Part of mastering Premier is mastering scrims. Scrims are a way you and your team can practice against established teams to work on coordination, team play, and strategies that can help you succeed in your next premier match. Gankster is your home for great scrims and has plenty of resources to help push your team to the next level.
How to Set Up a Valorant Scrim (Step-by-Step)
First, you must make a team on Gankster (easily done on the website). After you have created your team and invite your friends to join, youre ready to start scrimming!
Head on over to the scrims section on Gankster, and you’ll see an area where you can begin to create your scrim post (or see other scrims that are available – we’ll touch on that soon).
Here you can choose what time you want to scrim, the settings (1 game, 3 games etc.), and what map you wish to scrim.
We recommend when practicing for premier, you only scrim the map that is playing that week, for optimal practice. This ensures that your team has its strategies down and is familiar with the map and how it plays.
How to Find Valorant Scrim Opponents on Gankster
Finding a willing scrim opponent is usually harder than the scrim itself. Here are the three reliable methods:
1. Gankster’s Valorant scrims feature: Gankster’s scrims tool matches teams by division and availability – the fastest way to find a Premier-eligible opponent who’s ready to scrim in your time window. Post your team’s availability and skill range, and receive match requests from teams looking for the same.
2. Competitive Discord servers: Servers like the Valorant Premier Discord, VALORANT Competitive, and regional esports Discord communities have dedicated scrim channels. Posting in these with your team’s division, time zone, and availability gets responses quickly from organized teams.
3. In-client Premier matchmaking (for casual scrimmaging): If you’re just looking to play against organized opponents before an official scrim, playing Premier matches themselves builds game sense in a real competitive format. Treat your first few Premier sessions as learning games rather than high-stakes matches.
How to Run a Productive Valorant Scrim Session
Play each half out without pausing. The discomfort of playing through a failed execute teaches more than stopping to discuss. Save the analysis for after. After each half, take 5 minutes to run a quick debrief: what worked, what didn’t, one adjustment for the next half.
What to Do After a Valorant Scrim: Review and Improve
After the scrim is completed, take some time to review the VOD of the game (if you have recorded the game). VOD reviews help you understand mistakes your team may have made, as well as giving you the opportunity to review choices under more relaxed circumstances than in-game. The more you scrim, the better chance you have to succeed during your weekly premier games. For more training tips, check out this blog post on how to train on Valorant like a pro.
You may also take this time to review the enemy team on Gankster!
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find teams to scrim in Valorant Premier? The fastest methods are: Gankster’s scrim finder for filtered opponent matching, competitive Discord servers for your division range, and posting LFScrim requests in the official Valorant community. Specify your team’s Premier division, preferred maps, and availability window in your post.
How many scrims should a Valorant Premier team do per week? For active competitive teams, 2–3 scrim sessions per week is a productive baseline. More than that risks fatigue without enough time to review and implement changes between sessions. Quality of sessions matters more than volume – one focused 2-hour scrim with a debrief produces more improvement than four unstructured sessions.
What’s the difference between a scrim and a ranked game in Valorant? A ranked game uses Riot’s competitive matchmaking with RR on the line. A scrim is a private match against a specific team, played under competitive conditions but without ranking stakes. Scrims allow you to practice specific executes, test team compositions, and review footage without the mental pressure of rank loss – making them better for deliberate skill development than ranked games.
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