Riot’s tactical shooter blends Counter‑Strike fundamentals with hero abilities. The meta revolves around agent selection, utility combos and map control. Winning requires disciplined economy management and coordinated executes using smokes, flashes and recon tools.

Roles & Agents

Agents fall into Controllers, Duelists, Initiators and Sentinels. Typical compositions include one of each plus a flex pick. Controllers (Omen, Astra) provide smokes; Duelists (Jett, Reyna) take first contact; Initiators (Sova, Skye) gather information; Sentinels (Killjoy, Cypher) anchor sites and watch flanks. Picking the right agents for each map is half the battle.

Maps & Compositions

Each map has preferred comps: double controller on Bind, double initiator on Ascent. Controlling mid and splitting sites is favoured over five‑stack pushes. Use recon abilities to clear angles before entering and trade kills instead of dry swinging. When defending, mix up setups to avoid being read.

Progression

New players should master one or two agents, learn default smokes and basic line‑ups. Intermediate players can study map‑specific executes and timing pushes. Advanced players should refine mid‑round calling, conditioning and agent synergies to exploit enemy tendencies.