Valorant Best Sova Arrow spots on Bind (80+)
The best Sova’s arrows on Bind. Learn the best arrow spots to gather info on the enemy positions with Recon Bolt, or to defeat them with Shock Bolt.
Beware from mobile. All the pictures are optimized, but there are about 80+ in this guide.
When explaining the arrow spots, I might use the most common callouts to indicate them.
More arrow spots:
All the arrow spots have been recorded at low graphic settings to make sure that everyone is able to use them. Note that some arrows might be harder to align at higher settings because of the added effects.
The following Bind map shows all the arrow locations explained in this guide.
Fake darts: used to recon a site from the entrance to another. They are useful to confuse the opponents and make them rotate to the wrong side.
Recon darts: used to gather info on the positions of attackers or defenders. Even when destroyed, you will still know that at least an enemy is located in that area.
Shock darts: used to defend the spike from a defuser, deal with an enemy as they plant the spike, or defeat them while they hide in common spots.
Each slide explains how to execute each arrow. Reading the instructions on the slides might be difficult from mobile, so I have transcribed the text as well. If you prefer audio over text, you can also listen to the article via the button in the intro.
Quick links
A Site arrows - Attack | Bind
Recon bolts
A Showers from A Lobby
Walk into the rock formation.
Align the edge of Sova’s arm with the vertex in the broken arch. Make sure you can’t see the sky behind it.
A Site (Lamp Top) from A Lobby (Motorcycle)
Walk against this wall until you reach the motorcycle.
Align the line between Shock Bolt and Owl Drone on this dark spot of the broken arch.
A Site (Outside Showers) from A Showers
Walk against this corner of the wall in Showers.
Aim at this corner of the hole in the ceiling.
A Site (Pillar) from A Lobby
Walk into the rock formation.
Place the curve of the 0 in 100 to the gap in this silver container.
A Site (Solar Panel) from A Lobby
Get into the corner of the big box on A Lobby.
Place the tip of the HUD line on the deer in the painting, as shown.
A Site (Solar Panel) from A Lobby
Stand in this corner of the boxes, on the ground.
Align the tip of the second diamond with the second dot on the wall.
A Site (Solar Panel) from A Short
Get into the corner of A Short.
Align the bottom of the charge bar so that it touches the bottom of the leaf. The lighter part of the bar is at the tip.
You know you are around the right spot when the tip of the leaf is near the top of the second diamond. For optimal placement, put the tip of the leaf slightly to the left of the light part.
A Site (Solar Panel) from A Showers (Teleporter)
Stand on top of these boxes outside the teleporter.
Place the thick part of the left HUD line at the bottom of the gap in the leaves.
Long TP Door Opener from A Short (Trees)
Get into the corner at the top ledge of A Short, where the trees are placed.
Vertical: Place the HUD line as shown in the first image, slicing the darker and lighter parts of the AC unit.
Horizontal: Place the head of the ultimate icon inside the metal frame.
Shock bolts
A Heaven from Long TP Exit
Get into the corner of the box at Long TP Exit.
The player model is not visible to enemies, even when jumping in A Bathroom, but the box can be wallbanged.
Arrow 1: Place the crosshair at an offset to the tile’s vertex (first image).
Arrow 2: Immediately place the crosshair to the right vertex of the yellow triangle (second image).
A Outside Showers from A Lobby (Showers)
Get against the wall and line yourself with the floor tiles across from these wooden boards.
You are visible from Showers, so this placement works only if you know they camp close outside.
Arrow 1: Place the left HUD element and align it with the edges of this leaf cluster.
Arrow 2: Align the bounce indicators with the red light and the edge of the tower.
A Short Defender Stairs from A Link
Get in this corner of A Link on top of the spices.
Arrow 1: Align the shock dart indicator as shown. The right lightning should be at the edge of the red cloth, and the tip should be aligned with the rightmost bump.
Arrow 2: Place the bottom left of the charge bar where the wire meets the barrel.
A Site Behind Default from A Short
Stand on top of this barrel.
Arrow 1: Nestle the drone head in the small gap in the panels. Make sure you can’t see the sky behind it.
Arrow 2: Place the bottom right edge of the charge bar where the roof juts out. Wait six seconds and then shoot.
A Site Behind Default from A Short
Stand on top of this barrel.
Arrow 1: Aim at this dark spot in the leaves.
Arrow 2: Aim where the leaves meet the edge of this vent. Make sure to aim at the right surface.
A Site Default Plant from A Heaven (Left)
Walk into the left corner of Heaven.
Aim halfway down the light grey area, and line it up with this slightly dark part of the wall.
A Site Default Plant from A Heaven (Ramp)
Walk into this line of the walkaway into Heaven.
