If you've ever played Valorant, you've probably come across some players who seem far too skilled for their rank - smurfs. In this post, we'll be discussing a Reddit post by user al_to_the_val that explores the true source of why playing against smurfs can feel so frustrating. We'll also be diving into the comments section to get a better understanding of why smurfs are such a hot topic in the Valorant community.

Hi folks, I just want to raise up this issue again [after it was posted one year ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/l30uy8/yorus_knuckle_spikes_and_the_ion_knife/), but it wasn't fixed even to this day in version 4.05. This abe...