Valorant - Most Popular Agents Per Map Tier List
Valorant has a wide roster of agents to choose from, each having their own pros and cons. Each agent's abilities allow them to excel in some maps as opposed to others. I have created an agent tier list for each map using the data gathered from all the maps in the Valorant.
The list is based on the popularity of the agents in each map and the requirements for each tier doesn’t change. The statistics are taken from the radiant bracket during Episode 7 Act 3.
Most Picked Agents By Role
Here’s a quick run-down of the most picked agents in radiant for their particular role on each map in this season:
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| Ascent | Bind | Breeze | Haven | Lotus | Split | Sunset | |
| Top pick |
 Jett |
 Raze |
Jett |
Jett |
Raze |
Raze |
 Cypher |
| Duelist |
Jett |
Raze |
Jett |
Jett |
Raze |
Raze |
Jett |
| Sentinel |
 Killjoy |
Cypher |
Cypher |
Killjoy |
Killjoy |
Cypher |
Cypher |
| Controller |
 Omen |
 Brimstone |
 Viper |
Omen |
Omen |
Omen |
Omen |
| Initiator |
 Sova |
 Skye |
Sova |
Sova |
Skye |
Skye |
Skye |
From the above data, we can easily see the most popular agents.
Duelist: Jett / Raze
Sentinel: Killjoy / Cypher
Controller: Omen
Initiator: Skye / Sova
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Popular Agents Per Map Tier List
There are 4 tiers based on their pick rate.
Tier S
Tier A
Tier B
Tier C
Notes:
The tiers are based on the pick rate in the Radiant bracket for the current patch (Ep 7 Act 3)
Just because an agent is in a lower tier for a map doesn’t mean that it is bad and shouldn’t be picked. It’s just that there are better options for the map whose abilities are stronger on the map.
Some agents may not appear for a map in the list due to them not being picked enough in the Radiant rank.
The requirements for each tier remains the same and doesn’t change.
On mobile devices, you can rotate the screen to see the table much clearer in landscape mode.
I would go through the tier list for each map below:
Ascent
Ascent has been one of the classic maps in Valorant and it’s dominated by some of the original agents as well such as Jett, Sova and Omen. Killjoy takes the top spot as the go-to sentinel as there are some good spots for you to leave your sentry gun and traps to gather info and stop the enemies from rushing quickly. Alternate options are Reyna, Kay/O, ISO and Cypher. ISO has been popular as it was just released this season however, there is good synergy for his abilities on the map as you can use it behind walls to pass through the enemies on the other side.
You can see the complete list for each agent below:
| Agent | Role | Win % | Pick % | Matches |
| Tier S | ||||
| Jett | Duelist | 50.80% | 22.80% | 6,132 |
| Sova | Initiator | 49.50% | 18.90% | 5,072 |
| Omen | Controller | 49.50% | 16.30% | 4,367 |
| Killjoy | Sentinel | 50.80% | 15.10% | 4,044 |
| Tier A | ||||
| Reyna | Duelist | 52.00% | 9.20% | 2,480 |
| Tier B | ||||
| KAY/O | Initiator | 48.00% | 6.90% | 1,849 |
| Tier C | ||||
| Cypher | Sentinel | 51.30% | 3.50% | 935 |
| Phoenix | Duelist | 52.20% | 2.30% | 615 |
| Raze | Duelist | 49.60% | 1.30% | 345 |
| Astra | Controller | 52.80% | 0.80% | 214 |
| Yoru | Duelist | 51.40% | 0.80% | 212 |
| Chamber | Sentinel | 48.80% | 0.80% | 209 |
| ISO | Duelist | 44.50% | 0.70% | 191 |
| Fade | Initiator | 59.50% | 0.30% | 84 |
| Neon | Duelist | 63.20% | 0.10% | 38 |
| Sage | Sentinel | 68.80% | 0.10% | 32 |
| Deadlock | Sentinel | 61.50% | 0.00% | 13 |
| Breach | Initiator | 42.90% | 0.10% | 7 |
| Skye | Initiator | 50.00% | 0.00% | 6 |
| Brimstone | Controller | 100.00% | 0.00% | 1 |
| Viper | Controller | 100.00% | 0.00% | 1 |
Bind
Bind has been one of the maps available since beta and featured one-way teleporters on the map. The top picks in the map are Raze, Brimstone, Skye and Cypher; which is different from the common agents that are picked for their respective roles. This is one of the few maps where Raze is picked more than Jett, this is because of the map having more close quarters combat and short to medium range fights which favors Raze and her utility.
