Icebox is a Valorant map that heavily plays with verticality, making it a playground for Omen. The mysterious Controller agent thrives in this frigid facility, with his potential for easily creating one-way smokes to take advantage of the varying battlefield height. This, combined with an ability to teleport up and down the map, will give you more outplay opportunities than a Viper waiting for her lineups to land.

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With all the potential angles your team needs to worry about, you must play conservatively with your life. Take advantage of your ability to recharge smokes over time, and stay flexible with their placement to ensure the best chances for your team to take the round.

8 Attacking A Site

Valorant Agent Omen Smokes For A Site On Icebox

Without some coordination, attacking A Site can feel like a daunting task. There are several angles and corners that need to be cleared in order to effectively secure the site. Fortunately, you can place a smoke on the right edge of Top Site that accomplishes three tasks in one. The Backsite angle will be caught in one-way smoke that will make them easy pickings if they decide to peek. Rafters will also be obstructed by the same smoke, and anybody who holds the right side of Top Site will be unable to see a thing.

Your second smoke will be used to cover any potential rotations from Screens. Remember to smoke deep enough in Screens to avoid defenders using the inside of your smoke to gain space on the site.

7 Attacking B Site Variation 1

Valorant Agent Omen Smokes For B Site On Icebox

B Site has four important angles that need to be covered before your team can plant the Spike: Snowman, Backsite, Nest, and Orange. This smoke setup is geared towards site control, and is great if your team also has a Sage or another Controller who can help block off additional angles with their utility.

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Your first smoke will be sent to completely block off the Snowman entrance onto the site. Your second smoke will be sent to cover the angle from Nest. Similarly to A Site, this smoke serves as both a one-way against defenders holding the back of the site and a traditional smoke that blocks off Nest.

6 Attacking B Site Variation 2

Valorant Agent Omen Smokes For B Site On Icebox

If your team does not have access to another agent who can help you contest sight angles, then you will do a slight variation with your B site smokes. Your first smoke will be placed farther up to cover Backsite and Snowman. Your second smoke will be placed close to Default, and cover deep into B site for Orange.

This setup focuses on a more defensive Spike plant and is more effective when you are working with guns that demand closer-range engagements, such as a Spectre.

5 Attacking Middle

Valorant Agent Omen Smokes For Middle On Icebox

Middle is a crucial area of Icebox that holds the key to dividing up the defenders. Depending on your team’s strategy, you can use one or both of your smokes. The first smoke will be sent to cover Boiler, allowing your team to advance forward. The second smoke can vary. If you choose to attack B Site, then you will smoke off the elbow-shaped pathway that leads into A Site.

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If you’re attacking A Site instead, you will smoke off under Tube to prevent the opportunity of getting shot in the back. Remember that regardless of the site, it is usually worth sending one to two people up Tube to contest Kitchen. It sits in a central part of the map, and holding it effectively splits the rotation potential of the defenders in half.

4 Defending A Site Rafters and Nest

Valorant Agent Omen Smokes For Defending A On Icebox

Place one smoke on the left edge inside Nest when the round starts. It’s common for attackers to push through A Main and Belt at the same time, so placing this smoke will serve the double purpose of obstructing Belt and cutting off the angle of Nest. Depending on where you stand on A, this smoke can either be used to hold the angle against attackers pushing Belt or as a way to hide and prepare an ambush.

If you wish to hold the Belt angle, remain in Top Site and watch the edge of the smoke. Any peeking attackers will be forced to run wide to get past it and will leave their movement predictable.

3 Defending A Site Orb

Valorant Agent Omen Smokes For Defending A On Icebox

Ultimate Orbs are a finite resource that generate once per round and give a free ultimate point to anyone that collects them. Contesting these orbs as a defender is an important way to deny map space and have access to more ultimates throughout the match. This smoke will be placed on the left edge of Pipes that overlook the area under Nest.

Any attackers who rush for the orb will find out the hard way that their legs and body position are exposed to your crosshair. Due to the angle of the smoke, this also has an added bonus of protecting any teammate on Top Site from an attacker peeking from Nest.

2 Defending B Main

Valorant Agent Omen Smokes For Defending B On Icebox

This one-way smoke will be placed on the edge of Green as soon as the round starts. Attackers will be blocked off from the Upper Green angle and Main itself. This smoke helps defenders from any area of B Site that overlooks Main, including Yellow.

If you hold from Yellow, the round shape of the smoke will still create a one-way for use against any careless attacker. With the combination of your Paranoia ability, this smoke can become devastating and cut off an attack before it begins.

1 Defending Middle

Valorant Agent Omen Smokes For Defending Mid On Icebox

Defending Middle is as important for a defender as it is for an attacker. The last thing you want is an enemy lurking through the map and knifing you in the back for free. Place this smoke deep into the entrance of Middle, and work with a teammate to contest the area from under Tube.

Attackers will be forced to spend utility to clear the smoke safely. If they manage to push past the first smoke, use your second smoke a little farther back to block off the entrance to Tube and the bottom of Boiler.

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