[ Analysis ]
Reading the game
Opponent scouting, meta analysis and trends. Analytics tools and visualizations to understand the game at a deeper level.
[ Featured writing ]
May 2026
To Meta Or Not To Meta
What the VCT data says about following the meta versus forging your own comps: Meta Fit, comp consistency, and why team identity beats imitation.
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Charts and threads from my public work. Click through for the full breakdowns.
Where the flash utility went
When teams moved off Yoru for Stage 1, Phoenix and Skye picked up the flash role, and 15% fewer comps ran a flash agent at all.
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The deadliest player, by role
Damage output, kills, and first kills contrasted with efficiency: every 2026 player measured against their own role.
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Why Paper Rex's ceiling is the highest
The largest gap in the league between untraded first kills (10.4%) and untraded first deaths (6.4%), and what it lets PRX do.
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Four agents that dictate your comp
Where Stage 2's one-comp-fits-all teams are over- and under-valuing the agents that define composition.
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[ Data projects ]
Tooling & data
The analytics projects I've built or contributed to, including 1trick.gg.
1trick.gg ↗
Pro VALORANT analytics: agent synergies, comps, meta, and player scouting.
Agent Analytics ↗
Synthesis, the VCT agent synergy explorer: which agents and comps win together.
NA Scouting Board ↗
The NA scouting leaderboard: player ratings, role ranks, and full player profiles.