Brimstone is also preferred on this map due to the extra smoke and the open sky of the map allowing smokes to land easily. His ultimate also helps in clearing out many of the tight spots where the enemies may be in.
Skye is one of the most popular initiator as her bird can easily flash enemies to clear corners or the buildings that the player may be in. Her pick rate is far higher than the rest of the initiators on the map.
Cypher is a popular sentinel as his tripwires can easily let you know about the enemy movement and he can place his cameras on various spots to be able to spot enemies without them noticing it.
| Agent | Role | Win % | Pick % | Matches |
| Tier S | ||||
| Raze | Duelist | 50.30% | 18.00% | 4,868 |
| Brimstone | Controller | 50.50% | 16.20% | 4,375 |
| Skye | Initiator | 49.10% | 15.10% | 4,076 |
| Jett | Duelist | 48.80% | 10.90% | 2,948 |
| Cypher | Sentinel | 49.70% | 10.10% | 2,738 |
| Tier B | ||||
| Reyna | Duelist | 51.10% | 7.40% | 1,998 |
| Chamber | Sentinel | 48.90% | 6.30% | 1,698 |
| Viper | Controller | 53.30% | 5.20% | 1,399 |
| Tier C | ||||
| Yoru | Duelist | 49.10% | 2.10% | 564 |
| Sova | Initiator | 52.80% | 1.90% | 515 |
| Gekko | Initiator | 55.20% | 1.50% | 393 |
| Phoenix | Duelist | 51.70% | 1.20% | 317 |
| Fade | Initiator | 53.30% | 0.90% | 240 |
| Omen | Controller | 50.20% | 0.80% | 223 |
| Iso | Duelist | 53.60% | 0.80% | 211 |
| Sage | Sentinel | 58.00% | 0.60% | 174 |
| Astra | Controller | 46.10% | 0.50% | 128 |
| Neon | Duelist | 42.60% | 0.30% | 68 |
| Breach | Initiator | 37.50% | 0.10% | 32 |
| Killjoy | Sentinel | 72.00% | 0.10% | 18 |
| Deadlock | Sentinel | 25.00% | 0.00% | 12 |
| KAY/O | Initiator | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1 |
Breeze
Breeze was recently added back to the map rotation again, the map contains a lot of long distance fights and open areas. This allows agents like Jett and Viper to flourish on the map. Sova is also a good choice on the map as you can dart long range for information.
| Agent | Role | Win % | Pick % | Matches |
| Tier S | ||||
| Jett | Duelist | 50.50% | 22.70% | 6,079 |
| Sova | Initiator | 51.60% | 17.90% | 4,806 |
| Viper | Controller | 49.60% | 17.20% | 4,604 |
| Cypher | Sentinel | 49.70% | 16.30% | 4,355 |
| Reyna | Duelist | 51.40% | 12.50% | 3,347 |
| Tier B | ||||
| KAY/O | Initiator | 47.10% | 4.20% | 1,122 |
| Tier C | ||||
| Chamber | Sentinel | 50.50% | 3.00% | 806 |
| Yoru | Duelist | 53.70% | 2.30% | 611 |
| ISO | Duelist | 49.60% | 0.90% | 244 |
| Skye | Initiator | 47.90% | 0.90% | 238 |
| Gekko | Initiator | 47.80% | 0.90% | 232 |
| Neon | Duelist | 54.00% | 0.70% | 176 |
| Phoenix | Duelist | 52.80% | 0.50% | 125 |
| Harbor | Controller | 43.30% | 0.10% | 30 |
| Raze | Duelist | 33.30% | 0.00% | 6 |
| Brimstone | Controller | 20.00% | 0.00% | 5 |
| Sage | Sentinel | 75.00% | 0.00% | 4 |
| Fade | Initiator | 50.00% | 0.00% | 4 |
Haven
Haven is one of the maps that was available since the beta version of the game. It is one of the few maps in the game that feature 3 bombsites instead of 2. The map had been taken out of the rotation at the start of Episode 8 and Icebox was added back to the map pool.
