Greetings, fellow Valorant warriors! Librarian Husky here, ready to guide you through the intricate world of ranked play. Whether you’re stuck in the depths of Iron or clawing your way to the heights of Radiant, there’s always a way to improve. Today, we’ll break down the key habits and strategies that will help you climb the ranks efficiently while keeping your gameplay sharp and your mindset strong. So, grab your weapons, stay focused, and let’s dive into the journey of mastering Valorant!

Understanding Ranking Struggles in Gaming

Many players struggle in a particular rank for hundreds and hundreds of reasons, and going through them all is as pointless as counting grains of sand. But in actuality, if you take a look at the grind in each rank objectively, you’re bound to notice a few key mechanics that heavily need focus and improvement. And sometimes, the most important thing is to just play like you really don’t have a care in the world. You’ve got to play like you don’t give a and then you’ll actually start playing better.

The Importance of Relaxation in Climbing Ranks in Valorant

Never mind. Okay, maybe that’s not the best advice. We can focus on T, but you know, rather, let’s try to go about one good habit that you can do to climb out of every rank in Valorant. So, starting off with the legendary Iron ELO. Now, for my Iron people out there, if there is one word you absolutely need to hear, it is this one: relax.

Embrace the Learning Process

If you’re at this point in the game, you’re not here to become a child prodigy or an instant God in the game. So, the habit you need to focus on is to simply keep playing and simply experience the game. You might be in this ELO because you’re new to Valorant, FPS, or video games in general, in which case, the only thing you really need to be is a sponge. Just absorb everything you can learn about the game. Don’t overthink it, don’t make the game overly complicated this early on.

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Getting Familiar with Valorant: The Iron Stage

Just play as if you’re learning a new skill or a new lesson in school. The Iron stage of your Valorant experience is what I’d really like to call the familiarity phase. That’s exactly why you just need to be familiar with just how the game works and keep playing it until you get used to the basics. You can start by queuing up at least two unrated games whenever you play Valorant. This is so you can enjoy the games and play matches with absolutely no pressure.

Embracing the Learning Process

Just play as if you’re learning a new skill or a new lesson in school. The Iron stage of your Valorant experience is what I’d really like to call the familiarity phase. That’s exactly why you just need to be familiar with just how the game works and keep playing it until you get used to the basics. You can start by queuing up at least two unrated games whenever you play Valorant. This is so you can enjoy the games and play matches with absolutely no pressure.

Enhancing Gameplay with Friends

Now, to make things more fun and productive, get some buddies to join you in those games. You’re going to be hitting two birds with one stone since you get to experience the game more while practicing teamwork with people you already know.

Exploring Ranked Matches

Now, after those unrated games, you can try a few ranked matches to get a feel of how the competitive side of Valorant works. And, since you have some buddies to queue up with, you can guarantee more teamwork and comms than having to queue up solo could even imagine.

The Importance of Skill Development in Gaming

Logic doesn’t exist in those ranks, and somehow they just hit every shot. I don’t know how it’s possible, but I have seen some of the best players come out of the lower divisions.

Repetition Enhances Game Familiarity

The more you repeat this cycle during your playing sessions, the more you become familiar with the game. And once you’re familiar with the game, your foundation becomes a lot more stable, allowing you to learn more advanced skills and mechanics later down the road.

Unlocking Calm Aim in Valorant

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Mastering Aim for Higher Ranks

And other than that, let’s talk about our other tips that you need to know when you start playing, which brings us to that next stage, which is Bronze. After grasping how the game generally works, that’s when you’re going to start paying attention to your aim.

Improving Your Aim in Valorant

Now, don’t worry, I’m not talking about drastic changes that magically allow you to one-tap your enemies. I’m talking about a simple and actionable habit that can help you pinpoint where your crosshair should be.

Utilizing Aim-Assisting Spots

So, for those who are in the Bronze ELO, look for aim-assisting spots in every single map. Valorant has been kind enough to give certain details like lines and markings throughout different maps that actually represent head-level aiming.

Mastering Crosshair Positioning in FPS Games

So, watch my crosshair and look how I position it. Right now, I’m maintaining head level throughout. I’m holding a quarter, I’m still maintaining head level, maintaining head level throughout this, maintaining head level. Now, watch how I position my crosshair when I come around here. Something that’s going to be a note is that there is going to be an elevation change right here.

Importance of Crosshair Placement for Accuracy

So, watch my crosshair and look how I position it. Right now, I’m maintaining head level throughout. I’m holding a quarter, I’m still maintaining head level, maintaining head level throughout this, maintaining head level. Now, watch how I position my crosshair when I come around here. Something that’s going to be a note is that there is going to be an elevation change right here.

