How a CS:GO Combat Surfer Became Valorant's Original Battle Sage
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- čas přidán 19. 03. 2022
- Plenty of games feature classes or roles that are pretty much essential if you want to win. Rockstar roles such as Duelists, AD Carries, DPS players, and AWPers often steal the thunder because of their flashy frags and natural inclination towards embracing the spotlight.
Sure, there are certain characters that have pop off potential despite being designed for more selfless players, but the primary goal of any support player worth their salt is to keep their teammates alive - which, let’s be honest, isn’t exactly the sexiest job.
While other players get to clap cheeks on the frontline, supports often find themselves sitting on the fringes of the action, not getting the credit that they deserve.
But in Valorant specifically, one agent has won the hearts of every duelist player in the entire community, for running around and saving their bacon since the early days of the game’s development. Of course, I’m talking about Sage.
Mommy Sage has been tending to her children for the past two years, but not too long after the game’s release, one player made it his mission to eliminate all the stereotypes associated with the agent.
Meet William “Grim” Schreiner, Valorant’s first true Battle Sage. A content creator who has built an entire brand based around borderline game breaking boosts.
Written by: Niall McCrossan (@niallmccrossan)
Produced & Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Edited by: Andrew Faigal (@Brrrning)
Produced by: Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Animations by: Bennett Grainger (IG: @bennettgrainger)
Thumbnail by: William 'Magoo' O'Keefe (@MagooMagoof)
Production Assistance by: Nicolas Buck
Special thanks to @GrimGuy for taking the time to share his story with us!
Footage Credits: controlc.com/6efdfc43
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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this was so fun to make i appreciate you guys for sharing my journey and i cant wait to continue it
im glad you got the recognition you deserve
Yes grim yo duty is not ova
The battle sage am i right?
Ily grim ❤️
hi grim :)
Hearing dimitri say “mommy sage” is something I don’t wanna hear ever again
@Projit ratio + deez nuts + taco bell gordita crunch
@Prodjit fortnite? Lol
@Projit you're joking, right?
Nah man I wanna hear it more
what did projit say? I don't really know what he said
Grim's content made me main Sage, and using grim walls has made me such a more versatile sage than just walling off a choke. Thank you Grim, we appreciate all you do!
@Projit u play fortnite stfu 💀
@Projit why you here then? self promotion
yeah fr, im a cs player so im obviously a less familiar with valorant but i tend to just instalock jett lol walking stereotype.
this has just inspired me to go ahead and actually learn how to play a support player like sage, bc hes showing that actually you can still get mad kills just with sick positioning
Stop doing what he does and wall off choke points. Stop throwing games and heal
@@AcostaLBC ok duelist instalocker
Honestly, he is the only one that maximized the potential of sage.
@Projit nope
Have u never heard of shotgun sage
@Projit bro u play fortnite 😂
@Projit at like 35 fps 💀
@Projit what
I remember seeing Grim's first few videos popping into my feed and being hella impressed with it. Its amazing to see how much he's grown
@Projit no one cares kid
Grim: i build wall
Riot: Grim is our super-tester for wall builds
It's rare to see this example, I think it's amazing to see what he has done.
@Projit that 10fps fortnite montage sure is quality
@@umucci haha
Just based of the type of player he is, I always assumed Grim was an ass, but he's so wholesome i love him so much
My biggest flex of all time is that I once beat this man as a Bronze when I was an absolute fanboy and a half of him. I never made it into the video but my friend did ;-;
@Projit Irrelevant? KekL Cope ratio didnt ask you fell off cringe stay mad get good cancelled ez clapped beta male go touch grass blocked
my biggest flex is that i had him as a discord friend before he was even popular cus he was active in flights' discord server lol
Bro how do you even queue up with him if ur bronze 💀
@@vievievievievie to be honest, I don't know, but I was queueing with a gold and a plat and Grim was diamond 3 at the time. That's the only explanation I have.
