Valorant

All the latest Valorant news, guides, and features covering Riot Games' 5v5 tactical shooter.

Valorant tier list - the best agents for Season 2026 Act 4

Valorant tier list: Neon, Omen, and Killjoy

Next Valorant Night Market 2026 dates

Valorant Night Market: The full range of red and black Crimsonbeast skins in Valorant

Valorant codes: Killjoy in a yellow jacket wearing a green beanie is holding a rifle.

Valorant codes (July 2026)

Masters at work: how Riot grew Valorant into their second global esport.: An image of Sage from Valorant; an Asian woman with long black hair tied in a ponytail with traditional Asian dress conjuring blue, icy energy

Masters at work: how Riot grew Valorant into its second global esport

Valorant's Neon is "curbed" for now, but Riot says "balancing her is definitely challenging"

Valorant's Neon is "curbed" for now, but Riot says "balancing her is definitely challenging": An image of a woman with blue and yellow hair reclining on her hands pouting, metal inlays on her face and across her nose

New Valorant map Summit breaks some core FPS rules, forcing you to "adapt on the fly"

An image of a woman with long, dark hair tried back into a ponytail looking at a giant, crystalline snake that's emerging from the darkness

Valorant is Sage-posting again, and the timing doesn't seem to be a coincidence

Valorant Sage Deadlock socials post: Sage next to her crystallized alt

Valorant Twitch drops and how to claim

Valorant Twitch drops: the hooded Miks with his hazel eyes and brown hair

One of the best multiplayer games, Valorant

Valorant ranks order, distribution, and ranking system explained

Valorant DDoS claim 12.10: Miks wearing a yellow and purple hoodie

Valorant players claim they're being DDoS'd mid-game, as patch 12.10 descends into bug fiesta

Valorant's Breeze gets put into timeout, and it's all because of a stack of crates

Valorant Breeze disabled 12.10: Cypher with his wide-brimmed hat and covered face, with Breeze in the background.

Valorant Masters' anthem is a unique look for VCT, and it brings one of the UK's finest back to the stage

An image of Vyse from Valorant, a woman wearing a white suit with roses on the shoulders and a black, futuristic helmet

Riot responds to Vanguard "bricking" claims: "We would not, and cannot, impact your PC's functionality"

An image of Killjoy from Valorant drinking a coffee looking at a holographic computer screen

Riot clarifies Trainwreck's Valorant ban: "This wasn't just a five-stack with friends on their own accounts"

Riot Games addresses the Trainwreck Valorant ban - Agent Sova puts fingers to his head.

Valorant's Neon is losing some pep from her step, and shotguns haven't escaped the nerf hammer

Valorant Neon shotgun nerfs Patch 12.09: The blue-haired Neon

Valorant's Neon is going to Riot jail due to a bug, and she's coming back next patch a changed agent

Valorant Neon disabled PC exploit changes coming: Neon with her lightning blue hair

Former TSM and Moist Moguls Valorant player sym dies in accident

Valorant sym accident: sym grins while competing with TSM

All Valorant skins, bundles, tiers, and prices

Valorant's latest patch brings heartbreaking Sage lore update, and the rework rumors are looking more likely

Valorant Sage lore patch 12.08 rework rumor: Sage with her long black hair, covered in crystals

New Valorant update brings ranked to Skirmish, and introduces the Kuronami 2.0 collection for skin aficionados

Valorant Skirmish ranked Season 2026 Act 3: Phoenix checking himself out in the camera

I tried the new Valorant e-dating website, and I think I'm scarred for life

I tried the new Valorant e-dating website, and I think I'm scarred for life: An image of Viper from Valorant, a woman with short dark hair, glowing green eyes, wearing a black suit with green, snake-inspired motifs

Valorant gets its biggest VCT shake-up ever, and it could be the best thing to happen to it

Valorant Champions Tour 2027 format: Killjoy with her green beanie, glasses, and yellow jacket

New Valorant agent Miks is channeling pure sonic power, and he could be my next instalock

Valorant new agent: Miks with his brown hair and hood

Best Valorant crosshair codes used by pros in 2026

Valorant's April Fools' dating sim is real, and you can play it right now

An image of cartoon versions of Killjoy, Raze, and Vipre from Valorant on a pink sequence background

Riot confirms a Valorant Harbor rework will finally pull him out of the dumpster

A Valorant Harbor rework will finally drag the unloved controller out of the dumpster - A bearded man reaches up in desparation.

