Riot Games’ latest entry Valorant has taken the entire gaming community by storm. A tactical shooter by nature, Valorant has been dominating Twitch since its closed beta release. From casual players to big-name professionals, everyone seems to be on the Valorant bandwagon.

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A key part of the game is the different Agents present in it. Agents are the player-controlled characters in Valorant, each of which possesses unique abilities and attributes. All the Agents are viable in the game, but some might yield more success compared to the rest, especially in a competitive mode. Here is every Agent in Valorant ranked, which will help players both in casual and competitive mode.

Updated on September 15th, 2022 by Hodey Johns: Valorant is a game designed with highly-competitive players in mind. The difference between the best and worst Agents in the game is razor-thin; a patch that increases or decreases speed or damage by a point or two has a ripple effect throughout the entire landscape. Since this list initially debuted, four more Agents have been added and the win rates at the highest tiers of play have moved dramatically. It has been reorganized to include the new Agents and shuffled so that the new best and worst ones are in their appropriate places as reflected by the statistical analytics of the community and tournament results.

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19 Chamber

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Despite having the second-highest kill-to-death ratio in the game right now, Chamber also has the lowest win rate. How can a character so deadly be such a burden on the team? Unfortunately, he's got weaknesses that, even the best advice, make him inadvisable.

The deceptive thing about kill-to-death ratios is that players don't have to kill many people to make them high. Chambers is great at locking down an area defensively, but he doesn't have much to help his team push on offense. He won't die often, but he also ends up not being a contributor either.

18 KAY/O

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KAY/O is in a really tough place right now. While most skills from any Agent can be dodged by skillful players, KAY/O has such huge animations and warning signs from all four of his abilities that landing an attack feels like a miracle.

He still gets some use in competitive play when, in an ideal team composition, allies stack other Agents who can lockdown, stun, or otherwise restrict enemy movement. But this is more than the exception than it is the rule for poor KAY/O.

17 Yoru

Valorant Yoru Walpaper

Yoru is a strong Agent with a huge arsenal full of epic weapons. He's a great Agent to play with either in solo or team games, as he can easily fend for himself when he needs to, and can lead to victory on his own too.

He combines the skills of Breach and Phoenix, as he can flash for himself and the team as well if need be. His style is not hard to master, so this Agent is great for starters, and even pro players revisit him often because of his set of abilities.

16 Omen

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Omen is the jack of all trades and master of none. His smokes are very useful and are super effective in blocking enemies’ vision. Omen is also a duelist and can be used as the primary source of damage in any team comp.

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His ultimate is very deadly, but enemies usually back off when it’s up, which makes Omen less useful. There are Agents in the game that are much better at providing damage or utility than Omen, and he is more of a role player than a carry.

15 Reyna

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Reyna is for players who like to live dangerously. She's the master of close combat, with an epic set of abilities. She's one of the best Agents to start out with, as she doesn't have any complex skills, and can be handled easily while causing a decent amount of damage.

Also, in teams, when placed in the perfect position, she can easily fend for herself, proving to be a great asset to teams. In solo games, she might be a harder character to bring to full victory because of her limited set of skills, but she's definitely not the worst Agent out there. At the time of this writing, she has the highest kill-to-death ratio across all tiers of competitive play.

14 Cypher

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Another scout Agent, Cypher is the king of information gathering. He can use his Trapwire to detect enemies, which allows him to easily hold bomb sites. He is great at controlling chokepoints, which makes it very easy to interpret enemy movements and set up potential traps.

Cypher has the potential to hold sites all alone, and this makes him one of the most popular Agents in the game. His ultimate can potentially find every player on the map just by scanning a nearby dead body.

13 Sage

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Sage is the only Agent in the game that can heal other Agents, which significantly raises her value. She can entirely stop team push by enemies with her slows and her wall. On top of this, her ultimate allows her to revive any dead member from her team, making the game essentially a 6v5.

She can fill any role and is tremendous on both offense and defense. She falls to the middle of the pack in competitive play as most hardcore gamers favor offense over defense, but she's still got her usefulness when placed with top-tier damage-dealers.

12 Jett

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At one time, Jett was by far the weakest Agent on the list. While she is the only Agent in the game besides Phoenix and Breach that can hyper-peak corners because of her signature ability Tailwind, she just had too little utility and power level that justifies running her.

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She still isn't big on utility, but her damage has become so strong that few characters survive a one-on-one encounter against her. She's not become something of an icon, recognizable in both cosplays and as a Minecraft model.

11 Phoenix

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One of the Agents with the highest solo carry potential, Phoenix is definitely a force to be reckoned with. Apart from massive damage potential, he also has self-sustain with his “Hot Hands” ability.

He is also one of the only two entry-fraggers in the game, making him unique. Overall, Phoenix has a very balanced kit, and he can solo carry games. However, proper teamwork and coordination can tame Phoenix at higher levels of competition.

10 Breach

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Breach is by far the best initiator in the game. Being able to flash peek the enemies and check multiple angles, Breach has so much utility that it sets up his team for success. No one is safe when Breach is in the game as his abilities allow him to peek through covers and walls.

This is a great asset and makes Breach one of the best Agents in the game. His ability ‘Aftershock’ is great for shutting down chokepoints to prevent a full rush by enemies and can also be used to locate enemies hiding in corners.