Lotus
| Agent | Role | Win % | Pick % | Matches |
| Tier S | ||||
| Raze | Duelist | 52.40% | 16.90% | 4,446 |
| Omen | Controller | 49.50% | 15.50% | 4,093 |
| Killjoy | Sentinel | 49.70% | 13.70% | 3,610 |
| Jett | Duelist | 50.00% | 12.70% | 3,347 |
| Skye | Initiator | 50.00% | 12.40% | 3,281 |
| Tier B | ||||
| Reyna | Duelist | 48.30% | 6.40% | 1,689 |
| Chamber | Sentinel | 50.60% | 4.20% | 1,097 |
| Tier C | ||||
| Viper | Controller | 49.90% | 3.70% | 974 |
| Gekko | Initiator | 46.80% | 3.20% | 839 |
| Fade | Initiator | 55.20% | 2.80% | 737 |
| Breach | Initiator | 45.90% | 1.90% | 464 |
| Astra | Controller | 53.30% | 1.60% | 424 |
| Cypher | Sentinel | 56.20% | 1.30% | 349 |
| ISO | Duelist | 46.00% | 1.10% | 302 |
| Phoenix | Duelist | 52.30% | 1.00% | 258 |
| Sova | Initiator | 55.40% | 0.90% | 231 |
| Deadlock | Sentinel | 55.00% | 0.40% | 109 |
| Neon | Duelist | 57.30% | 0.40% | 96 |
| Brimstone | Controller | 64.50% | 0.10% | 31 |
| Harbor | Controller | 50.00% | 0.00% | 2 |
Split
| Agent | Role | Win % | Pick % | Matches |
| Tier S | ||||
| Raze | Duelist | 49.70% | 16.80% | 4,450 |
| Skye | Initiator | 51.10% | 15.90% | 4,220 |
| Jett | Duelist | 51.00% | 15.50% | 4,104 |
| Cypher | Sentinel | 48.90% | 12.10% | 3,205 |
| Omen | Controller | 49.30% | 10.80% | 2,875 |
| Tier B | ||||
| Reyna | Duelist | 53.00% | 6.90% | 1,818 |
| Astra | Controller | 48.90% | 6.60% | 1,738 |
| Tier C | ||||
| Killjoy | Sentinel | 49.20% | 3.60% | 954 |
| Sage | Sentinel | 54.10% | 3.60% | 945 |
| Viper | Controller | 54.20% | 3.00% | 805 |
| Chamber | Sentinel | 43.30% | 1.70% | 446 |
| Breach | Initiator | 48.60% | 0.80% | 210 |
| Yoru | Duelist | 50.30% | 0.70% | 191 |
| Phoenix | Duelist | 54.00% | 0.70% | 187 |
| Gekko | Initiator | 46.40% | 0.60% | 166 |
| Deadlock | Sentinel | 49.30% | 0.30% | 75 |
| Brimstone | Controller | 50.00% | 0.20% | 50 |
| Sova | Initiator | 50.00% | 0.20% | 40 |
| Neon | Duelist | 38.10% | 0.10% | 21 |
| KAY/O | Initiator | 66.70% | 0.10% | 15 |
| Fade | Initiator | 55.60% | 0.00% | 9 |
Sunset
| Agent | Role | Win % | Pick % | Matches |
| Tier S | ||||
| Cypher | Sentinel | 50.30% | 17.50% | 4,648 |
| Jett | Duelist | 51.30% | 14.90% | 3,959 |
| Omen | Controller | 49.60% | 14.60% | 3,865 |
| Raze | Duelist | 50.80% | 10.10% | 2,683 |
| Tier A | ||||
| Reyna | Duelist | 51.30% | 9.70% | 2,562 |
| Tier B | ||||
| Skye | Initiator | 51.70% | 7.40% | 1,962 |
| Fade | Initiator | 51.80% | 6.50% | 1,713 |
| Tier C | ||||
| Sova | Initiator | 50.20% | 3.30% | 881 |
| Phoenix | Duelist | 52.60% | 2.70% | 719 |
| Astra | Controller | 51.50% | 2.50% | 670 |
| Gekko | Initiator | 49.40% | 2.40% | 631 |
| Chamber | Sentinel | 47.00% | 2.20% | 592 |
| ISO | Duelist | 43.60% | 1.80% | 489 |
| Breach | Initiator | 46.10% | 1.50% | 395 |
| Yoru | Duelist | 47.60% | 1.20% | 330 |
| Viper | Controller | 52.90% | 1.00% | 259 |
| Sage | Sentinel | 65.70% | 0.30% | 67 |
| Neon | Duelist | 46.30% | 0.20% | 54 |
| Brimstone | Controller | 55.90% | 0.10% | 34 |
| Killjoy | Sentinel | 57.10% | 0.00% | 7 |
Previous Seasons
You can take a look at the most popular agents for each map in previous seasons below:
Note:
Agents are listed by their pick rate.
