Summary
Riot Games’ latest entryValoranthas taken the entire gaming community by storm. A tactical shooter by nature,Valoranthas been dominating Twitch since its closed beta release. From casual players to big-name professionals, everyone seems to be on theValorantbandwagon.
A key part of the game is the different Agents present in it. Agents are the player-controlled characters inValorant, each of which possesses unique abilities and attributes. All the Agents are viable in the game, but some might yield more success compared to the rest, especially in a competitive mode. Here is every Agent inValorantranked, which will help players both in casual and competitive mode.
Updated on June 01, 2025, by Mehrdad Khayyat:Still pushing the boundaries of a competitive hero shooter, Valorant has been growing since its release more and more, with the player base quite happy about the steady stream of content, including new maps, new agents, and new game modes.
Aside from having a good aim, playing effectively in Valorant also depends on the Agents and using their abilities. Although winning the gunfights might be the ultimate requirement eventually, but the abilities could help to put enemies at a disadvantage and win fights easier.
27Deadlock
Sentinel
While being one of the latest Sentinels to be added toValorant, Deadlock also remains one of the least effective Sentinels in the game, as most of her abilities can be countered quite easily. Except forDeadlock’s X-shaped Barrier Meshblocker, which is her most powerful ability, the rest of her skills are not powerful enough to challenge the opponent.
Her Sonic Sensor traps can be bypassed by slow walking, and her Ultimate can be dodged easily before it can even get its target. The Gravnet Grenade, however, is another strong ability from Deadlock that can suppress the enemy movement in chaotic situations.
26Yoru
Duelist
Yoru is a strong Agent with a huge arsenal full of epic weapons. He’s a great Agent to play with either in solo or team games, as he can easily fend for himself when he needs to, and can lead to victory on his own too.
He combines the skills of Breach and Phoenix, as he can flash for himself and the team as well if need be. His style is not hard to master, so this Agent is great for starters, and even pro players revisit him often because of his set of abilities.
25Phoenix
One of the Agents with the highest solo carry potential, Phoenix is definitely a force to be reckoned with. Apart from massive damage potential, he also has self-sustain with his “Hot Hands” ability.
He is also one of the only two entry-fraggers in the game, making him unique. Overall, Phoenix has a very balanced kit, and he can solo-carry games. However, proper teamwork and coordination can tame Phoenix at higher levels of competition.
24Sage
Sage is one of the few Agents in the game who can heal other Agents, which significantly raises her value. She can entirely stop team push by enemies with her slows and her wall. On top of this, her ultimate allows her to revive any dead member of her team, making the game essentially a 6v5.
She can fill any role and is tremendous on both offense and defense. She falls to the middle of the pack in competitive play as most hardcore gamers favor offense over defense, but she’s still got her usefulness when placed with top-tier damage dealers.
23Reyna
Reyna is for players who like to live dangerously. She’s the master of close combat, with an epic set of abilities. She’s one ofthe best Agents to start out with, as she doesn’t have any complex skills, and can be handled easily while causing a decent amount of damage.
Also, when placed in the perfect position in a team, she can easily fend for herself, proving to be a great asset to the team. In solo games, she might be a harder character to bring to full victory because of her limited set of skills, but she’s definitely not the worst Agent out there. At the time of this writing, she has the highest kill-to-death ratio across all tiers of competitive play.
21KAY/O
Initiator
KAY/O is in a really tough place right now. While most skills from any Agent can be dodged by skillful players, KAY/O has such huge animations and warning signs from all four of his abilities that landing an attack feels like a miracle.
He still gets some use in competitive play when, inan ideal team composition, allies stack other Agents who can lockdown, stun, or otherwise restrict enemy movement. But this is more than the exception than it is the rule for poor KAY/O.
20Fade
Positioning is everything at higher tiers of play and nobody does it quite like Fade. Her seize ability ties groups of enemies to a single location, preventing them from running away. Haunt also reveals enemies in a specific location, taking the guesswork out of attackers hiding in cover.
Veteran teams that see her ultimate go off receive specific locations on how to hunt down and eliminate their opposition. Witha few pointers on how to use herand some solid communication, her ceiling is higher than her floor.
19Harbor
Controller
While ranked at the bottom among all Controllers,Harbor is not a bad agentin Valorant. However, when compared to other Controllers, his abilities are not as effective. So, when it comes to Viper, she has damage-dealing walls and smokes, or in Brimstone’s case, he has a great Ultimate that can earn kills or even Astra’s Ultimate is quite beneficial in controlling or taking a site, but Harbor isn’t just close to any of them.
While he has the ability to slow down enemies passing through his watery walls and smokes, it doesn’t seem enough to prefer him over other Controllers. Probably the only ability that does give Harbor a better advantage is his Cove shield.
18Vyse
As the latest Sentinel added toValorant, Vyse has an excessive focus on holding sites compared to any other Sentinel released so far.All the abilities of Vysehelp her to execute a pre-planned strategy, making it difficult to use Vyse effectively in attacking rounds before planting the Spike.
That being said, it doesn’t mean Vyse is a useless Agent. She has a powerful Ultimate that can be activated with only 7 orbs, and her abilities do not have an activation range, which puts him next to Cypher when it comes to effectiveness. The Shear (Q) ability is perfect for telling which side the enemies are coming from, and using it in conjunction with Arc Rose (E) gives a massive advantage to Vyse to kill trapped opponents.