Aim your crosshair slightly to the left of this pillar, and align it vertically with the pipes on the ground.
A Site Default Plant from A Short (Boxes)
Get into the corner of the boxes on A Short.
Align the crosshair to the small “hill” on the darker paint on the wall. Move the crosshair up until the charge bar is about to touch the top of the darker paint.
Sometimes, the arrow might get stuck into the cloth or the wood on the right wall. Move the crosshair slightly lower and to the right to avoid this issue.
A Site Default Plant from A Short (Ledge)
Stand in this corner of Ledge.
Arrow 1: Align your crosshair with the leaf and the top corner of the solar panels.
Arrow 2: Aim a little below the tip of the leaf.
A Site Default Plant from A Showers
Walk against this wall in Showers until you can see a little bit outside.
Aim near the top left corner of this opening, but not all the way so it does not hit the opening itself.
A Site Default Plant from Defender Spawn (A)
Walk into this barrier near Defender entrance.
Align your crosshair with this line, and put the top of the charge meter where the dark grey part meets the line.
For optimal placement, look at the right edge of the line.
A Site (Doublestack) from A Link
Get in this corner of A Link on top of the spices.
Arrow 1: Align the tip of the Shock Bolt indicator at the tip of this piece of wood.
Arrow 2: Align the bottom left corner of the charge bar where the bottom wire meets the barrel.
A Site Truck Plant from A Bathroom
Go up against the wall in A Bathroom, until there is a small gap to fit an arrow through.
Place the crosshair in between the gap, as shown. For optimal placement, the crosshair should be about one-third the way up the wall tile on the right of it.
A Site Truck Plant from A Short
Walk in this corner of A Short.
Align the second divider in the charge bar with this log.
A Site Truck Plant from A Short (Ledge)
Walk into this corner of Ledge.
Arrow 1: Align the tip of the diamond in the small gap in the solar panel.
Arrow 2: Aim about halfway down the first solar panel.
A Site Truck Plant from A Showers
Walk in this corner of A Showers.
Aim in the middle and slightly above this extrusion of the hole in the ceiling.
A Site Truck Plant from Defender Spawn (A)
Walk in between these two posters.
Align as shown in the image above.
A Site Truck Plant from Defender Spawn
Stand against this barrel.
Arrow 1: Place the green of the drone indicator on the bottom right edge of this square.
Arrow 2: Align the line with the top of this orange part and the thick part about two portions off.
Jump and shoot.
A Site U Hall from A Short
Stand in this corner of A Short.
Arrow 1: Aim to the left of this gap in the leaves, aligned with the bright part of the bottom leaf.
Arrow 2: Aim above where the bottom of the bright part of the leaf meets the sky. Wait five seconds and then shoot.
Note: Aim a little above the leaf to bring the arrows closer.
A Site U Hall from A Short (Ledge)
Stand on the top of this ledge in A Short.
Arrow 1: Align the left edge of the charge bar with the vertex of the roof, and the top with the leaf.
Arrow 2: Aim where the bright part of the leaf meets the sky. Wait five seconds and then shoot.
Note: Aim a little above the leaf to bring the arrows closer.
Fake arrows
B Site (Back) from A Showers (Teleporter)
Walk into this corner of B Long.
Place the tip of this part of the HUD line on top of the antenna.
A Site arrows - Defense | Bind
Recon bolts
A Lobby (Showers) from A Heaven
Go to the outer platform of A Heaven and align the crosshair to the edge.
Place the crosshair onto the blue vertical line at the top structure, as shown.
The same arrow could be achieved in the corner left and below the Heaven platform.
A Lobby (Showers) from A Outside Showers
Stand on top of these pipes outside Showers.
Place the first charge divider between these two spots on the wall edge. It’s easy to remember by following the green line (in the image) upward to them.
A Lobby (Showers) from B Site
Stand in this back corner of B Site.
Place the bottom right HUD line in the small corner.
Count eight seconds before teleporting to have your gun ready to wall bang before the arrow lands.
A Short/Link from A Lamps (Outside)
Get into the corner outside of A Lamps. Hold Forward and aim the mouse to the left to guide the player model into a full stop.
Aim the crosshair above the metal structure.
Place the charge bar such that it overlaps the extruding band on the metal structure. The first charge mark should be in the middle horizontally between the two white lines of the structure.
A Short/Link from A Lamps (Outside)
Get into the corner outside of A Lamps. Hold Forward and aim the mouse to the left to guide the player model into a full stop.
Align the line between Shock Bolt and Owl Drone in between the gap of two vents.
A Short from B Site (Back)
Get into the back right corner (Defender’s Side) of B Site.
Aim at the bottom left of this grey dot on the wall.
