How to Turn On Cheats in Valorant Custom Games: Complete Setup and Command Guide

You must enable cheats before entering the match. You cannot toggle the primary cheat setting once the map loads if you skipped it in the lobby menu.

1. Open Valorant and click Play at the top navigation bar.
2. Select Custom Game from the mode selection screen.
3. Click on Options located under the lobby host area.
4. Locate the setting labeled Allow Cheats and toggle it to On.
5. Choose your map, select your preferred server, and click Start Game.

Only the party leader or custom lobby host can enable cheats in the options panel.

Once you enter the match and lock in your agent, press Esc to open the main menu and click on the Cheats tab at the top of your screen. This menu gives you real-time control over match parameters, ammo, abilities, and positioning.

• Pause Match Timer: Freezes the current round timer indefinitely. Perfect for taking your time when aligning lineups or setting up crosshair placement tests.
• End Game Phase: Instantly skips the current phase, such as skipping buy phase straight into combat.
• Restart Match: Resets all scores, ultimate points, and round counts back to zero without reloading the map.

• Infinite Abilities: Gives your agent infinite charges on all abilities. You can throw infinite Sova recon darts or Brimstone smoke shells without waiting for cooldowns or restocking.
• Infinite Ammo: Prevents your weapons from consuming ammo or requiring reloads.
• Infinite Creds: Grants maximum credits during buy phases so you can purchase any loadout instantly.
• Ignore Purchase Requirements: Allows you to buy weapons anywhere on the map at any time, bypassing the buy zone restrictions.

• Ghost: Allows your character to fly through walls, ceilings, and map terrain. Ghost mode is ideal for tracking projectile trajectories or inspecting hidden geometry across maps like Ascent, Haven, and Lotus.

Ghost mode allows your agent to clip through walls and fly across the map structure. To make Ghost mode easy to use without repeatedly opening the menu:

1. Open Settings, select Controls, and navigate to Interface.
2. Scroll down to the Custom Game Cheat Hotkeys section.
3. Assign a primary hotkey to Toggle Ghost Mode (popular choices include N or Caps Lock).
4. Press your hotkey in-game to toggle fly-mode instantly and navigate anywhere on the map layout.

While built-in custom cheats are helpful for learning static lineups and lineup timings, real competitive matches present moving targets, off-angle duels, and complex utility pushes. For players looking to improve positional awareness in live lobbies beyond offline practice, visual tools such as the Valorant X-Ray Tool provide custom overlay rendering for real-time practice.

Can you get banned for using cheats in a Valorant custom game?

No. Using the official built-in Allow Cheats setting in custom games is an intended game feature provided by Riot Games for testing and practice purposes.

Why is the Cheats tab missing in my custom match?

If the Cheats tab does not appear in your press-Esc menu, you forgot to toggle Allow Cheats: On in the match options prior to launching the lobby. You will need to leave the match, enable the toggle in the lobby options, and start a new game.