Omen

Omen's kit combines smokes, flashes and movement:

• Dark Cover (signature): smokes you place at range by aiming at the spot, even through walls. Charges recharge during the round, so Omen has smokes at different moments of the round;
• Paranoia: a shade that travels in a straight line through walls and nearsights (a long-range blind) the enemies it touches. It works like a flash that passes through walls;
• Shrouded Step: a short teleport to a nearby spot you choose. Since patch 13.00 nearby enemies hear it more clearly, so it is less suited to repositioning quietly;
• From the Shadows (ultimate): you choose any spot on the map and teleport there. During the transfer you can cancel the ultimate.

Omen's strength is availability: recharging smokes, usable from range, in almost any situation.

Pick Omen when:

• the team needs a controller who is reliable on almost every map: long-range smokes and recharging make him suited to many different plans;
• you want a controller who also contributes to entries: Paranoia blinds through walls, like an initiator;
• the team plays long rounds, needing smokes at different moments (default, execute, post-plant): recharging charges cover every phase;
• you like a controller with some freedom of movement: the teleport and the ultimate allow unexpected positions and plays.

Omen is also a safe pick in solo queue: he is one of the controllers who performs well in any composition.

Omen is also a great agent for learning long-range smokes: unlike map-called smokes, he forces you to see the map from the game's point of view, learning which angles to cover and where they are seen from. It is a skill that then serves you with any controller.