A Short from Defender Spawn
Stand in this corner of Defender Spawn with the cones.
Aim the second divider in between these two elements on the wall outstretch.
A Showers from A Site
Walk into this back corner of A.
Line up the tip of the first zero with the corner of this building.
A Showers from Defender Spawn
Walk into this cross in Defender Spawn. The top and left side fade to grey, and the other two are sandy.
Line the bottom HUD line with this small petal-shaped stain in the edge of the wall. It should be in the middle of the bar for optimal placement.
Note: This arrow does not scan opponents hugging the back wall of Showers.
Shock bolts
A Bathroom (Orb) from A Site (Bench)
Get into the corner of the bench near A Bathroom.
Place the crosshair on the line between the wood frame and the tile. Use the first white tile inside A Bathroom to align vertically.
A Short from Hookah
Stand on the first layer of these boxes.
Arrow 1: Place the HUD line in the center of the bottom edge of this roof tile.
Arrow 2: Align the second HUD line divider at the bottom corner of the roof opening.
No delay.
A Short from U Hall
Stand in the corner of this doorway.
Arrow 1: Place the HUD line at the base of the antenna.
Arrow 2: Place the top edge of the 0 of “bounces” at the top right corner of the vent.
No delay.
A Short (Spike Rush Orb) from U Hall
Stand in the corner of this doorway.
Arrow 1: Place the HUD line at the tip of the antenna.
Arrow 2: Place the HUD line at the decoration in the window edge.
A Short Stairs from A Lamps (Outside)
Get into the corner outside of A Lamps.
Place the second mark of the charge bar just inside the edge of the wall.
Place the lower right corner of the charge bar slightly above the roof vertex.
B Site arrows - Attack | Bind
Recon bolts
B Hookah from A-B Link (A Side)
Get on top of this cart of pottery in Link.
Place the right vertex of the right diamond to the vertex of the bottom solar panel.
B Hookah from A Lobby
Walk on top of these rocks.
Aim slightly above this beam protruding from this building.
B Hookah from B Short (Barrier)
Get into the right corner of the barrier at B Short.
Place the right vertex of the right diamond to the vertex of the structure above the solar panel, as shown.
B Shiny from Attacker Spawn (B Side)
Get against this half-blue wall near Attacker Spawn.
Using your Shock Bolt, align the white line with the bottom corner of this wood sticking out.
B Site from Attacker Spawn (B Side)
Get against this wall near Attacker Spawn.
Using your Shock Bolt, align the white line with the black texture on this rock.
B Site from B Link
Align yourself with the bottom stair in B Link.
Align the lighter part of the charge bar with the vertex of this darken wooden beam.
B Site from B Lobby
Get into the corner immediately after the barrier at B Lobby.
Aim the crosshair at the billboard. Place the tip of the Shock Bolt icon a hair left of the vertex of the fountain.
B Site from B Long
Walk against the wall until you can’t see the left edge of this crate.
Align the top left corner of the recon box with the yellow band of the electric cable.
Shock bolts
B Elbow from B Long
Stand so that you can’t see the left edge of the crate.
Arrow 1: Place the center of the charge box at the corner of the wall.
Arrow 2: Place the G of “charge” under where the solar panel meets the wall. Wait four seconds.
B Elbow from B Long
Stand so that you can’t see the left edge of the crate.
Arrow 1: Place the center of the charge box under the corner of the wall edge.
Arrow 2: Place the HUD line between the Owl Drone and Shock Bolt to the left edge of the blue spot in the lamp. Wait 4-5 seconds.
B Garden (Long) from B Long
Arrow 1
Line up so that you can’t see the left edge of the crate.
Align the Shock Bolt as displayed in the image, so that it fits snugly against the edge of the wall.
Arrow 2
Align the fountain with the edge of the wall.
Align the edge of this window and to the left of this sandy spot. Shoot after eight seconds.
B Site Default Plant (Right) from B Long
Get into this corner of B Long.
Arrow 1: Finish the square with your drone, making sure to keep the Shock Bolt indicator in line with the edge.
Arrow 2: Align your diamonds with the tip of this ladder, jump, and shoot.
B Site Long Plant from B Elbow
Get into this corner of B Elbow.
Aim slightly up and to the right from this dark line on the wall.
B Site Long Plant from B Hookah
Stand on top of this box in Hookah.
Aim at the center of this design on the wall.
B Site Long Plant from B Long
Get into the right corner by the TP Gate at B Long.
Place the crosshair as shown, towards the wood corner. Align vertically in the middle of the round frame on the left.
B Site Long Plant from B Long
Get into the left corner by the TP Gate at B Long.
Arrow 1: Align the line between Owl Drone and Shock Bolt underneath this square.
