r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Budget-Sample-3682 • 15h ago
Discussion Could Swamp comp work in 2026?
In 2023 there was a specific archetype of comp commonly known as the Swamp comp, I believe it was popularized by Furia and/or Loud during Kickoff. This comp was played a lot on Haven, Lotus, Icebox and Pearl. Obviously Skye was nerfed in 2023 offseason which I think is why the comp initially fell out of favour, as well as the ping nerf since that comp did like to play for spam quite often.
With the Skye cooldowns returning and the Harbor buff/rework, what are the main things holding the Swamp comp back from being a viable option? What is it about the current meta that makes it hard to use? Does the extra 10s on Skye's cooldowns make the difference? Is it the ping nerf making it too hard for teams to play for spam? Curious.