What is a "Bonus Round" in Valorant? 🤔

[@CoachKonpeki]

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[@zayedqaisershaalan8538]

What's ur discord

[@hammerheads9693]

Can you teach this to every teammate I ever had when I say don’t buy it’s our bonus and they all just buy vandals anyways.

[@areklolxdlol685]

your help didnt do anything

[@prithvibiswal69]

Coach me but I can't pay you anything😂

[@Dxxstrqyy]

I play on console tho

[@zang3033]

I love when my teamates didnt full buy 2nd round but stills call the 3rd round bonus round. 4 sheriff with each 4k creds

[@RickyHasMemes]

​@pelaaja2823valorant in a nutshell

[@Tojimurod1]

U don't need to full buy in 2nd round after winning 1st

[@zeckex564]

​@@Tojimurod1 U do need to buy in the second round after winning the pistol. Priorityzing full shields+spectre/bulldog and full util. Not buying and keeping your pistol it's dumb

[@Tojimurod1]

@@zeckex564 spectre/bulldog isn't a full buy my dawg, that's my point. Moreover , I would highly recommend you to buy stinger). If enemy team doesn't buy a shiel, this lil boy will not leave anyone alive on the field

[@Tojimurod1]

@@zeckex564 full buy is when you buy all the util and phantom/vandal/awp

[@tonin6881]

Just summarizing: First round: pistol, buy everything u can. Second round: If lost first round, eco, if won first round, buy stuff such as spectre, marshall, bulldog, etc. Third round: If you won pistol and second round, half buy, if won pistol but lost second round, eco, if lost both rounds, full buy, if lost pistol but won second round, full buy/half buy (depends a bit on stituation)

[@habibnurz6571]

Thanks

[@Perluwu]

why half buy when won both round 1 and 2

[@tonin6881]

@@Perluwu Its bonus round, you keep the guns from the second round so you have a good economy, and the ones who died on second round half buy

[@hryx7777]

wrong, if you win pistol but lose 2nd round you force, because you wont have enough to full buy round 4 even if you full save.

[@tonin6881]

@@hryx7777 well, you dont have money to half buy, so even if you buy everyhing you can, it will be spectre light shield max (most of the times youll not have credits for that). So the best option is saving and doing light shield vandal/phantom on round 4

[@uasakura]

That is too much maths for my brain to function for a game

[@Ninthtry9103]

Buy as much as you can second round and stay alive ( ik is a joke) Just Simplist way to explain it

[@kianmarcial8884]

It's just basic math though

[@theinterruptedlife1783]

Lmao try playing csgo

[@dana9796]

Iron

[@pexa-496]

csgo player like me dont have that problem . you will learn after few 100 games how economy works

[@cheese_chez]

Good for you and teaching people about the bonus but and save rounds It’s really annoying when the teammates don’t know what they are and when to do it

[@Riza610]

make them press tab every round to check enemy's economy

[@quochunghoang5087]

Then we proceed to lose to enemy team in their eco round

[@officialYuuru]

so fucking true

[@ScamallDorcha]

Thrifty!

[@vinaydubey3096]

I told this to my team but they just won't listen and never full buy and we end up losing the second round

[@unroundd]

GIGACHAD forces a stinger till he can buy a rifle

[@AxPTrue]

😂😂

[@johnmark4228]

Stinger is pretty good this season.

[@boiltheoil7109]

Oh god.. I'm a gigachad... I always buy Stinger round 2 with light sheilds and use it for round 3 too.. it works for me though..

[@nikemaik1]

​@@boiltheoil7109iron

[@WhyEveryHandleTaken]

buy? nah we thieve

[@FWitai]

Ty this was usefull

[@ccc34678]

Even in ascendant lobby, a lot of players don't buy in the second round. Or even if they buy, it's half shields and spectres and that one idiot who refuses to even half buy. If the enemy got the plant and lost and they forced light shields and spectres and you have the same buy, you winning the pistol round literally gives you no advantage. Let's say you lost the second round because you didn't go full shield and spectres, now that idiot who didn't buy in the second round will buy a vandal while your team ecos and you will most likely lose this round cause it's pistols and a rifle vs spectres and now your team eco is effectively fucked. I swear people need to understand how economy works.

