Entry Frag Part Four: A rundown of all VALORANT Agents

The Entry Frag series is here for its finale. By now, you should know the basics of communication, the weapons and economy, and the maps. Its time to finally jump into the server and pick your character. In VALORANT, these are called Agents, and they all come with unique abilities and roles.

In the Unrated and Competitive queues, you'll play 5v5 and duplicate Agents are not allowed. Sometimes it can be a race to selecting who you want to play. That makes it important to become familiar with more than one, so you are comfortable during every game.

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Brimstone, Jett, Phoenix, Sage, and Sova are available as soon as you download the game. All other VALORANT Agents must be unlocked through their Contracts. Activate the Contract and simply play until you've earned enough XP to add the Agent to your playable roster.

Read on to learn about all VALORANT Agents. You'll receive a rundown of their role, their abilities, and how they can impact a match.

Astra may be the most complex of all VALORANT agents. It takes a true wizard to master her abilities and assist her team. She has stars that you can purchase and place on the map from an RTS-style point of view. These stars are what you activate for each ability.

If you plan to pick this Controller character, know that she can accomplish things no other Agents can. Put in the practice hours and you'll be dominating your pushes, pulling off fake outs, and frustrating your enemies in post-plant scenarios.

Breach is the Agent you'll want to pick if you're keen on initiating pushes or stopping the other team from initiating theirs. He can force enemies to move or daze them to make them essentially ineffective for a short time while his team rushes in.

Maps like Fracture, Lotus, and Haven are where Breach shines. They have tight areas for his utility to trap opponents. Rip his Ultimate across an entire site when the enemy team is planting or attempting to defuse and you'll save the round for your team.

Brimstone is one of the OG VALORANT Agents. He remains a solid pick as a Controller character. With his smokes and incendiary to cut off pathways, he truly can control the map. The same can be said for his Ultimate, as it rains down fire on a large area.

One of the best things about Brimstone is that he can work on any map. If you're dedicated to making him your main pick, there's never a bad time. Drop a Stim Beacon and speed to a site with your teammates for quickness and efficiency.

The French sharpshooter can take on multiple roles in VALORANT. Though labeled a Sentinel, Chamber can frag out with the best Duelists. His kit allows you to watch the flank, shift positions, and save some credits using his gun abilities.

As Chamber, you can line up a shot and teleport away. If the enemy is aiming at you when you teleport, a teammate can swing and finish them off if you already haven't. Or you can just pick off the entire opposition with the Tour de Force, a pseudo-Operator that kills in one shot from the waist up.

Clove is listed as a Controller Agent, but they could really fit in both the Duelist and Initiator roles. The smokes may be the one thing making them a Controller. They can push fights with Meddle to decay enemies and lurk with great range on their Ruse.

The Duelist part comes in with their sheer ability to stay alive. Pick-Me-Up gives a speed boost and overheal, while Not Dead Yet brings them back to life. This is a VALORANT Agent you can use in many situations to throw the enemy off their game.

Cypher is the ultimate trapper. Out of all VALORANT Agents, he can deliver the most versatility. He can block lines of sight with his Cyber Cage and provide massive intel with his other abilities. Cypher is able to hold down an entire area without even having to be there.

Set up the Spycam and you're able to help a teammate elsewhere while keeping an eye on the other side of the map. This is a great way to delay an enemy push while your team makes their way over. Just know that his setup becomes obsolete when he dies on the round.

Deadlock joined the VALORANT Agent roster at the start of Episode 7 Act 1. This Sentinel is capable of stalling, trapping, and utterly dominating the opposition. The opening stages of an attack round aren't her strong suit, but she shines on defense and in post-plant scenarios.

The Barrier Mesh is incredibly tank and takes a lot of ammunition to destroy. This is perfect for blocking lanes and disrupting fast executes. In one-versus-one situations, utilize her Ultimate to all but ensure victory as she reels the lone enemy to their doom.

Fade is a latecomer to VALORANT, but she packs a mighty punch. Her abilities are enough to give away positions or send the enemy team running. Its all based around nightmares and darkness, which she channels into every move she makes.

Think of her as a mix of Sova and Omen. You can reveal enemies and leave them nearsighted. You can also take their hearing away with the Seize or Nightfall Ultimate. Defensive holds and post-plant setups are where she dominates.

Gekko completely changed the game when it comes to VALORANT Agents. It has little friends that can do a number of things. And all of them but Mosh Pit turn into a Globule after use, allowing you to pick them up for additional use after a cooldown period.

The option to plant or defuse with Wingman leaves you available to fight in that moment. This opens up all kinds of strategic possibilities. Pair that with being able to use his Ultimate two times in a round and you'll find maps with open areas just as inviting as those with tight knit spaces.

Harbor is a unique Controller. He's not the first elemental-themed Agent on the roster, but he brings something that other Controllers don't have. With him comes his Cove ability, which not only provides cover, but protection due to a shield.

His abilities are not all defensive, though. You can use them to make an offensive push. They'll separate enemies from each other and prevent them from escaping if they come in contact with the water. He can be invaluable on quite a few maps.

Iso is a Duelist that's great at taking space without sacrificing too much. He can move in with his shield, disrupt defensive holds with Undercut, and completely remove an enemy from the equation with his Kill Contract Ultimate ability.

If you've perfected your aim in VALORANT, give Iso a try. You can capitalize on his abilities with clean shots for easy kills. And there's nothing more satisfying than pulling an opponent into a 1v1 and winning to secure a round or put your a team a player up.

Jett is a fragger's dream. Everything at her disposal helps her rack up kills, which is her way of supporting the team. If you're looking for a Duelist, you can't go wrong here. She's pretty viable in every situation, as long as you can land your shots.

