How To ACTUALLY Rank Up Fast in Valorant

Ranking up fast doesn't have to be hard. If you follow these 10 tips, your progress as a player will skyrocket and you'll reach your ranked goals in no time.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:11 Don't look inside your crosshair
1:26 Fill or insta-lock duelist?
2:56 Instantly thinking about what you could've done differently
3:23 Use Twitter and Discords to find players to play with
4:25 Understanding momentum will make you rank up 3x as fast
5:36 Impress yourself, not others
6:55 Take risks and very importantly trust your intuition
8:11 If you're a good player, watch your own games back, not pros
9:48 Make a realistic plan (non-negotiable weekly tasks)
11:32 Expect to top frag

[@RJDhil]

actually such a fantastic video, so many things in here i've never heard anyone else talk about. excited to see you blow up bro

[@kazebuchi]

Thank you, RJ! Means a lot more than you think

[@revokke]

hes already blown up

[@strictlysilly9867]

@@kazebuchimarren

[@pluno7390]

@@kazebuchimarren we know it’s you.

[@ibaam3101]

@@pluno7390thats what im saying

[@shaaxy]

6:55 Is my biggest issue. As a Skye main with 340 matches total, ranked in ascendant 2-3. I feel that many of my biggest errors and missplays comes when listening to my duos/teammates suggestions on my playstyle, that's when I get out of my own focus and try to adapt to what they think is the right play. Not saying I don't missplay when doing my own stuff, but there's a big gap in the error.

[@lynnxx1744]

this!! im only plat, but i find that it is SO hard to actually play what i'm told to play (e.g. "play here they won't expect it" , not things like "play cross with me"/"trade me"). not only does it break my focus and make me so easily overwhelmed, the suggestions are often things that are wayyyy outside my comfort range or just outright not my playstyle. for example, i know i have a slower than normal reaction time, so i often hold unexpected angles rather than swing things (on my own at least). getting told to swing so unexpectedly just makes me panic, whiff, then die lol

[@MaxRollison]

Maybe also if there is the “best in general play in that situation” and the “best play for you in that situation” (not in general). They may be different and if your ‘stats’ don’t match the ‘general play’ then you have to account for it. Also tbh the more time you spend playing & practicing the better you are. My brother is immo & I always see him on, or at least playing two comp games a day & he has done this since beta. Consistancy^

[@StriaghtRight]

Then igl. You know it all you tell them how to play the round out your asc2-3 your obvs making comms so why are u following your teammates misplays whilst your consciously thinking it’s a misplay instead of actively thinking pre round and then adapting mid round then leading the way for you too make the correct call of what to do to your teammates

[@doom8183]

340??!!?? BRO I STARTED LIKE 3 MONTHS AGO ND I GOT OVER 340 MF WHY GOD MUST MAKE MY SKILL LEVEL UP SO SLOWLY😭😭

[@xenonftw]

This has definitely been a great video as i didnt observe any points that have just been repeated, same as other tips n tricks videos. Great work dude!

[@rubiedy]

such a unique and helpful video, man. i just gave a last chance to watch this kind of content cause they repeat the same routines, but this one didn’t disappointed me even a bit. thanks for the advices and i hope your channel grows as fast as it can 🥳

[@ihavaaleva6408]

Extremely underrated channel. Not just repeating every other video about the subject. Having a good mentality is not talked about often enough.

[@kazebuchi]

Thank you so much, man. Trying my absolute best!

[@sketchyvfx150]

marrentm

[@wax4222]

no offense to literally anyone, but thats one of the only points in this video that actually IS talked about way too much. LOL. Idk how you picked this one out of the bunch.

[@vedantkamble5418]

he is actualy? @@sketchyvfx150

[@frostydrink]

@@sketchyvfx150fr you can hear it

[@aaveey]

This is why i subbwd to you so early, i could tell your advice was genuine and unique. Great video man, keep up the good work

[@RocketTV-YT]

Holy amazing job , great knowledge and great quality editing! New sub ,🤟

[@kel2icy]

was imm3 and quit val to go back to CS. I can say that these are REALLY nice tips. I've applied most of these before unconsciously but it's still nice knowing this vid isn't BS. Keep up the good work man!

