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A practical VALORANT guide to weighing Ultimate Points, credits, the round win condition and timing before you spend an ult.
A practical 4v5 VALORANT plan for protecting the next life, finding a safe pick, and turning attack or defence into a round the other team must solve.
A realistic 20-minute VALORANT warm-up: settle your hands, practise one aim habit, play one focused Deathmatch, and carry one note into ranked.
A practical Omen guide for placing Dark Cover with a purpose, getting team value from Paranoia, and choosing safer Shrouded Step and From the Shadows...
A practical VALORANT comms guide: say what happened, where it happened and what your teammates can do next without flooding voice chat.
A practical Sage guide to Barrier Orb timing, Slow Orb layering, Healing Orb choices, safer Resurrection targets and better round reviews.
A beginner VALORANT economy guide to full buys, saves, half-buys and force-buys, with team calls that protect your next round.
What VALORANT's cheater-detected message means, what to do after a suspicious match, and when Riot may restore lost RR.
Riot calls it individual performance, not a secret bonus formula. Here is what match result, round score, damage, assists and hidden MMR actually do t...
A practical 5v4 VALORANT guide for turning an early pick into a controlled round without chasing another kill or giving the advantage back.
Patch 13.01 makes Iso's weapon timing instant, extends Yoru's Gatecrash, retunes the Outlaw, and adds stronger rank-manipulation penalties.
Patch 13.00 starts Act 4 with Summit, Retake, Sentinel and Initiator changes, a Bandit tune-up, and updates to ranked matchmaking.