Her smokes and movement capabilities make it very easy to retreat or dash onto site. You'll also find a lot of success using the Operator. Take out an enemy and zoom into cover to avoid a trade. Just make sure you're playing off of your teammates and not going at it alone.

The enigmatic training bot has come to life. KAY/O is a suppressive initiator that can ignite pushes or keep the other team from advancing. He's got a damage-inducing pulse grenade, a flash to clear with, and the option to temporarily remove enemy abilities.

Like most Initiators, he works best in tightly contested areas. You'll need to find a spot to place your knife so that it can't be destroyed before activating. Then you can move in after revealing enemies there, leaving them helpless, and setting your team up quite well.

Killjoy can arguably hold a site down better than Cypher, but with one huge difference. She can't do it from across the map. Her abilities only stay active if she is within a certain range of them. This gives away that she's nearby if the other team is moving in.

Still, that info isn't enough to stop her. You can set down a turret to do damage and give intel. Then pair an Alarmbot with Nanoswarms for maximum damage. She even works well in post-plants, as she can activate her Nanoswarms when someone is defusing to force them off the Spike.

Neon is a speed demon, plain and simple. Thankfully, she's not a Duelist with only selfish abilities. Yes, most of her abilities help her frag out, but she does come with the Fast Lane. That sets up walls in which her teammates can hide behind as they proceed forward.

Once you set up the wall and drop a Relay Bolt in to clear popular angles, a great Neon player is just about unstoppable. This is especially true with her Overdrive Ultimate. If you can aim, the lightning beam can get you an Ace with very little effort.

Omen is a shadowy figure that uses it to his advantage. He comes with smokes that are a terror to move through. His teleporting abilities allow him to surprise enemies, get onto sites, and even create incredible fakeout plays.

The Controller also has one of the best flashes in VALORANT. Paranoia can go through walls and, not only blind, but deafen other players. He's a well-balanced Agent that can be a valuable member of any time. Omen is the standard for Controllers.

Phoenix isn't selected as often as other Duelist Agents in VALORANT, which can make him a devastating choice. No one expects it. So, if you pick Phoenix, you'll be able to overwhelm the enemy team with flames and more flames.

He can flash around corners, create vision problems, and molly to clear cubbies. Then comes the self-healing. Three of his abilities give him health. This lets your Skye or Sage focus on healing other players. After that, his a Curveball and full send it to take out the other team.

Raze is an explosive Duelist, quite literally. Every single ability she has blows up in some way or another. Her Paint Shells do it twice. Then she's go the Showstopper Ultimate which can wipe out multiple enemies if it connects when they're close to each other.

You'll want to be careful as it is easy to get overconfident with Raze. Use her on maps like Icebox, Bind, and Fracture. They have small areas where her grenades can do huge damage and hallways that cleared by her Boom Bot. This Agent is meant to get you kills, so use her as such.

There is no doubt that Reyna is the most polarizing of all VALORANT Agents. The "insta-lock" stigma surrounding her as made her hated by some, but it is incredible to have a teammate who can use her the right way.

She is a killer and kill is what she does. Use her flash to start your push. Hit those one-taps and heal up with Devour or escape to cover and reset with Dismiss. Or pop her Ultimate to be even more deadly and get boosted versions of her consuming abilities. You better top frag if this is your choice or you won't hear the end of it.

Sage can be utilized on any team. Every map has a site that Sage can lock down with her wall and it never hurts to have a healer available. Out of all VALORANT Agents, she could very well be considered the most useful.

The focus while playing as Sage should be to stay alive. Her slows will keep the enemy team at bay. Then you'll have the option to heal a teammate or yourself. Follow this up with a Resurrection on a fallen friendly to even the numbers. Her value cannot be overstated.

Onto Skye, she has similar value to Sage, but is more offensive based. She can only heal other VALORANT Agents rather than herself. She does come with some wonderful clearing capabilities, though. Her flash, Trailblazer, and Ultimate will give you a solid idea of where the enemy team is located.

The Australian isn't a must-have, but she won't hold the team back in any way either. The key to playing Skye is communicating with your teammates. Let them know what your utility sees. Advise them when you're going to flash so they can play off of it instead of getting flashed themselves.

Many believe Sova has been the best VALORANT Agent since day one. Intel is always useful and he provides plenty of it. His Recon Bolt reveals enemies and even gives away that someone is near if they destroy before it can scan. The same can be said for his Owl Drone.

You'll want to use his Shock Bolt to clear areas or hold enemies from pushing for a short moment. It always works great to prevent defuses. You can use Hunter's Fury for that, too. Learn helpful lineups for each map and losses will be rare.

Viper may only be useful on a few maps, but she can't be touched on them. Split and Icebox are great examples of Viper's important. She can clog up entire lanes with any of her abilities. Her Ultimate is unmatched when it comes to controlling the fight.

This is a VALORANT Agent you need to practice with, however. Try out different Toxic Screen and Poison Cloud placements, including one way setups. Then figure out how to use her Snake Bite on the planted Spike as an attacker. If you can master her, you'll have enemy players pulling their hair out.

Yoru is an interdimensional traveler. If you pick him as your main, there's so much you can pull off that other VALORANT Agents are simply not capable of. The tricks and outplays that can be performed with Yoru are a step above the rest.

Throw a Gatecrash for a quick rotation or flanking opportunity. Send your clone and follow behind it. The enemy team might shoot the wrong one and you'll be free to take them out. Not to mention, he can blind the opposition and provide position intel with his Ultimate. He's tough to learn, but it is more than worth it.

Now it's time to put everything you've learned from the Entry Frag series to the test. Let us know how you do and, as always, stay tuned to esports.gg for more esports news and VALORANT coverage.