All Valorant Agents

Explore the complete Valorant agents list for 2026: 30 playable characters across Duelist, Initiator, Controller, and Sentinel roles. Compare abilities, difficulty, current patch changes, and meta picks before choosing your next main.

Initiator agents

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Tejo

Quick Answer

How many Valorant agents are there?

Valorant has 30 agents in 2026: 9 Duelists, 7 Initiators, 7 Controllers, and 7 Sentinels. ValoHub's editors rate Neon, Clove, Cypher, Phoenix, and Gekko as the best Valorant agents, in a tier list last reviewed for Patch 12.10.

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Valorant agents by role

Duelists

9 agents

Entry agents built to take first contact, create space, and convert openings into site control. Top current duelist: Neon at 54.9% win rate.

Hush Iso Jett Neon Phoenix Raze Reyna Waylay Yoru

Initiators

7 agents

Information and setup agents who reveal defenders, clear angles, and make entries safer. Top current initiator: Gekko at 53.2% win rate.

Breach Fade Gekko KAY/O Skye Sova Tejo

Controllers

7 agents

Smoke and vision-denial agents who shape the map, block sightlines, and slow rotations. Top current controller: Clove at 54.7% win rate.

Astra Brimstone Clove Harbor Miks Omen Viper

Sentinels

7 agents

Defensive anchors who hold space, watch flanks, and punish opponents for rushing into utility. Top current sentinel: Cypher at 53.9% win rate.

Chamber Cypher Deadlock Killjoy Sage Veto Vyse

Best Valorant agents right now

For players searching for a Valorant agent tier list, ValoHub's editors rate Neon, Clove, Cypher, Phoenix, and Gekko highest, in a list last reviewed for Patch 12.10. This roster page shows every agent, while the tier list ranks them all from S to D with estimated win and pick rates.

Neon

Duelist

Win Rate: 54.9%
Tier: S

Clove

Controller

Win Rate: 54.7%
Tier: S

Cypher

Sentinel

Win Rate: 53.9%
Tier: S

Phoenix

Duelist

Win Rate: 53.8%
Tier: S

Gekko

Initiator

Win Rate: 53.2%
Tier: S

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Complete Valorant agents list

Use this table to compare every Valorant character by role, difficulty, recent patch note status, and core abilities. Select an agent name for the full guide, counters, strengths, weaknesses, and map advice.

Agent	Role	Difficulty	Patch Status	Abilities
Hush	Duelist	Hard	No recent change	Flashbulb, Displacement, Flow, Suspension
Iso	Duelist	Hard	Buff in 10.0	Contingency, Kill Contract, Double Tap, Undercut
Jett	Duelist	Medium	No recent change	Cloudburst, Updraft, Tailwind, Blade Storm
Neon	Duelist	Hard	Nerf in 10.0	High Gear, Fast Lane, Relay Bolt, Overdrive
Phoenix	Duelist	Easy	No recent change	Blaze, Hot Hands, Curveball, Run it Back
Raze	Duelist	Medium	No recent change	Boom Bot, Paint Shells, Blast Pack, Showstopper
Reyna	Duelist	Easy	No recent change	Leer, Dismiss, Devour, Empress
Waylay	Duelist	Medium	No recent change	Refract, Saturate, Lightspeed, Convergent Paths
Yoru	Duelist	Hard	No recent change	FAKEOUT, BLINDSIDE, GATECRASH, DIMENSIONAL DRIFT
Breach	Initiator	Medium	Adjust in 10.0	Aftershock, Fault Line, Flashpoint, Rolling Thunder
Fade	Initiator	Medium	No recent change	Prowler, Haunt, Seize, Nightfall
Gekko	Initiator	Easy	Adjust in 10.0	Mosh Pit, Dizzy, Wingman, Thrash
KAY/O	Initiator	Easy	No recent change	FRAG/ment, FLASH/drive, ZERO/point, NULL/cmd
Skye	Initiator	Medium	No recent change	Regrowth, Guiding Light, Trailblazer, Seekers
Sova	Initiator	Hard	No recent change	Owl Drone, Recon Bolt, Shock Bolt, Hunter's Fury
Tejo	Initiator	Medium	Adjust in 10.0	Guided Salvo, Stealth Drone, Armageddon, Special Delivery
Astra	Controller	Hard	No recent change	Gravity Well, Nebula, Nova Pulse, Cosmic Divide
Brimstone	Controller	Easy	No recent change	Stim Beacon, Incendiary, Sky Smoke, Orbital Strike
Clove	Controller	Medium	Nerf in 10.0	Pick-me-up, Ruse, Not Dead Yet, Meddle
Harbor	Controller	Medium	Buff in 10.0	Storm Surge, High Tide, Cove, Reckoning
Miks	Controller	Medium	No recent change	M-pulse, Waveform, Harmonize, Bassquake
Omen	Controller	Medium	No recent change	Paranoia, Dark Cover, Shrouded Step, From the Shadows
Viper	Controller	Hard	Nerf in 10.0	Snake Bite, Toxic Screen, Poison Cloud, Viper's Pit
Chamber	Sentinel	Hard	Buff in 10.0	Rendezvous, Trademark, Headhunter, Tour De Force
Cypher	Sentinel	Hard	No recent change	Trapwire, Spycam, Cyber Cage, Neural Theft
Deadlock	Sentinel	Medium	Buff in 10.0	Barrier Mesh, Sonic Sensor, GravNet, Annihilation
Killjoy	Sentinel	Easy	No recent change	Nanoswarm, ALARMBOT, TURRET, Lockdown
Sage	Sentinel	Easy	Adjust in 10.0	Barrier Orb, Healing Orb, Slow Orb, Resurrection
Veto	Sentinel	Medium	No recent change	Interceptor, Crosscut, Evolution, Chokehold
Vyse	Sentinel	Medium	Nerf in 10.0	Razorvine, Arc Rose, Shear, Steel Garden

Valorant agents FAQ

There are 30 playable Valorant agents in 2026: 9 Duelists, 7 Initiators, 7 Controllers, and 7 Sentinels.

In ValoHub's editorial tier list, last reviewed for Patch 12.10, the top-rated agents are Neon, Clove, Cypher, Phoenix, and Gekko. See the full tier list for every agent's tier and estimated win rate.

Valorant agents are the playable characters in Valorant. Each agent belongs to one of four tactical roles: Duelist, Initiator, Controller, or Sentinel.

Good beginner-friendly Valorant agents include Phoenix, Reyna, Gekko, KAY/O, and Brimstone. They have straightforward roles, useful utility, and forgiving game plans for learning team play.