CS:GO and Valorant Ranks Comparison

If you’re coming from CS:GO, Valorant most likely won’t be as much of a culture shock as you’d expect. Sure, it has Agents with unique abilities, but the gunplay and tactics remain largely in the same vein.

Naturally, a lot of CS:GO veterans are wondering how their ranks in CS:GO would translate in Valorant or vice versa.

We’re comparing the 18 skill groups in CS:GO against the 22 skill groups in Valorant to see how data can help us get an accurate rank conversion.

Valorant and CS:GO rank comparison

According to data from Esports Tales, the bulk of Valorant players are currently located in the ‘Silver 1’ skill group, while only 0.1% of players have reached the top ‘Radiant’ skill group. Similarly, the majority of CS:GO players are located in the ‘Gold Nova III’ skill group, while 0.75% of players have reached the top ‘Global Elite’ skill group.

Knowing the distribution of players across these different skill groups, we can somewhat accurately predict the conversion of skill groups between CS:GO and Valorant.

This conversion is indicated by corresponding colors in both graphs.

Rank conversions from CS:GO to Valorant

As these predictions are theoretical, it’s impossible to pinpoint the converted skill groups without a margin for error.

Still, they give a fairly precise measure of expectations to anyone looking for a rank conversion.

•  Silver I players should expect to be somewhere around Iron 2 or Iron 3
•  Silver II players should expect to be near Iron 3
•  Silver III and Silver IV players should expect to be close to Bronze 1 and Bronze 2
•  Silver IV players should perform well in Bronze 3
•  Silver Elite players can expect to be in Silver 1
•  Silver Elite Master players should expect to be somewhere around Silver 2 or Silver 3
•  Gold Nova I players should end up in Silver 3 or Gold 1
•  Gold Nova II players should expect to be in Gold 1
•  Gold Nova III players should end up in Gold 2
•  Gold Nova Master players should expect to be close to Gold 2 and Gold 3
•  Master Guardian I players can expect to be in Platinum 1
•  Master Guardian II players should perform well in Platinum 1 or Platinum 2
•  Master Guardian Elite players should perform well in Platinum 2 or Platinum 3
•  Distinguished Master Guardian players can expect to be in Platinum 3
•  Legendary Eagle players should perform well in Diamond 1
•  Legendary Eagle Master players should expect to be in Diamond 1 or Diamond 2
•  Supreme Master First Class players should perform well in Diamond 3
•  Global Elite players should perform well in Immortal or Radiant

Be aware that these are just estimates, and especially higher ranks transitioning from CS:GO might encounter a bit of a skill gap against higher-ranked players in Valorant being more accustomed to using abilities.

That’s normal and part of what makes learning a new game fun!