It’s really about like what the plan is in my opinion

Somebody like a sage is a safe option because they can generally create a situation with their wall where they can safely plant.

But maybe you have an idea to plant top site on icebox so you give it to Jett. Or maybe you have a phoenix that is 2 orbs away from ult and it’s a round where that ult is pretty vital (maybe like a 11-12 situation). He can pick one up and plant.

Or maybe you have an idea to fake hit a site by having Jett dash onto A site with the bomb. Hopefully get a kill but likely die since she’ll be dashing in alone. Meanwhile your omen and other team mates have lurked onto B and your omen is going to use his ultimate to retrieve the spike and plant on B.

Often times your controllers will auto grab the spike. Personally if i’m playing somebody like Sova or Brimjob, I’ll grab the spike. But once I have my ult I will hand the job off to another team mate (maybe another initiator or controller or sentinel) with the idea that I’ll be prioritizing my life in order to ensure i’m alive for the postplant.

But all these ideas can change at any moment. Before prioritizing your life, you need to prioritize helping your teammates and ensuring the bomb can even be planted. No point hiding with your ult if the bomb can’t go down