Team Deathmatch

TDM redirects here. For other TDM-style game modes, see Escalation or Snowball Fight.

Team Deathmatch
Gamemode type	Team Deathmatch
Number of players	5v5
Win Condition	100 kills Most kills after 9.5 minutes
Agent Selection	Player choice
Ability Use	Allowed
Match rewards	1,000 XP + 20 KC per game
Mission progression enabled?	Yes

Team Deathmatch is a TDM-style game mode in VALORANT where two teams fight on a small map to get the most kills using a variety of weapons and their agents' abilities.

Summary

Team Deathmatch is a 5v5 game mode where players select their agent before going into game. Team Deathmatch has a 20-second pre-game phase and four main stages. Teams begin the match in their side's spawn room. Whilst inside the spawn room, both during pre-game and during the match, players can access their weapon loadout and modify which weapons they'll receive at each stage. Stage 1 is a sidearm-only stage, but for subsequent stages players will carry both their primary weapon of choice for that stage as well as their sidearm of choice for Stage 1.

Team Deathmatches are split into four stages; the first three stages are 75 seconds (1m 15s) each, and Stage 4 is 345 seconds (5m 45s). Each Stage changes the selection of guns players are allowed to take, as well as the weapons that spawn from weapon spawners. When a new stage begins, players will be prompted to switch to their next weapon, and will be forced to equip it after a short duration. Upon being killed, players will respawn 1.5 seconds later in their team's spawn room. Whilst remaining in the spawn room, they will be kept invulnerable for 15 seconds but after this they will start to take damage from staying in the room.

Players have immediate access to their basic and signature abilities and spent charges will recharge over time, with recharge rates varying depending on the ability. Players gain access to their ultimate by charging it up with points gained from kills (3 points) or collecting Ultimate Orbs (10 points). Some agents need more points than others to charge their ultimate, however the differences in agents' ult costs for Team Deathmatch are not relative to the differences agents have with their ult costs in standard play.

Once a team reaches 100 kills, they will win the match. If the match reaches the end of Stage 4 without either team reaching 100 kills, the team with the most kills will be declared the winner. If both teams are tied on kills instead, the match is declared a draw.

Loadout

Each player carries a melee, a sidearm based on their Stage 1 choice, and, after Stage 1, a primary weapon based on the current stage and the player's weapon of choice for that stage. The amount of shields a player has each stage depends on the gun they have chosen for that stage. All weapons from standard loadout have standard ammo and infinite magazines.

Stage 1
Classic Light Shields
Frenzy No Shields
Ghost No Shields

Stage 2
Sheriff Light Shields
Stinger Heavy Shields
Ares Light Shields

Stage 3
Spectre Heavy Shields
Ares Heavy Shields
Bulldog Heavy Shields
Guardian Light Shields

Stage 4
Phantom Heavy Shields
Vandal Heavy Shields

Weapon spawners

A weapon spawner, spawning Marshal, in Piazza

Guns can also be picked up from weapon spawners located around the map. The guns available at these spawners change depending on the current stage. In the event of stage change upon using a weapon from the spawner, the player can choose to change to the stage change's gun or stick to the current gun picked up from the spawner. Players can return to their chosen loadout by dropping the gun (which in this case can no longer be picked back up) or by depleting all bullets from the gun they picked up. Unlike the standard loadout, most of these guns have standard ammo (with the exception of Odin), but lesser reserves than usual compared to standard gameplay.

Stage 1
Shorty 2 ammo, 6 reserve
Sheriff 6 ammo, 12 reserve
Stinger 20 ammo, 60 reserve

Stage 2
Bucky 5 ammo, 5 reserve
Spectre 30 ammo, 60 reserve
Bulldog 24 ammo, 24 reserve
Marshal 5 ammo, 5 reserve

Stage 3
Judge 7 ammo, 7 reserve
Phantom 30 ammo, 20 reserve
Vandal 25 ammo, 25 reserve
Outlaw 2 ammo, 6 reserve

Stage 4
Judge 7 ammo, 7 reserve
Operator 5 ammo, 3 reserve
Odin 100 ammo, 0 reserve

Abilities

Most agents start the match with one full charge of their signature ability (plus 50% progress on the next charge if their signature has more than one charge available) and 50% progress towards the first charge of their basic abilities. Astra gains two full charges of her Stars instead.

After casting abilities, they will recharge over time, with recharge rates varying depending on the type of ability. Abilities that can be recalled in combat go on cooldown for 5 seconds when recalled. Astra's Stars will go on a 20-second cooldown if Dissipated. Gekko's Globule abilities will go on a 3-second cooldown if successfully reclaimed.

Players gain access to their ultimate by charging it up with points gained from kills (3 points) or collecting Ultimate Orbs (10 points). Some agents need more points than others to charge their ultimate, however the differences in agents' ult costs for Team Deathmatch are not relative to the differences agents have with their ult costs in standard play.