[@conscvlr]

absolutely love all the tops you cover Kaz, in other videos also, been watching you for a bit now and havent seen something ive yet to disagree with, keep it up homie :)

[@hamp_06swe24]

Love your videos! They're just so inspirational and informational. Keep it up!

[@sociabuzz]

great gameplays! love em all, keep posting :)

[@t.c.ggameshard126]

It helped a lot, keep up the good work man

[@BG2000X]

yo kazebuchi love the videos man really helpfull and detailed and diffrent unlike other people would really like to ask some questions in private casue im trying to improve and upgrade some stuff aswell keep up the good woek hopefully you see this

[@francoisturgeon1176]

Deserved a sub and a like . nice video my man

[@frenzypie]

really great vid just straight to the point absolutely loved it

[@iangholson994]

this is quite honestly an amazing video and just from this and your gameplay im diffidently following

[@bobaz5313]

This is so random and i love your content so much, its genuinely of such high quality and its really helpful. Are you Marrentm on youtube? You have the exact same voice, the editing style is similar and the thumbnails are also edited and put together in a similar way. Much love keep up the good work man

[@idyllicpluto]

okay now this helps , might have to watch it a few more times to get all the points properly .. but freaking amazing dude !!!!

[@Coeey]

I will say as a player who started in iron 1 on my first pc game - Iron - Plat is game time(with this comes mechanics and better crosshair placement) and aim training while watching what pros do in games and think why they do it Diamond - ascendant refining the base mechanics more and more and looking at patterns enemies do to manipulate it to your advantage. As well as having a pre round plan in your head if you position somewhere to get out or just get as many as you can and die. Immortal 1-2 (where i'm at now) where everything really comes together , economy , trap plays to win rounds , playing with teammates , stuff like that. when I was ascendant climbing to Immortal I kind of had to do a mechanics overhaul on myself and force myself to hold wider so I don't have to move my mouse and just click because people love to swing wider than usual. Now that im pushing immortal 3 IMO it feels a little different now and I can hold slightly more tight because they're gonna stop and try not to swing into multiple angles at once. Honestly refining the base mechanics to perfection is what will increase your skill level massively.

[@guilbi.gullible]

So it's possible to reach immo starting in Iron. I started playing 7 month ago and I'm now consistent gold. Thank you, you gave me hope😅

[@AnonymousFromIIT]

​@@guilbi.gullibleall imo players were once iron 🙃

[@guilbi.gullible]

@@AnonymousFromIIT yeah but golds usually dnt have 3000 hours :"v

[@F4lmz]

@@AnonymousFromIITI got placed in plat 1 in ep 1 when i first started so ive never been iron

[@Theoneandonkypotato]

Love your content you up next bro keep grinding

[@uzielcruz9002]

What a great video, many things right and I will implement many things you have said in the video, I leave my sub for the great work you have done :DDD

[@philip1856]

didnt know marrentm plays valorant. Thanks bro your videos are always super helpful!!

[@pandybambus470]

tysm when i look back at the moments where i played well and where i played not so well then i see that every point you just talked about is what i did ( i mean with the not looking at the croshair and stuff like that)

[@trappuden]

