Discover Your Perfect Role in Valorant!

Roles are a large aspect of valorant, every role is different, and finding one that suits your playstyle can make a great difference when playing. If you want to rank up and climb fast, finding the one that fits you will go a long way.

Why do agent roles exist?

Roles are essential in Valorant for creating a balanced team composition. Playing your role well requires an understanding of your agent and adopting a specific playstyle. It's crucial to choose a role that fits your playstyle and in-game traits to be effective. Let's break it down!

• Duelists: engage in fights

• Initiators: take control and get onto sites

• Controllers: control areas and pace of the game

• Sentinels: stall and defend positions

  

• Duelist: The duelist Duelist role is focused on winning space for the team.

• Duelists make aggressive plays safely with their selfish kit.

• Being the first to take a duel requires sharp mechanics.

• There are two subclasses of duelists: movement and flashing.

• Duelists are important in neutral zones to gain space around the map.

• Creativity plays a huge role in finding windows into defense.

• Communication with initiators is crucial for success.

• To excel as a duelist, you need solid mechanics, confidence, willingness to be aggressive, great communication, and a creative brain.

Initiator: Initiators are more than just knowing lineups and flashes, they gather info and make taking space easier.

• Good initiators set up plays with duelists and think ahead based on enemy weaknesses.

• Communication is important, as is understanding timers.

• Initiators are great for clutch players and those without great mechanics.

• Patience, consistency, map awareness, and communication are important traits for this role.

• If the initiator role isn't for you, there are two other roles to consider.

Controller: The controller role is often considered boring, but this is far from the truth.It requires players who think outside of the box and can systematically destroy the enemy team.

• The primary jobs of a controller are smoking off dangerous angles, denying information, and delaying enemies.

• Being consistent is crucial, as missing even one smoke can cost your team the round.

• Controllers impact the flow of every round, section off the map, and decide what bomb sites are open for their team.

• They create "timings" and manipulate the enemy team into holding positions where your team is nowhere to be found.

• Tempo is also a significant factor, with the controller agent largely dictating your team's pace.

• Each controller agent must be used differently from map to map, and some are even hybrid agents that can fill other roles.

• If you enjoy mastering the game through agent and map knowledge, insane macro, and perfecting your craft, the controller role may be for you.

Sentinel: The sentinel role is for players who want to control high-value areas of the map, like bomb sites and flanks.

• The sentinel role is all about setting traps for the enemy team and playing on your own terms.

• The goal of a sentinel is to control high-value areas of the map, such as bomb sites or team flanks on attack.

• Sentinels are equipped with utility that aids them in fragging out the enemy team and have a high impact if used properly.

• Good sentinels can adjust their trips, turrets, and mollies on the fly in an effective and unpredictable way, tailored to each map.

• Sentinel play is all about gaining an advantage through preparation and understanding the enemies' attack patterns.

• Sentinel utility is useful on attack as well, for preventing flanks and securing bomb sites.

• Planning ahead, setting traps, and beating enemies with your brain over aim is the essence of the sentinel role.

If you're new to the game or just trying to discover your perfect role, take the time to find which of these roles plays best to your strengths. If the strongest part of your game is mechanical skill then Duelist or Initiator may be right up your alley. Or if you consider your game sense and awareness to be top-notch, give the Sentinel and Controller roles a try! Spending just a bit of time to try roles and find your perfect fit will go a long way.