Hey iQOO Fam! 👋

Welcome back to VALORANT INSIDER!

Since many of you might be completely new to Valorant (especially with Valorant Mobile coming soon), I thought we'd kick things off with a simple guide:

“How Valorant Works.”

Let's get into it!

🎮 What Kind of Game is VALORANT?

Valorant is a 5v5 tactical shooter by Riot Games. Think of it as a mix of CS:GO's precise gunplay and Overwatch's unique character abilities.

The core mode is called “Unrated” (or Ranked), where teams fight to either plant or defuse a spike (bomb) across multiple rounds.

🔥 The Goal of Each Round

• Attackers: Plant the spike on a bomb site and defend it until it explodes.
• Defenders: Stop the attackers, or defuse the spike if it's planted.
• Win a round either by eliminating all enemies or by achieving the spike objective.

🕑 Rounds & Victory Conditions

• A match is played in Best of 25 Rounds (first to 13 wins).
• Teams switch sides after 12 rounds.
• If it's 12-12, there's Overtime with higher stakes!

💰 The Economy System

Valorant isn't just shooting - it's also managing your money.

• Every player earns Creds each round based on:

Kills

Spike plants

Round win or loss

• You use creds to buy:

Weapons

Shields

Abilities

Smart buying decisions can decide matches!

🎯 Agents & Abilities

Unlike pure shooters, Valorant's characters (called Agents) have special abilities:

Agents:

• Duelist
• Initiator
• Sentinel
• Controller

Abilities: 

• Signature Ability → Free every round.
• Basic Abilities → Bought like utilities.
• Ultimate Ability → Charged by kills, spike actions, or orbs.

Example:

• Jett → Dash around quickly.
• Sova → Reveal enemies with sonar arrows.
• Viper → Deploy toxic walls.

Your aim and gunplay still matter the most - but abilities add a creative twist!

🗺️ Maps

Each map has unique layouts, with bomb sites labeled A, B (sometimes C).

Learning callouts (names for places on the map) helps your team communicate fast.

Examples:

• Ascent → Mid control is crucial.
• Bind → Has teleporters for fast rotations.
• Haven → Has 3 bomb sites instead of 2!

🔫 Weapons:

Sidearms, SMGs, Rifles, Snipers, Shotguns, Machine Guns and Melee.

Each has:

• Different recoil
• Damage range
• Fire rate

Popular rifles:

• Phantom → Low recoil, great for close fights.
• Vandal → One-tap headshot potential at any range.

⭐ Game Modes (besides Unrated/Ranked)

• Spike Rush → Shorter, casual matches.
• Deathmatch → Pure shooting practice.
• Escalation → Gun-changing chaos.
• Custom Games → Practice with friends.

These are great ways to warm up or learn maps.

💡 Why It Matters for VALORANT MOBILE

All these fundamentals stay the same in Valorant Mobile!

• Maps
• Agents
• Economy
• Gunplay

Learning them now = BIG advantage when Mobile drops.

That's a quick crash course on how VALORANT works.

Next up in VALORANT INSIDER,

I'll dive into our Agent breakdown.

Stay tuned!

Thanks 

Signing Off @RockyFTW 

Moderator @iQOO Connect .