VALORANT
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Maps
VALORANT Competitive Map Pool Guide
Act 5 changed the Competitive map rotation by adding Abyss and removing Breeze.
Ranked
VALORANT Competitive Hub Guide
Patch 13.06 revamped Career and added the Competitive Hub.
VALORANT Matchmaking Guide
Competitive matchmaking aims to create closely matched teams.
VALORANT Performance Score Guide
Patch 13.06 replaced Average Combat Score with Performance Score in several modes.
VALORANT Rank Legacy Guide
Rank Legacy records repeated rank achievements across Competitive career periods.
VALORANT Ranked Rating (RR) Guide
RR is the visible progression value that moves players through ranks.
VALORANT Rank Structure Guide
Competitive ranks track player progression over an Act.
Agents
VALORANT Agent ID Guide
Agent IDs are customizable progression rewards tied to Agent Mastery.
VALORANT Agent Roles Guide
Agents are grouped into Duelist, Initiator, Controller and Sentinel roles.
VALORANT Controller Guide
Controllers shape sightlines and timing with smoke/space-control utility.
VALORANT Duelist Guide
Duelists are built to take space and create first-contact pressure.
Training
VALORANT Aim Training Guide
Mechanical preparation includes crosshair placement, movement discipline and controlled firing.
VALORANT Range While Queueing Guide
Patch 13.06 lets players enter the Practice Range while waiting for eligible queues.
Fair Play
VALORANT Anti-Boosting and Ranked Integrity Guide
Riot expanded boosting detection in 2026 and reported more than 90,000 accounts banned since July 20 by patch 13.06.
VALORANT Fair Play Guide
Riot maintains behavior and competitive integrity systems across ranked play.
Weapons
VALORANT Bandit Guide
The Bandit sidearm launched with Season 2026 and was tuned again in patch 13.00.
VALORANT Warden Rifle Guide
Patch 13.06 added the Warden, a 2900-credit automatic rifle with a 2x scope and 18-round magazine.
Getting Started
VALORANT Beginner Guide
VALORANT is Riot Games' 5v5 tactical shooter built around precise gunplay, Agents, round economy, Competitive, Premier and the VCT ecosystem.
VALORANT Platforms and Console Guide
VALORANT is available on PC and supported consoles, with console rollout continuing in 2026.
Strategy
VALORANT Bonus Round Guide
Bonus rounds use retained weaker weapons after an earlier win to protect future economy.
VALORANT Economy Guide
Round economy determines weapons, shields and utility available to a team.
VALORANT Force Buy Guide
Force buys spend limited credits to contest an important round.
VALORANT Full Buy Guide
A full buy typically combines strong primary weapons, armor and key utility.
VALORANT Post-Plant Guide
Post-plant play shifts the objective from entry to delaying or denying defuse.
VALORANT Site Execute Guide
Attacking a site combines utility, spacing, entry and post-plant planning.
VALORANT Teamplay Guide
VALORANT rewards coordinated utility, spacing, trades and objective timing.
VALORANT Utility Coordination Guide
Agent abilities shape vision, movement and timing around sites.
Esports
VALORANT Champions 2026 Guide
Champions Shanghai is the final international event of the 2026 VCT season.
VALORANT Championship Points Guide
VCT awards Championship Points through regional performance.
VALORANT VCT Regions Guide
The four Tier 1 VCT territories are Americas, EMEA, Pacific and China.
VALORANT Champions Tour 2026 Guide
VCT is Riot's Tier 1 professional ecosystem with Americas, EMEA, Pacific and China territories.
Competition
VALORANT Community Tournament Guide
Custom games, Premier-style team structures and replays support external tournaments.
VALORANT Custom Game Tournament Guide
Custom games enable controlled maps and tournament rules.
VALORANT Map Veto Guide
Tournament series commonly need an agreed map-selection process.
Mechanics
VALORANT Crosshair Placement Guide
Tactical gunplay rewards keeping aim prepared at likely enemy positions.
VALORANT Peeking Guide
Peeking is a timing and angle-management skill within VALORANT's gunplay.
VALORANT Trading Guide
Trading converts a teammate's death into an immediate return kill.
Live Service
Support
VALORANT Current Competitive State Guide
As of September 23, 2026, VALORANT is on patch 13.06 during Season 2026 Act 5.
VALORANT Competition Version Control Guide
Agent balance, weapons and map rotation change frequently.
Modes
VALORANT Gauntlet: Glitched Guide
Patch 13.06 launched Gauntlet: Glitched, a 16-player mode with eight teams.
VALORANT Skirmish: Ascension Guide
Skirmish: Ascension launched in 2026 as an experimental ranked 1v1/2v2 experience with a separate leaderboard.
Premier
VALORANT Premier Playoffs Guide
Premier Stage V26A5 held playoffs on September 19-20, 2026.
VALORANT Premier Guide
Premier is VALORANT's in-client team competition system on PC.
Analysis
VALORANT Replay Guide
Season 2026 introduced replays for Custom Standard and Swiftplay games.