[@agentvalk5198]

idk what kinda npc ascendant lobbies u get but most likely those people are boosted then. As an Ascendant myself, 99% of my teammates always buy 2nd round. It’s just common sense.

[@ccc34678]

@@agentvalk5198 and here's the thing, they aren't bad players per se. They'll be hitting some nice shots here and there but it's that they just don't have any idea how economy works. I had a yoru who saved up 3 rounds to buy an op...on attack. No comms no playing with team. This guy had an immortal buddy. Mumbai server.

[@repr1d851]

​@@agentvalk5198 u would love immortal cause we always buy vandal light shields or sherif save second round

[@rezkydonnyputranto4232]

​@@ccc34678 I have to admit, some people do have good aim. But somehow really dumb at tactics and gameplay

[@LoveAnimeLikeCrazy]

@@rezkydonnyputranto4232 to everyone in this list, i like playing with the marshal, and usually go that second round, very casual player. But arent marshal players being overlooked?

[@abhaypathak6992]

As a bronze player I've had to listen to my teammates urging me to upgrade from a spectre to a vandal in the bonus round and I'd always have to refuse. I'd rather use my existing half buy and have a boatload of credits the next 2 rounds than upgrade to a full buy, lose and then have to eco the next round.

[@Dmd02]

That's why the round after pistol is always the "full shield and something else" round, i hate when my teammates go to the 2nd round with just a ghost then die and force a vandal on the bonus round

[@fish5612]

is actually easy to understand just full buy second round if you win first round im tired of seeing insta lock duelist winning pisto round with ghost and just stick with it second round and lost and decided to full buy 3rd round while 2-3 other teammate stuck with sherif

[@tobe.moemeka]

Never save after you’ve won a round unless your team is bonusing

[@CaffySam]

Imagine a radiant messaging him coach on discord…. This guy be like- “I am not getting paid enough for this….”

[@roadhog820]

he's getting paid?

[@psych0CS2]

This applies to both CS and Valorant. If you win the pistol and the Anti Eco, you will have a bonus round that plays out in 1 of 2 ways (depends on opponents buy in round 2 and the game you're playing) 1: your opponents have a strong fullbuy because they full ecoed round 2 (very rare in the current CS meta) and if you win the round, it will reset their economy, and they will have at most a partial buy. 2: they have weaker guns (galils/famas or bulldogs/smgs) but more utility, or stronger guns with limited utility because they forced round 2. Meaning that even if you lose round 3, they don't get much of a weapon upgrade, and your team will/should have enough money for a super strong buy going into the 4th round of play. Pistol rounds are important. But a pistol win means absolutely nothing if you dont convert the second round.

[@CypherTide]

Pov Jett god with marshal who’s about to kill your whole team

[@RealTragoe2]

That's very interesting. I have recently started playing and in my silver/gold lobbies most people just buy shields after winning first round and the expectation is that the second round is ghosts + armour on one side and fullsave classics on the other. This advice makes more sense. However there's the other issue where it may be better to do a sub-optimal buying strategy together with your team, rather than buying and saving on different rounds than your teammates...

[@HayesClan06]

This man got some really good tips, gonna have to subscribe if I legitimately want to improve lol

[@HayesClan06]

Update. Learned to jiggle peek and I'm doing a lot better in my valorant matches. He should make a video about crosshairs that are just built different

[@jacksonbourne]

​@@HayesClan06 least obvious youtube shorts advertisement

[@MetalDavidRulez]

@@HayesClan06 robot man

[@yowiewowie8388]

Meanwhile in lower elo, when they lose the pistol round, they always full buy the next round. When they win the pistol, they save up like shit and buy nothing the next round.

[@Kabeer_25]

Pov: You didnt understand a single thing he said...

[@ethancollinsworth3927]

this is great information, but my diamond teammates don’t understand the “arcane technology” that is valorant economy.

