VALORANT Best Agent Tier List for Patch 8.03

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Our VALORANT Agent Tier List will go through all of the best Agent choices you can make

Riot’s competitive first-person shooter, VALORANT, has amassed a large player base, ranging from the most casual and laid-back player to the one aiming to go pro. The unique Agent-based gameplay has created some unique quirks that the developers must adjust now and then to keep things changing.

This fragile balancing act allows certain Agents to be more viable than others. With every balance patch, Riot adjusts how they want the game to be played out, and as a result, your favorite Agent may no longer be viable or even rise to become the top-tier pick for every game.

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How Many Agents Are There in VALORANT?

The last Agent to join the VALORANT roster was ISO with patch 7.09. The Chinese Agent is a duelist with a unique ability set. The change brings the total number of agents up to 23. ISO may be a duelist, and the ability set suggests a hyper-aggressive style of gameplay.

VALORANT Agent Tier List

This Agents Tier list is based on our opinion after experiencing the game ourselves at multiple rank levels, analyzing the pick rates and win rates for all the Agents across different ranks, and even looking into the professional scene to see which Agents are preferred by those at the top.

Do keep in mind that this list is not objectively the best pick at all times and that your personal views and experiences may affect the final outcome. With that said, as of patch 8.03, the following is our pick of the current tier list for the best Agents in VALORANT.

Tier	Agents
S- Tier
A- Tier
B- Tier
C- Tier
D- Tier

Top 10 VALORANT Agents for Latest Patch

Here, we’ll go over our VALORANT Agent Tier List in the 8.03 patch and give our pick on the 10 best agents to pick. These Agents are our picks based on their usability and their synergy with other picks based on the role as well as the running Meta. This is also a subjective list, so you might not find your best pick here; therefore, don’t worry if that happens!

Nonetheless, here are the top 10 VALORANT Agents you should play right now:

10. Brimstone

Brimstone is one of the go-to Picks for a solid Controller Game. His Smokes and Mollies are second to none in Area Denial. His Orbital Strike is also a guaranteed round when used at the right moment.

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9. Skye

Adjusting Skye’s kit is hard since she has an oppressive set of abilities that can deny vision control and provide excellent scouting for information. Even after her tweaks, her urgency on our Tier list hasn’t dropped.

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8. Chamber

Chamber used to be a meta-defining agent in his early dates. Later, Riot had come up with massive nerf for almost all his abilities. So much so this French weapon designer almost disappeared from the scene. However, with patch 8.03, Chamber is receiving some impactful buff, which may bring back some of his lost capabilities as a fierce sentinel.

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7. Raze

Raze drops down after her nerfs. She was a versatile Corner Clearer, but both her Paint Shells (E) and Blast Pack (Q) got significantly nerfed in the latest patch. She is still a great option.

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6. Sova

Sova remains a strong candidate for a must-pick agent on specific maps. Sova’s Recon Bolt (E) is a staple for scanning enemies and clearing hard angles before attacking or retaking any site.

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5. Killjoy

Unsurprisingly, Killjoy is the best Sentinal Agent. Even in Champions 2023, she had the highest pick rate. Moreover, she didn’t receive any Nerfs afterward. Her utility is unmatched in most maps, and any strong team composition needs to have her on the team.

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4. Jett

Jett has undoubtedly returned to the top after the changes to the game. The focus on duels and gunfights favors the skilled Duelist players, and Jett dominates the playing field across multiple top-skill ranges.

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3. Cypher

The surveillance expert Cypher is one of our top picks for the upcoming season. Cypher has received multiple buffs that make his kit extremely oppressive if not dealt with quickly. This has put the Moroccan Surveillance Expert on a higher priority pick and the second highest Sentinal on our list.

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2. Omen

Omen enters our VALORANT Agent Tier List as one of the more versatile Agents to pick from. His Smoke and Flash combo has gained importance as a hybrid Agent. The Versatile Controller is now one of the top picks across multiple Skill Ranges.

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1. Reyna

Reyna enters our list as the hard-hitting Duelist. Nerfs all around her have made Reyna a standout Pick for confident aimers. Her Devour (Q) and Dismiss (E) make her a potent weapon for the quick reactors in the server.

The Best VALORANT Team Composition in Patch 8.03

A player will pick their favorite agent and hope that they are now one of the best. However, a winning team must consider balance. A Pub game may have 5 Duelists running around and hitting shots, but you need a good team composition if you want to improve your Rank and grind your way to the top.

So, to help you out, we’ve created the best possible team composition from our VALORANT Agent tier list. VALORANT has added 10 competitive maps since its release. However, not all of them are in the active pool. Here, we will choose the best team compositions for the currently active maps in the competitive map pool rotation.

Keep in mind that not every map will have every agent as viable, even if they are high on the tier list. This is by no means the objectively best choice in all situations, just one that would work most of the time!

Ascent

• Team Composition 1: Omen, Killjoy, Jett, Sova, KAY/O
• Team Composition 2: Omen, Cypher, Jett, Sova, Sage

Bind

• Team Composition 1: Viper, Brimstone, Raze, Skye, Cypher
• Team Composition 2: Chamber, Omen, Jett, Raze, Skye

Sunset

• Team Composition 1: Raze, Reyna, Brimstone, Cypher, Skye
• Team Composition 2: Raze, Jett, Omen, Chamber, Fade

Lotus

• Team Composition 1: Jett, Cypher, Chamber, Omen, Breach
• Team Composition 2: Raze, ISO, Omen, Cypher, Viper, Skye

Split

• Team Composition 1: Raze, Sage, Killjoy, Brimstone, Skye
• Team Composition 2: Jett, Cypher, Viper, Brimstone, Breach

Breeze

• Team Composition 1: Jett, Viper, Killjoy, Sage, Sova
• Team Composition 2: Reyna, Jett, Viper, Cypher, Sova

Icebox

• Team Composition 1: Jett, Killjoy, Sage, Viper, Sova
• Team Composition 2: Reyna, Chamber, Cypher, Omen, KAY/O

Read More: VALORANT Rank Distribution

Final verdict

The landscape of VALORANT will no doubt change from patch to patch as the developers add more Agents and hope to balance out the game. As the direction of the developers shifts, so will the meta, and therefore, the VALORANT Agent tier list will also shift.

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