Best Valorant settings for optimized PC performance

Best Valorant settings for fps

Valorant system requirements

Valorant system requirements: Gekko with Bind map in backdrop

Valorant is finally getting the thing we've been asking for since day one

Valorant is finally getting the thing we've been asking for since day one: A blue-haired girl with metal over her nose smirks into the camera

Riot agrees that Valorant's gunplay isn't the focus anymore, but that's changing

Riot agrees that Valorant's gunplay isn't the focus anymore, but that's changing: A dark-haired woman with a stripe painted across her face wearing a jacket and black lipstick conjures shadowy red monsters from her hands

New Valorant patch adds League of Legends' best feature to ranked

New Valorant patch adds League of Legends' best feature to ranked: A Latino man wearing orange sunglasses with black hair and a white streak stands in front of a hallway full of lights

"Over 500,000" Valorant players given toxicity and behavior warnings last year

Valorant: Reyna poses holding a gun up in the air

New Valorant agent Tejo is a slick explosives expert

New Valorant agent: A man in an opened cream shirt and sunglasses holds a pistol in one hand

With Valorant's help, this AI VTuber just beat a massive Twitch world record

Neuro-sama and her turtle creator, vedal

LoL and Valorant esports teams can soon partner with betting platforms

Riot Games Lol Valorant betting

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Valorant console just dropped - yes, I'm serious

A woman with black bobbed hair wearing a gas mask looks over her shoulder, pointed by her jumpsuit, holding a glowing green short shotgun in her left hand

Does Valorant have crossplay or cross-progression?

Valorant crossplay: Valorant agent Clove can soon be enjoyed on consoles and PC

Valorant is disabling an entire game mode due to a mysterious bug

Valorant patch 9.01: Harbor poses in front of a blurred image of a Valorant map

New Valorant weapon skins bring the game a bit of Star Guardian magic

New Valorant weapon skins bring the game a bit of Star Guardian magic: One of the familiars coming to Valorant sleeps atop a gun.

Valorant dev confirms it has "been working on replays" in new update

Valorant dev confirms it has "been working on replays" in new update: Raze stands holding her gun while smiling at the camera.

Valorant boss says Riot "needs to do better" about player harassment

Valorant EP says Riot Games "needs to do better" after harassment incident - Deadlock, an Agent in the multiplayer FPS with blonde hair.

While new FPS games struggle, Riot says Valorant is okay

While new FPS games struggle, Riot says Valorant is okay: A white woman wearing a futuristic gas mask with green eyes and her hair in a bob frowns into the camera as blue neon lights shine on either side of her

iBUYPOWER debuts new Valorant gaming PCs, available at Best Buy

iBUYPOWER x Valorant gaming pc against an orange background

New Valorant Agent Clove breaks all the rules, Riot says

New Valorant Agent Clove breaks all the rules, Riot says: A young person with short black hair, blue eyes, and freckles wearing a choker, black jumper, and a pink and grey hoodie summons a glowing purple butterfly on their finger, smirking into the camera

New Valorant Agent Clove is the best bits of Sage and Astra in one

New Valorant Agent Clove is the best bits of Sage and Astra in one: A young person wearing a pink bodywarmer over a white long-sleeved shirt and black leggings sitting in front of the Valorant V symbol, purple smoke coming from their hair

New Valorant patch notes finally add the only skins we ever wanted

New Valorant patch notes finally add the only skins we ever wanted: A pretty woman with blue and yellow hair and glowing amber eyes with a plaster across her nose looks into the camera smirking

How to check your Valorant purchase history

Valorant needs to take one huge leaf out of Overwatch's book

A woman with black hair in a bob and glowing red eyes raises a gas mask to her mouth looking into the camera

Is Valorant Steam Deck compatible?

Valorant Steam Deck

A Valorant fan favorite feature is finally returning, but not for long

agent iso from valorant in a squad

Is Valorant on Steam?

Is Valorant on Steam: a group of people sit around wondering what to order for dinner.

New Valorant agent Iso isn't Jett, but he might just replace her

A man with glowing purple eyes looks down the barrel of a gun into the camera as numerous different arms extend from his back in a symmetrical pattern

How to uninstall Valorant

How to uninstall Valorant: a soldier wearing a backwards cap, holding a large shotgun.

Valorant patch notes - 7.08 update adds much-needed smoke changes

Valorant patch notes - 7.08 update: A ghostly figure in a tattered purple cloak with glowing blue scratch marks for a face stands holding a rifle in his right hand

Valorant patch notes - update 7.07 pulls controversial ranked changes

Valorant patch notes - update 7.07 pulls controversial ranked changes: A man in a wide brimmed tan hat wearing a black mask that shows glowing blue eyes stands holding a circular disk in his hand across his chest in a yellow background showing a Pagoda

Perfect Valorant crosshair helps you tame pesky recoil

Perfect Valorant crosshair helps you tame pesky recoil: A slender woman with a black and green skin tight suit stands next to a black man wearing a white jacket with a circular symbol on the back looking out of a plane door

The next Valorant agent is one for the "ego-fraggers"

The next Valorant agent is a Duelist - Gekko, the green-haired Initiator, cuddling one of his bird-like buddies.

Valorant patch notes - update 7.06 finally brings ranked restrictions

Valorant patch notes - update 7.06 finally brings ranked restrictions: A suave man wearing a white shirt with a blue waistcoat leaning on a golden gun stands next to a Chinese woman with blacj hair tied back in a white kimono conjuring a ball of ice in her right hand holding a rifle in her left

Valorant patch notes - update 7.05 tackles competitive rank boosting

Valorant patch notes: a woman with short hair wears a purple top and pants, wielding a big gun in one hand

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