Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dot Esports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg?resize=768,432\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"432\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scott Robertson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@counterscottGO\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DotEsports\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scott Robertson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Scott Robertson\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9ae8908fc06b5bf4a70685c4f377f689\"},\"headline\":\"Here are North America’s most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\"},\"wordCount\":1031,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Valorant\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\",\"name\":\"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Image via Riot Games\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Here are North America’s most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\",\"name\":\"Dot Esports\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dot Esports\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Dot Esports\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/DotEsports\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dotesports\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCckaIn-3KqLYfppkj4DeTAw\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9ae8908fc06b5bf4a70685c4f377f689\",\"name\":\"Scott Robertson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/d5c7ac849ef47bf8299de2223405827c\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26121439\/Scott-Robertson_.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26121439\/Scott-Robertson_.png\",\"caption\":\"Scott Robertson\"},\"description\":\"VALORANT lead staff writer, also covering CS:GO, FPS games, other titles, and the wider esports industry. Watching and writing esports since 2014. Previously wrote for Dexerto, Upcomer, Splyce, and somehow MySpace. Jack of all games, master of none.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/counterscottGO\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/scott-robertson\"}]}<\/script>\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One","description":"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One","og_description":"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.","og_url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","og_site_name":"Dot Esports","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/","article_published_time":"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":432,"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg?resize=768,432","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Scott Robertson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@counterscottGO","twitter_site":"@DotEsports","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scott Robertson","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one"},"author":{"name":"Scott Robertson","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9ae8908fc06b5bf4a70685c4f377f689"},"headline":"Here are North America’s most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One","datePublished":"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one"},"wordCount":1031,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg","articleSection":["Valorant"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","name":"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg","datePublished":"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00","description":"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg","width":1600,"height":900,"caption":"Image via Riot Games"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Here are North America’s most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/","name":"Dot Esports","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization","name":"Dot Esports","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png","width":300,"height":300,"caption":"Dot Esports"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/","https:\/\/x.com\/DotEsports","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dotesports\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCckaIn-3KqLYfppkj4DeTAw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9ae8908fc06b5bf4a70685c4f377f689","name":"Scott Robertson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/d5c7ac849ef47bf8299de2223405827c","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26121439\/Scott-Robertson_.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26121439\/Scott-Robertson_.png","caption":"Scott Robertson"},"description":"VALORANT lead staff writer, also covering CS:GO, FPS games, other titles, and the wider esports industry. Watching and writing esports since 2014. Previously wrote for Dexerto, Upcomer, Splyce, and somehow MySpace. Jack of all games, master of none.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/counterscottGO"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/scott-robertson"}]}},"raw_content":"Nine hundred and forty-six total maps were played throughout the entire first phase of the VALORANT Champions Tour in North America. That number includes the open qualifiers for all three Challengers events, their closed qualifiers, and the final Masters tournament. At the end of Masters, Sentinels stood tall, and we were able to look at the agent pick data from the entire phase. Compared to the data we looked at from the beginning of First Strike until just after it ended, we see some more diversity in the sentinel and duelist category, with some familiar faces at the very top and the very bottom. The big three - Omen, Sova, Jett All hail the shadowy king, long may he reign. Omen has been top dog since the months leading up to and including First Strike, and that reign extends into Europe as well. Across all of NA Phase One, he had a 90 percent overall pick rate. His lowest pick rate is still an 85 percent on Bind, and at Masters, he was picked in all 33 maps played. Sova, who boasted an 84 percent pick rate, continues to stand out as the unquestionable number two; a near automatic pick utilized by some of the game\u2019s best and brightest like 100T\u2019s Spencer \u201cHiko\u201d Martin and Sentinels\u2019 Shahzeeb \"ShahZaM\" Khan. His pick rates on Ascent, Bind, and Haven are all higher than Omen\u2019s. But the big dropoff happens on Split. In 112 Split maps, Sova was played once, in the Challengers Two lower final by Immortals\u2019 Amgalan \"Genghsta\" Nemekhbayar, a map IMT lost. Jett, which was picked 73 percent of the time, emerges as the top choice for duelists. Superstars like Tyson \"TenZ\" Ngo and Andrej \"babybay\" Francisty are top-tier difference makers for their teams, and her overall rate jumps up from 60 percent in Europe. Her lowest map rate is Bind at 49 percent, but she sits at 85 percent on Haven and 81 percent on Icebox. North America, as a whole, utilizes more duelists but Jett jumps to the top of the list with ease. The traditional North American VALORANT lineup consists of the big three agents, one additional duelist and a sentinel. For both rules, we look at how the agents are divided up within the map pool. The second duelist trio - Raze, Phoenix, Reyna While some teams like 100 Thieves run with a solo duelist lineup, and while TSM utilizes the triple-duelist frequently, most teams in North America opt for the standard two duelist lineup. Raze has the highest overall pick rate of the remaining duelists, with 49 percent overall. That rate was much higher at Masters, with a 70 percent rate amongst the top teams in the final stretch. Overall she\u2019s a very high pick on both Bind (90 percent) and Split (90 percent); she\u2019s the second-most picked agent on these maps where her boosts and grenades are best utilized. The fiery Phoenix\u2019s overall rate sits at 33 percent, but he gets lots of run on Haven, where he is played 58 percent of the time. Haven has plenty of corners for him to flash around, hiding spots to tuck into before using his ultimate, and chokepoints he can wall off with his Blaze. Reyna sits at a 29 percent overall rating, but gets a boost on Ascent with a 47 percent pick rate, which is the fifth-highest agent pick rate on that map overall. Ascent\u2019s wide open mid area and the walls in site main entrances are great spots for using Leer. Additionally, there are lots of cubbies and corners for Reyna to hide in after using Dismiss on a Soul Orb. The sentinel split- Cypher, Killjoy, Sage Similarly to an NA composition\u2019s secondary duelist, the duties of the sentinel are split between three agents depending on which map is being played. Cypher is easily the most popular overall, with a 54 percent rate, the fourth-highest of any agent overall. Specifically, he is overwhelmingly chosen on both Bind and Haven, with 78 and 76 percent pick rates, respectively. Both maps have bomb sites he can lock down with tripwires and cages, as well as long pathways to sites he can watch with his camera. The only map he isn\u2019t chosen regularly on is Icebox, with just a 7 percent rate. Killjoy has become more popular in North America since First Strike, with a 35 percent overall pick rate. She\u2019s the go to utility-driven sentinel on both Ascent and Icebox, and is still a popular pick on Split. Several of the game\u2019s best tacticians like 100T\u2019s Josh \u201csteel\u201d Nissan and Envy\u2019s Pujan \u201cFNS\u201d Mehta split their time between Killjoy and Cypher. Between the two of them, the sentinel role is covered across the whole map pool. But that still leaves Sage, who still emerges as a popular pick on both Icebox (67 percent) and Split (61 percent). Walling off the B site on Icebox is a very popular move for both attacking and defending sites, and her walls and slow orbs are useful across both maps. Her heals and her ultimate are a great addition to teams that favor early peeks when playing these maps. The bottom of the barrel

Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dot Esports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg?resize=768,432\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"432\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scott Robertson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@counterscottGO\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DotEsports\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scott Robertson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Scott Robertson\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9ae8908fc06b5bf4a70685c4f377f689\"},\"headline\":\"Here are North America’s most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\"},\"wordCount\":1031,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Valorant\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\",\"name\":\"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Image via Riot Games\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Here are North America’s most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\",\"name\":\"Dot Esports\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dot Esports\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Dot Esports\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/DotEsports\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dotesports\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCckaIn-3KqLYfppkj4DeTAw\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9ae8908fc06b5bf4a70685c4f377f689\",\"name\":\"Scott Robertson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/d5c7ac849ef47bf8299de2223405827c\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26121439\/Scott-Robertson_.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26121439\/Scott-Robertson_.png\",\"caption\":\"Scott Robertson\"},\"description\":\"VALORANT lead staff writer, also covering CS:GO, FPS games, other titles, and the wider esports industry. Watching and writing esports since 2014. Previously wrote for Dexerto, Upcomer, Splyce, and somehow MySpace. Jack of all games, master of none.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/counterscottGO\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/scott-robertson\"}]}<\/script>\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One","description":"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One","og_description":"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.","og_url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","og_site_name":"Dot Esports","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/","article_published_time":"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":432,"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg?resize=768,432","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Scott Robertson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@counterscottGO","twitter_site":"@DotEsports","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scott Robertson","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one"},"author":{"name":"Scott Robertson","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9ae8908fc06b5bf4a70685c4f377f689"},"headline":"Here are North America’s most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One","datePublished":"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one"},"wordCount":1031,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg","articleSection":["Valorant"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","name":"Here are North America's most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg","datePublished":"2021-03-27T03:15:09+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-27T03:15:12+00:00","description":"The most popular agents in NA after the first leg of the Tour.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10113144\/vct-masters-keyart.jpg","width":1600,"height":900,"caption":"Image via Riot Games"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Here are North America’s most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/","name":"Dot Esports","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization","name":"Dot Esports","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png","width":300,"height":300,"caption":"Dot Esports"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/","https:\/\/x.com\/DotEsports","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dotesports\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCckaIn-3KqLYfppkj4DeTAw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9ae8908fc06b5bf4a70685c4f377f689","name":"Scott Robertson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/d5c7ac849ef47bf8299de2223405827c","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26121439\/Scott-Robertson_.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/26121439\/Scott-Robertson_.png","caption":"Scott Robertson"},"description":"VALORANT lead staff writer, also covering CS:GO, FPS games, other titles, and the wider esports industry. Watching and writing esports since 2014. Previously wrote for Dexerto, Upcomer, Splyce, and somehow MySpace. Jack of all games, master of none.