Valorant Fans Point Out 5 Reasons Harbor is the Most Unbalanced Agent

Valorant right now is one of the most-played titles in the world. Since 2020, this game has been developing a huge fanbase. There are certain reasons for that as well. Its intricate maps, intense team-based tactical gameplay, and superb optimization on all systems have made this game a head-turner.

Another reason for this game’s huge success is its diverse agent roster. Right now, the game features a total of 26 agents, scattered among four different categories. All of these agents can become OP if played correctly, but there is one agent whom people don’t like to pick at all. And that agent is Harbor. So, why is this agent considered bad? Let’s find out what the fans say about it.

Harbor is Not Ideal in Defense

Harbor is a Controller, and the main aspect of any agent of that category is to contribute to defending the site. Yes, Controllers help in attacking as well, but if it lacks defensive skills, then it’s pretty hard for it to be picked. For example, rather than being a defense smoker, Harbor is a retake smoker.

Unlike Omen, Brimstone, Clove, and many others, Harbor can’t smoke from his site. He throws an orb, which converts into bulletproof smoke, but for throwing it, you have to know line-ups. This goes the same for Viper as well, but her smoke orb ranges far and also deals decaying effects, which Harbor’s smoke lacks. Also, the wall of the Indian agent is not as long as the American agent’s.

Harbor’s Front Wall Doesn’t Cover You at All

Harbor has two types of walls: High Tide and CASCADE. The first one goes in front of the players, and the second one is the curve one, which covers a whole site. Now, the thing is that High Tide not only blocks the vision of what is in front of players but also doesn’t block incoming damages.

Now, despite being a Duelist, Iso has the same kind of wall that goes along with you, but it blocks the enemy bullets, which makes it easy to take entry into sites. So, even if you don’t know if there is any enemy player in front of you, you can rest assured that you won’t take damage from them. But sadly, that isn’t the case with Harbor. Don’t you think, this agent needs a buff?

A Controller Has to Be Fast

Smoking important angles and chokepoints is the most important job of a Controller. And more important than that is doing it fast. If the enemy team is rushing into your site, then you have to put smokes on the entry points ASAP. This will slow down their entry and might well deviate them to the other side.

Now in the case of Brimstone and Omen, it just takes a few seconds to open their tabs and put smokes rapidly, that too at multiple chokepoints. But in the case of Harbor, you have to throw that orb perfectly to that particular point so that it covers that angle completely, and it takes an eternity to complete the whole process.

Harbor’s Wall Is Slow As Well

In ranked matches of Valorant, the stakes are always higher, so higher that 1 second of delay is a huge deal in these scenarios. Now, the problem with Harbor’s CASCADE is that it takes a pretty long time for that wall to go up and cover the area completely.

Your teammates have to be spot-on with their flashes and blinds so that it complement well with Harbor’s wall, or it’s an easy peek for the enemies. Also, you have to curve his wall perfectly to cover designated places.

On the other hand, for Viper, you can put the wall according to your choice even before the start of a round.

Harbor Reveals Location While Smoking

Now another concern with Harbor is that it reveals his location while smoking. It is obvious because he cannot smoke a site from another site like other Controllers, for example, Clove. Brimstone and Omen. Viper’s orb can be thrown to a far place.

But as the range of Harbor’s orb is not that far, when he smokes, enemies eventually get to know that he is nearby.

Although his smoke can block incoming bullets, it’s destructible, unlike other Controllers’ smokes. So, this agent’s smoke duration can also be decreased as well, which is really a very big problem.

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