Riot Games continues to publish interesting facts about VALORANT every now and again. The developer has officially announced the most-played agent in 2022. Despite the fact that agents such as Chamber, Viper, and Sage predominated the game, Reyna emerged victorious.
VALORANT confirmed on Twitter that Reyna is the most-played agent in 2022. It was shocking since gamers anticipated agents like Chamber or Jett to be at the top of this ranking, but Reyna completely outperformed the competition with 78.7%.
Top 5 Most Played Agents
Reyna (78.7% Pick Rate)
Since her release, Reyna has been regarded as one of the best agents with whom to move up the ranking ladder. A skilled Reyna player can make a significant difference, especially in the lower ranks. If Reyna players make their shots and take smart duels, they can easily win the team or match MVP.
This is why many players prefer to lock in Reyna since playing her well means making a significant impact and having the chance to collect a lot of RR to rank up. Some also think that Reyna’s kit makes her simple to use and understand.
However, despite having the highest pick rate in 2022, she is not used as much in competitive play since duelist mains tend to use Jett more.
Sage (75.7% Pick Rate)
Sage is another staple on the ranking ladder. The general consensus is that you can never go wrong with a Sage on your VALORANT roster, and she is probably the easiest sentinel to play for players looking to take on a supportive role.
Sage has also seldom strayed from the meta. While other agents may better fit a team’s unique strategy or composition, Sage is never a terrible decision. This is why she has kept her pick rate reasonably high over the previous six months.
She’s in a good spot, and her pick rate is unlikely to fall very soon.
Jett (64.7% Pick Rate)
For a long time, Jett was an overpowered agent who was never penalized for playing too aggressively. After multiple rounds of nerfs, the developers arrived at today’s version of Jett, the major difference being the mechanics of her dash. Jett is less spontaneous since she must predict the time of her dash ability, yet she still scores high in total pick rate.
Jett’s continued high pick rate is comparable to Reyna’s—Jett has a lot of effect with her aggressive approach, and more impact for your team typically implies more RR. However, she is still the common pick in ranked and pro play, where she continues to be the top duelist played in the 2022 VCT.
Chamber (57.7% Pick Rate)
Chamber is an agent who caught the VALORANT community by storm almost soon after his release, and the devs have worked tirelessly to balance the French agent ever since. Chamber’s greatest problem was that his attacking powers overwhelmed his defensive abilities, which should have been his primary priority as a sentinel.
Players used Chamber as an offensive asset in both professional and ranked competitions. Duelist players in the VCT even chose him. His playstyle has slightly changed as nerfs have been applied, but he remains popular. Chamber is a versatile agent with enticing utility, but his selection rate might fall in the future if he is nerfed even more.
Omen (40.8% Pick Rate)
Omen is a classic VALORANT agent for many fans. Many players who desire to play a controller agent and offer smokes for their team will start with Omen since his smokes are easy to place, and he has a lot of mobility thanks to his teleport.
Several controller agents have come and gone in the meta, but Omen has been the most picked controller in ranked play for the last six months.
VALORANT Tier List
S-Tier
Sova
Sova has become one of VALORANT’s greatest intel-gathering Agents after the Cypher nerfs. Certainly, he’s a complicated character, but putting in the effort to master him will be well worth it.
The Agent provides a unique technique for gathering intelligence by mastering some lineups using Sova’s bolts. His Owl Drone, on the other hand, is not to be overlooked, as it allows for an ideal entry into a site when combined with an ally directly behind it.
While he was nerfed in Episode 3 like most Agents, he is still a must-have in every game. His ability to spy ahead is unequaled, and having an Owl Drone or Recon Dart is like having a sixth man on your team.
Also read: Sova Agent Guide
Killjoy
Killjoy’s abilities extend far beyond the scope of her Sentinel position. While her talents make her one of the most effective Agents on defense, she can also be incredibly useful on offense. Her Nanoswarm grenade may be quite effective early in the round — even if not activated, it provides crucial area denial. The same is true for post-plant situations.
Thanks to the huge Chamber nerfs, she’s pretty much a must-pick Sentinel on all maps except for Breeze and Bind.
Viper
Viper continues to be one of, if not the most viable Controller in VALORANT. Her smokes allow her to support her team in pushing onto site, and her Snake Bite is a great ability for post-plant scenarios and for stalling enemies. Thanks to her kit working around a poison theme, she can quickly shred enemies.
If you need to secure a location on your own, there isn’t a smoke Agent better prepared than Viper thanks to her Ultimate.