[@Borgolii]

I just buy a bulldog and try to get as much picks as possible

[@PMARC14]

I would point out that depending on your teams cohesion and capability, buying a single rifle can be significant in improving your odds of winning even against a full buy, so it is worth maybe one person breaking standard buying rules for rifle as long as your team is minimally competent as a whole

[@mihirx27]

While starting to play Valorant, I'd have trouble understanding a Bonus round, coming from years of understanding CS economy where the concept of a Bonus round didn't really exist until the latest economy change 2-3 years ago, and even then lotta people just preferred buying rifles second round over going for Bonus weapons to help counter force buys, which are pretty strong in CSGO compared to VAL.

[@mynameisabe905]

I've never really understood that bonus round thing but this vid was really helpful, thanks!

[@crunch5956]

This is the valo equivalent of just save $100 a week and u'd be a millionaire in your 60s

[@DiamaraldGaming]

lol what

[@moody8699]

No it’s not

[@CypherKi1999]

This right here. Ive been learning how to budget better. Its wild how many people dump creds lose the round. Are flat broke and ask for a buy...

[@fifty_10]

This is useful af

[@slashers7126]

and with the additional of the eregen shield saving credits was pretty op

[@germankerrman6341]

And then there’s the kids in my elo who full buy second round it’s hurts me 😂

[@RylHango]

Ur supposed to always full buy first and second round, you bonus on the third round

[@alexandrucalitescu5822]

Bro, that's the point of the video, to full buy second round if you won the pistol round, for you to bonus on 3rd round

[@nikemaik1]

Bruh If you win he is right and U r wrong? So U r the Bad tm8

[@howard1148]

this is why the light shield every round strat is the best one there is, that way i never ever gone broke even if i full buy with operator and sheriff while light shielded

[@aimanziad]

Just buy 3rd round even if alot of teammates died 2nd round. Light shield and rifle. Your ultimate goal is to win rounds, not gain best eco score.

[@Chuuniboy]

Me: Okay buying properly the second round Also me: *gets 1 tapped by a sheriff*

[@mukuro8033]

Disclaimer. This only applies to mid to high elo. If you are below Gold, good luck.

[@ifigetbannedagainyoutubeis2018]

If you are below gold buy odin every round 😂😂

[@FahimPlayz]

the problem is when they have a sheriff they decide to keep that instead of buying up which is fair for maybe one player but everyone else should buy

[@slyfly6934]

nah nah, just have the duelists hold tight angle with shotgun on defender and have the initiator communicate just fine with controller on attacker, the rest is skill issue.

[@Starrkillr]

i dont full buy round two just cause you don’t know what could happen and don’t wanna go into the 3rd with no money but if you save for next while still buying light armor stinger or marshall and win you’ll have so much money by the end.

[@eyluldenizozdemir1299]

well buying stinger and half armor is kinda buying with utility and stuff as well u can’t force vandal and full armor on raund 2

[@Crimson_Simpson]

idk why this isnt common knowledge

[@ansar107]

No one does this in my lobbies, it's so annoying

[@Crimson_Simpson]

@@ansar107 fax

[@mses0012]

​@@ansar107 actually I usually just use ghost from round 1 if I had one cuz I feel far more confident with ghost than with spectre.

[@ansar107]

@@mses0012yeah usually people choose to save their ghosts/sheriff from rd 1

[@mukhademonyo6449]

It isnt common knowledge. Because lemme asl you a very specific question. Do idiots know what economy means? Im one of thise idiots. We know the word....we dont know how to apply it.

[@vadwvea7153]

And if u win bonus you get a free rifle for whoever lived and the enemy have to save for 1-2 rounds

[@ASMRReKTChan]

New strat is win first round full buy vandals/phantom with small shield (pros been doing this and it’s been working well for me too)

[@AmitkumarxD923]

Kid : Mom, why I always loose in this game.. Mom: you are just weak in maths..

[@HeadGodoftheGodCouncil]

And when I explain this to my low elo teammates, they never listen and use up creds every round, despite losing every time, wasting so much creds for no reason.