When I first watched grim I was like "Yo, this guy's movement, especially his strafing reminds me of a bhopper or surfer." and as someone who plays combat surf. I was surprised that he played that. Because combat surfing isnt really well known. Its been swept under the rug because of Bhop and Surf being massive in csgo
My favorite form of keeping my allies alive are making sure my enemies are dead. Cause dead enemies can't hurt my allies
As a person with 5,000 hours in surf and about 7,000 in bhop. Its nice to see a brother bring that skillset to the new games.
Finally giving the combat surf community some attention grim :)
@Projit who tf is you?
@Projit Who the hell asked?
R.I.P combat surf it’s dead now :(((
@@joshuaw.9300 it can always come back. depends if we are willing to put in that extra effort :)
When I was a little critter, CS:S was the best thing next to ice cream but when I was introduced to combat surfing, everything changed. Definitely miss the old days :D
Grim will always be my spirit animal when playing valorant
I love content creators that become synonymous with particular agents. Grim and Sage. Flexninja and Omen. Tarik and Jett. Flights and Raze. Ztr and Phoenix. AverageJonas and Sova. Etc.
I knew his channel when he only had like 10-20k subs and now hes literally the best battle sage in the world
I never liked Sage on Valorant's early months. But when I watched Grim's Videos, I've become a Sage main for more than a year now and grew as a sage content creator on tiktok. All the best to daddy Grim! The best sage main in the world!
Wtf y that’s when she was the most op
The reason why I hate sage mains in my elo, they think they’re grim, but they whiff all their shots, end up doing grim walls all game and not walling off choke points and getting us killed on ct side
Haha me
Like jett mains do with their team?:))
Is that the funny sage Wall guy?
Never thought i needed to hear him say ”mommy sage”
I am not a sage player at all, but Grim is truly and inspiration. He is not just your healer.
Finally, Grim featured been waiting for this since forever. His name being immortalized for weird sage walls.
Although i highly appreciate all the work Grim had put into figuring out all these insane walls, it also puts a heavy weight onto all Sage mains in the game. I personally love playing Sage as a support, i'm not build being a frontline Battlesage and that's fine for me. But when you get ask in Agent Select if you're a Sage main and you answer "Yes", then your mates expect (most of the time) that you're able to perform these insane walls and plays as well.
just learn it bro, it isn't that hard trust me
im fairly new to valorant (almost 2mos) and i find sage rlly fun to use. but im stuck in a stereotype where "sage is for planting". but not all duelist even knows how to entry. im trying out grim walls now cos most of the time when i topfrag someone else is willing to take the spike and help me do things.
@@Settoya yah, that's quite a burden when playing Sage. "Take the Spike, plant it, heal us"... as if these are her only purposes in game :(
@@Settoya yea but most of my games i just dont get the spike and leave it to the team also you should get used to "sage revive me pls" bcz they'll spam the sh8 out of you whenever you have one
FINALLY! I am waiting for this to happen for a long time. Grim needs more recognition about how he is playing the game
i usually play healers when im in group settings with classes and after watching hella grim im super inspired. wall plays are so fun even if they arent on spots that are hard to place
also of COURSE he played melee, what a goat
I hope Grimm wasn't the sole reason for those Sage nerfs. Targeting a single player with nerfs is not good tweaking due to the side effects on meta for others
Remembers me awp nerf with kennys
earth sprite nerfs cuz of jarex in dota2 and immediate buff when he announced retirement...
they nerfed sage cuz everyone started playing like that “single player”
@@jveerf8573awp back then was way too easy to use, kennys is just making them realize how op it was.
You dont know how long i was waiting for this
Finally! Been waiting for this.
dimitri needs his own gameplay series
@Projit uh huh uh huh it’s not but idrc
Another banger vid keep up the good work
I have been waiting for this
This was a great video to watch
so glad you guys made one on grim, been a fan of him since he was at 75k :)
Happy to know Grim was a melee player :)
Olofmeister taught him how to do the best boosts
YESS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR MONTHS
He also helped many people know "Good Kids" !! Thanks Grim !!
1:49 “I am of course talking about Sage.”
