10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting Valorant

Valorant is the latest multiplayer game on the Twitch scene that has some of the platform's top personalities becoming obsessed with Riot's new video game IP. The game mixes the triggered character-specific abilities players have become familiar with in titles like Overwatch and Rainbow Six: Siege and layers them on top of a first-person shooter title eerily similar to Valve's Counter-Strike series which remains extremely popular on PC. Let's look at 10 things everyone wished they knew before starting Valora


Unlike combat-oriented Brimstone, Omen controls the battlefield with teleportation and vision-obstruction. Thanks to the scary efficiency of Paranoia, Omen can Shrouded Step into areas with Paranoia-debuffed enemies and ambush them. Moreover, Paranoia with (Ult) From The Shadows can secure Omen's escape if need


New character Reyna can capitalize on Leer to disrupt enemy attackers, making them vulnerable to Reyna's other attacks or her allies'. Since looking at the Leer grants Nearsight, opponents can't spot Reyna and other distant characters, making them prone to other tr


Sova's Recon Bolt serves as a great reconnaissance tool that conserves her mobility. Unlike other scouting abilities, Sova only sees enemies within her bolt's line of sight, meaning she can immediately know if her destination holds any r


At launch, Valorant Beginner guide only has four maps. This can be a good thing for players who want to memorize every nook and cranny of each map. But for the rest, it can make the game feel the slightest bit shallow. The maps also don’t look wildly different from each other. And, to make matters worse, players start each match in fixed positions, so they will quickly internalize the maps, whether they want to or


As with most first-person shooters, many players have a built-in instinct to sprint as much as they can to get into the action as soon as possible. Anyone familiar with the games that inspired the shooting mechanics of Valorant will tell you this is the opposite of what you should do. Not only is it detrimental to your life as it can give away your position, but it also puts you at a disadvantage when prompted with a sudden firefight. Slow and steady wins the race in Valorant and sprinting should be avoided at all co


There are 11 agents in Valorant , from all over the world. However, players can only start with five free agents: Sova, Brimstone, Phoenix, Sage and Jett. Even though the character designs are decent, that’s about it. They barely have any voice lines, their biographies basically consist of their function and country of origin, and they don’t have any cinematics showing their background. The characters don’t have depth, and this keeps players from getting attached to t


The best Agents to play in Bind are Breach, Sova , Cypher, Raze, and Brimstone. Although almost every Agent is viable in Bind, the aforementioned ones are just a cut above the rest. Sova and Cypher are great at gathering information while the rest add a lot of value on both offense and defe


Although not very significant, it can be a great tactic to lure out enemies. Throwing a weapon or item through a Portal will make a loud noise on the other side, which will alert the enemies. This will confuse the enemies, giving your team a small period to gain an advant


There's nothing wrong with hopping into a multiplayer game without a headset or any attempt at wanting to talk to strangers. The problem arises when you try and play in competitive modes and continue to do this. Valorant is a team-oriented game that at its highest level requires team communication and coordination. The only way you'll find consistent and worthwhile success is by talking with your teammates. You'll be amazed at how team communication can turn a subpar team into something competit


However, not all the walls are penetrable, and players can check it by shooting at the wall, and if a bullet leaves a hollow mark on the surface, it's penetrable. Most of the wooden walls are penetrable, and few armored walls are destroya


Players unlock contracts after receiving the first few Agents for free from the game. After earning contracts, players need to choose a specific contract and earn general experience just by playing games, which will then go towards the contract of the player’s cho

Toxic Screen is another ability that's similar to a couple others in Valorant, the Toxic Screen is another form of visual cover that can be used for a myriad of reasons. Also, just like the Poison Cloud, this can be set up before you have any intention of using it and deactivated and activated at will (provided you have enough fu


Trapwire serves as a great deterrent when trying to stop enemy combatants from reaching certain points on the map. Whereas Cypher can look into various points of the map with Spycam, Trapwire makes use of this information to delay enemies grouped together in a path. When triggered, the Trapwire dazes, reveals, and tethers enemies for a short t