Valorant has become one of the most popular first-person shooters today, with the best Valorant teams cementing themselves in the history books. Valorant has achieved such success in record time, and despite still being relatively new, the game’s esports scene has developed into something massive with the release of the Valorant Champions Tour. With the Valorant scene thriving, we’re seeing more and more Valorant teams come into the spotlight. Here, we’ll be taking a look at some of the best Valorant teams from all around the world.
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Moreover, if you want to bet on Valorant, we have to take a look at both the history of teams and any recent roster changes.
In addition, it’s essential to be familiar with what the VALORANT tournament structure for 2024 looks like, with teams divided into regional partner leagues ahead of international tournaments.
We’re basing our top 10 list of best Valorant teams in the world on our own subjective criteria for the ongoing 2024 VALORANT season. With the 2024 season completed, we’re looking at the entire season.
Here’s a look at the changes we’ve made to the tier list after VALORANT Champions:
- New Teams – EDward Gaming, DRX
- Outed Teams – LOUD, FUT Esports
10. 100 Thieves
With “Boostio” firmly at the helm, 100 Thieves decided it was time to let everyone know what they’re capable of in 2024.
Dominating the VCT Americas regional competition in Stage 1, this team dominated all of North America with their epic approach to maps such as Bind. Finishing fourth at VCT Masters Shanghai was certainly a disappointment, together with finishing fourth at VCT Americas Stage 2 and missing out on Champions.
While many teams could have placed tenth in this ranking, their dominance from May to June gives them this spot.
9. DRX
Following a tough start to the year, DRX rebuilt their roster with some difficult roster changes for VCT Pacific Stage 2. However, they defied all odds and managed to place second to Gen.G, taking down their rivals Paper Rex.
Seeded into VALORANT Champions, not many thought much of this up-and-coming team.
Managing to fight out of their Group, they lost in the Playoffs to Team Heretics. Overall, a fantastic end to the season which could see DRX returning to the top of VALORANT.
8. Paper Rex
Historically the best VALORANT team in the Pacific region, Paper Rex fell short in 2024.
This notion was emphasized at VCT Masters Shanghai, where they performed very poorly despite being the first seed from the Pacific League after winning the regional split.
Despite the return of “Jingg” this team faltered both regionally, losing out to DRX and Gen.G, with poor performances at international tournaments. While they remained a continuous favourite, a lack of consistency haunts this incredible team.
7. Sentinels
Back in April Sentinels were the best VALORANT team in the world.
However, they fell from their spot as quickly as they ascended. Following their epic victory, their Americas Stage 1 performance was weak and the team faltered against the likes of Evil Geniuses, LOUD and Leviatan.
After missing out on VCT Masters Shanghai, Sentinels narrowly qualified for VALORANT Champions as an underdog. Managing to pull off an impressive run, they finished 4th at VALORANT Champions to end the year on a high. Their clutch factor earned them this spot.
6. G2 Esports
After signing a new duelist in the form of Jacob “icy” Lange in April, this team showed up massively in the Americas Stage 1 Playoffs where they took down Cloud9, KRU and Leviatan to finish second in the region.
More impressively, they finished third at VCT Shanghai after taking down Paper Rex and Team Heretics thanks to their ability to strategize and plan against their opponents. Going on to finish second in Americas and make it all the way to VALORANT Champions from VCT Challengers, their story this year has been epic to watch.
Considering that this team came from VCT Challengers, their narrative makes them one of the best VALORANT teams to follow right now.
5. Leviatan
Surrounding the legendary “aspas”, the Leviatan team ascended in the Stage 1 Group Stage, taking down Sentinels, NRG and G2 Esports to prove their newly established dominance. Finishing third in Stage 1 Americas, they then performed poorly at VCT Masters Shanghai.
Following this result, the team ran it back with a dominant showing at VCT Americas Stage 2, winning the regional tournament. At VALORANT Champions, this elite roster bullied their way to a third-place finish to end the season as favourites for next year.
4. Fnatic
All season long, Fnatic dominated the international competition in the 2023 season.
While they had a rough start to 2024, the team faced a number of obstacles, including growing rivalry from EMEA and internal roster changes. While they remained the best team in EMEA by winning both Stages of competition, fans were disappointed by their 5-6th finish at VALORANT Champions 2024.
Uncertain about the future of this roster, they remain one of the best VALORANT teams out there.
3. EDward Gaming
There they are, your 2024 VALORANT Champions winners. After a long and difficult road, starting with their 5-6th finish at VALORANT Champions 2023, this team had to earn it every step of the way.
Outside of dominating China, this team seemed to hit a roadblock internationally after placing 7-8th at VCT Masters Shanghai. However, after signing Hsieh “S1Mon” Meng-hsun, this team looked incredible.
In an emotional run, EDward Gaming won the first-ever international trophy for China and has made VALORANT history.
2. Gen.G Esports
After VCT Madrid, we awarded Gen.G Esports the second-place spot on our Tier List. Since then, we’ve kept this roster at the top of our rankings. After winning VCT Masters Shanghai and VCT Pacific Stage 2, this team entered Champions as one of the absolute favourites to win it all.
However, despite their status as favourites, it all went wrong in the Group Stage for Gen.G. Although they finished 9-12th, many pointed at burn-out as the downfall of this team. Regardless, we rank them as the second-best team all year long after winning the first-ever international trophy for the Pacific region.
We can’t wait to see how the best VALORANT team keeps this up next year.
1. Team Heretics
Over the entire season, Team Heretics has gone through an incredible evolution. After being one of the worst EMEA teams last season, this rebuilt team was reborn ever since VCT EMEA Split 1. Earning a seed to every international tournament, they learned their lesson from VCT Masters Madrid to then place second at both VCT Masters Shanghai and VALORANT Champions 2024.
Watching this team progress to the very top has been incredible for the entire scene, finishing second at both international tournaments with heart-breaking 3-2 scorelines. So while they never won an international tournament, their consistency throughout the season gives them our highest ranking as one of the best VALORANT teams ever.
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