If you ever felt drunk & dizzy that means that you might have felt the real-life version of concuss. Here's everything you need to know about this status effect debuff.
Crowd Control in Valorant is the "ability" to make multiple agents unable to move on the map. Concuss lets them move but slowly and is one of the "CC" tools in Valorant with which you can stop the fast enemy pushes on the sites.
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What Does Concuss Mean In Valorant
Concuss is one of the many "negative" status effects in Valorant and is a debuff that basically severely slows agents while reducing their fire rate at the same time. Once an agent is "concussed" their vision will become blurry, and the edges of the screen will be completely darkened. The feeling of being concussed can be associated with the feeling of extreme dizziness in real life, accompanied by a "buzzing" noise in the background.
The explanation above is just some of the many debuff effects this status effect has. To make it clearer for you, here's a list of everything Concuss does to an agent:
- Severely slows the agents
- Reduces fire rate
- Vision becomes blurry
- Edges on the screen darken
- Crosshair movement and FOV will feel like you have input delay
- Background buzzing will be added
- Make the agent unable to scope or use alt-fire for ADS
Which Agents Have Abilities With Concuss In Valorant
Abilities with the concuss debuff have high value when defending sites, especially if the enemy team is keen on rushing together at the same time. Crowd Control is key when stopping fast pushes and is the "better" counter to them as opposed to flashes or smokes. Concuss is a very common debuff that can be found in a lot of the agents.
Here's a full list of the agents and their abilities that have the concuss debuff and its duration:
Ability | Concuss Duration |
Harbor's (X) Reckoning | 2 seconds |
Gekko's (Q) Wingman | 2.5 seconds |
Skye's (Q) Trailblazer | Min. 2.5 seconds - Max. 4 seconds |
Neon's (Q) Relay Bolt | 3 seconds |
Cypher's (C) Trapwire | 3 seconds |
Breach's (E) Fault Line | 3.5 seconds |
Cypher's (Q) Sonic Sensor | 3.5 seconds |
Astra's (Q) Nova Pulse | 4 seconds |
Breach's (X) Rolling Thunder | 6 seconds |
What To Do When Concussed In Valorant
Since we know what concuss does and which abilities have it let's see what you can do when affected by it. Being severely slowed means you don't have much time to hide and wait it out. If you're in a vulnerable position, it's best to bet on luck and try to headshot the agent that will rush to kill you, knowing you are caught by its ability. Yes, your spray won't be perfect, and your crosshair movement will feel like you have 300 pings, but in 1 out of 10 situations you might down them and that will make the enemy extremely frustrated, increasing your chances of winning the game.
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