Best Valorant Agents for Beginners: Key Takeaways
- Reyna is the best Valorant Agent for Solo Queue if you’re a beginner.
- Skye and Killjoy are the best Valorant Agents to unlock first for beginners.
- Phoenix and Reyna are the best Valorant Agents for aggressive playstyles.
- Sage, Skye, or Brimstone are the best Valorant agents for supportive playstyles.
- Killjoy and Sage are the best Valorant Agents for defensive playstyles.
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With now over 21 Agents in the Valorant roster, it can be daunting for newbies to choose a starter Agent. Some definitely look harder to play, while others are a bit more beginner-friendly.
To help the newcomers out, we’ve compiled a list of the best Valorant Agents for beginners. Feel free to take your pick.
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Reyna
The hands-down best Valorant Agent for beginners is Reyna. She has a self-reliant playstyle and doesn’t have any abilities that can affect her teammates. This allows for fewer team-based mistakes and no one screaming, “you blinded me!” in the comms.
Reyna is also a very forgiving Agent because of her ability to heal up if she can get a kill, allowing her to remain healthy throughout rounds. She also has a great get-out-of-jail-free card ability in her Dismiss, allowing her to take very aggressive peaks that very few Agents can get out alive from.
Brimstone
Next up, we have the sole Controller on our list. Brimstone is the only Controller Agent I can fully recommend for beginners. His smokes are very easy to use. You literally just choose where you want them to land and press a button. The rest of his kit is also very beginner-friendly but is more team-oriented than Reyna’s.
This allows you to help your team win games even if you don’t have the best aim in the world and don’t top frag. Your Stim Beacon gives your team a solid speed boost, your Incendiary can be used to clear corners, and your Orbital Strike is amazing at engaging battles or delaying Spike defuses.
Killjoy
If you enjoy a more defensive-minded playstyle, then Killjoy is the best Valorant Agent for you. She’s a solid pick in today’s meta that can single-handedly hold down a site. She’s very beginner-friendly because her abilities do most of the work for her.
After learning the best defensive placements for your site, Killjoy becomes an absolute beast. Just peek off of her utility, and you can easily get free kills while not doing much. The best part about Killjoy is that she’s also one of the best Valorant Agents currently in the game, meaning that she’s effective no matter the rank.
Phoenix
If you’re looking for a more team-focused Duelist than Reyna, then the hot-handed Phoenix is your guy. Phoenix is an overall well-rounded Agent. He has a flash, a vision-blocking ability, a molly, can heal himself, and a 2nd-life as an ultimate. What more can you ask for?
He may not be as easy as some of the others on this list, mostly because of the unique curve on his flash. However, he has a very forgiving kit and not that many mechanics to master, which still makes him a solid pick for beginners.
Skye
Initiators are often not great recommendations for beginners. However, Skye is probably the one exception. The hardest thing about her kit is properly learning when and how to use her Guiding Light (flash). Other than that, her abilities are pretty straightforward.
Use Regrowth when allies are low, use Trailblazer to clear corners and check close angles, and use Seekers to find enemies. That’s about it.
Sage
The final recommendation for today is Sage. Sage is one of the best Valorant Agents for beginners who prefer a more supportive playstyle. Sage can provide support for her team in a variety of ways.
She can heal up low allies, use her Barrier Orb to block enemies, Slow Orb to delay pushes, and Resurrection to bring back an ally in the round. There’s really not much you can mess up with Sage. You just have to know the proper timings, and you’re good to go.
