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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 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 Sage guide to Barrier Orb timing, Slow Orb layering, Healing Orb choices, safer Resurrection targets and better round reviews.
Learn when to wide swing, jiggle peek, shoulder peek or wait for a late timing in VALORANT, with each movement tied to a clear purpose.
VCT Americas Stage 2 uses group play, Play-In and Playoffs to send teams toward Champions Shanghai. Here is how to follow the race and watch it.
A plain-English guide to VCT Americas Stage 2 groups, Play-In, Playoffs, Championship Points and the four Champions Shanghai qualification paths.
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 beginner-friendly Ascent attack default for gathering information, keeping first contact tradeable, and knowing when to change the plan.
Use Cypher's trips and Spycam to collect reliable information, avoid autopilot traps, and make a clear decision after every trigger.
Learn how a VALORANT default gathers information, keeps first contact tradeable, and turns a slow round into a clear commit or regroup.
A practical Split guide for contesting mid, protecting exits, avoiding solo peeks, and turning pressure into a site decision.
A practical KAY/O guide to reading Zero/Point's result, returning to your weapon, and turning suppression into a playable ranked fight.
A practical Pearl guide to using compact mid as a decision point, keeping a trade, and giving space back when the fight stops being useful.
A beginner-friendly Fracture guide to treating divided defender options as a planning problem, not a reason to swing every rope.
Patch 13.02 raises Phoenix's ultimate cost, adds three maps to Retake, delays AROS: Replication, and fixes agent and Summit bugs.