Controller · Agent
Brimstone
Joining from the U.S.A., Brimstone's orbital arsenal ensures his squad always has the advantage. His ability to deliver utility precisely and safely make him the unmatched boots-on-the-ground commander.
Brimstone is a Controller. Brimstone's signature ability is Sky Smoke, and their ultimate is Orbital Strike.
- Role
- Controller
- Signature (E)
- Sky Smoke
- Ultimate (X)
- Orbital Strike
- Released
- Closed beta, patch 0.50 (May 12, 2020)
What are Brimstone's abilities?
C 
Stim Beacon
Basic abilityINSTANTLY throw a Stim Beacon. On landing, create a zone that grants combat stim and haste to allies.
Q 
Incendiary
Basic abilityEQUIP Incendiary. FIRE to launch. On landing, create a zone that deals damage to all players.
E 
Sky Smoke
Signature abilityEQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to set smoke locations. ALT FIRE to cast smokes.
X 
Orbital Strike
Ultimate abilityEQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to cast an Orbital Strike at a location, dealing high damage over time to all players.
How has Brimstone changed in every patch?
All patch notes →Brimstone has been changed in 35 patches, from patch 0.50 to patch 12.05: 29 buffs, 12 nerfs and 15 bug fixes. Newest changes first.
- Bugfix Sky Smoke: Fixed a bug where his equip pose was displaying unintended VFX when viewed far away.
- Sky Smoke and Orbital Strike
- Tactical map updated for better readability
- Sky Smoke and Orbital Strike
- Nerf Stim Beacon: Increased fire rate reduced from 15% → 10%
- Nerf Stim Beacon: Increased movement speed reduced from 15% → 10%
- Bugfix Orbital Strike: The map icon is now removed at the same time the area of effect is turned off. Previously, it lingered while the effect faded out which exceeded when it was visible to players.
- Added Sky Smoke: Will now play cast audio within 12.5 meters for allies
- Bugfix Orbital Strike: Fixed an issue where the visuals drew underneath the map
- Adjustment Incendiary: Molotov audio has been updated to be easier to hear, especially when placed underneath smokes.
- Buff Stim Beacon: Equip time after casting adjusted from Normal → Fast
- BugfixBuff Sky Smoke: Improved the performance around Sky Smoke dissipation effect
- Added Sky Smoke: Visual cues have been added to the inside of the smoke before it expires.
- Adjustment Orbital Strike: AOE windup/activation audio integration have been updated from being positioned directly on the Agent when in the AOE to being slightly directional toward the origin of the AOE to allow you to know which direction to travel in, in order to escape.
- Buff Stim Beacon: Increased rate of fire to have consistent recoil control that matches the default rate of fire.
- Adjustment Incendiary: Improvement to spread more consistently and only apply damage in places that are consistent with the visuals
- Sky Smoke and Orbital Strike
- Can now ping and see additional icons on maps used for ability targeting
- Buff Incendiary: Now damages map objects
- Bugfix Incendiary: Fixed an issue with VFX not appearing unless the player is observing the direction it is coming from
- Added Sky Smoke: Smokes play an audio and visual cue 1.5 seconds before they are about to fade.
- Nerf Orbital Strike: Ultimate points increased 7 → 8
- BugfixBuff Orbital Strike: Fixed issue where Orbital Strike did not damage the cocoon of Deadlock’s Annihilation.
- Sky Smoke and Orbital Strike
- Updated the size of targeting reticles so that they match their size before the update that shipped in patch 6.08.
- Removed the mouse cursor that was displayed
- Buff Orbital Strike: Now damages map objects
- Sky Smoke and Orbital Strike
- Sky Smoke and Orbital Strike
- Updated targeting visuals to help players with precision placement on the map.
- Sky Smoke and Orbital Strike
- BugfixBuff Orbital Strike: Now properly damages Harbor's Cove
- Buff Incendiary: Now deals damage to all enemy objects
- Adjustment Incendiary:
Damage multiplier against specific enemy abilities set to 50%
- The correct functionality is undocumented, instead officially being documented as affecting any non-player object (see Health#Abilities)
- Buff Orbital Strike: Now deals damage to Chamber's Rendezvous
- BugfixBuff Sky Smoke: Fixed a bug where Killjoy's Alarmbot and Chamber's Trademark were creating large white circles on the targeting map
- BugfixBuff Incendiary: Fixed Incendiary dealing damage in chunks of 15 instead of 1
- Nerf Stim Beacon: Charges reduced 2 → 1
- Nerf Stim Beacon: Cost increased 100 → 200
- BugfixBuff Fixed Yoru's Gatecrash icon showing up as a big white circle on Brimstone's targeting map
- Buff Sky Smoke: Deploy time decreased 2 → 1 second
- Buff Sky Smoke: Deploy radius increased 5000 → 5500
- Buff Sky Smoke: Smoke height increased to match other Controllers
- Buff Stim Beacon: Now also applies a 15% speed boost in addition to RapidFire
- BugfixNerf Orbital Strike:
Now properly blocks gameplay visibility while active
- Can no longer see enemies on the minimap through the ultimate
- Abilities that require line of sight (flashes, Sova recon pulses) will no longer apply through the ultimate
- BugfixNerf Orbital Strike:
Now properly blocks gameplay visibility while active
- Buff Orbital Strike:
Now deals damage to the following:
- Killjoy's Nanoswarm
- Cypher's Trapwire
- Sage's Barrier Orb
- Sova's Recon Bolt
- KAY/O's ZERO/point
- Buff Orbital Strike:
Now deals damage to the following:
- Nerf Incendiary: Cost increased 200 → 250
- BugfixNerf Sky Smoke: Fixed smokes from blocking flashes even when you are not fully inside them
- BugfixBuff Sky Smoke: Fixed an issue where casting Sky Smoke right after picking up an Ultimate orb would result in ability charges lost, and smokes not deployed
- Nerf Incendiary: The audio of the lingering fire zone will be easier to hear when other actions and sounds occur nearby.
- Buff Stim Beacon: Will now quick cast (No equip time)
- Buff Incendiary: Cost decreased 300 → 200 credits
- Buff Sky Smoke: Cast range increased 4200 → 5000
- Buff Sky Smoke: Duration increased 14.25s → 19.25s
- Buff Sky Smoke: No longer makes a sound that enemies can hear when confirming the location of his smokes
- Buff Stim Beacon: Fire rate bonus increased from 10% → 15%
- Buff Stim Beacon: No longer Buffs enemies and no longer shows its effect radius to enemies
- BugfixNerf Sky Smoke: Fixed one-way smokes when the player’s camera was around the top of the smoke
- BugfixBuff Sky Smoke: Fixed smokes on Haven spawning offset of where intended
- Nerf Orbital Strike: Cost changed 6 → 7 Ult points
- Buff Incendiary: Height required to jump out Incendiary increased 80 → 120
- Buff Incendiary: Damage tick speed increased (total damage per second unchanged)
- Nerf Incendiary: Cost increased 200 → 300 credits
Patch change data adapted from Brimstone's update history on the VALORANT Wiki, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
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