Strange way to say Jett but okay.
when he said "we be finishing together" 11:46 mans tried so hard to hold it in 😂
One thing you can definitely say about Grim. When you know he's on the enemy team, you will be paranoid about EVERY. SINGLE. ANGLE. X AND Y. And it will drive you bonkers :D
Imagine grim, averagejonas, and flights in the same team.
lets also add rob, and scream as well, why not
I've seen Grimm's first videos. Now it feels like an achievement
I saw Pike clip and knew that it had to be a Hyli clip coming, good luck to the lad he seems fun.
How to get into a video: 1) be a psychopath 2) upload videos on it
Finally a video for my boy Grim WW
Grim is a life saver for the combat surf community.
I'm not in NA but I'm in HK. I watched his videos, analyzing his plays and therefore deciding to main Sage. I love this guy and I hope to maybe fly to NA and maybe meet him one day.
All those knife kills... I'm blown away...
finally a grim vid, i was waiting for it
@LeoC well, that's true tho
Even they know that sage is mommy
yo that :3ildcat cameo tho. Our king has arrived
ive been watching his video since june 2021. he inspires me to be a badass battlesage.
This man's walls has taken me to gold 2 and I will keep doing it
Finally got the recognition he deserves
The true definition of 'supporting the team by killing all the enemy by myself'
this is what we all have been waiting for
It's a proud day to be a sage main, and a healer main. We finally got appreciated, guys!!
the flights grim duo were insane
As a sage main I am thankful for his work ❤
Love the vids
I didn’t realize that this guy was so alike me. I found tennis as my sport in the beginning of middle school and did percussion (specifically snare) in high school. Loved CS the whole way through and when Val came out I also swapped over. Really weird alignment but super cool
I just remember when a friend send me a link to his 3 Video and we all just watched it together and we’re waiting for next vid.
Grim has been such a huge inspiration for me lmao, stopped me from burning out a second time and I've just been learning as many sage walls as I can, highkey would love to meet the guy and get some lessons because bro how the fuck do you do the wall above sewer double box.
You should surely make a video on Kariyu, very underrated content creator with extremely fun content and good humour.
grim is crazy glad he got a video
Every aggresive support main from all around the world ,gather up in valorant for well aggresive support
5:05 so much nostalgia in those few seconds
Finally, the grim wall master himself
Been waiting for the grim video
I'm just waiting for kaemii to make his beautiful entrance on this channel
Imagine chillin' outside of hooka and getting killed by an AWPing sage with a wall
Bro Grim did his Minecraft parkour back in the day I swear
BRO i had no idea he grew up in lawrenceville thats sick
To any Mizkif viewer, 15:25 is the exact way Miz laughs 99% of the time
OUR BOYYYY MADE ITTT!!!!
Finally
My boi grim, "the sage that won't wall a choke" getting that recognition
Now i want one with red or ziptie on how they maximized yoru potential
What a legend.
It’s crazy how using the walls normally is so much better for your team
thescore finally did it
Grim isnt only the first battle sage but the best one to date
I knew you are gonna do a video about him
Now we want you to make a video on the Indian Sage Troll with Marshal, Mr. SauraXD.
Grim is the trademark of unorthodox sage walls, and then there's a certain sage main that made riot nerf a certain Gun..
As a sage main I love this 🤩👏😍😍😍
I was thinking of when was a grim vid comming out last week honestly
Dimitri can make a video about the taste of water,, I’d still watch it all the way through
I really hope Grim would branch out and become a variety streamer he has the entertaining personality and the ability for it
Grim could’ve become a crazy raze player
I remember subbing to him at 3.5k and was wondering why he was not famous with his freaky walls the real flights wingman
I heard and learned the phrase "Grim wall" way before I ever saw the dude
Remember when Grim was still a small streamer/youtuber and people still get mad at him for being a battle sage good times
Combat surf in the title makes me happy
You know you've done it all when your shit becomes an adjective. "grim wall".
lets all applaude battle sage mains
can we get a sauraxd video lmao
this is now a petition
Sage wall boosts are now known as Grim Walls
Grim's a combat surfer? That's sickk
Basically he's playing a duellist but in a different way.
I love Grim, i've improved a lot thanks to him