[@frostdays9576]

not to mention if you do actuwlly manage to win a bonus round with a trap play or what not, game is bassically over because your eco is gonna go wild

[@rezkydonnyputranto4232]

Yeah, i won 10-2 on the defending then lose 11-13 on the attacking because my duelist won't lower his ego

[@hxwltheone]

One strat that always work to me is if u won round 1, go full shield ulti and a spectre on round 2. If u won the 2nd round u can still buy full ulti and shield and have like around 50% win the bonus round depends on ur aim, strats and ur teamate. Any survivor can still pick up rifle from full buy teamates. Just basic strat that can help ur economy and snowball the following round. And please don't buy vandal or phantom in 2nd round if ur not confident about urself, u don't know how many time i saw my teamate with vandal light armor lose to force buy sheriff

[@Dragonrage1oo1]

Love when my team just chucks out their stingers and spectres in favor of a full buy on 3rd round :(

[@kakorotskywalker]

I always do this too lol. At least, when I get the chance to.

[@Vinyknobs]

bold of you to assume i won any round

[@fyy5998]

and high immortals are still not forcing with the team because apparently a "sheriff" is enough. i mean it is but unless you're saving for op on defense there is no need to save again

[@ih2k2]

This is why leon edwards has the best physique in existence

[@cochelper1736]

i play with sheriff for 4 round straight and then doesn't have to worry about buying for next 8 rounds

[@radioaktivetoast9754]

The whole point of a bonus round is to damage the enemies economy the most, you should play by holding corners or lurking or ratting, if you kill someone or take someones shield then It should damage their economy enough to the point where you have the advantage

[@iTalickChicken]

no matter how ahead I'am my enemy still lands all heads with spectre

[@Anonymous-gh6xf]

No matter how many full shields you bought, it only takes a cracked duelist with half shield two headshots to swing the round in opponents favour.

[@hieuduong7130]

If you keep thinking "I'll got 1 tap anyway, so I won't buy anything to help enemy get a free round". Then play mario pls, this game is not for you

[@eepyfoxy]

i really hate when my team doesnt know this and how to manage, like if pistol win we BUY if pistol lost we save

[@GamefilmsProductsBTS]

or killing the enemy that full buys could give you the vandal they use to save more creds for later buys

[@istutteralotlol]

My team totally stacked with money The other team that has pistols and still won.

[@payrow3144]

Bro lost so much he became a financial advisor

[@unqlerjoelu]

The problem is, when your hardstuck gold-plat your get screamed on if you say "save" in 2rnd if you lost the first or half of the team buys a Vandal in bonus...

[@ChocoCrusader]

i usually save the 1st and 2nd round. in both cases win or loss. If its a win on 3rd round i will have OP and if its a loss i will half buy and take a bulldog and half shield to force an OP into the 4th round

[@galahad4787]

if im losing 1st round as defender, i would buy marshal and light shield for 2nd round (if im duelist). its good gamble if u have good aim. get some kills so u have money for 3rd round.

[@teeess1909]

Exactly right economic advantage helps me save so I can buy my duelist for the final three rounds of the half

[@ihavenoidea5728]

My teammates never listen, they buy vandal and no shields thinking they're him

[@yungnheartless3464]

You won’t believe how many players think the second round is the bonus round when you win pistol in low elo it’s actually insane

[@ignxtius1683]

My team does full buy in second round, but the enemy force buys so they don’t have money to give us bonus in the third

[@Mossbergg]

i really hope the new console players can watch this video bc the amount of ascendants and immortal players ive played with that go into 2nd round with ghosts is unreal😭

[@hansdiamante8884]

math in school: F math in valorant: hmmm yes, the economy of investing in saving up for a full buy is statistically sound.

[@jsange]

If I have a weapon, I exclusively work situations where that weapon excels, and I don't bother buying a new rifle. Regardless of the round. If I have a spectre or stinger, I might get a sheriff for the long range fights. If I have a shotty, I'm DEFINITELY getting a sheriff to go with it.

[@jsange]

And even with this econ-centric play and my easily Gold 1 skills I'm still struggling to get out of bronze.