Arrow 2: Trace the dart until you can fire again.
Back B Site from A Link
Stand on top of the cart with the pots.
Arrow 1: Aim about halfway up this edge of cloud.
Arrow 2: Align the light part of the charge bar with the top tip of these solar panels.
Back B Site from B Long
Stand so that you can’t see the left surface of these crates.
Arrow 1: Align the left charge HUD diamond with the bottom right corner of this wire box.
Arrow 2: Aim slightly below the top corner of these solar panels. Wait four seconds, jump, and shoot.
Back B Site from B Short
Arrow 1
Stand against this half-blue wall.
Align the right bar of the target with this piece of wood.
Arrow 2
Run with your knife out to the corner with this crate.
Align the first charge divider with the corner of the roof.
Fake arrows
A Site from B Long
Walk into this corner of B Long.
Aim at the top right corner of the billboard.
B Site arrows - Defense | Bind
Recon bolts
B Hookah from A Heaven
Walk onto the edge in A Heaven.
Align the bottom left HUD line with the inside corner of this wall near A Short.
This arrow won’t spot people hiding past the small wall on the left side (right side Defender’s POV) near the window.
B Hookah from A Site (Back)
Get into the back right corner (Defender’s Side) of A Site.
Align the bottom left HUD line with the top corner of this radiant box on A Site.
If you don’t have time to be completely precise, you can aim slightly above the box, as aiming too low will cause the arrow to bounce into mid. However, you will not be able to see on top of the box.
B Hookah from B Heaven (Inside)
Stand in the doorway/window of Heaven until these edges are aligned.
Align the right of the charge bar in the gap made by the corner you aligned.
B Link from B Hookah
Get into the corner of Hookah near the carpet, and align with this pattern on the floor.
Align the bottom right HUD line in the corner of this dark roof tile.
B Link from B Site
Stand on the bottom left corner of tube.
Place the bottom of the bracket of “bounces” at the tip of this metal sheet.
B Lobby (Billboard) from B Site (Barrier)
Get into the corner of this wall, just before the B Garden barrier.
Place the crosshair on the black wall in the back.
Align vertically by using the vertex of the wall on the right.
Align horizontally in the middle between that vertex and the edge on the left, as shown.
B Lobby (Wall) from B Site (Container)
Get into the corner of B Site Container.
Place the crosshair slightly left and above the wood structure sticking out of the wall.
B Long from B Elbow
Stand on this light dot near the doorway in Elbow.
Aim at about the center of this wall vertically, and right next to the corner on the left.
B Short from A Heaven
Walk against the back wall until these rocks are barely visible.
Place the bottom tip of your diamond atop this chimney-looking decoration.
B Short from A Site
Walk into this corner of A.
Aim slightly above and to the left of this yellow dot on the wall.
B Short from B Hookah
Get into the corner of the tall boxes in B Hookah.
Place the crosshair where the cloth makes a vertex in the ceiling.
B Short from B Site (Back)
Get into the back right corner (Defender’s Side) of B Site.
Aim at the center of the “chimney” of this house-looking blotch.
B Short from B Site (Container)
Get into the corner between the metal crate and the edge of the container.
Hold Forward and aim the mouse to the right to guide the player model into a full stop.
Place the second mark of the charge bar just outside the edge of the blue building.
Align vertically with the top of the structure, as shown.
B Site from Defender Spawn
Walk into this pillar right before the corner.
Place the tip of the arrow in the corner of this vent support.
Shock bolts
B Default Plant from Back A Site
Walk into this back left corner of A Site.
Arrow 1: Align the right edge of the charge bar on the green line, and align the top with the corner marked in red.
Arrow 2: Place the thicker part under the 0 of 100 of the HUD line in this corner.
B Default Plant from Defender Spawn
Walk into these barrels in Defender Spawn.
Align the end of the drone on Sova’s arm with the broken wall, as shown.
B Default Plant from Defender Spawn
Walk into the center of this line on the fencing.
Arrow 1: Place the top of the charge line where the dark grey line meets the edge.
Arrow 2: Place the right edge of the bottom left HUD line on the corner of this building’s roof.
B Default from Defender Spawn
Walk onto this X in the hallway to B.
Align the bottom triangle of the shock dart on the HUD with the line.
B Hookah (Entrance) from A Doublestack
Walk into the corner of Doublestack.
Arrow 1: Place the curved part of the bottom left HUD line on the bump on the wire (the third from the top).
Arrow 2: Aim at the dark spot on the teleporter slightly below the light line.
B Long (Orb) from B Site (Shed)
Get into the corner of the shed on B Site.
Place the crosshair on the vertex of the wood frame, as shown.
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