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If the attackers do breach B-Site, keep in mind that you can always lock the door to Mid-Market, should they try to get to Mid from B. If you do run out of utility, let one of your two teammates near Mid Market know early enough, so that they can rotate and help you lock down the choke point before the battle spills over onto B-Site. Don’t use all of your utility until there is a confirmed enemy presence - since you want to delay the attackers as much as possible, you want to play rather conservatively. Naturally, t his makes Sage and her wall a very good choice here. Thus, the name of the game is keep away: Your job is to stay alive and delay the attackers from getting through B-Main. You don’t want to be defending on the B-Site itself, as it will give the entry to Mid Market away to the attackers and allow your teammates on Mid to get pinched. Generally your goal as the B-Site defender is to lock down B-Main, which has a choke point that you can use in your favour.

This defender should however always be backed up by one or two of the Mid defenders that are sticking close to Mid Market. On B-Site you should only have one defender. Ascent Map - B-Site - Defenders Guide Ascent Map Guide: B-Site. If they stacked Mid Market, go for A-Site. Which Site to go for should be based on how the defense is set up. The reason taking Mid is so important is because it opens up both A & B Site. You can vary the Mid attack by going for 2 people coming in via Mid Link and one via Catwalk, or three via Mid-Link… whatever tickles your fancy. Alternatively, you can flash the area to get the sniper off his angle. If the defense has an Operator user on catwalk, you should smoke Catwalk itself and Mid Bottom. Y ou will not get anywhere in your attack on Mid unless you smoke out the defense. When pushing Mid, the theme is simple: Smokes, smokes, smokes. Of course, you can switch up this 3-1-1 formula by going for a surprising hard push on A or B. One person should generally always contest the ultimate orbs on A & B Site each and put pressure on those sites in general. Mid control opens up the map, thus you should have three people attacking mid. Generally you want your best Operator user up on Catwalk to take advantage of the open nature of Mid. On Catwalk, most of the time, you will get smoked out by the attackers, so be aware of that. However: Never leave Mid without a defender unless the attackers have a committed push with a confirmed Spike sighting. If no one is pushing Mid, be ready to rotate to help on the sites. Naturally this makes communication - or at least awareness - crucial. The catwalk is a quick rotate to A, while Mid Market is an even quicker rotate to B. This might seem like a lot, but A & B are easily defended thanks to their choke points and Mid is so vast, open and crucial to the flow of the game that you will need the numbers here. Thus, for Mid you will have three defenders in total. The default defensive setup on Ascent is to have one dedicated player on Mid Catwalk, two dedicated players near Mid Market and one dedicated defender on A & B Site each. Mid control is very important on this new map. Let’s start with Mid, which is the cornerstone to successfully defending and/or attacking Ascent. Ascent Map - Mid - Defenders Guide Ascent Map Guide: Mid. In that regard, Ascent is similar to Split which also has very difficult choke points for the attackers to overcome.

Other than that, there are a lot of choke points, making this map a bit more defender favored: Mid is hard to conquer, due to its open nature and the choke points are also tough to break through. Attackers will always try to take control of Mid. Noticeably, Ascent has a large open middle area that is crucial to controlling the map.

The ascent guide Patch#

The fourth map, released with patch 1.0 is set in Italy.

The ascent guide full#

The full Ascent Map (Image credit: Blitz.gg)Īscent is the newest addition to the Valorant Map rotation. 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 maps. In tactical shooters like Valorant, map knowledge and strategy is everything. The newest addition to the Valorant map rotation: Ascent.