How to change your account region in Valorant

Valorant has a large player base which ensures that players all over the world regularly hop on to play the game. However, depending on the region’s account, players may find themselves unable to do things like purchase VP in a specific currency or play with friends who are locked in specific regions.

Today, we’re here to go through everything you need to know about changing your account region in Valorant. This includes why some players may feel the need to change their Valorant region and whether doing so is even possible. Naturally, we’ll also include things like whether changing your Valorant region is safe before listing all of the available regions in the game.

So, without further ado, here’s everything you need to know about changing your account region in Valorant. If you’re changing your region because you’re struggling to find good teammates to play with, you can always hire a professional player from Eloking to play alongside you. Regardless of your region, you can use the code “BoostToday” to get a 20% discount on your order.

What do players need to change their account region in Valorant?

Players who create an account in Valorant are locked to the region where they created it. They don't have the option to change their region because Riot Games doesn’t allow people to change their regions.

Those who want to change their region can request it from Riot, but that process takes a long time and may not always work. Most players instead use a VPN service, which lets them play with their friends in different locations while also fixing game-related issues.

How to change Valorant region using a VPN

Before starting, it’s worth noting that the only way to change a Valorant region using a VPN is by making a new account with the preferred area. This method will help those who don’t care about having no skins or progress on their other accounts and only want to play with their friends.

To create an account using a VPN, here’s what players need to do:

• Purchase any VPN like NordVPN or ExpressVPN. Try for longer subscription periods since it saves the most money.
• Install the VPN on the system where the player wants to play Valorant.
• Login to that VPN
• Connect to the server whose Valorant region the player wants to play in. For example, if someone wants to play in the Mumbai region, they should connect to India.
• Find the Riot Games website and make a new account. Ensure that the VPN is on during this process.
• The account's region will be tied to the location selected in the VPN.
• Install and play Valorant in that system.

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How to change a person's region in Valorant without using a VPN?

Players who want to stay on the same account and avoid using VPNs can still change their region in Valorant. This method applies to people who are always traveling or have moved to a different area.

Players can contact Riot Games’ customer support and hope they help them. To contact Riot support, open the Riot Games website and look for the Support page. People can request a region change and explain why they want to change it.

After sending a request, the person has to wait for a few days until the support team reviews their region change request. If the region change request is approved, Riot will update the player’s account region without requiring a VPN. However, it's important to note that Riot may reject the request.

How often can someone change their Valorant region?

The disadvantage of changing regions in Valorant is that players can’t alter it too much. For example, contacting the support team a month after changing regions may raise suspicion that the player is changing their in-game region for the wrong reasons.

Using a VPN to create a new account is a better option for changing regions, as it doesn't require Riot Games' permission and can be done multiple times.

Which Valorant regions can players change to?

Valorant has several regions to play from, some more preferred than others. For example, many players believe North America, Southeast Asia, and Western Europe are the best places to play Valorant. However, there are many other regions, such as:

• North California and Virginia (US West)
• North Virginia (US East)
• Texas, Illinois, and Georgia (US Central)
• Santiago, Mexico City, Miami (Latin America)
• Sao Paulo (Brazil)
• Frankfurt (Germany)
• Paris (France)
• Stockholm (Sweden)
• Istanbul (Turkey)
• London (UK)
• Warsaw (Poland)
• Madrid (Spain)
• Bahrain
• Seoul (South Korea)
• Hong Kong
• Tokyo (Japan)
• Singapore
• Sydney (Australia)
• Mumbai (India)

FAQs

Why should someone use a VPN to play Valorant?

Besides changing regions, VPNs can provide players with security and privacy. Some benefits of using VPNs include avoiding ISP throttles. Many ISPs have throttling issues that can negatively affect ping whenever something bandwidth-heavy is happening in the background, like streaming or downloading.

ISPs often slow down connections if they feel like a customer is abusing their network, so VPNs encrypting traffic can ensure that ISPs don’t see anything and set up a restriction.

Is it safe to change Valorant regions?

Yes, it’s safe to change regions in Valorant using a VPN because players have to create a new account to alter it. Since the player isn’t messing with the older account, there’s no chance of anything happening to it.

Is changing your account region different than changing the server?

Absolutely. Changing the server only determines which lobby you’ll find a match in. It’s because of this that players can select multiple servers as long as they’re comfortable with the ping they can get.

On the other hand, changing the account region changes things like which server networks the player can play on and the currency players can use to purchase VP. Some regions have more expensive VP depending on the region’s native currency and economic conditions, so it makes sense that some players want to change their account region.