Developing Strategic Crosshair Placement in Gaming

So when I’m coming around this angle, it’s like, okay, I want to transition onto the next angle. So obviously, I could do this first, but look how my crosshair shifts. I shift it to a higher elevation and now my crosshair is at head level for this angle.

Optimizing Crosshair Positioning for Tactical Advantage

Okay, then I’m going to have to transition it again because there could be a guy around this angle right here. And then I’m transitioning it again for this angle right here.

Understanding Crosshair Placement in Gaming

This angle right here, again for this angle. And I’m just going around and I’m maintaining headshot level for whatever I want to peek. So that is by definition what good crosshair placement is because in all fights, I’m aiming directly at their head, so I have the best chance of getting that instant precision kill.

Importance of Head-level Sight Lines

If you take a closer look, you’re going to notice how certain lines or certain markings on the walls where Yay is aiming show a head-level sight. If you trace these lines with your crosshair and you move sideways without moving your mouse, you’re going to notice enemy peers from that specific angle will align accurately in your crosshair.

Improving Your Game Sense in Valorant

Take a look at Ascent here, for example. You can see these common spots where enemies are peeking when defending. If you inspect the boxes and the walls more closely, you’re going to find a reference point to use for pre-aiming angles. This allows you to prepare a head-level aim to where you are peeking. With enough practice and custom in actual games, you can develop this habit into muscle memory.

Utilizing Reference Points for Pre-Aiming

Take a look at Ascent here, for example. You can see these common spots where enemies are peeking when defending. If you inspect the boxes and the walls more closely, you’re going to find a reference point to use for pre-aiming angles. This allows you to prepare a head-level aim to where you are peeking. With enough practice and custom in actual games, you can develop this habit into muscle memory.

Mastering Pre-Aim Angles in Valorant

Do take note though that this is applicable in every single map in Valorant. The more you practice these pre-aim angles, the more familiar you’re going to become with the landscape of each and every map. And that’s going to allow you to adjust your head-level aim accordingly. And since you’re already at head level, you won’t need to adjust your crosshair as much whenever you peek your enemies.

Mastering Utility Usage in Valorant

And at Silver, your familiar with utilities is really going to matter a lot for you to create openings, counter enemies, and win more rounds. You have to start understanding agents and their capabilities holistically. This is going to allow you to answer those questions like: What does my utility do? How long does it last? How can I use this to control space?

Understanding Agent Capabilities

And at Silver, your familiar with utilities is really going to matter a lot for you to create openings, counter enemies, and win more rounds. You have to start understanding agents and their capabilities holistically. This is going to allow you to answer those questions like: What does my utility do? How long does it last? How can I use this to control space?

Effective Utility Usage in Games

A good habit you can incorporate in your games to get used to utility usage is making sure you use at least two utilities per round. And no, that doesn’t mean you just throw it without having a plan in mind. Just incorporate it with your action or the team strategy. For instance, say you’re using Skye and you have a Jet on your team who’s planted a dry peeking angle.

Strategic Placement of Utilities

To maximize your impact, it’s crucial to strategically place your utilities in games. Whether you’re deploying smokes, flashes, or healing abilities, ensure they complement your team’s objectives. By coordinating with your team and aligning utility usage with your gameplay, you can significantly enhance your effectiveness on the battlefield.

Effective In-Game Strategies

Try saying, “Let me flash for you before you peek,” and do the action. That’s already a good application of the habit, exercising proactivity and supporting teammates while increasing your chances of safely getting a pick.

Optimizing Utility Usage

Another example is using Dog to safely gather info to either take or deny space. And just like that, you’ve been able to use two utilities that benefited the team. Keep doing those as much as possible in each round while still having a purpose in mind of why you’re using them.

Optimizing Utility Usage in Competitive Gaming

The more you exercise this habit with each agent you use, the more flexible you can become learning different applications for many utilities. Remember that the purpose of your utilities, hence the word utility, is to be useful. And they’re only going to serve a purpose if you actually use them to make rounds more winnable.

Strategic Use of Utilities

If you die or in the round with all your utilities intact, then you’re not going to make it through Silver. Now there are times when utility usage outclasses aim, and in fact, you can get kills and win rounds with utilities alone.

Improving Gameplay Beyond Silver Rank

Once you make it out of Silver and presumably with a decent grasp on basic aiming and utility usage, we’re going to start focusing on an entirely different but relevant aspect of the game.

Importance of Communication

And that is using your microphone. And no, it’s not to flame your teammates, be toxic to enemies, or to live the life of an e-thor.

