100 Terms Every Valorant Player Should Know

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Ace	One player kills all five enemies.
2.	ADS	Aim down sights for zoomed accuracy.
3.	Afterplant	Playing post-spike plant positions and utility.
4.	Aggro peek	Wide, fast peek to force a duel.
5.	Anchor	Hold site alone; delay and survive.
6.	Angle advantage	Closer player sees enemy first at edges.
7.	Anti-eco	Strategy to beat low-buy opponents.
8.	Anti-flash	Turn away to avoid being blinded.
9.	APM	Actions per minute; speed of inputs.
10.	Arcade (Practice Range)	Training area for aim and mechanics.
11.	Armor	Shields reducing damage taken.
12.	Assist	Helped damage or debuff before kill.
13.	Attacker side	Team that plants the spike.
14.	Audio cue	Sound revealing position or actions.
15.	Bait	Use teammate as distraction for trade.
16.	Bait and switch	One peeks; other punishes the swing.
17.	Battle Sage	Aggressive Sage playstyle, not purely support.
18.	Bench	Common callout: bench-shaped cover spot.
19.	Bind	Map with two teleporters, no mid.
20.	Blind	Flash effect removing vision briefly.
21.	Body shot	Hit torso; less damage than headshot.
22.	Bonus round	Win pistol; keep guns next round.
23.	Boom Bot	Raze utility that hunts nearby enemies.
24.	Boost	Use ability/teammate to reach high spot.
25.	Bot frag	Lowest kills on team; underperforming.
26.	Breach ult	Rolling Thunder; concusses in a line.
27.	Bucky	Shotgun with alt-fire burst.
28.	Buy phase	Pre-round time for purchases and setup.
29.	Callout	Named location used for communication.
30.	Camp	Hold angle patiently for a pick.
31.	Cap	Lie or exaggeration in comms.
32.	Carry	Top performer wins rounds through impact.
33.	Chamber TP	Rendezvous teleport to placed anchors.
34.	Clear	Check area for enemies before moving.
35.	Clove	Controller agent with post-death smokes.
36.	Clutch	Win round while outnumbered.
37.	Comm	Communication, usually voice or text.
38.	Concuss	Debuff slowing fire rate and movement.
39.	Contact	Move quietly; avoid early gunfire.
40.	Controller	Agent role focused on smokes.
41.	Counter-strafe	Stop instantly to shoot accurately.
42.	Crossfire	Two angles covering same enemy path.
43.	Crosshair placement	Aim at head height pre-aiming angles.
44.	CT	Defender spawn or rotation route.
45.	Cypher cam	Spycam for information and tagging.
46.	Damage falloff	Less damage at longer range.
47.	Deadlock	Sentinel agent with barriers and traps.
48.	Default	Standard spread to gather early info.
49.	Defender side	Team that stops plant and defuses.
50.	Defuse	Disarm spike to win round.
51.	Dink	Light headshot hit without kill.
52.	Discipline	Avoid risky plays; stick to plan.
53.	Double peek	Two players swing same angle together.
54.	Double satchel	Raze uses two blasts for mobility.
55.	Drone	Sova recon drone for scouting.
56.	Drop	Give weapon to teammate.
57.	Dry peek	Peek without utility support.
58.	Duelist	Agent role focused on entry and kills.
59.	Eco	Save money; low-buy round.
60.	Eco frag	Kill gained during an eco round.
61.	Entry	First player into site to create space.
62.	Exit frag	Kill on rotating/saving enemies after round.
63.	Fake	Show presence to force rotations, then leave.
64.	Fast rotate	Quickly move to support other site.
65.	Feint	Small fake to draw utility or attention.
66.	Flank	Attack from behind enemy positions.
67.	Flash	Ability that blinds enemies.
68.	Flick	Quick aim snap to target.
69.	Force buy	Spend despite low economy to contest round.
70.	Frag	Kill; also overall kill count.
71.	Full buy	Optimal weapons, armor, and utility.
72.	Gekko	Initiator agent with reusable creatures.
73.	GG	Good game; sportsmanship message.
74.	Ghost	Silenced pistol; accurate, high damage.
75.	GJ	Good job; praise for a play.
76.	Hard clear	Thoroughly check every close corner.
77.	Hard entry	Commit first into site under fire.
78.	Haven	Map with three bomb sites.
79.	Headshot	Hit head; highest damage multiplier.
80.	Heaven	High elevated area overlooking site.
81.	Hell	Low spot beneath heaven ledge.
82.	Hit	Execute attack onto a site.
83.	Hold	Maintain position; don’t push forward.
84.	IGL	In-game leader calling strategy mid-round.
85.	Info	Knowledge about enemy positions or plans.
86.	Initiator	Agent role that starts fights with utility.
87.	Iso	Duelist with shields and 1v1 focus.
88.	Jiggle peek	Small peek to bait shot or info.
89.	Jump spot	Jump to see angle without full exposure.
90.	KAY/O	Initiator that suppresses enemy abilities.
91.	Knife	Melee weapon; silent, high backstab damage.
92.	Lineup	Pre-aimed utility throw to specific spot.
93.	Lockdown	Killjoy ultimate that detains in area.
94.	Long	Long corridor lane on a map.
95.	Lurk	Play away from team for timing picks.
96.	Main	Primary entrance to a site.
97.	Map control	Holding areas to limit enemy movement.
98.	Mid	Central map area linking sites.
99.	Molly	Damage-over-time ground utility.
100.	Nano Swarm	Killjoy grenade dealing area damage.