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Clove, VALORANT controller, full portrait

Controller · Season 2026 Act VI

Clove

ControllerTier S (community)Ultimate: Not Dead Yet
Scottish troublemaker Clove makes mischief for enemies in both the heat of combat and the cold of death. The young immortal keeps foes guessing, even from beyond the grave, their return to the living only ever a moment away. Data

Controller: Controllers are experts in slicing up dangerous territory to set their team up for success.

From the game data · client 13.09

Clove’s abilities

Pick-me-up ability icon
C

Pick-me-up

ACTIVATE on a targeted dead enemy that you damaged or killed to gain <teal>haste</> and <teal>overheal</>.

Meddle ability icon
Q

Meddle

EQUIP <whitebold>Meddle</>. FIRE to throw. Explodes on landing, <debuffred>decaying</> all players.

Ruse ability icon
E

Ruse

EQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to set smoke locations. ALT FIRE to cast smokes. While dead, Clove can access <whitebold>Ruse</> to cast brief smokes.

Not Dead Yet ability icon
X · Ultimate

Not Dead Yet

On death, ACTIVATE to channel a <teal>self-resurrect</>. During the channel, Clove is <teal>intangible</>. REACTIVATE to end the channel early. Once resurrected, secure a kill or damaging assist to stay alive.

Ability names and descriptions are Riot’s in-game text; keys are the default bindings (C, Q, E, X for the ultimate). Data

Ranked, all ranks · 25 September 2026

Clove in the current meta

Scommunity tier
52.9%win rate
13.8%pick rate
#1of 7 controllers by win rate

MetaBot ranked data across all ranks, as published 25 September 2026 Community. Community statistics, not Riot figures. Patch 13.09 changed Clove’s Pick-me-up and added Hush; no other agent numbers moved since 13.02. Riot Full tier list on the meta page.

Who should play Clove

Suited to players who like planning rounds, cutting sightlines for the team and calling where to go. Clove places smokes from a map view even after dying (Ruse), Decays enemies (Meddle), heals by absorbing fallen enemies (Pick-me-up) and can resurrect themself (Not Dead Yet).

Written from the role and the ability descriptions above, not from match data.

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Answers

Clove FAQ

What role is Clove in VALORANT?

Clove is a Controller. Riot describes the role this way: Controllers are experts in slicing up dangerous territory to set their team up for success.

What are Clove’s abilities?

C: Pick-me-up; Q: Meddle; E: Ruse; X: Not Dead Yet. The full in-game descriptions are on this page.

What is Clove’s ultimate?

Not Dead Yet. In the game’s own words: On death, ACTIVATE to channel a <teal>self-resurrect</>. During the channel, Clove is <teal>intangible</>. REACTIVATE to end the channel early. Once resurrected, secure a kill or damaging assist to stay alive.

Is Clove good right now?

In MetaBot’s all-ranks data of 25 September 2026, Clove has a 52.9% win rate and a 13.8% pick rate (tier S), number 1 of 7 controllers by win rate. These are community statistics, not Riot figures, and they predate patch 13.09.

valorant-api.com: game data (agents, abilities, skins, ranks, acts), client 13.09 · Neuralboost — agent tier list by win rate (MetaBot data, all ranks, 25 Sep 2026) (community) · VALORANT Patch Notes 13.09 (Hush, Clove changes)

Facts checked: 15 October 2026

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