back;
- Level 6 – Memory Chip Keychain. A weapon keychain customized to look like a robot. It looks like a small mechanized part with KAY/O’s face clearly visible on it. Keychains can be attached to your favorite weapon and admired during matches;
- Level Seven – Graffiti “KAY/O”. Everything is simple and clear here – a wall drawing with the name (or rather, the model name) of the robot. This drawing is used according to the principle of all graffiti – on the walls;
- Level 8 – Title “Unique Build”. The title can be used to display in the lobby or in the main menu when starting matches;
- Level Nine – Memory Manager Card. A picturesque card with a robot image. It looks very interesting when selected as the main card. It shows a robot carrying a wounded ally out of the fire, while the background behind it is also a metal robot;
- The tenth level is a skin for the CLASSIC pistol “FIRE/ARROW”. A customized skin made in the image and likeness of the KAY/O appearance – metal and a splash of radianite color with the main color of the pistol. The skin looks very interesting and even frightening.
How to play as KAY / O character
The KAY/O robot is not just a pile of lifeless metal on motors and a battery. It is a great instigator, a battle initiator, an excellent teammate and assistant in combat operations.
The agent has unique abilities that were not in the game universe before KAY/O. They are very useful for attack, defense, pushing, and retreating. In other words, the agent has concentrated the benefit and power in himself and has become literally an immortal imba that can be revived once per ult.
It is worth noting that although KAY/O is the instigator, he should not be sent ahead of the main supports, for example, the same SAGE . It is ideal to give the robot a dagger and a weapon to defend a teammate. You can’t hide from the dagger, it even goes through walls and obstacles and blocks all abilities of enemy agents for 7 seconds – how much you can do in this time! Here you can scan the map, disarm enemies and even read the enemy position, regardless of which side they play for. The dagger also allows you to ensure team safety if the game is unhurried and careful – just throw the Epicenter out of the passage to the enemies and breathe a little when moving further.
Ideally, you should practice on lineups to accurately hit strategically important places on different maps, because the dagger flies very far and is used extremely effectively.
Now a few words about the flash drive of iron. It is better to throw them in such a way that they do not scare off enemies with their sound of being thrown from the walls. Sometimes they can be thrown so conveniently that they explode right above the enemy’s head. Fans of good old shooters will definitely like this flash drive, since the principle of action of this light grenade works like a flash drive from old shooters.
The KAY/O grenade is also not as simple as it seems at first. It has a dual action principle – it is both a molik and a grenade with an explosion at the same time. It can also be used at will, but it is not at all necessary to save the ability only for the position on the line-ups. The grenade can be used to check the spike, control corners and secluded positions, or aggressively attack the enemy team. Basically, of course, such a grenade is used to hold the occupied position. Damage to the center is 60 units, so ideal aiming is again the same imbalance.
In other words, all the robot’s abilities make him an ideal carry who can stop all enemy rushes. Approximate sequence of actions: knife, grenade, flash drive. If all skills are used perfectly, victory is guaranteed, but it is worth practicing with throws and positioning.
Robot’s ult – is perfectly applied after collecting minimal information on the enemy team, during an aggressive exit. It is important to act quickly, focused and unexpectedly for the enemies.
In the first case, the ult can be activated when the opponents have already used up some of their abilities for the round and do not want to waste the rest.
In the second case, the KAY/O skill is successfully used on a retake – when the position is lost, but there is every chance to get it back.
Who is better to play with and what cards are suitable for KAY/O
ICEBOX and BREEZE are definitely not the maps where the robot can fully show itself. It is inconvenient to throw daggers, aim grenades and flashbangs and hold the position of enemy agents. Therefore, the game on these locations is unlikely to be effective, unless, of course, you give it your all.
Which cannot be said about the other maps – SPLIT, ASCENT, BIND, HEAVEN. Here the robot will be most useful and effective – so many places to show its cunning.
Now a few words about the agents paired with KAY/O
If we consider this agent from a general position, he is a support. A good support provides benefits to all allies regardless of their role. Each robot skill will be effective for the team in one way or another. Therefore, each teammate will need the main abilities. If we start from the ultimate, it is better to use it after receiving information on the map. The ideal agent can be YORU , SOVA, SKYE , which will check the position and provide the robot with important information.
KAY/O is a great instigator and support in the Valorant game and just an interesting agent with extremely effective abilities. The longer the robot lasts in the round, the higher its effectiveness in the entire match. The main thing is that teammates do not forget about the 15-second rule and quickly resuscitate their useful comrade.