Valorant Split map guide: Callouts, strategies, more

❘ Updated: 2023-01-11T13:39:49

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Split is back with patch 6.0 in Valorant and like any other map, your location and strategy are just as important as rock-solid gunplay. So to help you in your quest for Radiant, we’ll be going over the ups and downs of Split in this guide.

Split has two Reactor Sites – just like Ascent and Bind – but what makes it special are the yellow ropes that let you move up and down from one level to another. You can actually hang out on the ropes and, with a little practice, pop up like a whack-a-mole to punish unsuspecting enemies in Valorant.

However, as fun as the map’s ropes and other mechanics might be, you will still need to familiarize yourself with the Reactor Site locations as well as all the callouts of Split. With the arrival of patch 6.0, the map has gone through a couple of subtle changes as well.

With that being said, let’s dive in and check out everything that you need to know about winning 13-0 on this map.

Split callouts
How to play Attack
How to play Defense

All Reactor Site locations and map callouts on Split

Callouts for Valorant’s Split, according to the in-game map.

You don’t need to memorize every single callout, that would be a bit ridiculous, but getting the hang of what certain names like Tower, Rafters, Sewer, and Garage are referencing will definitely help you out in the long run.

Split can definitely lean towards favoring defenders over attackers, due to the bottlenecks you have to make your way through on offense, so let’s start out by looking at what you can do to make planting the spike a little easier before we move on to defense.

How to play Attack on Split

Reactor Site A

We’ll start with A, which can be tricky to take on as an attacker because defenders have plenty of places to hide and catch you as you move in. A Lobby, A Main, Ramp, Rafters, and Screens all the way in the back are all common spots you’ll see defenders posted up in as you push.

The changes to A Tower make it a must-take if you are attacking A Site.

To counter this, Omen’s smokes can work, but another option is to use Viper’s Toxic Screen to dissect the point and reduce the enemy’s line of sight.

When it comes to planting the Spike on A, you usually can’t go wrong by putting it on the side of the blue billboard — denying opponents that might rotate on high from having an easy shot.

This also allows you to keep an eye on enemies coming from A-Screens in the back, as they’ll have to come to where the Spike is, and where you’re posted up.

Planting behind the blue billboard, or the big A on A Site is the way to go.

Reactor Site B

Next let’s look at the B-Site, which can be very tough as there’s only one main way to reach the point — through the bottleneck created by the Garage. While this has been opened up somewhat, there are still a lot of angles defenders can play from.

If you’re going to rush B, putting some kind of smoke up in B Towers to cut off the enemy line of sight is a solid plan. Omen is the best choice, as only one smoke can be used to cut off the entirety of Heaven. Brimstone and Viper can both do the job though.

When it comes to planting on B, it all depends on which side of the point you can/want to defend. The box in the middle of the point is your pivot, but if you have the control, planting under the big red B is the best — you can hold the site down from B Main, making it very hard to retake.

You can now plant from B Site and defend it from B Main if you plant under the big red B.

Conversely, if you control Towers and Rafters and want to defend from the high ground, putting the Spike on the other side will give you a clear view of any defuse attempts.

Mid Route

Mid on Split doesn’t have a direct point like Haven, but any team that controls the middle of the map early on has a much better chance of walking away with a round win. For Attackers, this means getting the Defense to move around and leave cover — which makes good ol’ Breach and his wallbangs perfectly suited for disrupting and pushing Mid.

Split Mid is still important to control, as it’s the primary rotate point between sites.