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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 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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Recon Bolt
Recon for Front A Site from A Link

Recon Bolt

Medium

Defenders

Use this recon when you want to retake A site or to quickly help your teammates on A from a rush

Position in corner of A link, aim slightly right of the roof on the left

No bounce, 0 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Front B from Grass

Recon Bolt

Easy

Attackers

Use this simple recon to spot the front site of B defenders, but make sure your garage is clear

Position in corner of grass, aim at the clothesline just right of the corner

One bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Front Site A from A Short

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Use this recon from A short to spot U-Hall, Pocket, and Front site. Great arrow to push A site from short

Position on top of box corner in A Short, aim at the edge of leaf

No bounce, 0 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Garage from Grass

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Useful recon to spot inside garage hallway. However be careful of garage window and close right when pushing garage with this recon

Position behind grass to where you can barely see the left door, aim at the middle height of the door

Two bounces, max charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Garage from Mid Window

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Use this recon to help your teammates push into garage while you hold in window

Position in mid window right side, aim at the ground below the left side of double doors

Two bounces, max charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Grass from C Link

Recon Bolt

Hard

Defenders

Recon to spot any attackers hanging around grass or double doors. You can use this recon and run back into garage window for some wallbang kills if the plates are broken

Position in C link so that B entrance is barely visible, aim at the horizontal wooden beam

Two bounces, max charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Hookah from A Short

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Use this recon from A short to land in hookah. Useful as a lurk to help teammates on B or to fake a B push

Position on top of the short A box, aim above the wood corner up to the clouds

Two bounces, 2 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Hookah from A Site

Recon Bolt

Hard

Defenders

Use this recon from A site to reveal enemies in hookah when your teammates on B call for help. Can also be used to enter teleporter with vision

Position in the corner outside of showers, aim at the top of the left part of the cloud

No bounce, max charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Hookah from Market

Recon Bolt

Hard

Attackers

Use this recon from market to scan hookah before pushing it

Position in front of the left pillar of market entrance, aim above the bottom corner of the biggest opening in the roof

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Long B and Mid from Yellow

Recon Bolt

Medium

Defenders

Use this recon to get early info on the attackers around Long B and part of Mid

Stand at the edge of Yellow, place the right edge of your charge bar under the middle black line on the crate

One bounce, max charge

Credits to AverageJonas for finding this lineup

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Market Mid from Mail

Recon Bolt

Easy

Defenders

Use this recon from mail room to reveal enemies around middle, market, and sewers

Position in mail room corner, aim at the bottom right of the 2

One bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Mid Boiler from Attacker Spawn

Recon Bolt

Easy

Attackers

Use this recon to spot anyone playing on the Mid Boiler ramp. This lands high above them so it is difficult for them to spot and destroy quickly

Stand in the corner of the boxes at Mid, place your bottom left HUD line on the second corner of the dark box

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Mid Courtyard from A Garden

Recon Bolt

Hard

Defenders

Very unique recon to land on the lamp in courtyard revealing most enemies in middle. Most enemies won't expect this spot for the recon so it will likely get a ping off

Position in front of the step in front of window, aim at the left part of the small cloud

No bounce, 2 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Mid from A Lobby

Recon Bolt

Medium

Attackers

Use this recon to reveal anyone who is pushing aggresively Mid or if they smoke Mid so your team can see any enemies playing close Mid

Stand on the tire in A Lobby, aim under the pink roof overhang

No bounce, 1 charge

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Mid from Bottom Mid

Recon Bolt

Easy

Attackers

Use this Recon to reveal enemies playing around Top Mid and towards B Elbow. Note this recon does not reveal enemies playing inside Nest, so make sure to ask for smokes on that angle.

Stand in the corner next to the Water shop at Bottom Mid and aim at the top of the leaves on the corner.

No bounce, 2 charge.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Mid from B Tunnel

Recon Bolt

Easy

Defenders

Use this Recon to spot enemy attackers that push up Mid at the start of the round.

Stand at the edge of the starting barriers at B Tunnel and aim at the corner of the yellow building.

One bounce, max charge.

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Recon Bolt
Recon for Mid from Ropes

Recon Bolt

Hard

Defenders

Use this recon from Ropes to reveal enemies in Mid. This is difficult for the enemies to destroy immediately since it lands on the bushes in the back

Position in corner of Ropes, aim at the neck of the bird graffiti

Two bounces, max charge

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