
It took me two years, but I finally got to Immortal inย Valorant ranked, and I did it by playing onlyย Chamber. Iโm only mildly apologetic about not expanding my hero pool. Chamber has been a blast to play, and he works fairly well on nearly every map. Riot Games has clearly taken notice of how strong he is,ย nerfingย the number of his Trademark charges from two to just one inย patch 4.09. Fortunately, the rest of his abilities remain unchanged.
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As someone who dislikesย Overwatch with a passion because of the multitude of abilities that negate gunplay, I loved the fact that two of Chamberโs abilities are literally guns. Chamber is also a great agent for the chaos of ranked play. Unlike agents likeย Sovaย who depend on teammates following up after your utility, Chamberโs kit is extremely easy to play off. If your trap beeps, everyone knows it means that a flank is coming.
You also have full control of how much value you get from Headhunter and Trademark. All you have to do is hit your shots, without worrying if someone will follow up on your flash or smoke.
I Played A Ton Of Deathmatch To Get To Immortalย In Valorant Ranked

That aside, climbing the ranks in Valorant is less about the agent you play and more about improving your individual mechanics. While all the videos about getting so-called Immortal-level aim in a month with the help ofย aim trainersย may seem a little specious, ranking up in Valorant does in factย depend a lot on your aim.
Ranked remains a supremely uncoordinated experience, so if youโre winning the majority of your aim duels, youโll be winning a lot more games. Iโm not trying to discount the importance of good game sense, positioning, and ability usage, but aim has felt like the biggest differentiator by far.
I didnโt suddenly decide to use an aim trainer, but I did begin to play a lot more deathmatches than usual. Deathmatch is a great way to warm up before matches, and it helps you familiarize yourself with different angles on various maps.
I personally like to play deathmatch without sound, so I can focus on crosshair placement and improving my reaction times when seeing an enemy. This mode shouldnโt be about holding an angle, cranking up your volume, and waiting for someone to run into your crosshair.
Whatโs interesting is that deathmatch actuallyย has its own MMRย that is independent of your ranked MMR. This means that you could potentially queue into much higher-ranked players, giving you the chance to go head-to-head against them.
As you improve and matches get harder and more unforgiving, youโre forced to step up your game in order to compete. In comparison, youโre only competing against yourself in an aim trainer.
Watching Pro Games

Another thing that helped me was watching pro matches. Youโll always learn something from studying someone better, whether itโs a strong angle to hold, where to stand on site in anticipation of a push, or nifty utility usage.
On top of that, I also stopped tilt queuing. If youโre on a losing streak, just stop and pick it up another day. Being in the right state of mind and feeling confident plays a big part in winning games. If you donโt think you can win a duel, youโre not going to win it.
Finally, grab a buddy that you can queue with. The grind is always a lot more fun with a friend, and it helps to have someone else to rely on. 5-stacking is probably one of the worst ways to climb, because it means that youโll be playing against other coordinated stacks, which is a formula for incredibly sweaty games.
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