What is M.U.C and how to read it correctly to become a better player?!

Posted by Steve

Sunday, January 15, 2023 11:48 PM

Hello Everyone! PooyaVal here, Valorant Coach for over 2 years, and today I'm sharing the concept of M.U.C!
What is M.U.C? Money -> Utility and Ults -> Conditioning.
When reading the enemy's money, you ask yourself 2 questions:
1: Does the enemy have enough money to fully buy? Yes or No.
If the answer is Yes, you ask the 2nd question 2: Does the enemy have enough money to buy the Operator? Yes or No.
If yes, you act more carefully and try to find where the oper is, if not you can be a little more reckless! If the answer to the first question is No, then you ask the second question differently: Does the enemy have enough money to buy shotguns? Yes or No.
If yes, you avoid tight places, like going into Garage or A short on Haven!

Next up on the list is reading enemy and your team's ults and every potential of it, how can each ult affect the round?
For example, if the enemy has Sova or Brimstone ult, you should avoid sticking the bomb as it's very common for them to ult you and kill you while you're trying to plant! Instead, you tap the bomb to bait their ult and then stick the bomb! If they Have Jett ult, you can assume that even if they go eco or all but 1 can go full buy, Jett can use the knives and buy for another person! So this is why you read the money first as a lot of ults won't be used when enemies eco or some ults get used more on eco rounds!

Then you read Conditioning! What has the enemy been doing so far? Is the sentinel changing site? Are they always sticking to one site and doing the same thing? If they are eco and have Jett ult, can they go for an aggressive play based on the team playstyle, or would they just play more passively?! After reading all 3 points, you can more confidently come up with a plan for the following round to secure it!
Let me know if you have any questions and I'd be more than happy to answer them!

References

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/10c4bgp/what_is_muc_and_how_to_read_it_correctly_to/
  • https://reddit.com/10c4bgp

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