Welcome, agents! I am Librarian Husky, your trusted guide on the path to greatness. Today, we embark on a journey to reach one of the most prestigious milestones in Valorant — the rank of Immortal. This achievement is reserved for the most dedicated and skilled players, but with the right mindset, strategy, and preparation, you too can claim your place among the elite. In this guide, I’ll be sharing exclusive tips and techniques to make your climb smoother and more efficient. Whether you’re stuck in Platinum or on the edge of Ascendant, these insights will help you rise above the competition. Let’s take the first step toward mastery together!

The Importance of Mental Notes

First, let’s discuss the significance of making mental notes. Every time you go down in a round, reflect on what went wrong and ask yourself, “What could I have done differently?” A simple mental note could be that you should have smoked a certain spot or that Jett had better crosshair placement in a specific area. If you develop the habit of making these mental notes consistently after being shut down, you will improve faster than most players. This practice also fosters accountability for your mistakes, which is something many players tend to overlook.

Managing Expectations with Teammates

Next, it’s crucial to understand that you shouldn’t expect anything from your teammates. How often have you encountered a Cypher on your team who goes 4 in 11 and insists, “I’m playing my role and doing my job”? You may have even found yourself in this situation. As you progress toward Immortal, whether you’re in Platinum or high Ascendant, remember that you are the main character in your matches; you need to be the one carrying your team and fulfilling your role effectively.

Achieving Success in Competitive Gaming

In competitive gaming, especially in titles like Valorant, players often make excuses for poor performance, claiming they are playing their designated roles. However, consistently going double negative will not help you reach higher ranks like Immortal. Even at the Immortal level, relying on the justification of playing your role while achieving low kill counts is simply not acceptable.

Fundamentals of Improvement

To reach Immortal, you must focus on maximizing your firepower, mastering the basics of movement and aiming, and striving to have a significant impact in every match. If you believe that, as a Cypher player, you shouldn’t be top fragging, you are severely hindering your skill development and ranked progress. While kills aren’t everything, they are crucial for making an impact in your games.

Improving Clutch Performance

This will make them play a thousand times better compared to you blaming them. Next up, I need to talk about one of the most overlooked aspects of winning more matches: being good at clutches. Now, obviously, everyone knows that if you win a clutch, you secure a round for your team as well as steal a round from the enemy team. However, what nobody thinks about is how negatively your clutching in a 1vX situation affects the enemy team’s mentality. I bet you all have played a ranked match where you lose a 1v3; it happens, right? After that, there’s about a 95% probability that one player on the team starts flaming somebody, and this will not be positive at all for your team. So if you can be the player who performs clutches somewhat consistently, winning games will be easier for you compared to the competition.

Strategies for Effective Clutching

Here’s how you want to do it: a lot of people, when left in clutch situations, start stressing and think they have to make a move quickly. This is not the truth. When you’re left in a clutch, you want to play super slowly and with awareness. I always recommend taking all the time you need; listening for footsteps—especially hearing footsteps—will often give you at least one free kill. Then another opponent will probably try to instantly capitalize on knowing where you are and swing on you; then you can get another kill. The essence here is that you do not want to stress when left alone in a round. It is critical that you become comfortable playing slowly and with awareness in clutches because the more you do it, the more you’ll develop your ability to win situations you objectively shouldn’t.

Improving Your Clutch Performance

If you stress every time you’re in a clutch situation, you’ll find yourself caught in a vicious cycle of practicing flawed fundamentals and making very slow progress in clutching. The next time you face a clutch, force yourself to play slowly; when an opportunity arises, take it confidently. This approach can create a domino effect, leading to winning rounds by dismantling the opposing team’s mentality.

The Importance of Repetition

Many players may not have a lot of time to dedicate to gaming each day. If this describes you, grinding out Deathmatches becomes essential. Reaching Immortal rank can largely depend on having good aim; however, developing that aim requires extensive repetitions of combat scenarios. The most effective way to achieve this is through Deathmatch or Team Deathmatch.

Maximizing Your Practice Efficiency

In a competitive game, you might only get 30 to 40 combat repetitions in a 40-minute match—averaging about one repetition per minute—which is not effective for honing your shooting and movement skills. In contrast, Deathmatch allows you to achieve at least four times the number of repetitions per minute, making it an excellent method for improving your aim and movement.

Quality vs. Quantity

While it’s true that the quality of your repetitions in Deathmatch may not match those in ranked matches against players of similar skill levels, the sheer volume of repetitions in Deathmatch outweighs this difference. The fourfold increase in combat repetitions per minute is significant, making it a highly effective practice tool.

Fundamentals of Deathmatch in Valorant

When playing Deathmatch, it is essential to focus on having good fundamentals—bursting two bullets consistently instead of spraying. Bursting is objectively a superior shooting style in Valorant compared to spraying. Additionally, you should avoid developing the habit of always crouching while shooting, as this makes you incredibly easy to headshot, especially when climbing to higher ranks. Understanding exactly when your gun is accurate after moving is crucial; mastering the technique of moving, stopping, shooting two bullets, and then moving again before shooting is something you must practice diligently.

