In Valorant, one has to nail their aim, and at the same time, monitor the map all while making the most of their agent’s abilities. For newbies though, starting out with this in mind is rather overwhelming. Fortunately, there are several agents available in the game with straightforward abilities that do not require much thinking or complicated techniques to use, as with the hardest Valorant agents to play.
By using these easy-to-use Valorant agents, beginners can simply concentrate on honing their aim and movement and mastering the mechanics of Valorant.
The first agent on our list of best Valorant agents for beginners is none other than Brimstone, he also happens to be on our Valorant agents tier list. The controller role isn’t the easiest to master. However, for players looking to learn and excel at it, Brimstone is the ideal choice.
Brimstone’s Sky Smoke, despite having a map range restriction, is the easiest smoke to place in the game. Unlike other agents, such as Viper and Harbor, players would not require lineups to place their smokes. Additionally, it has a pretty long duration and a larger size. This allows beginners to worry less about smoke timings while focusing more on their aim and securing the win.
Securing rounds, be it on attack, are made a lot easier due to his ultimate Orbital Strike. All players need to do is pick a spot and drop the orbital strike laser. This orbital strike laser is capable of killing all enemies within its vicinity. If that is not enough for the post plant, Brimstone has another ability called Incendiary. This is an incendiary grenade launcher. Once the grenade touches the floor, it results in that area being on fire. If enemies go into the exact location, they will lose health at a drastic rate.
Another central point is his ability to stimulate beacons, which are beacons that, once a player passes through them, grant a 12-second boost in their fire rate, reload speed, and movement speed. This is the ideal ability to use on an attack to help the team push onto sites.
The first duelist on our list for best agents in VALORANT for beginners is none other than Phoenix. The agent from the United Kingdom is one of the most popular within the game. The agent has been a part of VALORANT since its early beta phase.
For many, Phoenix is the go-to pick for a player who has played games like Counter-Strike. The reason is that Phoenix is all about the aim and focusing on aggression. Similar to a grenade, Phoenix has an ability known as hot hands. This is a fireball that Phoenix can throw at a given area. As a result, the enemies in that area are receiving damage. Phoenix’s second ability is known as Blaze. This is a wall for fire that can either be made to move straight or even curve according to the player. Enemies that go through this wall will receive damage as well.
Similar to flash bangs that can blind enemies, Phoenix has an ability called Curveball. This ball of fire, once it makes contact with a structure, will blind everyone in its line of sight. The unique aspect of this flash is that it has a curved projective movement.
The Ultimate ability of Phoenix is known as Run It Back. This is one of the best abilities in the game for a beginner. It takes the least amount of Ult orbs (6) compared to the ultimates of other agents in VALORANT. Once activated, if Phoenix dies, he will return to the spot where the player had activated this ultimate. Once he returns, Phoenix will have full health points, including the armor the player had at the time of activating the ability.
One unique aspect of Phoenix is that he also possesses a passive ability known as Heating Up. If Phoenix stands in his firewall or the area covered by fire, he will heal his health.
The next player on our list of best agents in VALORANT for beginners is Sage. Sage boasts one of the highest pick rates in the lower ranks of VALORANT competitive play. This is mainly thanks to her straightforward kit.
The Chinese Sentinel agent is the ideal comfort pick for Valorant beginners who are into a less chaotic and more team-oriented playstyle. Players using this agent can focus on improving their aim while also supporting their team when possible. Whether a skill aimer or not, a beginner playing Sage can still make a solid contribution with her abilities in the game.
While she lacks traps for detecting flanking opponents like other setinels like Chamber and Vyse, Sage excels at defending sites like other sentinels. Her Barrier Orb is a giant ice wall that takes a whole magazine to destroy, and her slow orb hampers enemy movement by reducing it. It might take some practice to place the Barrier Orb just right, but players will pick it up quickly. Within the recent VALORANT Patch 11.04, the agent received changes concerning her abilities as well to help her place her wall further away. Despite being beginner-friendly, Sage should never be underestimated. Alongside her healing skills, she can revive a fallen teammate, which is indeed a game-changer, especially in nail-biting clutch situations.
Since all her abilities focus on supporting allies, Sage players should brace themselves for endless cries of “I need healing!” and “Revive me, Sage,” but that is something they might eventually get used to.
If engaging in duels is the player’s game, their best bet would be Reyna. With her self-sufficient and straightforward abilities, she is easily one of the best agents to main at the start of the game.
Players who pick Reyna are rewarded when taking 1v1s with her ability to pick off opponents and swiftly get away with it through her Dismiss. They can also heal themselves, no Sage needed. She may not be as mobile as Neon, Jett, and Raze, but her Leer is what allows her to take space. It only blinds enemies, making it less punishing compared to Phoenix’s flash.
The catch is that Reyna does not offer much utility for her team directly. With most her abilities only benefiting herself, she needs to have sharp aim to do the job of a duelist. The upside is that Reyna’s abilities require no tough mechanics and setups, allowing players to solely focus on their aim, movement, and game sense.
The finally Place alarmbots and a turret, let them do the work. That sums up Killjoy’s gameplay, which makes her a go-to agent for beginners who prefer a reactive/passive playstyle in Valorant.
Her abilities revolve around playing with traps, adding more ways to win rounds beyond just raw aiming skills. The German genius’s Alarmbot can alarm the team about enemies in its vicinity and chase them, making them vulnerable. Once vulnerable, the enemies will take double damage from bullets. When paired with Nanoswarm, a damaging grenade, it will deal severe damage to them and potentially give a player easy kills.
Then there’s her turret, a sentry gun that shoots at enemies in a 180-degree cone. Not only does it detect their presence, but opponents also receive damage from it. New players would be pleasantly surprised by how many unexpected kills they can score with it. Trust us, this turret has gotten quite a few kills even during VALORANT Champions Tour tournaments.
Ultimately, Killjoy’s Lockdown covers almost an entire site, and enemies caught inside are detained after a short wind-up time. This either stops them from pushing further into the site or kicks them out of the area. Altogether, this enables her to single-handedly defend an area or even an entire site from attackers, showcasing the classic strength of Sentinels in Valorant.
There are loads of setups to pull off with Killjoy, but as a new player, just chucking bots into tight spots can seriously mess with enemy plans. After all, a new player is likely to be matched up against players of the same level or ones who are more experienced. They may be clueless about how to deal with such sneaky setups.
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