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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 3 Sept 2026 · 00:00

Act 5 · Patch 13.05

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Initiator · Site clear

Initiators challenge angles by setting up their team to enter contested ground and push defenders away.

Why we fit it where we do Sites with many pockets reward a reveal that hunts rather than scans.

The four

  • ProwlerC · flash

    EQUIP a prowler. FIRE to send the prowler forward. HOLD FIRE to steer the prowler towards your crosshair. The prowler will chase down the first enemy or terror trail it sees, and Nearsight the enemy on impact.

  • SeizeQ · trap

    EQUIP a knot of raw fear. FIRE to throw. The knot drops down after a set time. RE-USE to drop the knot early. The knot ruptures on impact, holding nearby enemies in place. Held enemies are Deafened, and Decayed.

  • HauntE · recon

    EQUIP a haunting watcher. FIRE to throw. The watcher drops down after a set time. RE-USE to drop the watcher early. The watcher lashes out on impact, Revealing enemies in its line of sight and creating terror trails to them. Enemies can destroy the watcher.

  • NightfallX · damage

    EQUIP the power of nightmare itself. FIRE to unleash a wave of unstoppable nightmare energy. Enemies caught in the wave are Marked by terror trails, Deafened, and Decayed.

What it asks of you

  • AimMedium
  • MapMedium
  • TimingMedium
  • TeamMedium

Rehearsal Map knowledge · Send the prowler down the same route until it finds the corner every time.

Watch out The prowler follows your crosshair — look away and it walks into a wall.

Buying for it

Priority
Prowler and Haunt before the rifle
First utility
Haunt onto the site before the entry
Position
Behind the duelist, eyes on the reveal
The mistake
Revealing an empty site and entering the other one anyway

Patch 13.05

Nothing in patch 13.05 names this agent. Your habits carry over — the retest list on the patch page is short and this is not on it.

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Situations this kit fills

  • Haven C · DelayC Link → C Long
  • Haven B · InformationB Back → B Site
  • Sunset A · Deny plantA Elbow → A Site
  • Sunset B · RetakeB Market → B Site
  • Abyss A · Anti-flankA Bridge → A Tower
  • Lotus A · DelayA Link → A Main
  • Lotus B · Deny plantB Upper → B Site
  • Open the whole library

Other Initiators

What this page will not print

  • Pick rate
  • Win rate
  • Tier

Riot publishes no public match statistics and this product holds no sample of its own. What replaces them is on this page already: what the kit does, what it asks of you, and which situations it can fill.