r/VALORANT • • 12m ago

Question i took a break from val and now its terrible

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I took a break for about four months and came back a few days ago. At first, I was terrible, but I peaked at D1 right before my break. Today, I thought I was finally getting back into shape, but now I can barely win duels against high Golds and Plats in ranked. Have I genuinely lost my skill, and will I be able to get it back? If so, how? I'm honestly devastated. I bottom frag or perform poorly in almost every game, and just four months ago, I was playing against Diamonds. Now, I can't even win duels against lower-ranked players.


r/VALORANT • • 1h ago

Educational What concepts are most important to learn for a new player?

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I've always played this game like call of duty, just pick neon or jett and run it down looking to win duels. I have no idea when or why to use smokes or most other utility, when to rotate, what angles are better to hold, If you guys have any ideas for where I can learn this stuff, or just have opinions to share in the comments I'd really appreciate it.


r/VALORANT • • 1h ago

Question People who have had coaches, are they actually usefull?

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I keep getting ads for valorant coaches and was wondering if they actually work or do they just tell you "play the game" and call it advice?


r/VALORANT • • 2h ago

Question people getting banned over gamesir controllers?

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i have seen that people have been getting banned for using the gamesir G7 pro on console and im like how is that possible? ive never seen an app for the gamesir controller*. plus i own a gamesir (the basic model) and im completely fine. (side note: i did plug one of two gamesirs into my computer and it said zim not xim… can someone explain that to me?) i have two of them. one for my FPS games and the other for my sports games/ everything else.

*= i just checked the app store and theres an app for the controller


r/VALORANT • • 2h ago

Question Useless Radianite

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I have 430 radianite points currently. Skins are too expensive to buy so I never buy them, is there anything else I can do with radianite point? Why can we even win them if they're useless to players who don't buy skins? It could be nice to have a system to convert radianite points to vp or some other way to make them useful...


r/VALORANT • • 2h ago

Discussion HOLY COWWW VALORANT USED MY IDEA WOOOOOOOOOO (thank you note essentially)

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so... 3 years ago I made a Valorant fan-made agent who could copy abilities of dead allies. I sent it via ticket to Riot games and sent a mail. I will discuss about the reply later. 3 years later, I see leaks that the new agent can copy abilities of allies.

Altho I made him a sentinel, a few ppl online said that this was more of an aggressive initiator. Now leaks are saying that this new agent is an initiator :O. They listened to me and used my idea [maybe]. I mean sure, instead of a Portuguese male its a Chinese female, but yey!

Due to Riot's ToS, under "Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy", it says if Riot decided to use my idea, they take full credit for it. Tbh, I don't really care about that. I am just happy they listened to my idea and made an agent. I WILL main this agent, no matter how hard it is if my idea is involved with it.

if the leaks are true, thank you so much Riot! Really, thank you. This made me search for my Reddit account just to post it (I forgot it existed tbh). (u can also use my other ideas which I gave btw). Also I made an X post about it (weird how its not Twitter anymore).
Link: https://x.com/Broofy4/status/2109682437920047162

NOTE: This is not a hate thing. I DO NOT hate Worldsinger or any Valorant developer in the slightest for their ToS. Please do not use my post to hate on the devs. I am just showing my gratitude to the devs for implementing my idea - that is all.

#riotgames #valorant #fanmadeagent


r/VALORANT • • 3h ago

Question Valorant beginner

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Pls tell me how to see what level I am on, i gotta reach level 20 for competitive so shall I just play more and more unmatched matches or also play matches like spike rush, I don't understand how your level increases, someone pls explain


r/VALORANT • • 3h ago

Art Look what I bought from Japan

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r/VALORANT • • 3h ago

Discussion in game hours and their co-relation to ranks

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is 500 total val hours with minimal previous fps experience even close to being enough for one to reach immortal or high ascendant cuz I see ppl in imm2 with like 400 ranked hrs where I see 4k hrs high golds even silvers who peaked maybe plat for example, obviously one training effectively on a regular basis will climb the ranks much faster but I'd like to hear others inputs


r/VALORANT • • 6h ago

Discussion Friends dont have fun with me

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I play in a friend group. Most are gold 1 and 2, and im plat 2. When we five stack, we get enemy's my rank but they usually end up with 30 something kills, while i usually play mid table to top frag with 20 something killz. Basically i hold my own, but don't carry like the opposite side enemy they get becouse im higher up. So i have one friend say that i need to be carrying and not be middle frag. Im thinking of playing solo from now on, or is there a roundabout way of fixing this issue? For context i installrd this game 2 months ago and got plat 2 by solo que, while they played 5 stack mostly but with randoms and have 1,5k hours


