I started playing Valorant a little over 2 months ago and originally got placed in Bronze I. I’ve since fallen to Iron III and it’s been a nightmare. People throwing, smurfs, players DCing, and of course, bad performances from myself.

Anytime I get close to ranking back up to Bronze I, I get hit with toxic teammates and a 1-13 loss. Just today I got to 20 RR and went back down to 40 RR in just 2 games. It’s just so disheartening.

For those in elo-hell and/or in lower ranks but try their best to improve and rank, how do you do it? How do you stay so resilient? What helped you improve in the game and rank up?