This is back to basics, a valorant series where we cover all the fundamentals you need to know. Let’s talk about rushes. The goal of a rush attack in valorant is to hit a site as fast as possible, usually at the beginning of the round, with all five players of the attacking team. This is all in an effort to overwhelm the defenders of that site. The reason why it’s effective is that defenders have to split up between two sites, so no matter which site the attackers decide to choose, they will always have more players. For example, if we were to rush B on ascent, the goal would be to take the B site as fast as possible, eliminating the two defenders on site before the reinforcements from mid and A site arrive. Rushes also have their own set of risks, though. If you rush too often, the other team can adapt by using utilities such as smokes, mollies, and tripwires to stop the rush and give their teammates time to rotate. With rushes requiring the team to be fully committed as well, it leaves a lot of space for defenders to take map control and contain your team, giving you no other options to take. So make sure to change it up between defaults and rushes in order to not be predictable.