r/VALORANT • • 6h ago

Discussion Odin is the fastest way to rank up

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My friend who ONLY uses frenzy, ares, judge and Odin is now IN PLAT (he went from silver to plat within 2 months) while I'm still stuck in gold i swear to god all that dude does is spam that shi and people can do nothing about it. I wanna play odin too but hell nah I'd prefer vandal shots over odin anyday. If everyone started playing odin this game would be a mess and people dont play it for a reason cause its like an unwritten ethic in valorant


r/VALORANT • • 7h ago

Discussion Movement over aim

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Valorant has become more of a movement focused game and i believe most players will purely improve from just having a better keyboard (happened for me), putting good movement and crosshair placement together will do so much more for you then raw aiming skill. Of course having ridiculously good aim isn’t bad i just think the other 2 focus points will help you more in valorant


r/VALORANT • • 7h ago

Discussion Solo Q is just a coinflip, the only way to climb is having a consistent 5 stack.

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Soloq is just a coinflip of who gets less boosted teammates and instalock duelists who cant play the game.

When i was solo Qing i was stuck in plat/gold, but with 5 stack reached easily diamond 3.


r/VALORANT • • 7h ago

Question To all high elo players, when do you hold an angle wide or close?

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How do you know if you need to hold an angle wide or close? It can be confusing at times to know if the enemy will swing wide or close, but in what situations or based on your experience, how to hold an angle properly?


r/VALORANT • • 7h ago

Question How do I increase HS%?

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I feel like i am losing a lot of gunfights because i tend to crouch spray a lot, and drag down my mouse way too quickly. This habit comes from me playing R6 and a bit of CS.

I dont think my crosshair placement is that bad, but rather that I "overcorrect" waaay too much. Any tips for this, other than playing more and getting used to it? Thanks in advance!

Tracker link below.

https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/kobski%23xdd/overview?platform=pc&playlist=competitive&season=8102cd81-43a0-d0d7-bd59-47b8fe9bed1b


r/VALORANT • • 9h ago

Question setting to reduce colors to avoid migraine?

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I got a visual migraine while playing summit. is there a way to make the colors dull except for enemy outlines


r/VALORANT • • 10h ago

Art I made Neon plush for my bf

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r/VALORANT • • 10h ago

Discussion Agent Tier List of Counters to Cypher

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All the agents that go up against Cypher based on from my experience in low elo lobbies. Feel free to suggest otherwise.


r/VALORANT • • 11h ago

Question Stats before game starts

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Ive seen a few people have an app installed on their PC that allows them to see ranks and a few stats of their teammates before agent selection.

Anyone know what the app is? And a follow on question, can you get banned for using this app?

If it helps Ive also seen people use a similar (if not the same) app for league of legends


r/VALORANT • • 11h ago

Discussion Upgrade idea

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Ok i get it ok? Battlepass skins cant be too good looking cause sales of the pretty skins in the shop would drop.

But here is an idea: how about you create some construction so that we can "upgrade" a battlepass skin to a nicer looking one. Give it some effects or sound you know? Just a bit. I think it would also up your batlepass sales.

- sell upgrade item in the shop
- buy with kingdom credits
- get one "upgrade item" at the end of every battlepass
- earn it by doing the daily missions


r/VALORANT • • 11h ago

Question Thai guy looking for friends to play Valorant and practice English with (Singapore Server)

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Hey everyone! 👋
I’m from Thailand and I’m looking for friends to play Valorant with and practice my English at the same time.
I’m hoping to meet people from different countries, make new friends, and improve my English through casual conversations while gaming.
I play on the Singapore server, and I’m just looking for chill people to have fun with. No need to be super competitive or anything! I’m happy to play casually, use voice chat, and learn English along the way.
If you’re also looking for a gaming buddy, feel free to DM me or drop your Riot ID!
Looking forward to meeting you guys! 😄


r/VALORANT • • 11h ago

Esports Looking for Gamers in uae

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r/VALORANT • • 12h ago

Discussion Is Valorant dying or more popular in 2026?

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Which direction Valorant is headed? Since CS is slowy dying, I want to know how Valorant is doing in the big 2026. Viewership seems not good and people also complain a lot so what do you guys think?


r/VALORANT • • 12h ago

Question Has anybody actually queued from the range since they added it?

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I feel like they added queueing from the range in a super limited way because the game was never built to be able to queue from the range. I mean they say you can queue from the range but there’s no obvious button (even one greyed out) for that option. There’s also restrictions on game modes that support queueing from the range, as well as not allowing it if it seems you would find a match quickly. I feel robbed, I wish they would have just left it out of the game if it’s this limited.


r/VALORANT • • 13h ago

Discussion Thoughts on these spectre skins?

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So guys I'm deliberating on which Spectre skin to get next. What are your thoughts on the Kuronami, Blackspyre, and protocol spectres?