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/counterscottGO"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/scott-robertson"}]}},"raw_content":"Nine hundred and forty-six total maps were played throughout the entire first phase of the VALORANT Champions Tour in North America. That number includes the open qualifiers for all three Challengers events, their closed qualifiers, and the final Masters tournament. At the end of Masters, Sentinels stood tall, and we were able to look at the agent pick data from the entire phase. Compared to the data we looked at from the beginning of First Strike until just after it ended, we see some more diversity in the sentinel and duelist category, with some familiar faces at the very top and the very bottom. The big three - Omen, Sova, Jett All hail the shadowy king, long may he reign. Omen has been top dog since the months leading up to and including First Strike, and that reign extends into Europe as well. Across all of NA Phase One, he had a 90 percent overall pick rate. His lowest pick rate is still an 85 percent on Bind, and at Masters, he was picked in all 33 maps played. Sova, who boasted an 84 percent pick rate, continues to stand out as the unquestionable number two; a near automatic pick utilized by some of the game\u2019s best and brightest like 100T\u2019s Spencer \u201cHiko\u201d Martin and Sentinels\u2019 Shahzeeb \"ShahZaM\" Khan. His pick rates on Ascent, Bind, and Haven are all higher than Omen\u2019s. But the big dropoff happens on Split. In 112 Split maps, Sova was played once, in the Challengers Two lower final by Immortals\u2019 Amgalan \"Genghsta\" Nemekhbayar, a map IMT lost. Jett, which was picked 73 percent of the time, emerges as the top choice for duelists. Superstars like Tyson \"TenZ\" Ngo and Andrej \"babybay\" Francisty are top-tier difference makers for their teams, and her overall rate jumps up from 60 percent in Europe. Her lowest map rate is Bind at 49 percent, but she sits at 85 percent on Haven and 81 percent on Icebox. North America, as a whole, utilizes more duelists but Jett jumps to the top of the list with ease. The traditional North American VALORANT lineup consists of the big three agents, one additional duelist and a sentinel. For both rules, we look at how the agents are divided up within the map pool. The second duelist trio - Raze, Phoenix, Reyna While some teams like 100 Thieves run with a solo duelist lineup, and while TSM utilizes the triple-duelist frequently, most teams in North America opt for the standard two duelist lineup. Raze has the highest overall pick rate of the remaining duelists, with 49 percent overall. That rate was much higher at Masters, with a 70 percent rate amongst the top teams in the final stretch. Overall she\u2019s a very high pick on both Bind (90 percent) and Split (90 percent); she\u2019s the second-most picked agent on these maps where her boosts and grenades are best utilized. The fiery Phoenix\u2019s overall rate sits at 33 percent, but he gets lots of run on Haven, where he is played 58 percent of the time. Haven has plenty of corners for him to flash around, hiding spots to tuck into before using his ultimate, and chokepoints he can wall off with his Blaze. Reyna sits at a 29 percent overall rating, but gets a boost on Ascent with a 47 percent pick rate, which is the fifth-highest agent pick rate on that map overall. Ascent\u2019s wide open mid area and the walls in site main entrances are great spots for using Leer. Additionally, there are lots of cubbies and corners for Reyna to hide in after using Dismiss on a Soul Orb. The sentinel split- Cypher, Killjoy, Sage Similarly to an NA composition\u2019s secondary duelist, the duties of the sentinel are split between three agents depending on which map is being played. Cypher is easily the most popular overall, with a 54 percent rate, the fourth-highest of any agent overall. Specifically, he is overwhelmingly chosen on both Bind and Haven, with 78 and 76 percent pick rates, respectively. Both maps have bomb sites he can lock down with tripwires and cages, as well as long pathways to sites he can watch with his camera. The only map he isn\u2019t chosen regularly on is Icebox, with just a 7 percent rate. Killjoy has become more popular in North America since First Strike, with a 35 percent overall pick rate. She\u2019s the go to utility-driven sentinel on both Ascent and Icebox, and is still a popular pick on Split. Several of the game\u2019s best tacticians like 100T\u2019s Josh \u201csteel\u201d Nissan and Envy\u2019s Pujan \u201cFNS\u201d Mehta split their time between Killjoy and Cypher. Between the two of them, the sentinel role is covered across the whole map pool. But that still leaves Sage, who still emerges as a popular pick on both Icebox (67 percent) and Split (61 percent). Walling off the B site on Icebox is a very popular move for both attacking and defending sites, and her walls and slow orbs are useful across both maps. Her heals and her ultimate are a great addition to teams that favor early peeks when playing these maps. The bottom of the barrel

Rokurou

{"id":376905,"date":"2021-03-26T22:15:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T03:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?p=376905"},"modified":"2021-03-26T22:15:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T03:15:12","slug":"here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/valorant\/news\/here-are-north-americas-most-picked-valorant-agents-from-vct-phase-one","title":{"rendered":"Here are North America’s most picked VALORANT agents from VCT Phase One"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nine hundred and forty-six total maps were played throughout the entire first phase of the VALORANT<\/em> Champions Tour<\/a> in North America.<\/p>

That number includes the open qualifiers for all three Challengers events, their closed qualifiers, and the final Masters tournament. At the end of Masters, Sentinels stood tall<\/a>, and we were able to look at the agent pick data from the entire phase.<\/p>

Compared to the data we looked at from the beginning of First Strike until just after it ended<\/a>, we see some more diversity in the sentinel and duelist category, with some familiar faces at the very top and the very bottom.<\/p>