Toxic teammates, screaming duos, or a stack that just won’t stop typing mid-clutch every Valorant player has been there. Learning how to mute in Valorant is one of the fastest ways to protect your focus, your ranked climb, and your mental. This guide walks you through every mute option in the game, from silencing a single player mid-round to shutting off all voice chat entirely.
The Quick Answer: How to Mute in Valorant
You have three main ways to mute other players in Valorant:
- In-match scoreboard mute Press Tab, then click the voice or text chat icon next to a player’s name.
- Settings menu Turn team voice, party voice, or text chat on/off entirely.
- Pre-game agent select mute Silence teammates before the round-one buy phase.
Each method has its use case. Let’s break them down.
How to Mute Individual Players Mid-Match
The scoreboard is your fastest tool for shutting down a single problem teammate without cutting off the rest of your team.
Steps to mute one player during a match:
- Press Tab to open the scoreboard.
- Find the player’s name in your team list.
- Click the speaker icon next to their name to mute voice chat.
- Click the speech bubble icon to mute text chat.
The icon will change to show a red slash, confirming the mute is active. This works instantly even if the player is already mid-rant.
Key takeaway: Individual mutes reset at the end of the match. If you want a permanent block, you’ll need to add them to your ignore list on the Riot Client.
How to Mute All Voice Chat in Valorant
Sometimes you just want silence. Whether you’re grinding solo queue or trying to focus on comms from a duo partner only, disabling team voice chat entirely is the move.
To disable all team voice chat:
- Open Settings (the gear icon in the top right).
- Navigate to the Audio tab.
- Select the Voice Chat sub-tab.
- Under Team Voice Chat, toggle Incoming Voice Volume to 0 or set the party to Off.
You can also mute your own outgoing mic here by setting Voice Activation Mode or push-to-talk to disabled.
Voice Chat Settings Breakdown
| Setting | What It Controls |
|---|---|
| Team Voice Chat | Voice from your 4 random teammates |
| Party Voice Chat | Voice from players in your pre-made party |
| Voice Activation Mode | Whether your mic is push-to-talk or open |
| Incoming Voice Volume | How loud other players sound |
| Outgoing Voice Volume | How loud you sound to others |
Pro tip: If you queue with friends, set party voice on and team voice off. You keep your stack’s comms without the solo-queue chaos.
How to Mute Text Chat in Valorant
Voice isn’t the only source of tilt. Text chat, especially all-chat from the enemy team, can be just as distracting.
To disable text chat:
- Go to Settings → General → Chat.
- Set Team Chat to Off to hide messages from your teammates.
- Set Match Chat to Off to hide all-chat from both teams.
You can also hit Shift + Tab in-game to quickly toggle chat visibility on some setups, though the settings menu gives you the cleanest control.
How to Mute Players in Agent Select
Muting during agent select is critical if a teammate is already griefing before the match even starts. The process is similar to the in-match scoreboard:
- In the agent select lobby, look at the left-side team panel.
- Click the microphone icon next to a teammate’s name to mute their voice.
- Click the chat icon to mute their text.
Doing this early means you never even hear the instalock Reyna arguing about roles. If you’re still learning the roster, our valorant beginners guide covers agent select etiquette in more detail.
How to Mute Yourself in Valorant
Need to cough, yell at your dog, or take a call? Muting your own mic is straightforward.
- Default push-to-talk key: Hold to speak, release to mute. This is the safest option for most players.
- Toggle mute: Rebind a key under Settings → Controls → Communication to instantly cut your mic.
- Full mic off: Under Audio → Voice Chat, set Party and Team Voice Chat input to Off.
Push-to-talk is the standard for a reason. It prevents keyboard noise, background TV, and heavy breathing from ever hitting your team.
How to Report and Block Toxic Players
Muting stops the noise for one match. Blocking prevents them from ever being queued with you again (in most cases) and helps Riot’s system flag repeat offenders.
To report a player:
- Open the scoreboard with Tab.
- Click the report icon next to their name.
- Select the category verbal abuse, griefing, AFK, cheating, or offensive name.
- Add a short description if needed and submit.
Reports feed directly into Riot’s behavior detection systems, which can issue chat restrictions, queue bans, or full account penalties. If toxicity is a recurring problem, check our valorant tips and tricks for mental game strategies that pair well with muting.
Should You Mute Your Team?
Muting your entire team is a trade-off. You lose enemy location callouts, utility timings, and strategic comms but you also lose the tilt.
Mute your team when:
- A player is actively toxic or spamming
- You’re on a losing streak and need to reset mentally
- You’re queuing to learn a new agent and want to focus
Keep comms on when:
- You’re climbing ranked and need info
- Your team is coordinated and callouts are useful
- You’re playing an Initiator or Sentinel where team info matters most
For agents like valorant omen or other Controllers who depend on team positioning for smokes, muting entirely can hurt your impact more than it helps.
Muting on Specific Maps
Comms matter more on some maps than others. On tight-rotation maps in the current valorant maps pool, hearing a fast callout can win the round. On more predictable maps, you can often survive on minimap awareness alone.
If you’re solo queuing and the lobby is already flaming in agent select, muting early and playing off the minimap is a legitimate strategy just be ready to compensate with tighter individual positioning.
The Bottom Line
Valorant gives you granular control over what you hear and see: mute one player, mute all voice, mute text chat, or mute yourself. The scoreboard covers in-match mutes in two clicks, and the settings menu handles the permanent toggles.
Quick recap:
- Tab + speaker icon = mute one player’s voice
- Settings → Audio → Voice Chat = disable all team voice
- Settings → General → Chat = disable text chat
- Report + block for repeat offenders
Muting is a tool, not a crutch use it to stay focused, then get back to the game. For more ways to sharpen your play, check out our valorant patch notes coverage to stay on top of every audio and comms update Riot ships.