Data is taken from the Radiant bracket.
On mobile devices, you can rotate the screen to see the table much clearer in landscape mode.
Episode 8 Act 1
|
# |
Ascent |
Bind |
Breeze |
Icebox |
Lotus |
Split |
Sunset |
|
1 |
Jett |
Raze |
Jett |
Jett |
Raze |
Raze |
Cypher |
|
2 |
Sova |
Brimstone |
Viper |
Viper |
Omen |
Jett |
Omen |
|
3 |
Omen |
Jett |
Sova |
Reyna |
Jett |
Cypher |
Jett |
|
4 |
Killjoy |
Skye |
Cypher |
Sova |
Killjoy |
Omen |
Raze |
|
5 |
Reyna |
Cypher |
Reyna |
Killjoy |
Reyna |
Skye |
Reyna |
|
6 |
Kay/O |
Reyna |
Chamber |
Chamber |
Gekko |
Reyna |
Gekko |
|
7 |
Cypher |
Chamber |
Yoru |
Sage |
Chamber |
Astra |
Sova |
|
8 |
Phoenix |
Viper |
Kay/o |
Raze |
Skye |
Viper |
Fade |
|
9 |
Raze |
Gekko |
Gekko |
Gekko |
Fade |
Sage |
Phoenix |
|
10 |
Yoru |
Yoru |
Phoenix |
Deadlock |
Viper |
Gekko |
Skye |
|
11 |
Chamber |
Sova |
Iso |
Yoru |
Cypher |
Killjoy |
Chamber |
|
12 |
Fade |
Fade |
Neon |
Kay/o |
Breach |
Chamber |
Breach |
|
13 |
ISO |
Deadlock |
Skye |
Phoenix |
Deadlock |
Deadlock |
yoru |
|
14 |
Astra |
Phoenix |
Raze |
Harbor |
Yoru |
Breach |
Deadlock |
|
15 |
Breach |
Omen |
Omen |
Omen |
Astra |
Yoru |
Astra |
|
16 |
Brimstone |
Astra |
Sage |
Cypher |
Sova |
Fade |
Iso |
|
17 |
Sage |
ISO |
Harbor |
Fade |
Phoenix |
Phoenix |
Viper |
|
18 |
Viper |
Sage |
Deadlock |
Skye |
Neon |
Iso |
Harbor |
|
19 |
Skye |
Kay/o |
Breach |
Neon |
Iso |
Sova |
Neon |
|
20 |
Harbor |
Harbor |
Brimstone |
Iso |
KAY/O |
KAY/O |
Sage |
|
21 |
Neon |
Killjoy |
Fade |
Brimstone |
Brimstone |
Neon |
Kay/o |
|
22 |
Gekko |
Breach |
Killjoy |
Breach |
Harbor |
Brimstone |
Brimstone |
|
23 |
Deadlock |
Neon |
Astra |
Astra |
Sage |
Harbor |
Killjoy |
Episode 7 Act 3
|
# |
Ascent |
Bind |
Breeze |
Haven |
Lotus |
Split |
Sunset |
|
1 |
Jett |
Raze |
Jett |
Jett |
Raze |
Raze |
Cypher |
|
2 |
Sova |
Brimstone |
Sova |
Sova |
Omen |
Skye |
Omen |
|
3 |
Omen |
Skye |
Viper |
Omen |
Killjoy |
Jett |
Jett |
|
4 |
Killjoy |
Jett |
Cypher |
Killjoy |
Jett |
Cypher |
Raze |
|
5 |
Reyna |
Cypher |
Reyna |
Reyna |
Skye |
Omen |
Reyna |
|
6 |
KAY/O |
Reyna |
KAY/O |
Phoenix |
Reyna |
Reyna |
Skye |
|
7 |
Cypher |
Chamber |
Chamber |
Breach |
Chamber |
Astra |
Fade |
|
8 |
Phoenix |
Viper |
Yoru |
Cypher |
Viper |
Killjoy |
Sova |
|
9 |
Raze |
Yoru |
Skye |
Skye |
Gekko |
Sage |
Phoenix |
|
10 |
Yoru |
Sova |
Iso |
Raze |
Fade |
Viper |
Gekko |
|
11 |
Chamber |