Importance of Consistency and Adaptation

Developing good aim using this aiming style takes hundreds of hours. If you spend all your time in Deathmatch with a suboptimal play style, your rate of improvement will be slow. Therefore, it is vital to follow the fundamentals mentioned earlier. It is also extremely important to adapt the same principles you practice in Deathmatch into ranked play. Often, players excel in Deathmatch but struggle in ranked due to nervousness, lack of confidence, or insecurity, preventing them from applying the same optimal strategies.

Long-Term Success Through Practice

While you may face challenges when initially adapting these fundamentals in ranked play, it is crucial to persist. The long-term benefits of consistently applying these principles will lead to significantly greater success compared to maintaining an unoptimal play style.

Common Mistakes in Team Play

Moving on, I need to address a significant mistake I see many players make: calling out overly complicated plays. If you want your team to function cohesively, it’s essential to make calls that are easily understandable. For instance, saying, “Let’s rush C without stopping; Breach flashes out instantly,” is much more likely to succeed than a more complex call. The clearer you communicate your points and the easier it is for your teammates to execute those calls, the more rounds you will win on average.

Motivational Hacks for Comebacks

On a similar note, I have a valuable hack to combat demotivating situations that I frequently used when I solo queued to Immortal. Often, when my team was down 8-4, 9-3, or even 10-2, they would become disheartened and stop trying to make a comeback. I would say, “Guys, I just came back from a 10-2 half.” Although this was a blatant lie, as I cannot recall a time when it was true, this sentence sometimes sparked renewed effort from my teammates. We would win a round, gain some momentum, and eventually win another; my teammates would realize that we actually stood a chance. I genuinely believe that this single sentence has helped me win tens of games that I otherwise would have lost.

Understanding Intuition in Clutch Situations

You know how, when you’re left in a clutch situation—let’s say, for example, a 1v3—you have planted the spike and hear that one player is coming from CT on Sunset? Your intuition tells you to peek that player and take the 1v1, but one of your teammates is advising you to play it slowly. Knowing what to do in this scenario can be difficult if you’re not quite experienced because if you peek and lose, chances are high your teammate will question your decision; whereas if you don’t peek, you’re not trusting yourself.

The Role of Intuition and Game Sense

The only player you’ll be competing with in every ranked match on your journey to Immortal is your intuition and game sense. Although they are not entirely the same, they go hand in hand—especially in clutch situations—in Valorant. In 1vX scenarios, you sometimes have to guess where players are coming from and take significant risks. If you consistently trust your intuition, you’ll develop it to a high degree as you learn what you can and cannot attempt; whereas if you don’t, you’re practicing a play style that contradicts your instincts.

Consequences of Ignoring Your Instincts

This can unfortunately lead to being in a lower rank than you actually deserve. So the next time you’re in a 1v3 and your brain tells you to swing an angle and take a quick 1v1—do it! Stressing yourself is crucial if you ever want to reach the top ranks.

The Importance of Personal Accountability

Next up, I have a major reason why many players never reach their potential: they fail to take responsibility when things go wrong in games.

The Importance of Personal Accountability in Gaming

We all know that one guy who’s an expert at excuses—claiming he’s at a lower rank because he’s placed in the losers’ queue, has terrible teammates, or is only playing against smurfs. This mentality will never lead you to the top and does nothing to help you improve as a player.

Embracing a Growth Mindset

If you lose a match, your natural thought process should be, “What could I have done better?” This applies even if you’re the top fragger! Adopting this mindset can be challenging, but if you can genuinely embrace it over time, your improvement curve will be exponential compared to others. This principle isn’t just relevant for Valorant; it applies to all aspects of life. The unfortunate reality is that you can only control, to a very limited extent, the performance of those around you.

Focusing on Self-Improvement

You can encourage your teammates with a positive attitude, but aside from that, it’s difficult to make them perform better. Therefore, the best approach is to concentrate on yourself and identify what you can do to improve.

The Role of Warming Up

Moving on, I want to emphasize the importance of warming up. Not warming up could very well be what keeps you in a lower rank than you deserve. If you manage to warm up to an acceptable standard every day—enough to be slightly more consistent in your ranked games—you’ll rank up faster and face better opponents. Ultimately, warming up will elevate your entire skill level, as you’ll improve incrementally each day compared to if you skipped this crucial step.

Warm-Up Routine

The duration of your warm-up largely depends on how much time you have before playing and how long it takes for you to feel adequately warmed up. An effective warm-up routine can be as simple as spending a few minutes in the practice range, focusing on accurate flick shots and utilizing the abilities of the agent you plan to play that day. Moving around a bit before jumping into a Deathmatch can also be beneficial. This small effort can significantly enhance your ranked progress.

Learning from Streamers

A major factor in my journey to reaching Immortal for the first time was watching radiant streamers who played my main agent. These streamers possessed skills far beyond my own, and observing their gameplay provided me with invaluable tips on making smart plays to outmaneuver opponents. It is crucial to engage actively while watching streamers; for instance, if you’re a Jett main watching a radiant Jett, ask yourself why certain decisions were made—why did he place that smoke there? Why did he use updraft to reach that position? Understanding the pros and cons of specific plays can greatly enhance your gameplay.

