CS2 became Steam's most played title with over a million global players. Arms Deal update introduced weapon skins, later expanded to 63 total. Operation Shattered Web added purchasable agent skins in 2019
Ascent is second most popular Valorant map with 20.46% pick rate. Located in San Marco, Italy, defender-friendly with 51.20% win ratio. Strong communication and callout knowledge crucial for success
Liam Byrne, known as Brimstone, was a firefighter and soldier in Baltimore. Joined Kingdom Corporation after witnessing the death of friend Tariq Porter. Became commander of VALORANT Protocol under the alias "Brimstone"
Raze and Fade excel in Duelist-Initiator dynamic with unique utility. Jett and Skye form classic Duelist-Initiator combo. Kayo and Reyna provide aggressive site pushing capabilities. Sova and Cypher excel in gathering map information
Harbor is an Indian-born Agent with ancient water control abilities. Former REALM agent Varun Batra gained powerful water-controlling artifact. REALM framed Batra for stealing artifact and pursued him across Asia. VALORANT Protocol rescued Batra and recruited him as its twenty-first agent
Norwegian operative Deadlock is VALORANT's twenty-third Sentinel. Survived attack at The Vault facility in Svalbard. Lost left arm after being bitten by radivore. Received prosthetic arm and joins VALORANT HQ