This SMG is ideal for stealthy players with its silencer. It deals decent damage, especially with headshots, and is fairly accurate at close range. Compared to the Stinger, it has a large ammo capacity with a 30-round magazine, but less wall penetrat
Cypher – A tactical control character who excels at finding enemies. He can place a stealthed tripwire trap that slows, reveals and dazes, or toss out a remotely activated, slowing trap. His signature move is a placeable camera that can fire a tracking dart similar to Sova’s drone, and his ultimate absorbs info from an enemy corpse to reveal all enem
Although VALORANT is currently in closed beta testing, fans are already analyzing the wide range of weaponry available in the game. Players can carry a primary and secondary weapon in addition to their knife, so narrowing down choices is crucial in developing a distinct play-style. VALORANT has six weapon categories in total: sidearms, shotguns, SMGs, rifles, snipers, and heavies. Here is a full breakdown of the available arse
Ranking VALORANT’s agents isn’t easy to do. Riot Games clearly focused plenty of energy on maintaining competitive balance, and therefore, each character is a viable choice. Nevertheless, some agents have risen to the top in popularity – and for good rea
Before tackling the ranked game-type it is important that players understand how the game mode actually works. Players will win matches and gradually rank up into higher and higher ranks, each rank having 3 tiers within the umbrella term for the ranking before they can be promo
Viper is fantastic for a brutal 9th rating, but hear me out. Her abilities, while useful, can be functionally replicated by those of other agents. Her Toxic Screen and Snake Bite abilities are very similar to Phoenix’s; Her smokes can be replaced by Jett’s, Omen’s, or Brimstone’s. Her Viper Pit is useful for spike plants, but can work against your team easily too. It is also impossible for enemies to die to the gas, leaving them at 1HP; If they see you first, you still may go d
A great addition to VALORANT would be the recording of more stats, especially in relation to the Agent’s special abilities. Some stats that would be nice include how many heals a player has successfully completed and the number enemies they have slowed, shocked, or even caught in a tripw
T1, with the help Nerd Street Gamers, hosted VALORANT ‘s largest event to date on Monday, which showcased legendary names such as Jay « sinatraa » Won, Michael « Shroud » Grzesiek, Spencer « Hiko » Martin and more facing off against a multitude of professional gamers, including many who have already declared their intention of playing VALORANT professiona
The most expensive sidearm, this revolver deals massive damage but is offset by its low ammo capacity and slow rate of fire. The Sheriff’s recoil may be a bit hard to control, but being able to kill with one headshot at almost any range/armor level makes up for
The event, which featured shout casters Alex « Goldenboy » Mendez and Chris « Puckett » Puckett, had a total prize pool of $25,000. Gen.G, to the surprise of many, took home the first place prize of $20,000 and Truck Wars Mod Team Brax, which featured T1’s own Braxton « brax » Pierce, Keven « AZK » Larivière and Austin « crashies » Roberts, finished second over
This gun does impressive headshot damage and has a quick rate of fire. It also has a higher ammo capacity than any of the other pistols with its 15-round magazine. Unfortunately, it loses some of its accuracy as you fire thanks to the silencer. Still, one headshot to an unarmored foe will kill t
Despite the tournament being loaded with legendary names and top talent, Gen.G proved that as spectators, we’ve seen nothing yet. The young squad in their first major VALORANT tournament went out and beat some of the most accomplished players in espo
Brimstone begins the top-5 lineup on my list, bringing the best smokes in VALORANT for both offensive and defensive team plays. His incendiary grenade can zone out hot points; His Stim Beacon can grant rapid fire. Brimstone’s ultimate ability, Orbital Strike, has the capability to outright kill players caught within its range. Although not the largest area-of-effect, the strike hits quick and h
Cypher is the number one defensive character. His Trapwire and Spycam abilities are perfect ways for your team to allocate more resources towards other defensive points. Trapwires work completely passively. When an enemy is caught, they are revealed, dazed, and tethered. Even if destroyed, it will disappear on the mini-map, still alerting the entire t
The Phantom has a faster fire rate than the Vandal and has less recoil. The drawback is that it has a shorter effective range with the damage dropping off at longer ranges. At the same price as the Vandal it is a great alternative for shorter ran
This is the cheaper rifle of the two and packs less of a punch. Headshots are a one-shot kill, but if you miss it will give your enemy an easy chance to take you down. It can be hip-fired or using its 2.5x zoom sc
