Valorant guides

Guide	Pillar	Game	Level	Length
From the Trainer to the ServerAdvancedTrainer scores are real, but nothing shows they reach your rank. What a trainer leaves out, why experts look before they aim, and how to check that your training transfers. The advanced cut, with the studies.	Mechanics	All games	all	12 min
From the Trainer to the ServerTrainer scores are real, but nothing shows they reach your rank. What a trainer leaves out, why experts look before they aim, and how to check that your training transfers.	Mechanics	All games	all	8 min
One More GameAdvancedWhat the last queue of the night actually costs. Sleep loss wrecks the thing an aim trainer measures, the one real-game study found no change in results, and the real cost sits in between. The advanced cut, with the studies.	Lifestyle	All games	all	11 min
One More GameWhat the last queue of the night actually costs. Sleep loss wrecks the thing an aim trainer measures, the one real-game study found no change in results, and the real cost sits in between.	Lifestyle	All games	all	8 min
Caffeine: what it does to your aim and how to use it without the crashCaffeine sharpens attention and, past a point, shakes your hand. Where the line is, when to take it, and why the energy drink at seven is costing you tomorrow's session.	Lifestyle	All games	all	3 min
Nerves: why your hands shake in clutches and what to do about itYou play fine until the round matters, then your aim falls apart. That is not a character flaw, it is your body preparing for a threat. What is happening, and a routine for the moment it starts.	Mental	All games	all	3 min
Comms: how to give information without tilting yourself or your teamMost callouts are missing, late, or an argument. Good comms are short, factual and calm, and they are one of the few things you can improve in a single match.	Mental	All games	all	2 min
What to eat and drink on a session dayPlaying hungry, playing stuffed and playing dehydrated all show up as bad aim and bad decisions. Simple rules for fuelling a session that do not require a diet.	Lifestyle	All games	all	2 min
Plateaus: why you stopped improving and what to changeYou are playing as much as ever and the rank has not moved in months. Plateaus have a small number of causes and none of them are fixed by playing more of the same.	Mental	All games	intermediate	3 min
Posture, wrists and desk setup: playing without hurtingPain in your wrist, forearm or shoulder is not a badge of dedication. It is a setup problem, and it will end your competitive play far earlier than any plateau. Fix the desk before you fix the aim.	Lifestyle	All games	all	3 min
The first round: a pre-match routine for showing up focusedThe match starts before the first round. What you do in the ten minutes before you queue decides whether you arrive present or arrive halfway through the map.	Mental	All games	all	2 min
Rank anxiety: why chasing the number makes you worse at climbing itFear of losing rank makes you play safe, dodge queues and stop learning. Set goals you control and the rank tends to follow. Set goals you do not and both get worse.	Mental	All games	all	2 min
How to review your own games without lying to yourselfWatching your demos is the fastest way to improve and the easiest thing to do badly. A 20-minute review method that finds the real leak instead of the one you already believed in.	Mental	All games	all	3 min
Sensitivity: how to pick one and stop changing itChanging your sensitivity every bad week resets months of muscle memory. How to settle on a number, the range most high-level players live in, and why consistency beats the perfect setting.	Mechanics	All games	beginner	3 min
Tilt: why you play worse when you are angry, and how to reset mid-matchTilt is not a character flaw, it is a predictable state. Here is what it does to your play, why it costs you rounds, and a reset you can run between rounds.	Mental	All games	all	2 min
A 20-minute warm-up that transfers to rankedMost warm-ups are half an hour of deathmatch that makes you feel warm and changes nothing. A short routine with one intent per block, built to carry into the first round.	Mechanics	All games	all	2 min