this was honestly quite a helpful video, not repeating the same info that's being uploaded since the release of the game, I found quite good tips from this, thank you. honestly what I've learnt from playing this game are. 1. being calm will help you a lot rather than tilting. 2. warming up is not about how much time you put in, it's about you feeling that you're hitting shots and the time it would take depends on you, one day you'll just need 10 while one day you might need 30. Dont queue if you're not warmed up since in the long run it'll just make your rank up journey longer. 3. movement is just as important as aim, making it both work together will help you win more gun fights. 4. don't take ego fights, focus on taking 1v1's 5. communicate with your team before the round starts about how you plan to play the round and also ask if anyone has any suggestions. 6. just mute toxic team mates rather than saying anything back, 9/10 times a toxic team mate will not give you any valuable info rather than just thrash talking. 7. vod review to know your flaws. 8. have at least 2-3 roles you can play in the team comp, with 2 agents per role, to maximise your win percentage if you chose to fill, in lower ranks it's okay to instalock duelist but remember that wont guarantee your win. Out of 100 games, 20 games you're gonna win no matter what, and 20 games are gonna be lost no matter what, so focus on winning the rest of the 60. 9. after vod reviewing you're gonna know what type of playstyle that suits you, next is to find a pro player or a radiant streamer with similar style and learn things from their stream. (in lower elo a lot things you learn wont work up until plat or diamond, since lower lobbies play with a different mindset) 10. having a duo or trio will help you win more games since you have someone to trust on your team and coordinate plays. 11. being lower on the scoreboard doesn't mean you're playing bad, as long as you're doing your job and making easier for the team to secure rounds, it's all good, like no one is expecting you to have 30 kills as a smoke agent (controller) 12. learn to comm, like learn places on the map, just call out enemy agent, position and damage if any, keep it short and simple. 13. try not to backseat the other players either since we all know we want to win and end up over communicating which also backfires.

[@fog1]

I think 8 is bad personally. You should choose an agent to play and stick with it no matter the team comp unless you are high elo. Team comp does not matter that much until higher elo like ascendent.

[@codealias3234]

Those shots so were so crispy in the beginning.

[@beerus7971]

that trust is key part is super hard. I used to also do filling and i got to diamond but it was like hitting a wall. top fragging but losing because I wasnt using a self-sustaining agent was so difficult. I switched to instalocking reyna till i got to ascendant, but now it kinda feels different. Im more impatient and bored whenever there are defaults etc. I noticed that when you start playing in ascendant people tend to play super safe and i dont know why? maybe its just me but thats my two cents. Very good video!

[@beastplayz8950]

BRO YOU FINALLY BLEW UP A LITTLE BIT,WAY MORE TO GO !!!!!!!! W

[@thehomiesrule123]

i never search for these vids because my ego won't let me, but im always happy to watch them when they come across my feed. good video bro!

[@golemghg7889]

About looking at the crosshair, a great way to practice not looking at it is playing non-ranked with your crosshair disabled, which will after some time automatically give you the feeling for if you are aiming at the enemy or not without even seeing the crosshair, and it wont impact your rank negatively (atleast it was what helped me with that problem)

[@smizzd7355]

glad you said this, i was trying to think of way not to look at crosshair constantly but ima have to try this

[@ccc34678]

He just means you shouldn't get tunnel visioned. And his method works for players with good crosshair placement. If you're aiming at the ground and not looking at your crosshair, you're not getting anything done. Good cH placement and having awareness is what's going to give you the best out of this method. Idk how to explain it better than this. For eg: if you're aiming at garage door on haven on attack and your crosshair placement is perfect, you don't have to worry about someone killing you from garage and now you can turn half your attention to a possible B push.

[@Infact77]

thank you. this is actually helpful :)

[@jakejohnson8602]

What I like to do for vod review is once a week I review a game I did really well in, one I did alright in, and one I did poor in. I find it helps me identify which areas I struggle in and which areas when I do well in provide more impact.

[@SuperJG]

Love the videos ❤👑

[@Godsent...]

bro i love u sooo much tysm ❤

[@javihugo0280]

What a good video, really liked it

[@oliverfoden]

Very helpful thanks

[@nathan2990]

Thank you sir, i try the first tip in my deathmatch and my aim is really improving

[@xvvsb]

Great video bro

[@arsifali]

great video. I am ascendant 1. I play 2 matches at max every day. Though I realise what mistakes I make, I wish I had enough time to vod review myself properly

[@Ticket-gl1so]

love the video you got my sub

[@BlackSpinner1342]

Bro thanks for the tips but also you Are cracked at valorant my guy

[@venatorgameryt]

Man what a gem video.

[@NeonG0D]

u earned like sub and comment ur video was great

[@affa4]

I recently switched from an Omen and or kayo main to jett because I found my games to be much more inconsistent and too reliant on the entries. And now it seems to be pretty good so far.