Gekko |
Gekko |
Astra |
Breach |
Chamber |
Astra |
|
12 |
Astra |
Phoenix |
Neon |
Chamber |
Astra |
Yoru |
Chamber |
|
13 |
Fade |
Fade |
Phoenix |
Yoru |
Cypher |
Breach |
Iso |
|
14 |
Neon |
Omen |
Raze |
Gekko |
Iso |
Phoenix |
Breach |
|
15 |
Deadlock |
Iso |
Harbor |
Iso |
Phoenix |
Gekko |
Yoru |
|
16 |
Skye |
Sage |
Deadlock |
Brimstone |
Sova |
Deadlock |
Viper |
|
17 |
Gekko |
Astra |
Fade |
Viper |
Neon |
Iso |
Neon |
|
18 |
ISO |
Deadlock |
Brimstone |
Neon |
Yoru |
Brimstone |
Deadlock |
|
19 |
Viper |
Killjoy |
Sage |
Fade |
Deadlock |
Fade |
Brimstone |
|
20 |
Brimstone |
Breach |
Omen |
Harbor |
Brimstone |
Sova |
Sage |
|
21 |
Sage |
Neon |
Killjoy |
Deadlock |
Sage |
KAY/O |
Killjoy |
|
22 |
Breach |
KAY/O |
Astra |
KAY/O |
KAY/O |
Neon |
Harbor |
|
23 |
Harbor |
Harbor |
Breach |
Sage |
Harbor |
Harbor |
KAY/O |
Episode 7 Act 2
|
# |
Ascent |
Bind |
Breeze |
Haven |
Lotus |
Split |
Sunset |
|
1 |
Jett |
Raze |
Jett |
Jett |
Raze |
Raze |
Jett |
|
2 |
Sova |
Skye |
Sova |
Sova |
Omen |
Skye |
Cypher |
|
3 |
Omen |
Brimstone |
Viper |
Omen |
Killjoy |
Jett |
Omen |
|
4 |
Killjoy |
Chamber |
Reyna |
Killjoy |
Skye |
Omen |
Reyna |
|
5 |
Reyna |
Jett |
Cypher |
Reyna |
Jett |
Cypher |
Fade |
|
6 |
KAY/O |
Reyna |
Chamber |
Breach |
Chamber |
Reyna |
Raze |
|
7 |
Phoenix |
Cypher |
KAY/O |
Phoenix |
Reyna |
Astra |
Skye |
|
8 |
Cypher |
Viper |
Yoru |
Cypher |
Fade |
Killjoy |
Astra |
|
9 |
Raze |
Yoru |
Skye |
Raze |
Viper |
Sage |
Chamber |
|
10 |
Chamber |
Sova |
Harbor |
Chamber |
Astra |
Chamber |
Phoenix |
|
11 |
Astra |
Phoenix |
Neon |
Skye |
Breach |
Viper |
Harbor |
|
12 |
Skye |
Fade |
Raze |
Astra |
Gekko |
Breach |
Yoru |
|
13 |
Yoru |
Killjoy |
Phoenix |
Neon |
Phoenix |
Phoenix |
Breach |
|
14 |
Fade |
Omen |
Gekko |
Yoru |
Neon |
Yoru |
Neon |
|
15 |
Neon |
Sage |
Omen |
Brimstone |
Cypher |
Fade |
Sova |
|
16 |
Brimstone |
Deadlock |
Fade |
Fade |
Yoru |
Brimstone |
Sage |
|
17 |
Breach |
Harbor |
Sage |
Sage |
Brimstone |
Neon |
Viper |
|
18 |
Sage |
Astra |
Astra |
Gekko |
Harbor |
Gekko |
Killjoy |
|
19 |
Harbor |
Gekko |
Breach |
KAY/O |
Sova |
KAY/O |
Gekko |
|
20 |
Deadlock |
Neon |
Brimstone |
Deadlock |
KAY/O |
Deadlock |
Brimstone |
|
21 |
Viper |
Breach |
Killjoy |
Viper |
Deadlock |
Sova |
KAY/O |
|
22 |
Gekko |
KAY/O |
Deadlock |
Harbor |
Sage |
Harbor |
Deadlock |
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