Developing Effective Communication Skills in Online Gaming

Practice the habit of using your mic for necessary and helpful comms. Take it from who literally went from 0 to 100 in two consecutive games, one with absolute dead silence and another with efficient communication. Planted not a word was said by anyone else. I do the same thing. Oh, yo.

Benefits of Using a Microphone

Using a microphone in online gaming can significantly enhance your performance. Effective communication through voice chat allows for quicker coordination, strategizing, and team synergy, leading to improved gameplay experiences and increased chances of success.

Effective Communication in Gaming

One tap. One tap. This is so much better than last game. Never come back. If you think using your mic and communicating with your team is trivial, then you’d best be hard stuck in Gold.

Importance of Team Communication

One tap. One tap. This is so much better than last game. Never come back. If you think using your mic and communicating with your team is trivial, then you’d best be hard stuck in Gold.

The Importance of Communication in Valorant

Having the best aim or mastering agent utilities won’t guarantee success in Valorant if you lack team coordination. Effective communication is crucial in this team-based game. Avoid overwhelming your teammates with unnecessary details and frustrations. Instead, communicate important information such as enemy movements, utility usage, and tactical plans clearly and concisely.

Effective Communication Tips

To enhance your team’s performance, communicate essential information like enemy footsteps, utility deployment, and strategic intentions. Make concise calls for actions such as using smokes or flashing areas before pushing. Clear and timely communication can significantly impact your team’s overall gameplay experience.

The Importance of Good Communication in Team Games

Great comms include things like letting the team know what info you gathered, calling out your actions before doing them, telling them a play or a strategy you want to try. It definitely beats having to play Valorant, which is a team game, by the way, in complete silence, guessing your team’s intentions every single step of the way. Oh, and as a bonus, potentially morale-boosting comms. Definitely hype your team up after a great play or after winning rounds. If things go bad or people make mistakes, just reflect on it and say, “Nice try.” These are all the tiny details in communication that really matter in the big picture.

Effective Communication Strategies

Great communication in team games involves sharing information, pre-emptively announcing actions, and discussing strategies. It is crucial for enhancing teamwork and avoiding the need to make assumptions. Positive communication can also boost morale by celebrating successes and offering encouragement during setbacks. Acknowledging mistakes with a positive attitude can foster a supportive team environment.

Improving Team Coordination in Valorant

Now, if you’re in sync with your teammates, your strategizing capabilities can easily carry your ranked games for that much-awaited winning streak. So, once you’re able to rank up from Gold, I give you your well-deserved congratulations. You’ve successfully made it out of where most Valorant players get hard-stuck on. And coincidentally, since we’ve just discussed the habit of using your mic to be more in sync with your team, playing with your team is the habit you really need to work on in Plat. Now, what exactly do I mean by playing with your team?

Understanding Team Dynamics

Now, if you’re in sync with your teammates, your **strategizing capabilities** can easily carry your ranked games for that much-awaited winning streak. So, once you’re able to rank up from Gold, I give you your well-deserved congratulations. You’ve successfully made it out of where most Valorant players get hard-stuck on. And coincidentally, since we’ve just discussed the habit of using your mic to be more in sync with your team, playing with your team is the habit you really need to work on in Plat. Now, what exactly do I mean by playing with your team?

Tactical Team Play in FPS Games

We just talked about playing with your team. Say you’re holding a choke point on defense. Instead of holding it solo on one side, try calling for a teammate and set up a crossfire. One of you can act as bait or have someone else destroy info-gathering utilities like a drone dart and the like. This instantly increases your chances of getting multiple picks because the enemy team is going to have a hard time deciding who to shoot first.

Effective Choke Point Strategies

We just talked about playing with your team. Say you’re holding a choke point on defense. Instead of holding it solo on one side, try calling for a teammate and set up a crossfire. One of you can act as bait or have someone else destroy info-gathering utilities like a drone dart and the like. This instantly increases your chances of getting multiple picks because the enemy team is going to have a hard time deciding who to shoot first.

Teamwork Strategies in Gaming

This works similarly with peeking off a teammate’s contact or holding an angle high-low. Peeking off a teammate’s contact increases the chances of successfully picking off enemies since they’re focused on your teammate. The enemies are least likely to expect your swing from a completely different angle. Even if your teammate dies, you have the chance to trade him out and catch a few more off guard.

Effective Coordination

Now, on the other hand, playing a high-low setup while holding an angle induces shock and panic as soon as the enemy peeks you.