[@jasondwightalmazan8972]

Amazing guide

[@axticy5157]

As someone who hit immortal last act and this act on 2 accounts. Finding a duo and being consistent with a positively serious mindset is what helped me climb the fastest. Of course I got demotivated at times but I would just watch pro vods on my agent and get motivated to try again. I was hardstuck ascendent for a year. You just gotta keep grinding and have fun. Please have fun. I took the month of December off and took a break to enjoy life and the holidays. And join the Air Force. But I’m back grinding with my duo with a fresh mindset looking into episode 8 with my fresh new immortal charms and premier champion charms and title.

[@qtmrman9441]

This was an amazing video

[@Isaacwhat1]

great video marrentm

[@Archwave39]

Very motivational.😊

[@EpikXeuxy]

great video. love ur fn content aswl

[@alhposey1]

I wish more people had this mindset!

[@Omkar-lk7lf]

Ur videos helps alot ❤

[@kazebuchi]

Appreciate you, Omkar!

[@abdulmalik6405]

I just saw your subscribers and i was like what the hell.....i am not too much into val although i play it everyday but it was a really great video

[@HuyMingPlays]

The first tip is something I've never heard other guides talk about before. Interesting.

[@Youjvwhw]

i have no idea why but your videos are the only ones i can actually remember

[@AwakenRoblox]

just used those tips in a comp game and i was match mvp (13-6) Tysm!

[@zyfis5911]

Hey Marren loved the video

[@zyfis5911]

you should make a video like this in valorant kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXOkiaOkp86smK8

[@FatDuck96]

Nice video, i am in gold and everything make sense (ofc). you really helped becoase i am really chill player and i dont wanna be target of trash talking and these bad things. now i know: trash talking means nothing and i better follow my mind

[@duckwurth]

great video

[@medard20]

The marrentm thumbnail really works with algorithm

[@Buhyeu]

Imma try a couple of unrated games with no crosshairs as practice tbh, I’ll re comment on how it went, current b2 looking to rank up

[@pocketoatmeal]

Great content

[@him-xz9ph]

got urself a sub mate

[@MK_-_]

Want to climb the rank? Step 1: get better aim🗿 Step 2: get more kills Step 3: get better 🗿

[@yash9688]

strive for excellency, success will follow.

[@ElNeverin]

In gold 3 and I have noticed improvements because I also stream with a 5-second delay, so each time I die, I go to my stream and see in what I fail

[@shahri2047]

wow this video helped me so much, had to come back to comment.

[@chic3en887]

I usually still won't play fills since I've been in so much situations before where my jett just plays back and baits while I usually just entry. Don't fill in low elo just tap heads

[@SleepyAkumu]

8:40 about watching the pros there is video's where you can hear their coms (Finatic coms top tier) and they review it too boasters a genius. Great video just wanted to add that.

[@spxncer0910]

Can you make a video on what you should spend time on depending on how long you have to play?

[@FKeroo]

I've recently been in the worst streak of my valorant experience, falling to almost iron 3 having peeked at silver 1 and desperate because I cannot win games now. I can only play few hours per week but this video, this is the beggining of my path into ascendant. Thank you kazebuchi.

[@arturorg0]

How's it going

[@mrbanana9049]

I’d say to instalock which agent you play better with cuz if you fill it’s almost like ur “trolling” but if there are no smokes I would fill cuz it’s the most important role basically

[@Hades-qz1ys]

This video is so valuable i almost think you might wanna start charging😂.

[@mathewissad]

no words, but well said.

[@jxdenval2816]

having 2 amazing channels is crazy, well done marren!

[@dannijk]

What's his other channel?

[@Crucial54321]

​@@dannijk mrbeastgaming

[@Beatrify]

marrentm, he uploads fortnite content@@dannijk

[@m-0367]

thank you for your video G, but honestly when you said “trusting your duelist” had me kinda off cause everytime when i see someone bring duelist they either too cracked or just lay down like a guest in the bottom frag at this situation they make us lose motivation to win

[@itsmeskeluur]

I just love sunset I could literally read the map and understand surroundings

[@randomfellow1483]

Worst map in the game. Idk what you like about it.

[@rachel_allen2329]

I have a question, what if I was filling in for example a initiator and the duelist doesn't entry at all? (based on experience) who should substitute the duelist for entrying?

