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Ranks and RR, Act resets, placements and what boosting costs.
Cover image for Ranks explained Ranks & rules 9 min VALORANT · Ranks

VALORANT Ranks Explained (2026): Every Rank from Iron to Radiant

Every VALORANT rank from Iron 1 to Radiant: how the 25 divisions work, how RR moves you between them, what changes at Immortal and Radiant, Act Rank and ranked rewards, and where most players sit.

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Cover image for RR and MMR Ranks & rules 9 min VALORANT · Rank Rating

VALORANT RR and MMR Explained (2026): How Rank Rating Really Moves

What Rank Rating and hidden MMR are, every RR rule from promotion to Rank Shields, what decides how much a win or a loss is worth, the 2026 changes, and how to read your own gains.

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Cover image for Placement matches Ranks & rules 8 min VALORANT · Placements

VALORANT Placement Matches Guide (2026): How Many Games and Where You Land

When VALORANT asks for five placement matches and when one is enough, how the game decides where you land, the Ascendant 3 cap, what happens to Immortal and Radiant, and how to prepare.

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Cover image for Act rank reset Seasons 9 min VALORANT · Acts and resets

VALORANT Act Rank Reset Explained (2026): What Resets and When

How VALORANT's six Acts a year reset your rank: the full resets at Act I and Act IV, the one-game placements in between, Act Rank and the ranked gun buddy, the V26 calendar and how to plan around it.

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Cover image for Immortal and Radiant Ranks & rules 9 min VALORANT · Immortal and Radiant

VALORANT Immortal and Radiant Guide (2026): RR Thresholds and the Top 500

How the top of the VALORANT ladder works in 2026: RR from Immortal 1 upward, every region's Immortal 2, Immortal 3 and Radiant thresholds, the top-500 rule, demotion, queue rules and a plan to climb.

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Cover image for How to rank up Climbing 9 min VALORANT · Climbing

How to Rank Up in VALORANT (2026): RR, Rank Shields and a Climb Plan

How RR and hidden MMR move from Iron to Ascendant, Rank Shields and demotion, the games a rank really takes at your win rate, and a solo-queue climb plan: account checks, agent pool, round habits and when to stop.

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Cover image for Party rank restrictions Ranks & rules 8 min VALORANT · Parties

VALORANT Party Rank Restrictions (2026): Who Can Queue Together

Which ranks can queue Competitive together in 2026: the rank limits for duos and trios, why four-stacks are banned, the Immortal rule, the RR cut for mixed five-stacks and what happens if a party member cheats.

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Cover image for Agents for solo queue Gameplay & roles 9 min VALORANT · Agents

Best VALORANT Agents for Solo Queue (2026): Eight Picks That Carry Alone

Eight agents whose kits work without a coordinated team — two Controllers, two Duelists, two Initiators and two Sentinels — why each one suits solo queue on patch 13.09, what to watch out for, and how to build a pool.

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Cover image for Agent roles explained Gameplay & roles 8 min VALORANT · Agent roles

VALORANT Agent Roles Explained (2026): All 30 Agents by Role

What Duelists, Initiators, Controllers and Sentinels do on attack and defence, all 30 agents by role up to Hush, the five newest agents, how teams combine the roles and how to pick yours.

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Cover image for Penalties and bans Safety & bans 9 min VALORANT · Penalties

VALORANT Penalties and Bans Explained (2026): AFK, Dodges, Comms and Cheating

Every VALORANT penalty from a warning to a permanent ban: what AFKs, dodges, friendly fire, toxic chat, cheating, account sharing and boosting cost, how penalties escalate, and the Act 5 ban numbers.

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Cover image for Economy guide Gameplay & roles 9 min VALORANT · Economy

VALORANT Economy Guide (2026): Credits, Buy Rounds and Every Gun Price

How VALORANT's economy works on patch 13.09: what wins, losses, kills and plants pay, what every gun and shield costs including the Bandit and the Warden, the four kinds of buy, and when to save or force.

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Cover image for Map pool Gameplay & roles 9 min VALORANT · Map pool

VALORANT Map Pool (2026): Every Competitive Map and Rotation in Act VI

The seven maps in VALORANT's Competitive pool for Act VI, every rotation of 2026 patch by patch, what each map asks of you, the new Map Rating and how to learn a map that has just come back.

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Cover image for Crosshair & sensitivity Gameplay & roles 9 min VALORANT · Aim settings

VALORANT Crosshair and Sensitivity Guide (2026): eDPI, cm/360 and Settings

How VALORANT sensitivity really works, eDPI and centimetres per 360, what the pros use, converting from CS2 and other games, a test to find your own number and a crosshair that helps instead of distracting.

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Cover image for Best settings Gameplay & roles 9 min VALORANT · Settings

Best VALORANT Settings (2026): Graphics, FPS, Latency and PC Specs

The VALORANT settings that matter on Unreal Engine 5: Riot's PC specs, every graphics option with a competitive value, frame-rate caps, NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2, multithreaded rendering, mouse, HUD and audio.

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Cover image for Premier guide Gameplay & roles 10 min VALORANT · Premier

VALORANT Premier Guide (2026): Divisions, Premier Score and Playoffs

How VALORANT Premier works in 2026: who can play, building a team, zones and divisions from Open to Invite, weekly matches and Premier Score, the playoffs, Contender eligibility and the road to Challengers.

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Cover image for Is boosting safe? Safety & bans 8 min VALORANT · Account safety

Is VALORANT Boosting Safe? Riot's Rules and Anti-Boost (2026)

What Riot's Terms of Service and the new Vanguard Anti-Boost system say about boosting and account sharing, the risks that are real, how piloted, duo and coaching orders differ, and the steps that lower the risk.

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Cover image for VALORANT boosting cost Boosting & prices 9 min VALORANT · Prices

How Much Does VALORANT Boosting Cost? Every Rank Priced (2026)

What decides the price of a VALORANT boost — the rank, the RR you gain per win, the service and the options — with live prices from our checkout engine for every rank and a dated comparison with four established sites.

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Cover image for Duo vs solo boost Boosting & prices 8 min VALORANT · Boosting

VALORANT Duo Boost vs Solo Boost: Which Should You Pick? (2026)

Solo (piloted) and duo VALORANT boosts compared: who plays, where your login is, Riot's party rank limits, what Anti-Boost says about each, how speed and price differ, and which one suits you.

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Cover image for Become a VALORANT booster Booster jobs 8 min VALORANT · Booster jobs

How to Become a VALORANT Booster (2026): Requirements, Jobs and Pay

What BoostPirate asks of a VALORANT booster, which rank opens which jobs, how the application works, what the jobs pay today, the 70 to 90 percent tiers, when you are paid — and Riot's rules.

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Cover image for Hush agent guide Gameplay & roles 8 min VALORANT · New agent

VALORANT Hush Guide (2026): Abilities, Tips and How to Unlock Her

Hush, the telekinetic Duelist of patch 13.09: every ability and how it works, combos that use them, how to play against her, how to unlock her, and what else the patch changed.

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All games · SeasonsSeason Calendar & CountdownsCS2 Premier, FACEIT, WARDOGS, League of Legends and VALORANT season dates, what resets, and live countdowns. VALORANT · RRVALORANT RR CalculatorYour rank, RR, RR per win and loss and win rate in: the RR, net wins, games and days to your target, plus the booster quote. VALORANT · SensitivityVALORANT Sensitivity ConverterYour CS2, Apex, Overwatch 2 or Fortnite sensitivity as VALORANT sens and back, with eDPI and cm/360 at your DPI.

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