MATCHMAKING QUEUES
![Abyss Abyss](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/6CA8AA97-413C-241B-8927-D5BD1661C1D4.png)
Abyss
Unrated: Standard VALORANT gameplay. This temporary queue will only match make you on the new map.
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Competitive
Standard VALORANT with a ranked ladder. Prove your skills & climb the ranks. Switch between attack and defense at the half. Plant, defuse, or eliminate the enemy team to win rounds. First to 13 wins.
![Competitive Competitive](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/925403BD-4B60-C7CF-1CBE-C1A2C0EA4BA1.png)
Competitive
Standard VALORANT with a ranked ladder. Prove your skills & climb the ranks. Switch between attack and defense at the half. Plant, defuse, or eliminate the enemy team to win rounds. First to 13 wins.
![Deathmatch Deathmatch](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/828C873E-4143-FE42-493C-778C6417A2C6.png)
Deathmatch
Practice your gunplay in a quick free-for-all. No abilities, economy, or rounds. First player to 40 kills wins.
![Deathmatch Deathmatch](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/F3126C5E-4A6C-1F02-B216-CB9BF58DF856.png)
Deathmatch
Practice your gunplay in a quick free-for-all. No abilities, economy, or rounds. First player to 40 kills wins.
![Escalation Escalation](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/3652DEF6-48FA-B868-61CC-D29702FC5DFA.png)
Escalation
Eliminate enemies to advance your team’s arsenal. Cycle through a series of 12 randomized weapons. First to complete the series wins.
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Premier
Win as a team in weekly matches and playoff tournaments. The Premier grand champion teams qualify for opportunities in VALORANT’s professional VCT Challengers League.
![Replication Replication](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/B1983FC3-4594-CE27-CFA8-8EB2A9B93018.png)
Replication
Same rules as unrated, but all players on the same team are the same agent. Set credits per round, first to 5 rounds wins.
![Snowball Fight Snowball Fight](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/154239F3-470C-612C-DD46-7DB11282F208.png)
Snowball Fight
Launch snowballs, open presents, and ice skate in this fast festive 5v5 team deathmatch. No abilities, first to 50 kills wins.
![Spike Rush Spike Rush](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/E4E2EECE-4B85-AA39-736A-CB9F593D51E7.png)
Spike Rush
Shorter games of VALORANT with added powerup orbs and randomized weapons. Plant, defuse, or eliminate the enemy team to win rounds. First to 4 wins.
![Spike Rush Spike Rush](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/3938D5DA-43BF-1E8C-F09F-858CAF145975.png)
Spike Rush
Shorter games of VALORANT with added powerup orbs and randomized weapons. Plant, defuse, or eliminate the enemy team to win rounds. First to 4 wins.
![Swiftplay Swiftplay](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/23E0469B-4915-FF9F-C8A3-5293056F0A1A.png)
Swiftplay
Shorter games of VALORANT with a simplified economy. Plant, defuse, or eliminate the enemy team to win rounds. First to 5 wins.
![Swiftplay Swiftplay](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/2D257217-464C-7C4B-EFC6-51A55365D44A.png)
Swiftplay
Shorter games of VALORANT with a simplified economy. Plant, defuse, or eliminate the enemy team to win rounds. First to 5 wins.
![Team Deathmatch Team Deathmatch](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/1400F385-4905-96FF-8E1E-F8A4ACB8C64D.png)
Team Deathmatch
Ability-enabled team deathmatch on a unique set of maps. Progress through a series of increasingly powerful loadouts. First team to 100 kills wins.
![Team Deathmatch Team Deathmatch](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/3A00DD01-4E77-2E68-BDDE-A1987D1ACAB2.png)
Team Deathmatch
Ability-enabled team deathmatch on a unique set of maps. Progress through a series of increasingly powerful loadouts. First team to 100 kills wins.
![Unrated Unrated](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/6E987007-4F4B-2CAD-70EC-F79E838EFD80.png)
Unrated
Standard VALORANT. Switch between attack and defense at the half. Plant, defuse, or eliminate the enemy team to win rounds. First to 13 wins.
![Unrated Unrated](/v2/MatchmakingQueues/494B69F1-4E3A-1B03-C2CD-A4875D6E9CB6.png)
Unrated
Standard VALORANT. Switch between attack and defense at the half. Plant, defuse, or eliminate the enemy team to win rounds. First to 13 wins.