How to Play Brimstone in Valorant

Brimstone is a Controller who smokes from a top-down map view rather than throwing them, which makes him the most reliable site-taking Controller in the game. He is easy to learn and rewards calm map awareness over fast reflexes.

Brimstone’s Role: The Set-Piece Controller

Brimstone’s job is to lock down sites with precise smokes and then support the push with utility. Because his smokes are placed from a map screen, he can cover angles he cannot see — but he is rooted in place while doing it, so positioning matters. He is a safe pick for newer players who want to support a team. See our Valorant roles explained guide for where Controllers fit.

Brimstone’s Abilities Explained

Stim Beacon (Basic)

200 credits · 1 charge · C

A deployable beacon that buffs any ally standing in its radius with faster reload and weapon handling. Drop it during a push or a post-plant to win the gunfight speed war.

Incendiary (Basic)

250 credits · 1 charge · Q

A targeted strike that drops a fire zone dealing damage over time. Use it to clear a corner, deny a defuse, or flush an enemy off an angle.

Sky Smoke (Signature)

100 credits · 3 charges · E

Brimstone’s signature: orbital smokes called from a map view. He can place several at once and re-smoke later in the round, making him the strongest controller for structured executes.

Orbital Strike (Ultimate)

8 ultimate points · X

A massive laser that deals heavy damage across a large area over a few seconds. It is one of the best post-plant ultimates in the game for holding a site.

Three smokes for 300 credits

Brimstone is the only Controller who pays for his signature. Sky Smoke is 100 credits a charge with three charges, so a full smoke set costs 300 — more than a Spectre. Astra and Omen get their smokes back free on a timer; Brimstone buys his.

What those 300 credits buy is simultaneity. All three smokes can be placed from the map view within a second of each other, which no other Controller can do, so the money goes toward a single coordinated execute rather than a round-long drip. That changes the economy call: on a save round, two smokes and a pistol beats three smokes and nothing, because the third cloud is worth less than a usable gun.

How to Play Brimstone: Smoke With Purpose

Good Brimstone players plan their smoke line before the round and call sites with their team. Because he is stationary while smoking, never pop Sky Smoke in the open — do it from cover. Save Incendiary for post-plant denial or to clear a known hold, and use Stim Beacon the moment your team commits. If you want to understand how utility creates round-winning space, our utility basics guide breaks down the fundamentals.

Common Mistakes Brimstone Players Make

• Smoking from a exposed position and dying mid-cast.
• Wasting Incendiary on an empty lane instead of saving it for post-plant.
• Holding smokes too long instead of enabling the entry.
• Forgetting that Orbital Strike takes time to deal its damage.

How to Counter Brimstone

Brimstone’s smokes are predictable if you learn common executes. A Sova Recon Bolt or Fade Haunt reveals him after he commits, and pushing through a fading smoke beats a passive Brimstone. When Orbital Strike drops, walk out of its lane immediately.

Brimstone is the most beginner-friendly Controller and a strong ranked pick. Compare him with other agents on the full roster before you commit.