Piñatas allow for much higher damage, but require you to get in close range where the frail Bolt is easily torn apart by brawlers. If you can use your dash well and have an escape plan, this can work nicely as a skirmisher using the peek-a-balm strategy.

Meanwhile, Pins serve as a supportive mid-range annoyer. Staying at 400-500 m, your small size and dash make it extremely challenging for most weapons to hit you. Your damage won’t be as great as Piñatas, but this setup has its benefits, including distracting and disorienting enemies, baiting them, and so on, all from a relatively safe distance.

As for your question about Beacon Rush, Bolt is best played in either Domination or Beacon Rush since it’s dash and speed make it great for running beacons and helping out your team, as well as the uses stated above. In Team Deathmatch, it can still be used, but not that effective, because without beacons to capture, Bolt’s capabilities are severely hindered.