VALORANT's rocket-launching duelist Raze is normally known for her chaotic playstyle, and now she's completely surprised pros with an unusual use of her Blast Pack in the series between 100 Thieves and NRG.
Hi Raze.
Most often, Raze’s Blast Pack satchel is used to send her flying to a location or increase her movement, especially when she pops her Showstopper. Other times, it can be thrown at other VALORANT agents to scare them off or impede their movement. Unknown to players, the satchel could also be used as a blinder under extremely rare circumstances, as seen in the match between 100 Thieves and NRG in VCT Americas Split One.
In the chaotic clip posted by 100 Thieves on X (formerly Twitter), NRG's Victor threw a last-ditch Blast Pack attempt just as Asuna shot him. That Blast Pack was thrown directly at Asuna's face, blocking most of his vision until it detonated. Instead of a full-on flash from Skye or Yoru, Raze's bag appeared "blind" similar to Gekko's blind, as it covered most of the screen while leaving some of the outer edges visible. Of course, if the bag had landed more toward the center of Asuna's vision, it could have covered the entire screen. Luckily, Asuna was able to survive being blinded, while his team secured the round.
Naturally, this moment left the 100T crew and other pros in complete shock. Besides the roaring crowd, you could hear Boostio and Bang freaking out as they watched Asuna’s POV and laughing about it after winning the round. Likewise, popular VALORANT streamers Tarik and s0m couldn’t stop screaming in disbelief as it happened live. “Yo, get this sh*t off me!” s0m joked.
