Every Valorant player is familiar with Iron rank. It’s the first stop for many in the game’s unique tier system and allows them to learn the ins-and-outs of the game without the pressure of going against elite players.
But some players are finding it nearly impossible to break through that Iron ceiling, no matter what they do.
Keep reading to find out the ins-and-outs of Valorant’s ranking system. Learn what you’re doing wrong and how you can improve your chance of getting to the next level.
How to Get Out of Iron in Valorant?
If you’re frustrated because you can’t level out of Iron rank in Valorant, you aren’t alone. Take a look at some tips to help strategize your matches and earn maximum Rating Rank (RR) per game:
1. Understand the 2-Part Accuracy Mechanic
If you’re gunning for 100 Accuracy, you need to understand that it works in two parts:
- Standing-still accuracy
- First shot accuracy
In other words, you aren’t going to be running and gunning across the map if you’re looking for accuracy points. In other games, you can sprint around and not worry about your shots landing on a target, but that’s not the way it works in Valorant. You need to get used to standing still and taking your shots to guarantee accuracy.
You also get points for landing your first shot on target. This may seem like a no-brainer for some players, but you won’t get points using a spray-and-pray mentality. Focus on each shot and make that first one count.
2. Pay Attention to Positioning
How well do you know your map environment? Are you taking your Agent’s abilities into account when you position your character?
Many new and less-experienced players make the mistake of choosing positions that leave them vulnerable to getting picked off by enemy players.
Remember to work the angles behind cover and always have a fallback plan. If you’re relying on winning a shootout every time an enemy has you up against a wall, you’re playing the game all wrong.
3. Check Your Crosshairs
Your crosshairs should automatically stay at head-level throughout the game. Period. Constantly adjusting your aim wastes valuable time and potential accuracy points in a match.
If you find that your crosshairs aren’t naturally at head-level when you play, it’s time to head to the practice range. Set the bots to hard difficulty and full armor and practice keeping your crosshairs level.
You want to develop muscle memory for keeping your crosshairs at enemy head height so that it becomes as natural as breathing when you’re in a match.
4. It’s Not if You Win, but How You Win
Unlike other competitive multiplayer games, it’s not whether you win or lose a match that gets you to the next rank. Winning matches is always a good thing, but Valorant isn’t in the business of rewarding players just for winning. They look at your overall performance during the match, too.
For example, each rank has 100 RR to get to the next one. Winning a match can yield between 10-50 RR while losing a match subtracts 0-30 RR. When you don’t lose a match, you don’t just miss out on points – you can actually lose some progress, depending on how you lost. You can even get demoted if you lose at 0 RR!
So, if you’re getting 50 RR per game at 100 RR total, you’ll only need a couple of wins to advance. However, losing matches, getting minimal win points, or ending matches in a draw, can increase the time it takes to advance ranks.
How to Get Out of Iron 3 in Valorant?
In the early ranks, it’s important to pay attention to your average combat score. Check how well you do with kills and damage dealt and try to keep those individual performance levels up. That’s not to say that you need to play selfishly, but your focus and strategy need to be primarily on your own skills first and then playing as a team – at least, at first.
Remember that 26-5 performances don’t matter very much, no matter how skilled you are, if you’re also pulling in 13-4 losses.
How to Get Out of Iron and Bronze in Valorant?
Valorant has eight ranks with three tiers in each rank except for the penultimate one; Radiant. That means that you have to climb 21 ranks to reach the top tier in the game.
That sounds reasonably simple, right?
Advancing and jumping ranks is reasonably simple if you first understand the mechanics of the system.
Each match outcome gives or takes away RR from wins and losses. You can get between 10-50 RR for each win, but you can lose between 0-30 RR for each loss. Draws can yield a maximum RR of 20, depending on your performance in the game.
A very important mechanic that players overlook is that you can get demoted with a 0 RR loss. You’ll go back one level with a minimum starting RR of 80. That may not sound so bad because you’re not starting from the bottom, but it can still be a bit disheartening for the average player.
If you want to rise through the ranks quickly, you need to rack up decisive wins consistently. You may even be able to skip tiers and ranks if your matchmaking ranking (MMR) is high, but once again this needs to happen regularly.
Another thing to keep in mind is that ranks are reset every time the developers release a new Act, so everybody from Iron to Radiant needs to complete a placement match, again, to get their ranking for the new Act.
Additional FAQs
How Many People Can Play Valorant?
Players can queue solo, duo, or as a 5-stack group. Valorant is a 5v5 game, though, so expect to have other players round out the missing slots if you queue up for anything under a 5-stack.
How Does Valorant Work?
Valorant is a 5v5 character-based FPS game that pits two teams against each other to attack or defend specific objectives. You receive “freebie” Agents or playable characters through the prologue/tutorial. You can unlock other Agents but that will cost you money or time to complete their individual Contracts.
Most players are talking about the new competitive or “Ranked” mode for the game, where you compete against other players for a position on the Leaderboards. To participate in competitive play, you need to complete 20 standard matches and five placement matches to receive your beginner rank.
How Long Does It Take to Get Out of Iron 1 in Valorant?
Advancing through the ranks in Valorant competitive play depends on the individual player. Scoring high RR with decisive wins for each match may see players jumping through the ranks with ease. However, subpar RR wins or even losses can set a player back and doom them to many more matches to make up the missing points.
How Many Wins to Get Out of Iron 1 in Valorant?
There are 100 RR points in each tier with 10-50 RR potential for each win. It could take a player anywhere between 2-10+ games to get to the next tier, depending on individual scores and consistency throughout their matches.
What Are the Different Levels of Iron?
There are three tiers for each rank in Valorant, except for the top rank, Radiant, which has only one.
What Are Valorant Acts?
Acts are what the developers for Valorant call new Battle Passes and new Agent drops. This is when players can progress through the tiers in competitive play and gain access to new weapon skins, charms, and sprays. A new Act happens approximately every couple of months and there are three acts per Episode.
What Are Valorant Act Ranks?
Valorant Act Ranks are a way to showcase your skill and gives you bragging rights within any given season or Act. When it was first introduced, these Ranks were determined by your scores in your top nine games during an Act.
This all changed with the introduction of the 2.03 patch in early 2021.
Now, your Act Rank is your highest Act Rank Badge or triangle ranking. So, if you got to Diamond 2 in the most recent Act, that will be your Act Rank title.
How Do I Track Rank Progression in Valorant?
You can track your Act Rank progression on the career page in the game or go to your Match History to see RR progress bars towards the next rank.
How to Rank Up Fast in Valorant?
There’s no shortcut for ranking up fast in Valorant. The game rewards performance as well as wins, so you need to focus on accuracy, performance, and widening the margins when winning matches. And you need to do it consistently.
What’s Next for Valorant Ranked?
Valorant Act II, Episode 2 saw the introduction of a new Agent and a new weapon. The developers are also working hard to streamline the matchmaking system based on feedback from the community. If you want to find out more about future plans for the game, check out the official Valorant website and go to the News tab.
Hone Your Skills
Even expert players in other games are finding that they may not be as good as they first thought when attempting Valorant competitive play. So, if you want to advance through the ranks it’s time to put away your pride and start doing the work.
Practice basics like crosshair placement and positioning in the practice range, even if you don’t think you need it. Nobody has to know, and you’ll come out a stronger player for it.
How long did it take you to advance from your first level in Valorant Competitive mode? Is there anything you’d do differently? Tell us about it in the comments section below.
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