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Sentinel · Season 2026 Act VI

Killjoy

SentinelTier B (community)Ultimate: Lockdown
The genius of Germany, Killjoy effortlessly secures key battlefield positions with her arsenal of inventions. If their damage doesn't take her enemies out, the debuff her robots provide will make short work of them. Data

Sentinel: Sentinels are defensive experts who can lock down areas and watch flanks, both on attacker and defender rounds.

From the game data · client 13.09

Killjoy’s abilities

Nanoswarm ability icon
C

Nanoswarm

EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Nanoswarm</>. FIRE to throw. ALT FIRE to lob. <whitebold>Nanoswarm</> <teal>stealths</> after landing. INTERACT to create a zone that deals <debuffred>damage</> to all players. Can be picked up during BUY PHASE.

ALARMBOT ability icon
Q

ALARMBOT

EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Alarmbot</>. FIRE to place. <whitebold>Alarmbot</> <teal>stealths</> after placement. Triggers on nearby visible enemies in range. <debuffred>Chases</> the first enemy it sees, exploding and applying <debuffred>vulnerable</>. Can be recalled.

TURRET ability icon
E

TURRET

EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Turret</>. While equipped, REACTIVATE to flip the direction or HOLD ALT FIRE to rotate. FIRE to place. Shoots at enemies in line of sight. Can be recalled.

Lockdown ability icon
X · Ultimate

Lockdown

EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Lockdown</>. FIRE to prepare a zone. After a delay, <debuffred>detain</> enemies within range.

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

Killjoy in the current meta

Bcommunity tier
51.9%win rate
1.9%pick rate
#3of 7 sentinels 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 Killjoy

Suited to players who like holding a site, watching flanks and slowing pushes rather than taking first contact. Killjoy locks down a site with gadgets: a Turret, a hunting Alarmbot, a hidden Nanoswarm and the Lockdown ultimate that detains everyone in a large radius.

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

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Answers

Killjoy FAQ

What role is Killjoy in VALORANT?

Killjoy is a Sentinel. Riot describes the role this way: Sentinels are defensive experts who can lock down areas and watch flanks, both on attacker and defender rounds.

What are Killjoy’s abilities?

C: Nanoswarm; Q: ALARMBOT; E: TURRET; X: Lockdown. The full in-game descriptions are on this page.

What is Killjoy’s ultimate?

Lockdown. In the game’s own words: EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Lockdown</>. FIRE to prepare a zone. After a delay, <debuffred>detain</> enemies within range.

Is Killjoy good right now?

In MetaBot’s all-ranks data of 25 September 2026, Killjoy has a 51.9% win rate and a 1.9% pick rate (tier B), number 3 of 7 sentinels 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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