Understanding Play Outcomes

One important lesson I learned over the years is that making a good play does not always guarantee winning a duel. It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking, “Oh, that was a bad play,” after being headshotted immediately following an attempt. Understanding this nuance can help maintain a positive mindset during gameplay.

Improving Your Gameplay

However, if you can objectively look at the play—not just at the outcome—and then reflect upon whether or not it was a good play, you’ll improve so much faster.

Understanding Decision-Making

Let me give you an easy-to-understand example: you’re playing Phoenix in a 1v1 situation; you have one flash remaining and hear exactly where your opponent is. You decide to flash him and swing to secure the kill, but unfortunately, he’s full blind yet still gets shot down—does that mean your play was bad? Absolutely not! With the utility you had left, you’ve objectively made one of the best plays possible!

Evaluating Your Plays

Now maybe you swung too early or perhaps gave him a small visual before he was blinded—that’s a possibility—but that does not mean the play in its entirety was bad! It’s so important that you understand what play you’ve gone for is good regardless of the outcome because if you’re always looking at the outcome, your understanding of what is good versus bad won’t be as sharp as it could be.

Reflecting on Your Deaths

So I challenge you: next time you play, reflect upon every single death in a match! Did you make a good play when going down or a bad one? Most of the time when going down it’s because you’ve made a bad play, but try always to find something that could’ve been done better! And if you’ve made a good play but went down—give yourself credit then too! This is one of the fastest ways to climb ranks!

The Importance of Teamwork

Obviously, if you can play with someone every day who is equally eager, the journey will be extremely enjoyable! Don’t hesitate to ask new people to join you. Those who are looking for improvement tend to win games and reach top ranks—you just need to look a little bit! It’s honestly pretty simple; I’m confident you’ll find someone within five minutes if you’re looking in the right places!

Identifying Weaknesses

If you want your skills to skyrocket over the next month, I have a method for finding weaknesses and working hard on them! In lower ranks, players often excel at shooting while struggling with utility, while others may be great with utility but lack aiming skills. In other words, they have an imbalanced skill set: enjoying one aspect more than the other. Some players love aiming, while others prefer utility and strategy!

Focusing on Improvement

If this sounds relevant, it’s time to let go of your ego and start practicing either your utility or aiming skills! Personally, I have always enjoyed aiming; I used to think the utility aspect was stupid. But once I put my head down and understood that I needed practice, I started improving faster than in months! Watching guides left and right to gain information I didn’t already know was boring, but seeing my results improve weekly was motivating throughout my gaming career!

Setting Challenges for Yourself

I have another challenge for you: find two weaknesses to work on! Weaknesses can include utility usage, communication, aiming, movement, strat calling, etc.

Tips for Reaching Immortal in Valorant

Finding two crucial elements and working extra hard on them in the coming weeks can significantly improve your chances of reaching Immortal. Trust me—you’ll get closer to achieving this goal!

Mastering Fundamentals

This next tip isn’t essential for reaching Immortal, but if you’re aiming to become a perfect player or someone close to that, this advice is invaluable! In Valorant, once you master the fundamentals, including movement, crosshair placement, and understanding the difference between burst firing and spraying (with few exceptions), it’s time to practice micro adjustments.

Understanding Micro Adjustments

Micro adjustments are small mouse movements that help you land headshots during duels. Practicing these can be easily done through aim trainers like Aim Labs or Kovaak’s. I want to be crystal clear—you don’t need aim training to reach Immortal, but if you plan to play full-time or professionally someday, it may be beneficial!

Preferred Aim Trainer

Personally, I am only familiar with Kovaak’s, which is my preferred aim trainer. The maps I would recommend for aspiring professional players in Valorant include One Wall Five Targets, Core Posu Bounce 180, and Leap 180 Reload. These maps are perfect for dynamic clicking and will take your aim to the next level!

Enjoying the Process

If you find aim training boring, don’t force yourself to do it! Getting bored can lead to burnout, making the journey to Immortal less enjoyable. However, if you genuinely enjoy a good training session like I do, it can elevate your aiming skills significantly!

Consistency is Key

It’s important to note that aim training requires consistency. Doing it for just one week won’t have a significant impact on your aim. Aim training involves countless repetitions in different scenarios, which prepares you for similar situations in actual gameplay, enabling you to hit incredible shots almost instinctively!

Balance Training with Gameplay

There is no magic pill that makes you an assassin overnight; it’s just a little heads-up! Additionally, playing the game itself can be more effective than aim training. Personally, I like to do aim training to wind down after a long day of grinding—I recommend doing the same! If you have the energy, playing the game is great; otherwise, taking 15 minutes for callbacks in Aim Labs can help develop unique skills that not everyone possesses.

The Accomplishment of Hitting Immortal

Hitting Immortal for the first time is an incredible feeling—it’s a rank that places you in the top 1% of Valorant players. This rank truly reflects a major sense of accomplishment! I tried to cover everything you would want to hear as a lower-ranked player and really hope you found value in this information. Thank you all so much for reading!

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