[@Vultify]

A bit of a different take. Many coaches I’ve watched videos on I always says to pick about 2 agents you like or understand the most and insta lock because they’d rather you be comfortable than have a better comp

[@TheProPlayZ69]

Step 1. Get better Step 2. Find friend to play with (you can't win if your team sucks no matter how good you are) Step 3. Grind

[@FatDuck96]

when i was top fraging in some games some teamates says like they are feeling bad for me becoase we was loosing but when i says like np K/D means nothing they started to play well and they started to be positive and confident

[@silverspooonnn025]

nice vid!

[@kazebuchi]

My man! Appreciate you =)

[@user-gg7sm7bh8z]

had two duelist instalock in silver3/gold lobby and i usually play duelist and end up filling sage (i dont mind at all) i tried giving them a benefit of a doubt, but like always they ended up bottom fragging, and the reyna is relatively new, so idk about trusting others, its better to trust yourself, and dont rely on your team

[@syrasmine]

For me I still haven't found my agent. I thought I was a Sage, KJ and Skye main but recently I found my pick depends on the map. For example, I played Split and Icebox as Raze and went positive but on agents I've played way more (see earlier in my comment) lately I've been struggling to feel confident and play at a consistent level. I'm super inconsistent in general, but it's just something I've observed. One moment I go 31/18/7 as KJ on Lotus and the next I'm going 8/18/3. Edit: I also tend to hate filling smokes especially due to the fact that people will insta-lock duelist and expect you to fill then do nothing as a duelist. I also spent 4 months solo queue grinding to Gold 1 from Bronze 2 (I dropped to Bronze 1 at one point) and I often filled so at this point I'd rather find agents I'm most comfortable and limit filling if I can help it.

[@zaiwex]

I never play rank since I still new to the game. 😂 Good educational video to learn

[@HobbitAim]

ValorantTM the goat

[@Springs622]

when ever i think about what i did wrong i feel like not playing anymore because i make the same mistake consistently that has a simple solution i keep on forgetting

[@itsjlikesesamechicken]

marrentm wha are you doing making val stuff bro its so good too lol

[@Oscar-tm9pt]

momentum is very very real. This for just one match aswell. If the first 3-5 rounds i dont get any kills, Even if it was whiffing or not having the opportunity, it throws me off my momentum for the rest of the game, losing that flow feeling when aiming.

[@sachizumi957]

surreal

[@ReiPintin]

2:28 trust my duelist huh, yes it’s good but I’ve recently seen that all the games I lost except one which it was a bigger problem with me, there were only 3 players getting frags while my Reyna was 3 kills or lower and their duelists were pretty much killing the game with 30+

[@definitelynotmichael7983]

Actually the first time some1 said that his video wouldnt be the standard advice and actually followed up on that statement

[@GodGames123]

I do the second one a lot like after I die I go bro I coulda done blah blah blah also very unique tips 👍

[@CallMePleb]

Question. When vod reviewing, are you watching the entire match? Or kills / deaths?

[@AllHailNini]

best video

[@2be6081]

How do you manage to hold your crosshair at exact the same level while Livingstones left to right? I have hard time to move in a line?

[@burntlemon17]

Wouldn't it be better for the long run though to just instalock the same agent every game so you get good at them? then you yourself will get better even if you don't win, which will lead to you winning more games overall. just a thought though idk

[@Sh4rkie13]

Im silver 3 and have 400hours and now that you made me realize I know where my crosshair is i went into training and put on a invisible crosshair and I'm hitting my shots lmfao I'm gonna try to utilize that in game obviously with my crosshair on

[@ryanjellygamer2405]

I need help. I’m have gold rated aim on aimlabs but I almost never hit headshots because 1. I panic 2. They headshot me too cuz it’s a Jett Smurf. I’m iron 1 how do I combat these issues?

[@harshjagtap05]

Amazing video man... All of the 12 minutes had just your voice... Not a single gameplay sound and still watching the video was more interesting than some random gameplay!

[@kazebuchi]

I appreciate it!

[@loveMe_13678]

This was a very good video man! I learned alot of things to improve on and alot of things I never woulda noticed about me without this video thank you