Valorant Trade Timing: Stop Dying for Free Picks

First contact is a team resource

A kill without a trade is +1 for the enemy. A death without a trade is -1 for you. Ranked is won on that math.

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When to wide swing together

• You have numbers (2v1, 3v2)
• You know enemy position from utility or info
• You have flash support within 1 second

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When not to peek

• Solo holding after teammates died — disengage and play time
• Post-plant when you are the only player who can defuse
• Force round when team did not commit together

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Practice

In review, mark every death where no teammate was within trade range. Fixing three per game is often a full rank of improvement.