Ability Cooldowns for Agents in TDM
Agent	Ability	Cooldown (per use; seconds)
Astra	Gravity Well	36
	Nova Pulse	29
	Nebula	65
	Stars	36
Breach	Aftershock	58
	Flashpoint	44
	Fault Line	55
Brimstone	Stim Beacon	44
	Incendiary	54
	Sky Smoke	74
Chamber	Trademark	46
	Headhunter	9
	Rendezvous	51
Clove	Pick-me-up	29
	Meddle	44
	Ruse	65
Cypher	Trapwire	29
	Cyber Cage	58
	Spycam	22
Deadlock	GravNet	51
	Sonic Sensor	36
	Barrier Mesh	116
Fade	Prowler	36
	Seize	48
	Haunt	48
Gekko	Mosh Pit	54
	Wingman	48
	Dizzy	44
Harbor	Cascade	73
	Cove	58
	High Tide	131
Iso	Undercut	62
	Contingency	44
	Double Tap	51
Jett	Cloudburst	29
	Updraft	44
	Tailwind	44
KAY/O	FRAG/ment	54
	FLASH/drive	44
	ZERO/point	58
Killjoy	Nanoswarm	54
	Alarmbot	44
	Turret	36
Neon	Fast Lane	44
	Relay Bolt	55
	High Gear	22
Omen	Shrouded Step	33
	Paranoia	73
	Dark Cover	65
Phoenix	Blaze	48
	Curveball	44
	Hot Hands	54
Raze	Boom Bot	48
	Blast Pack	26
	Paint Shells	58
Reyna	Leer	51
	Devour	44
	Dismiss	44
Sage	Barrier Orb	94
	Slow Orb	51
	Healing Orb	22
Skye	Regrowth	65
	Trailblazer	51
	Guiding Light	44
Sova	Owl Drone	51
	Shock Bolt	26
	Recon Bolt	48
Viper	Snake Bite	54
	Poison Cloud	44
	Toxic Screen	80
Vyse	Razorvine	54
	Shear	58
	Arc Rose	44
Yoru	Fakeout	58
	Blindside	44
	Gatecrash	51

Ultimate Cost for Agents in TDM
Agent	Ultimate Ability	Ultimate Cost (points)
Astra	Cosmic Divide	90
Breach	Rolling Thunder	80
Brimstone	Orbital Strike	80
Chamber	Tour De Force	70
Clove	Not Dead Yet	70
Cypher	Neural Theft	50
Deadlock	Annihilation	60
Fade	Nightfall	80
Gekko	Thrash	70
Harbor	Reckoning	90
Iso	Kill Contract	60
Jett	Blade Storm	60
KAY/O	NULL/cmd	70
Killjoy	Lockdown	80
Neon	Overdrive	60
Omen	From the Shadows	60
Phoenix	Run it Back	70
Raze	Showstopper	80
Reyna	Empress	80
Sage	Resurrection	50
Skye	Seekers	70
Sova	Hunter's Fury	70
Viper	Viper's Pit	90
Vyse	Steel Garden	80
Yoru	Dimensional Drift	60

Orbs

Each map contains several orbs that players can run over to gain their effects for themselves and their team by generating a zone that allies can enter to also receive its effects. Team Deathmatch has two types of orbs:

• Recovery Orbs: Grants a 6-second buff that restores Health and, depending on the player's loadout, shields
  • Each Recovery Orb respawns every 30 seconds
• Ultimate Orbs: Grants 10 points towards the player's ultimate charge
  • All Ultimate Orbs spawn onto the map together periodically

A recovery orb

An ultimate orb

Maps

Main article: Maps → Team Deathmatch

Team Deathmatch is played on maps created specifically for the mode. Max Bot himself is used as the game mode's announcer and has a visible presence in the maps' spawn rooms.

Update History

v9.04 (Console)

• Fixed an issue with Combat Reports flickering after respawning in Team Deathmatch.

v8.01

• Fixed a bug where, if the Outlaw was picked up from a weapon spawner, it had no reserve ammunition.

v8.0

• Stage 2 - Sheriff Loadout: Heavy Shield >>> Light Shield

v7.10

• Reyna
  • Leer
    • Cooldown increased 44s >>> 51s
  • Empress
    • Cost increased 70 >>> 80
• Fade
  • Prowler
    • Cooldown decreased 44s >>> 36s
  • Seize
    • Cooldown decreased 51s >>> 48s

v7.0

Added

Gallery

DRIFT -- Team Deathmatch Map Trailer - VALORANT

THE GAMES BEGIN. -- Team Deathmatch Game Mode Trailer - VALORANT

Execute R.V.N.G. Program -- (Y-N)? - VALORANT