Jett
Jett has held the top rank for a long time. However, the latest nerfs in version 4.08 have evened out the playing field. Riot initially nerfed her Blade Storm, then her Cloudburst, and finally her whole kit in Episode 3. The nerfs, however, were insufficient. Riot nerfed Jett again after VCT Masters Berlin, this time disabling the right click on her Blade Storm and one of her smokes.
Despite all of the nerfs, Jett remained at the top of the VALORANT meta. The Operator boosts in Episode 3 did assist her in remaining on top (without them, she likely would have gotten knocked down the tier list).
Also Read: VALORANT VCT LOCK//IN! Teams to Watch Out For
A-Tier
Raze
Raze is a Duelist that specializes in area denial. All of her abilities will keep the opponents on the defensive while you take the fight up close and personal.
With a Boom Bot providing vital intelligence, a Blast Pack to propel her into positions that offer her a vertical advantage, and up to two sets of cluster bombs with a devastating radius, it’s clear to understand why Raze can be destructive on both Attack and Defense.
Not to mention her devastating Ultimate, which can be used at both close and long range. Raze’s grenades guarantee that he remains a fixture in the majority of team compositions.
Fade
Fade’s abilities, together with her blinding and lockdown abilities, make her an excellent Initiator. The Agent’s skills, designed around the theme of Fear, may make anyone feel afraid when Fade is in a match.
Although she isn’t a Duelist who can rush in for early frags and get away with it, Fade is more than capable of playing at a high speed using her tool set to suppress and hunt down foes.
Also read: Fade Agent Guide
Omen
Omen is an outstanding Controller who can be a game-changer in tight scenarios. Omen’s toolbox allows him to flawlessly set up beneficial circumstances for his squad, whether it’s defending or taking over a post-plant site or denying the opponent control of an area.
Omen is the controller with the best kit for doing solo plays. In a less coordinated environment, he can also play several angles that might not be cleaned or flushed out with utility. Given how useful the Agent may be in most scenarios, you should try to get him in every game if you understand his abilities and role.
Chamber
Chamber has been in VALORANT for quite some time, and after multiple balance tweaks, the Agent has established himself as one of the strongest options in the game. The French Sentinel is in A-Tier, with his kit combining elements from other Agents such as Yoru’s teleport and Killjoy’s alarm bot.
Chamber had a fantastic run until he was smacked with a slew of nerfs in version 5.12. However, even with the changes, he still continues to dominate the game in the right hands.
Yoru
Yoru was unable to unseat any in-meta Duelist despite his kit occupying a niche in the lurker position.
Although he wasn’t significantly handicapped, his equipment was just inferior to everyone else’s. His flashes were simple to avoid, his teleportation was too audible, and his footsteps did not entice anybody. His Ultimate was the only creature that could penetrate behind enemy lines and acquire information.
Since his recent rework, Yoru has become an excellent pick for many players. Yoru finds himself in A-tier, thanks to his ability to crowd-control hostile Agents.
Brimstone
At first, Brimstone appeared to be replaceable with other Controllers. However, owing to a slew of boosts distributed early in Episode 2, his popularity has risen.
He is far better than he was before recent buffs and modifications going up to Episode 4 Act 3. He is likely the ideal Agent to have by your side for a swift site hit, with longer Sky Smokes, a longer deploy range, and a cheaper Incendiary Molotov. Furthermore, his Orbital Strike ultimate may close off whole locations, like U-Hall on Bind, providing you with a lot of control.
His buffs also bring to the table the question of which smoke Agent you should bring. Brimstone may be preferable on specific maps, such as Bind. Yet, as the competition between Omen, Astra, and Viper heats up, Brimstone is frequently disregarded in the current meta.
B-Tier
Sage
Despite the nerfs, her Slow and Barrier Orbs are useful for temporarily enclosing particular areas of a battlefield – the latter may also be used to boost on top of stacked boxes (or similar structures) to offer you a height advantage when peeping for information or an early kill.
Apart from Sage’s Orbs, the Agent’s Resurrection Ability can tip the scales in your favor, especially in a tight circumstance when the man-advantage might be crucial. Even though it now costs eight points, it is still the best ability in the game.
However, she’s bumped down to B-Tier since there are more useful Agents you can use instead of Sage. Unless you intend to be a Sage main, she is easily replaceable in most maps.
Reyna
Not to say Reyna is a bad agent. In fact, she’s great! She is the most-played agent for 2022, after all. However, we put her in B-Tier because her gameplay depends on the player using her. Her skills make her selfish, and if the player behind her isn’t a good Duelist, you’d only get a subpar Reyna at best.
With fewer charges of her Devour and Dismiss, she can’t be as aggressive because the harm is now permanent. At the very least, the souls now drop even while assisting, rather than only killing.
