How to Play Tejo in Valorant

Tejo is an Initiator who fights with drones and missiles. His kit scouts with a stealthed drone, stuns with a bouncing concussion grenade, and strikes from anywhere on the map with guided missiles — which makes him one of the most flexible info agents in the game.

Tejo’s Role: The Strike Initiator

Tejo’s job is to find the enemy and then hit them from across the map. Where Sova’s recon needs a line to bounce an arrow and Fade’s creatures need to walk in, Tejo can simply mark a spot on his tactical display and fire. He suits players who like planning their utility. See our Valorant roles explained guide for how Initiators open rounds.

Tejo’s Abilities Explained

Stealth Drone (Basic)

400 credits · 1 charge · C

A stealthed drone that Tejo possesses and drives along the ground. Enemies who enter its vision cone get outlined for the team, though enemies close enough can see the drone itself. Tejo’s body stays still while channeling, so only use it from cover.

Special Delivery (Basic)

200 credits · 1 charge · Q

A sticky grenade that can be bounced with alt fire. On final impact it forms a concussive zone that passes through terrain, then explodes for damage and a stun. It is excellent for clearing a corner without exposing yourself.

Guided Salvo (Signature)

2 charges · first free, extra charge 150 credits · E

A tactical map display where Tejo marks a circular target, then launches a missile that travels there on its own. Each missile consumes a charge, so pick your targets rather than spamming them.

Armageddon (Ultimate)

9 ultimate points · X

A larger tactical strike where Tejo sets an origin point and a direction, calling in a heavy barrage along that path. It is one of the best ultimates for breaking a fortified site or denying a retake.

The drone costs 400, the missiles are almost free

Stealth Drone is the most expensive basic ability in Valorant at 400 credits, and it is the one Tejo’s whole kit is built on top of. Paying it means giving up the difference between a Sheriff and a Spectre, so it has to earn its place by revealing a site you genuinely cannot read any other way — not by driving it down a lane a missile could have tested.

Guided Salvo runs the other way. The first missile is free every round and the second costs 150, which makes the signature the cheapest way in the game to hit a spot you already suspect. Special Delivery at 200 sits in between and is the ability that converts a reveal into a stun, so the natural order is missile first, grenade on what it found.

On a save round Tejo is one of the weakest Initiators in the game, because his entire kit is bought. The version that survives a half-buy is one missile and nothing else.

How to Play Tejo: Scout, Then Strike

The best Tejo players open the round with Stealth Drone to find where the defense is set, then use Guided Salvo on the spot they revealed. Use Special Delivery to stun an enemy holding a corner before your team pushes it. Save Armageddon for the execute or for denying a post-plant. Because his body is vulnerable while using Stealth Drone and the tactical displays, never cast them in the open. If your aim is the bottleneck after the setup, our aim routine guide will help you convert the openings.

Common Mistakes Tejo Players Make

• Using Stealth Drone from an exposed position and dying mid-channel.
• Wasting Guided Salvo charges on guessed spots instead of revealed ones.
• Bouncing Special Delivery into a wall where it never lands.
• Casting Armageddon along a path the enemy has already left.

How to Counter Tejo

Tejo’s drone makes noise and can be seen up close, so shoot it when you spot it. His missiles take time to travel, so keep moving after being revealed. When Armageddon is called, step out of its strike path immediately.

Tejo rewards planning and map awareness. Weigh him against other Initiators on the full agent roster before locking him into ranked.