Rank Up by Building Your Flash Initiator Playbook | This Valorant Life Episode 32 | Valorant Podcast

In this week's episode, Adam breaks down the thought process on flash initiator. This episode mainly focuses on Gekko on Sunset

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⌚ Timestamps:
0:00 - What to expect from this video (intro)
0:21 - Who is a good flash initiator?
3:02 - Attack utility usage
6:08 - How does pacing affect utility usage
6:35 - How & when to use flash initiator utility
8:07 - Taking space
9:23 - How do we use wingman?
10:15 - Exiting the choke point
11:22 - Optimizing our flashes
11:54 - Finding gaps in the enemies defense
13:17 - Post plant site positioning
14:12 - Do we hold utility for post plant?
15:55 - How do we play with our team?
16:45 - Pairing with our flash with other agents
18:13 - How do we decide if we save our flash? 
20:57 - Utility order & clearing space
23:22 - Flash timing & playing off our flash
25:16 - The value of utility
25:59 - Defense
27:21 - Positioning with teammates
28:39 - Fighting for & giving up space
29:58 - Exploiting gaps in the enemies attack
31:11 - Requesting controller utility
31:56 - Rotating as a flash initiator
33:33 - When do we anchor?
35:16 - How to take advantage of your utility
37:07 - Molly usage
37:27 - Dopai and Tim are mesmerized by the size of Mosh
39:46 - Importance of flash initiators on retake 
40:37 - Final thoughts
41:31 - Next time on This Valorant Life (Outro)