Breach
Breach is one of VALORANT’s most well-rounded Agents, capable of going into combat with all weapons blazing without the flare of Jett and Phoenix. Aftershock and Flashpoint are both meant to help you to break past opposing lines, making them ideal for when your team is seizing a site.
Breach’s Signature and Ultimate abilities have the potential to drastically destabilize the battlefield in the blink of an eye. Both Fault Line and Rolling Thunder make obtaining map control very simple if you have the appropriate information about the enemy’s whereabouts.
Why is he in B-Tier? Like Reyna, Breach’s capabilities in-game highly depend on the player behind him.
Astra
Astra needs a little too much “big brain” energy for VALORANT. She has the potential to be fantastic in the proper hands – and the pros definitely made use of her at the Masters – but she’s a tough nut to crack for the average Joe.
Her kit is so full of features that she’s nearly an all-in-one controller. It’s more a case of what she can’t do with smokes, stuns, gravity wells, and a massive screen that blocks damage and sound.
The main disadvantage used to be Astra’s complexity and vulnerability. Despite the fact that players have overcome such disadvantages, the Agent’s subsequent nerfs have significantly weakened her place in our VALORANT Agent tier ranking.
Neon
While many Agents rocket to the top of the power rankings almost immediately after their debut, Neon fell short. The fast-paced Filipina Duelist wasn’t a bad addition to VALORANT when she debuted in Episode 4, but she doesn’t perform as well as the other Agents on this list.
Nonetheless, the Duelist’s rocket-like speed and electrical energy annihilate everyone in her squad’s path, making Neon a lot of fun to play. Her effectiveness also depends on the player using her; in the right hands, she could be a menace. Maybe we’ll see her getting a buff in the near future, allowing her to move up the VALORANT Agent tier list.
Cypher
Cypher was previously VALORANT’s king of intel. With Patch 1.11, he was forced to hand up the throne to Sova. He’s still useful, but losing his Trapwires after death has impacted his standing on tier lists.
He can still be the one-man army he used to be, securing places with cameras and cages and reporting back to his colleagues on what he sees or doesn’t see. His Neural Steal is also quite useful for reading enemy moves and forcing their hand, and its lower cost in Episode 3 undoubtedly helps even now.
However, he is easily replaceable with Sova and Fade for intel gathering, and other Sentinels offer a more diverse skillset, making Cypher, not exactly a popular choice.
Skye
Skye didn’t exactly have a hyped introduction to VALORANT; she entered in a whisper. Nevertheless, as time passed, players figured out the Agent’s abilities, and she’s now being put to good use.
She was also one of the lucky ones to leave Episode 3 with a buff. She did lose one of her flashes, but she can now regenerate charges in the middle of a round, and her concussion is much more effective.
Skye is the greatest at breaking onto locations thanks to her heals, flashes, and other usefulness. While her learning curve is steeper than that of other Agents, those who master her will be rewarded handsomely.
KAY/O
KAY/O was released during Episode 3 Act 1, and he quickly climbed the ranks into the S-tier. After a few months, though, KAY/O had swiftly slid to the bottom of the tier list and then worked his way back up.
Regardless of how effective KAY/flash O’s is, the Agent can be tough to execute correctly, leading many players to avoid selecting KAY/O. Yet, new nerfs in patch 5.07 have relegated KAY/O to the B-tier, making him a significantly weaker Agent in VALORANT.
C-Tier
Phoenix
Phoenix is a perfect example of VALORANT’s “most average” Agent. He’s nothing to write home about, but he’s also not horrible. The British Duelist performs his job, and that’s all there is to it.
He’s one of the bigger team members among the Duelists, sacrificing himself for the entrance frag with his Run It Back ultimate. His flashes are also incredibly powerful, and he can heal himself if he is injured.
Despite the buffs in patch 5.01, Phoenix remains the roster’s worst Duelist. Good Phoenix players, on the other hand, look excellent in any scenario.
Harbor
Harbor is an Indian Controller who joined the VALORANT ranks with patch 5.08. With a bullet-proof smoke barrier and other utilities like a wall and AoE concussions, this Agent seems like a must-pick in every game on paper.
However, he has since struggled to find his place in the meta. Other Controllers still offer very obvious advantages over Harbor, especially those that can use post-plant lineups and more smokes.
There you have it, our own VALORANT Agent tier list, ranked from S-Tier to C-Tier. Because Riot is eager to make modifications to VALORANT in order to balance the roster, don’t be shocked if this list is swapped and updated to reflect that.
Also read: Harbor Agent Guide
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