[@jsange]

@@rayanmasrur ur mum

[@floatingamer]

crazy that people are learning this shit rn we knew this in csgo 16 years ago

[@mlkcold]

Meanwhile my team losing the pistol round and buying guns without shield for the second one

[@papadkumar2669]

My teammates really need to see this video

[@swaveyqua9721]

Who needs a bonus round when you’re him? I but vandal round 2 out of sheer confidence

[@nashrinibrahim1823]

I always full buy what my money can reach. Plus I don't throw out weapon, I instead donate them or play with that weapon until I die, or when I killed someone with better gun I swap it. And if my armor from previous round doesn't reduced to 25 or less I won't buy another Heavy shield

[@kouroshh7]

I swear my teammates save 2nd round and buy 3rd round even though we won 1st round

[@NotBot1243]

It’s even better if you get the enemies guns

[@jackalopebox]

Tell me you don’t go outside without telling me you don’t go outside

[@LLLexen]

the valorant accent is crazy

[@killestone]

i just understood, win pistol, buy sectre next, don't buy next, buy effing vandal 4th

[@x3m9x]

I found out in higher ranks, buying two or three rifles (vandals/phantoms) in 2nd round is useful asf while having the other two players buy the usual smg + util (usually the controller and initiator)

[@hhavu]

ye until they push one by one and lose the guns and then lose the round

[@frost9239]

If they steal that Vandal you're fucked

[@kotami2868]

its not worth the risk, in higher lobbies people know how to sheriff 2nd round so basically if you get overwhelmed by 5 people with an 800 credit gun a full buy 2nd round wont save you or block the whole push, you also have to consider the possibility of a lurker no one noticed which could easily take a rifle away and then your 'full buy' round is fucked up

[@ThinkGamerOfficial]

I just usually go full save on first 2 rounds

[@ube704]

thankl you for this helpful tip!!

[@noibbarean4061]

But if they win on round 3 when they have bonus guns, they won’t need to replenish their guns. This is only if you win the bonus round which is unlikely due to the disadvantage you have against vandals w a spectre

[@ianlu9962]

first round pistol, second round vandal, win bonus

[@elitegamer8008]

Playing economically is a very important feature you can't just spend all your money and then curse a guy for not giving you a buy learn to save

[@reix6830]

1st round: Buy impactful utility and maybe + pistol If win 1st round 2nd round: buy full(gun shield and util) If win, save 3rd round, 3rd round: buy util and shield If enemy full buy, and you won the round, get their gun then buy for your team mate who met jesus.

[@akki3439]

Meanwhile my teammates with spectures die to pistols in 2nd round..

[@YungSover]

Communicate this with your team, if your team doesnt buy second round you also dont buy

[@weirdolemi914]

that's if your entire team knows how to play

[@pratham7007]

I don’t understand a single thing except ‘this round that round’

[@mochizzzz.]

yk; im the type to save every round!! so by the time its the last round before switch, i could buy odin, full shields, and a sheriff while still having at least 5000-6000 credits.

[@katzufn4179]

that is atrocious

[@EDGKangKang]

The only time you should save on round 2 is when your team is buying and you are playing the lurk role. So typically you would go heavy shield and ghost or frenzy or sheriff if you picked one up. Basically a gun that you can lurk with vs weaker guns since gun strength doesn’t matter if you’re killing from behind. Also if you die during the lurk with no teammates around it doesn’t really benefit the enemy to pick up your gun since it isn’t stronger than theirs.

[@TheProPlayZ69]

Second round (if the map is small, I use Bucky, if big map I use Marshal

[@AnnonHa]

My bronze teammates would never know this and refuse to learn, instead they flame you.

[@tylerdotapp]

flame you for even suggesting that they don’t buy a vandal round 2 and then be overly aggressive and die

[@matthewbowen4955]

Thank you! So many teammates not understanding the basic economy

[@tatshmorningstar8811]

If it was basic this vid would serve no purpose

[@nikemaik1]

​@@tatshmorningstar8811it is Basic, but there are still people that doesnt understand that

[@PanthersFan44]

In general you’re going to want to buy the best gun you can on 2nd round and keep that until you die.

[@tau4939]

Full save pistol round win, immediate vandal light shield, round 3 you have a vandal and heavy shields along with util

[@Billosaurus]

Good luck Winning a füll save Pistole round

[@bladearmorginga6582]

I love when round 3 turns bonus, then all I want to do is get a vandal, but we keep winning rounds and I’m stuck with my specter or Marshall for the next 3 rounds cause the enemy team can’t afford a vandal for me to yoink.

[@TheGenezi7]

Meanwhile my team: Buys Vandal 2nd round and loses them to pistols.

[@dachiotarashvili6622]

Bro just understood how saving works in CS:GO