(Image credit: Valorant) Split Map - Mid - Defenders Guide Often times they will come in from Heaven or rotate over via their spawn access point and B-Alley.Ī good way to cut off the rotate ability is to send someone to meet the defenders in Middle Mail and not wait for them to get to B. Once you do take control and are defending the plant, you can use the many angles and corners to your own advantage.Īlways be on your toes though: The defensive help can rotate from Mid very quickly and they have multiple access points to the site, not just one bottleneck. This will make getting site control so much easier. Any agent with a wall ability - or even with smokes - can get that job done. The best move, as soon as you exit the bottleneck onto B, is to block off the right side leading to B-Heaven, which eliminates a couple of angles that the defense can attack you from.
There are just a so many angles to check and so many options for the defense. Split Map - B Site - Attackers GuideĪttack on B is tricky because getting through the bottleneck is the only direct way onto B and it's difficult. Plus, the attackers careful approach might cause them to waste a lot of time, so try to amplify that as much as possible. It’ll be hard to find you and you might get the drop on someone. Also, be extra mindful of cover with bangable walls.Īttackers will never know where to look because there are a lot of angles to check. You really have to play the angles here and make sure you can get from cover to cover safely. Essentially you only have to cover the bottleneck from B-Main leading to B-Site, which can be done from just about any cover: You can set up behind or up on one of the many boxes or below B-Heaven or B-Rafters. There are a lot of angles for the defender to hold and lots of cover to use. The main reason for that being that the middle players can rotate to B really quickly and that B-Site has a lot of defensive hiding spots.Īs a sole B anchor, you have to play it safe - not too much peeking and always ask for help as soon as you need it: It’s a very fast rotate from Mid to B.
Let’s move through the Split map from left to right:Ī solid tactic on Split is to only have one player anchor on B-Site and have two players on middle and two on A. (Image credit: Valorant) Split Map - B Site - Defenders Guide Breaking through these bottlenecks is crucial, particularly the mid bottleneck - if attackers take it, the map really opens up for them.
Overall, Split has three main bottlenecks that attackers need to breakthrough in order to get to Mid, A or B. On Split this is especially true, since it generally favors the defensive side with its many corners and angles. A lack of communication and coordination can often be the difference between having fun and just having a frustrating round. This might be difficult when playing with strangers and randoms, but it really does make a huge difference. This is going to get quite detailed, so get your study glasses ready.Ī general piece of advice that holds true for all Valorant maps: Communication is crucial. We’re going to use a lot of map callouts, so refer to the pictures for clarity. So in order to help you lay out some strategies, we will guide you through each of Valorant’s three maps. In tactical shooters like Valorant, map knowledge and strategy is everything. We will guide your way through the Split map.