VALORANT Player Seemingly Uses Cypher Cage to Block Vandal Headshot and Win the Round

VALORANT player, who goes by the name Enjoyer on Reddit, seemingly used Cypher's Cyber Cage to block a Vandal headshot and clutch a round. He shared a video clip of the strange interaction on r/Valorant Subreddit earier this week.

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Slowly moving through Bind's B Elbow to try to sneak a pick while being in a dangerous one-vs-two situation, the Sentinel agent saw Jett hiding in a corner and quickly eliminates her with a clutch headshot. There's only one enemy left, and it's up to Cypher to win the round.

You can watch the clip below:

The enemy Sage came out of B Long and landed what should have been a perfect headshot, but the surveillance expert simultaneousy threw a Cyber Cage chip, which appeared to block the Vandal bullet, so the typical 160 headshot damage wasn't dealt. The shot seemingly went through the ability, but it only did 135 damage, leaving Cypher with 15 health. After surviving that, the Cypher player was able to pre-fire Sage with his Phantom when she swung a second time and killed her to clutch the round.

The slowed-down version of the video appears to show the cage being thrown mid-air, but it's also possible that Sage shot through the wall in front of her.

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Since the chances of this happening is slim, it's unlikely that Riot will patch this up. This is just one of the many examples of the unique interactions that show how deep the gameplay of VALORANT could be.