The Importance of Team Play in Gaming

There is a high chance their focus is going to get disrupted, messing up their aim and their crosshair placement. It’s another case of deciding who to shoot first for your enemy team, while you just mow them down as they peek you one by one. But playing with your team really isn’t limited to doing these setups.

Enhancing Coordination and Strategy

The goal of developing the habit of playing with your team is to lessen your tendencies of doing all of the unnecessary solo plays. So, if you want to take control of baths, do it with a buddy so you can trade and play off of each other.

Improving Team Play Strategies

Expecting someone holding a main, call for a double peek or flash and swing. There are dozens of ways you can play with your team, and I recommend you get used to it as much as you can to keep winning rounds.

Reaching the Diamond Rank

Alright, you’ve reached Diamond. You are going to be at the last stage of what could typically be considered low to mid ELO. Nevertheless, it’s definitely not a place for anyone to be complacent in.

Improving Your Shooting in Diamond ELO

As much as you’ve learned to steady your position while shooting in the early ELO stages, Diamond is going to require you to become a little bit more of a difficult target. So, what’s the habit you need to focus on here? Well, it’s strafing after each burst. Now, while in this ELO, it’s high time you’ll unlearn excessive habits of crouching, spraying, and ego peeking. Instead, you need to be smarter when taking extended duels.

Mastering the Art of Strafing

As you progress to the Diamond ELO, strafing after each burst becomes crucial. This technique helps make you a more challenging target for your opponents. It’s time to break the habits of crouching, spraying, and ego peeking. Focus on being strategic and calculated during extended duels to increase your chances of success.

Improving Accuracy in Shooting Games

That means if you miss your first accurate bullet or at least three to five bullets from your gun, then reset by strafing. If you’re wide open or hide behind cover. Since you’ve already made it this far, you also have to assume that the enemies you’re playing against have pretty dang good aim as well. Now, make it a habit to recompose yourself by moving around the playing field whenever you miss your first few bullets. The more complex your movements are going to be, the less accurate your enemies are going to be.

Strategic Movement

That means if you miss your first accurate bullet or at least three to five bullets from your gun, then reset by strafing. If you’re wide open or hide behind cover. Since you’ve already made it this far, you also have to assume that the enemies you’re playing against have pretty dang good aim as well. Now, make it a habit to recompose yourself by moving around the playing field whenever you miss your first few bullets. The more complex your movements are going to be, the less accurate your enemies are going to be.

Mastering Movement in Valorant

On top of being able to disrupt their expectations. Movement is going to be a huge factor in your grind out of Diamond. And while I gave emphasis on how you should be moving when taking duels, general movement when traversing through maps is also something you might want to practice more at this ELO. This means learning mechanics such as jump peeking and jump spotting. If you want to make the most out of agents like Raise, Jet, and Omen.

Strategic Map Navigation

On top of being able to disrupt their expectations. Movement is going to be a huge factor in your grind out of Diamond. And while I gave emphasis on how you should be moving when taking duels, general movement when traversing through maps is also something you might want to practice more at this ELO. This means learning mechanics such as jump peeking and jump spotting. If you want to make the most out of agents like Raise, Jet, and Omen.

Enhancing Your Gameplay with Mobility Skills

Enhancing your gameplay in shooter games involves mastering advanced movement techniques like air strafing or bunny hopping. These skills can make you unpredictable and enhance your mobility in-game. While not mandatory, mastering these techniques can greatly benefit players who main agile characters or agents. By constantly moving and being unpredictable, you gain better control over the battlefield. Take Asuna as an example; his exceptional movement skills set him apart.

Mastering Air Strafing and Bunny Hopping

Learning how to air strafe and bunny hop can give you a competitive edge in shooter games. These techniques allow you to move swiftly and unpredictably, making it harder for opponents to track or hit you. By incorporating these advanced movement skills into your gameplay, you can outmaneuver your enemies and gain a strategic advantage in battles. Practice these techniques to become a more versatile and skilled player on the battlefield.

The Importance of Proactivity in High ELO Valorant Play

Normally, you would have been dead in this scenario, but since he refuses to stand like a statue and just Rambo his way out, he dances around the whiffing bullets gracefully.

Transitioning to High ELO

Now, once you hit Ascendant, you are now officially within the transition to High ELO, where proactivity is a must rather than a recommendation. That’s why at this point, you need to develop the habit of fighting for neutral space. Now, what exactly is a neutral space in Valorant? Notice that unclaimed area between your team and the enemy team’s barriers before the round starts.

