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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 3 Sept 2026 · 00:00

Act 5 · Patch 13.05

Brimstone

Controller · Execute smokes

Controllers are experts in slicing up dangerous territory to set their team up for success.

Why we fit it where we do Tight sites let three placed smokes cover every angle at once.

The four

  • Stim BeaconC · support

    INSTANTLY toss down a stim beacon. Upon landing, it creates a field that grants players a Combat Stim and a Speed Boost.

  • IncendiaryQ · damage

    EQUIP an incendiary grenade launcher. FIRE to launch a grenade that detonates as it comes to a rest on the floor, creating a lingering fire zone that damages players within the zone.

  • Sky SmokeE · smoke

    EQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to set locations where Brimstone's smoke clouds will land. ALT FIRE to confirm, launching long-lasting smoke clouds that block vision in the selected area.

  • Orbital StrikeX · damage

    EQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to launch a lingering orbital strike laser at the selected location, dealing high damage-over-time to players caught in the selected area.

What it asks of you

  • AimLow
  • MapMedium
  • TimingMedium
  • TeamMedium

Rehearsal Anywhere · Set the same three-smoke execute from the map, blind, in under four seconds.

Watch out Smokes are short and there is no re-place — spend them on the entry, not the guess.

Buying for it

Priority
Sky Smoke, then armour
First utility
Three smokes on the site the team called
Position
Safe, with the map open
The mistake
Smoking after the entry has already gone in

Patch 13.05

  • Smoke and flash interactionA dissipating smoke no longer blocks the flash. — A flash you used to hide behind a fading smoke now arrives. Entries timed to the end of a smoke are the ones that changed, not the ones timed to its start.
  • Smoke-covered plays that depended on the fadeIt is not. — Every saved setup that spends a controller smoke as cover is worth one retest — the landing spot did not move, the protection did.

Situations this kit fills

  • Haven A · Deny plantA Link → A Site
  • Haven Mid · Block visionMid Courtyard → Mid Doors
  • Sunset A · Deny plantA Elbow → A Site
  • Sunset Mid · Block visionMid Bottom → Mid Courtyard
  • Lotus C · Block visionC Lobby → C Main
  • Lotus B · Deny plantB Upper → B Site
  • Haven A · Post-plantA Garden → A Site
  • Open the whole library

Other Controllers

What this page will not print

  • Pick rate
  • Win rate
  • Tier

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