There are many reasons to raise your ranking in Valorant. You may want to hone your skills and improve your gameplay, and the best way to do this is to compete against stronger opponents. You might be fond of Diamond rank badges or higher, or you just want to show off to your friends. Regardless of the reason, it's important to remember that choosing the right characters plays a significant role in ranking up. The Bo3.gg editorial team has selected the ten best Agents in the current meta, using which, with a certain degree of persistence, you will be able to climb the Valorant rank ladder.
Brimstone
Our list starts with a steady participant in any Valorant meta: Brimstone. One of the first Controllers added to the game during the closed beta, Brimstone remains relevant today. Thanks to his simple yet effective abilities, this agent does not require masterful skills. His key abilities, Sky Smoke and the ultimate Orbital Strike, can be used from any point on the map, allowing him to effectively control passages and Spike planting points. Interestingly, today, Brimstone's overall win rate is 50.4% according to tracker.gg, which is the highest among all agents.
Reyna
The next agent we recommend is for readers who have excellent shooting skills. Reyna is a classic Duelist who cannot win encounters based solely on her abilities. If you have a good aim, then the Mexican assassin is your choice. Thanks to the ability to absorb the health of dead enemies, you will come out fully healed from most shootouts. Her low-point ultimate will allow you to take down the entire enemy team on your own. However, choosing Reyna is quite hard because, according to statistics, she is the most frequently chosen agent, with a pick rate of 12.0%.
Jett
Another representative of the Duelist class, unlike the previous agent, Jett requires not only shooting skills but also perfect mastery of the character. This is due to the fact that her abilities Tailwind and Updraft significantly change the character's location. When using them, it is important to accurately calculate your endpoint so as not to hit a wall or fly directly into your opponents. The hero requires perfect control, which is confirmed by her win rate of 49.5%, so we recommend taking her only if you have dozens of practice matches under your belt.
Viper
A controller, although not in the top ten Agents with the highest win rate, does an excellent job with her role. All of Viper's abilities will help you secure a position, and her ultimate does it best. With Vipers Pit, you can control a huge area, all enemies within which will have limited visibility and reduced health. The strength of the ultimate is compensated by its cost; activating the ability requires nine points, which can be hard to accumulate without kills.
Sage
The next Agent perfectly embodies the term support. To be useful to the team, Sage does not require special skills. With Healing Orb and Resurrection, you can restore health or resurrect the most combat-capable ally, while Slow and Barrier Orbs will help delay enemy Agents. Sage is an ideal choice if you can't shoot perfectly, but want to help the team while staying behind the action.
Astra
This Controller cannot be considered the easiest Agent, but with the right use, Astra can bring a lot of benefits. The main ability of the agent is her ultimate, with which you can divide the map in half. Also, during the ultimate, you can place a spatial rift that will block bullets and muffle all sounds on the other side. As with Jett, we recommend playing a few trial matches before choosing this agent in ranked games, because without experience there is a high chance of missing with abilities.
Raze
A Duelist who does not require special skills, a lack of shooting skills can be compensated by her abilities. The extremely powerful grenade Paint Shells, which deals damage twice at the point of explosion, and the ultimate ability Showstopper will allow you to kill all enemy characters with a single accurate shot. The peculiarity of the agent is that even if you have no practice with her, it will not complicate the gameplay significantly. You can avoid using the difficult ability Blast Pack, and fight only with grenades and wait for the ultimate.
Like Jett, Raze is an extremely valuable Duelist with special movement capabilities. Her Blast Pack allows you to soar through the air with explosive speed, but be careful, as doing so effectively requires practice. Raze also has the capability to do a lot of damage with her abilities, as both the Paint Shells grenade and ultimate ability Showstopper can take out multiple enemies at once. Her final ability, Boom Bot, is also a very useful tool at clearing out angles and gaining information.
Killjoy
As with Brimstone, no professional tournament is complete without Killjoy, which means choosing this Agent in a ranked game will never be a mistake. The peculiarity of her abilities lies in map control and reconnaissance of enemy positions. In this, her Turret, which you can place in a secluded location, and the inconspicuous robot Alarmbot help. The most important skill for which professionals love Killjoy is her ultimate - Lockdown. Within a large radius, you can detain all enemies who did not manage to leave the dome. This is especially effective when taking a site either on an execute or in a retake.
Omen
Even though this mysterious agent is far from the top in terms of win rate, with only a 48.8% chance of victory, in skilled hands he can be extremely useful. Omen's main advantage over other agents is his mobility. Thanks to Shrouded Step, you can easily escape from a firefight or move behind enemy lines. His global ultimate, From the Shadows, allows you to teleport to any point on the map. This is especially useful when you have the Spike and your team is distracting the enemies. We want to emphasize again that this hero is quite specific and requires practice, so we advise taking him only if you are well acquainted with him.
Phoenix
Our list concludes with one of the most simple Duelists - Phoenix. At first glance he seems difficult, this is due to the peculiarity of his flash skill Curveball, which can only be thrown to the left or right. The other abilities of the British assassin are quite simple, with the Molotov-like Hot Hands and the fiery wall Blaze not only damaging opponents but also healing Phoenix, which is especially useful in firefights. His ultimate, Run it Back, is considered one of the best in the game as it, gives you an extra life. During its use, you can run ahead, scout all the necessary information, and even if you are killed, you will return to the point of use with full health. An interesting fact that few people know - Run it Back not only brings you back to life but also restores health. That is, if you used the ultimate at 50 HP and were killed, you will return with 100 HP, and it also works on the ammo reserve in the magazine.
Now you know which Agents in Valorant are the best for quickly climbing the ranks. We would like to note separately that choosing an agent is a very responsible step that affects the outcome of the match. So if you don't have experience with the desired character, we recommend practising in normal matches and different modes before starting the fight for ranking.
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