The Significance of Neutral Spaces in Competitive Gameplay

That’s what I’d like to call the neutral space. And whoever controls these neutral spaces gets an early advantage. Another question you might ask is, how does that become an advantage? Well, for starters, let’s say you’re on defending and the neutral space you want to control is Baths on Bind. Denying space in this area pushes back enemies to other parts of the map.

Strategic Importance of Neutral Spaces

That’s what I’d like to call the neutral space. And whoever controls these neutral spaces gets an early advantage. Another question you might ask is, how does that become an advantage? Well, for starters, let’s say you’re on defending and the neutral space you want to control is Baths on Bind. Denying space in this area pushes back enemies to other parts of the map.

Understanding Map Control in Valorant

Breaking it down even further, this allows you to manipulate where you want the enemy team to lean towards. Say you want to lead the enemy toward B because you have a good Cypher or a Killjoy setup there. Controlling neutral space is the most effective way to do it. On top of that, you get to claim free ult orbs, which is an easy progression for your ult, giving you a chance to use it early and cycle it quickly. You might think that it matters little, but in the bigger picture, giving up these spaces and free orbs is equivalent to giving up an advantage.

Strategic Positioning and Decision Making

Breaking it down even further, this allows you to manipulate where you want the enemy team to lean towards. Say you want to lead the enemy toward B because you have a good Cypher or a Killjoy setup there. Controlling neutral space is the most effective way to do it. On top of that, you get to claim free ult orbs, which is an easy progression for your ult, giving you a chance to use it early and cycle it quickly. You might think that it matters little, but in the bigger picture, giving up these spaces and free orbs is equivalent to giving up an advantage.

The Importance of Space Control in Valorant

Space controlled equates to map control and constant info gathered, which means you don’t always have to pre-check the neutral area with the utility, and you can hear rotations just a little bit better.

Ult Orbs Strategy

As for ult orbs, it is better if your team gets that plus one rather than the enemy team because ult progression only comes when you die or get a pick. Therefore, a free orb is a terrible thing to waste, especially if it comes with being able to control a neutral space. Just take a look at how Paper Rex managed to do a global pinch in their match against Evil Geniuses just by taking control of A and B long simultaneously. He’s not able to find any extra damage ’cause now we’re getting a little aggressive out of long B.

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The Arrival at Hookah

A face is about to happen here into Hookah. J spraying through just to make his exit. Doesn’t want to overstay his welcome here. Smoke comes down. Jing holding wide outside a shower or in shower.

Unwanted Exits

A face is about to happen here into Hookah. J spraying through just to make his exit. Doesn’t want to overstay his welcome here. Smoke comes down. Jing holding wide outside a shower or in shower.

The Intense Battle

This is watching on this extremity. Huge battle. Demon One just taking this one step at a time. Swings forward, looking for Jing, but Jing is able to line him up just a little bit faster. Damage not exchanged.

Demon One’s Strategy

This is watching on this extremity. Huge battle. Demon One just taking this one step at a time. Swings forward, looking for Jing, but Jing is able to line him up just a little bit faster. Damage not exchanged.

Intense Gaming Moment

C now for just trying to get himself across deeper into the site here. Double push-up now through lamps. Bot to make sure they hadn’t pushed out. Ohing forsaken comes up huge, catches him with Pain Shell in hand, gets the follow-up on Theo. Something, no way, no way.

Exciting Turn of Events

C now for just trying to get himself across deeper into the site here. Double push-up now through lamps. Bot to make sure they hadn’t pushed out. Ohing forsaken comes up huge, catches him with Pain Shell in hand, gets the follow-up on Theo. Something, no way, no way.

Ethan’s Struggle in the Game

Gets the knife in the back and twists it as Ethan will fall. Cal, as good as he has been, I think a 1v5 ace clutch might just be a bridge too far. But there’s the start. He finds the first one. Mindfreak says absolutely not, does not give him that second step, due to the simultaneous push on A and B long.

Cal’s Determination in the Match

Gets the knife in the back and twists it as Ethan will fall. Cal, as good as he has been, I think a 1v5 ace clutch might just be a bridge too far. But there’s the start. He finds the first one. Mindfreak says absolutely not, does not give him that second step, due to the simultaneous push on A and B long.

Analysis of Paper Rex vs. Evil Geniuses Match

EG became weary and got stuck for a while in A and B link. On top of putting EG on edge, PRX managed to secure both ultimate orbs and Demon One’s head for a 4v5 advantage.

Strategic Play and Tactical Advantage

Now, while this allowed EG to push through A main, PRX was aware of the space that they gave up, granting them the presence of mind in the retake. Overall, the early aggression and smart retake gave Paper Rex the round with two ult orbs as a lovely cherry on top.

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