Competitive*: This mode is something like ‘Unranked’ but for players who have earned a rank.

Look out for multiple power-up orbs for a real boost! In this mode, weapons are randomised and everyone starts out with the same gun. All players carry a Spike, but only one spike can be activated at a time. All agents’ abilities, except their ultimate ability, are fully charged from the start, and the ultimate ability charges twice as fast as usual.

Spike Rush Mode: Play the best of seven rounds, or first to four points.

If all the members of a team are taken out before spike activation, the opponents gain a point If the defenders defuse it or the 100-second timer expires before the spike is activated, the defenders will gain a point. If they do this, it blows up the defenders and the attackers win a point. The attacking team must take their Spike to one of the designated spots and protect it for 45 seconds.

Unranked: You play the best of 25 matches in this game mode.

There are five different game modes, so everyone is sure to find their favourite way to play. There are a total of four game maps to play across in the various game modes. If you are killed you will automatically respawn elsewhere on the map. Kills you make generate green first aid boxes which boost health, armour and ammo. These agents fall into four different categories: duellist, sentinel, initiator and controller, each of which has different benefits and abilities in the game. The sixteen are: Astra, Breach, Brimstone, Cipher, Jett, KAY/O, Killjoy, Omen, Phoenix, Raze. There are 16 agents altogether, and you must put together the best five from the full list to assure your victory.

Spikes are bomb-like devices which must be planted and activated in order to succeed in your mission. Pro-tip: Orbs are found objects that give you ULT points, which boost your agent’s Ultimate ability bar. All these actions all earn currency which can be spent on extra weapons and abilities.

Agents all have unique skills which must be charged up before use, through kills, deaths, orbs or spike actions. The teams are comprised of five agents on each side, and must either attack or defend according to the AI’s whim. It is set in the near future in an alternative universe, with players taking the part of agents (this is what heroes are called in this game), choosing from characters taken from all sorts of cultures and countries all over the world. Valorant is a first-person hero shooter game.

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