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The first-ever Spotlight Series Americas event is coming to the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles from December 6-8!

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Spotlight Series Americas Starts December 6

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Common Ground with Mel, Zander & Sean Gares

Watch the new episode of Common Ground!

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Official Ruling from the VALORANT Competitive Operations Team. 



Competitive Ruling: Chetan “Chet” Singh

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The battle for a spot in VCT Americas 2025 is up for the fight.

Who will advance to the VCT? VCT Ascension 2024

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The forms to get tickets will be open until September 6.

Pre-registration is open: Get your tickets for VCT Ascension Monterrey

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Everything you need to know about the upcoming competition.

Format Explainer: VCT Ascension Americas 2024

The top teams from the Americas Challengers Leagues will compete for a spot in #VCTAmericas

Everything You Need to Know: Ascension Americas 2024

The VALORANT Block Party is hitting Los Angeles, New York City, Mexico City, and São Paulo!

VALORANT Block Party: VCT Americas Finals

VALORANT Challengers NA 2024 Stage 3: Everything You Need to Know

Don't miss any of the VCT Americas Stage 2 action from June 22nd to July 21st!

VCT Americas Stage 2: Leave Nothing to Chance

Embark on a journey with our duelists from the floors of their family shops to the pinnacle of VCT.

Common Ground: Donuts with Jawgemo and Aspas

C0M, johnqt, and heat lit up the stage during the second week of VCT Americas!

Bring up the heat: Top 5 Plays of VCT Americas Stage 1 - Week 2

Frag out in the first act of EVOLUTION with the new Team Deathmatch game mode, ensnare the competition with Norwegian Sentinel Deadlock, explore the progression system update, and add some cold iron to your loadout with Neo Frontier and a new Battlepass.

YOUR MOVE // Episode 7: Act I Kickoff - VALORANT

Get some frame-perfect plays with the new Radiant Entertainment System skins, explore the return of Bind, and level up your collection with a new Battlepass in the last act of REVELATION.

GAME ON // Episode 6: Act III Kickoff - VALORANT

Phase one of Premier starts small so we can go big.

Announcing VALORANT’s Premier Alpha Test

The journey from the beginning of the year to now has narrowed the playing field from thousands, to 16. This is VALORANT Champions 2022.

FEAR/NONE | VALORANT Champions Cinematic

12 teams from around the world are meeting to fight for glory in the second international event of 2022.

VALORANT Masters Copenhagen 2022: Format Explained

In 2023, we are introducing major evolutions to the VALORANT competitive ecosystem. Here’s a preview of our vision to turn VALORANT into a multigenerational sport in 2023 and beyond.

The Future of Competitive VALORANT

Chamber arrives, updated Esports features, and the 5-stack returns to the Competitive queue.

VALORANT Patch Notes 3.10

Anti-cheat team brings the updates on cheaters in VALORANT Episode 3.

VALORANT Anti-cheat: Fall 2021 Update

Turn up the pressure during Episode 3 Act II. Catch a glimpse at what’s in store with this kickoff trailer.

Turn up the Pressure // New VALORANT Act Kickoff Trailer

Rank distribution, Account Levels, and skins are covered in this Ask VALORANT.

Ask VALORANT - Aug. 27

A big Viper bug fix, new crosshair settings, and network updates.

VALORANT Patch Notes 3.03

More bug fixes as we continue to evaluate the hefty Patch 3.0 changes.

VALORANT Patch Notes 3.02

KAY/O arrives, two Battlepasses, Account Leveling, and more YR1 events.

What’s New in VALORANT Episode 3 Act I

Pretty much everything gets a change or two. Agents, Weapons, Competitive, performance—it just keeps going.

VALORANT Patch Notes 3.0

Number five on the NA leaderboards, Campion is looking to take his Tier 2 team to the top.

FORMATION Stories: Campion

From clutch to Duelist, JohnQT aims to put his VALORANT region on the map.

FORMATION Stories: JohnQT

VALORANT Patch Notes 33 ⅓: The Final Patch

Viper and Yoru changes crank the heat. Bucky is tweaked and HRTF audio arrives.

VALORANT Patch Notes 2.06

You don’t have to instalock Duelists to make it to the top. Learn how this Sova main dominates the leaderboards.

FORMATION Stories: 1witness

This one goes out to all of you who feel like the system is holding you down. How does Rank Rating and MMR work in VALORANT?

Ask VALORANT - Rank Rating Edition

A fresh Battlepass, Astra drops in, Prime//2.0, and Competitive matchmaking updates.

What’s New in VALORANT Episode 2 Act II

Act II brings Astra, comprehensive Competitive matchmaking updates and Tactical Voice Over to help with call outs.

VALORANT Patch Notes 2.04

This week, we address the Rank Rating penalty for queue dodge, and look at the knife hit detection.

Ask VALORANT - Feb. 24

The state of match remake, Agent keybinds and some thoughts on Spike Rush.

Ask VALORANT - Feb. 11

An in-depth look at the Competitive changes today and the rest of Episode 2.

Competitive Changes: 2.02 and what's next

Running accuracy changes for rifles, Competitive system shifts, and needed bug fixes.

VALORANT Patch Notes 2.02

Two big league questions on running/shooting accuracy and rank rating answered here.

Ask VALORANT - Jan. 28

Our anti-cheat analyst gives you the latest on what we’re doing to stop cheaters in the new year.

VALORANT Anti-cheat: Winter Update

Adjusted AFK restrictions, light Jett touches, and a major changes to Split.

VALORANT Patch Notes 2.01

Rank rewards, how does the Rank Rating work, and more on this EP2 Competitive breakdown.

VALORANT Episode 2 Act I Competitive Changes

All the Episode 2 Act I releases: Yoru, Battlepass, Run it Back bundle, and loads more.

What’s New in VALORANT Episode 2 Act I

AFKers, blocking others, and smurfs. All this and more on the next Ask VALORANT.

Ask VALORANT - Dec 04

Today we are releasing the initial versions of the VALORANT competitive policies for esports.

Competitive Policies & Rules for VALORANT Esports

All the Act III releases and why you’re getting a new map early.

What’s New in VALORANT Act III

Riot Games presents VALORANT: a 5v5 character-based tactical FPS where precise gunplay meets unique agent abilities. Learn about VALORANT and its stylish cast