How to Play Haven in Valorant: A Guide to the Haven Map in the Valorant Energy Operation

How to play Haven in Valorant? Talking about the Haven map, it can be considered a popular map in the game. The probability of queuing into this map during normal gameplay is quite high, so it's necessary to understand the strategies for this map. This guide will tell you about these strategies. After reading this guide, you'll know how to play.

When discussing the strategy for this map, let's first mention the almost essential agents for this map. These agents are very useful whether on offense or defense. The essential agents are Viper and Cypher. At least one of these two agents should be present when playing this map. After getting to know the essential agents, you can start the game officially.

At the beginning of the game, you will be assigned to either the attacking side or the defending side. If you are assigned to the attacking side at the start, then in the rounds where you are on the attack, you can use the following two methods. The first method is to attack point A. In the game, there are two routes to attack point A, and both need to be used simultaneously. The first route, which is the middle path between A and D, is called the A Short. When attacking here, the smoker needs to coordinate with the duelist and the initiator, providing utility and allowing the duelist to occupy the Treehouse first. Then, control the area behind the boxes at the A site from the Treehouse position. Meanwhile, have the other two teammates apply pressure to the enemy players on the right-hand side, which is another route to point A through the Bathroom.

This way, the player in the Bathroom can enter the point, thereby controlling the front half of point A. Once controlled, you can plant the spike, then clear out any remaining enemies to fully take over point A. After taking over, the next step is to hold the second floor and A Short to prevent the enemy from retaking from the rear. That's the strategy for attacking point A.

Next is the strategy for point B. There are also two routes to attack point B: B Long and B Second Floor. It's recommended to use a 2-3 split, with 2 people going to B Short and 3 people going to the Second Floor. Then, push forward simultaneously. During the process, there will be enemies holding guns behind the metal box and on the right-hand pipe. These are common positions, and you can peek to see if you can get a pick. If you do, you can push into the point with utility. If not, you need to coordinate with the teammates on B Short to break through. That's the strategy for point B.

After understanding the strategies for points A and B on the attacking side, let's look at the defending side. For the defenders, more players should be placed at point A, preferably four, and an initiator like Cypher should be left alone at point B. Since most of the time, the attackers will go for point A, more players are needed to watch the point. The specific strategy for point A is to focus on the Treehouse and the Bathroom. You need to secure these two positions, especially the Treehouse, which cannot be lost. To prevent losing this position, it's best to use a smoke on the wooden box and leave one player in the Treehouse, with another player by the wooden box. Wait for the player at the wooden box to provide information, then crossfire. This way, you can better defend the Treehouse.

For the Bathroom, it's best to leave one player at the direct line of sight position on the second floor and another player at the box on the right-hand side of the Bathroom exit. Use the crossfire information from the player at the window to defend. Then, based on the situation, give information to the teammate staying at point B to call for a flank or a retake. During this process, the enemy may rotate to another point.

If the enemy rotates, the player staying at point B should not move and wait for the teammates to retake. When retaking, it's best to have three players retake from the back of point A through the retake short, and leave one player crouching at the teleporter position at point B to gather information and see if the enemy will rotate again. If they don't, you can enter through the teleporter to hold the players on B Second Floor and apply pressure. If they do, give information to your teammates to quickly retake from A Short. That's the strategy for defending point B.

The above is the complete guide on how to play Haven in Valorant. After reading the introduction above, you should now understand how to play this map. Once you know how to play, you can follow the strategies mentioned in the guide.