Ever since the Chief Executive of Valorant, Anna Donlon, took to the developer’s blog to talk about Riot Games’ plan to release 6 Agents a year, there has been a buzz among fans about the possibility of an Agent pick and ban phase in the future.
Riot Games’ other IP, League of Legends, has a pick and ban phase that is crucial when it comes to team strategy. And Valorant might just be getting the same once there are enough Agents in the game for it to play out.
However, even though there is no pick and ban phase in the game officially, there have been tournaments in particular regions that have successfully implemented it.
During the Valor A.W. Extreme Masters, we saw teams dedicating one knife round before every match, allowing the winning team to not just pick the first map but to even ban an Agent of choice.
This practice is not that uncommon in the Asian Valorant scene, and it has slowly become the norm in quite a few regions.
Joe Ziegler talks about the possibility of Agent bans in Valorant
In a recent interview with G2 Esports’ star Oscar “Mixwell” Cañellas Colocho, Valorant’s Game Director, Joe Ziegler, gave us a few insights on a possible pick and ban phase for the shooter.
Ziegler stated:
Ziegler then added:
For now, Valorant will not officially have a pick and ban phase for its competitive matchmaking but with the ever-growing roster of Agents, it might just be inevitable in a few years’ time.
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