Paths
Roles and compositions
In one line: Choosing an agent, understanding the four roles, initiators and information, team compositions and the agent by map matrix.
Who it is for
For players who want to understand what their role is expected to do, choose an agent with a reason and understand why some teams work better on some maps.
What you will know at the end
You will know what each role does and how they combine, how to choose a main agent and a backup, and how to read the agent by map matrix to pick based on the map.
6 steps
0 of 6 done
Step 1
How to choose an agent Free
- What to learn
- How to choose a main agent and a backup.
- What you can skip
- Nothing.
Step 2
The four roles in depth Free
- What to learn
- Each role's job, on attack and on defense.
- What you can skip
- Nothing: it is the center of the path.
Step 3
YouTube
How we design Agents // Dev Diaries
by VALORANT (Riot Games)
- What to learn
- Why every agent has a role and deliberate weaknesses.
- What you can skip
- The parts on internal development.
Step 4
Initiators and utility as information Premium
- What to learn
- Initiators and the value of information.
- What you can skip
- You can skim it if you do not play initiator.
Step 5
Team compositions Premium
- What to learn
- Why a composition works, and when it does not.
- What you can skip
- The compositions for maps you do not play.
Step 6
Agents by map Free
- What to learn
- Reading the agent by map matrix.
- What you can skip
- The rows for agents you will not use.