VALORANT Champions Tour reveals most-picked Agents from Stage 2

Jonno Nicholson
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The VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) has revealed the Agents with the highest pick rates from all Stage 2 leagues.

Across all four regional competitions for Riot Games’ first-person shooter title, the same three Agents featured among the top three.

Unveiled on VCT’s social media, all four regions featured Omen as the most-picked Agent throughout Stage 2, with at least 74% of matches featuring the Controller in competitive play. Notably, VCT China had the highest Omen pick rate at 86%.

For VCT Americas and VCT Pacific, Viper was the second-highest Agent used by teams at 59% and 56% respectively. The agent’s abilities often play an integral role in blocking enemy vision when attacking an objective.

Unlike other regions, Viper was the third most-picked Agent in VCT China and VCT EMEA, with pick rates of 50% and 46%, respectively, suggesting a difference in meta between regions.

In EMEA and China, Sova was the second-most picked Agent in Stage 2, with 54% and 52% of teams selecting the Initiator as part of team compositions. Sova took third place in the Stage 2 Agent selection in the Pacific and Americas, with a pick rate of 51%.

What Next For VALORANT Esports?

Following the conclusion of Stage 2 across the four regions, the attention of the VALORANT community is turning to the start of the season-ending VALORANT Champions 2025 event.

Beginning on September 12th and concluding on October 5th, the event sees 16 teams from across the four regions competing for a share of a $2.25m (~£1.67m) prize pool and an opportunity to be crowned champion of VALORANT’s esports circuit.

Ahead of the event, Riot Games has confirmed the return of Pick ‘Ems, enabling players to earn a range of exclusive rewards by predicting the outcome of the Group Stage and Playoff matches taking place in Paris, France.

Jonno Nicholson

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Jonno is a writer for Esports Insider and has been part of the team since 2019. Over the past ten years, he's written for several outlets including Gfinity, GGRecon, and Radio Times. As an avid sim racer, he aims to provide insight on one of the fastest growing sectors in esports.
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