The combat report in Valorant is an essential tool for players who want to analyze their performance, understand how they died, and improve for the next round. Here’s everything you need to know about accessing and using the combat report in 2025.
What Is the Combat Report?
The combat report is a detailed panel that appears after you die or at the end of each round.

It provides a breakdown of:
- Who damaged or killed you
- Weapons and abilities used
- Damage dealt and received
- Hit locations (head, body, legs)
- Utility effectiveness (such as flashes, smokes, or other abilities used)
This information helps you understand your engagements and make tactical adjustments.
How to Show or Hide the Combat Report
By Default:
The combat report automatically appears on the right side of your screen after you die or when a round ends. Following recent updates, the combat report is now also visible by default during the Buy Phase.
Manually Toggle the Combat Report:
Press the ‘N’ key (default) while in-game to show or hide the combat report at any time. You can rebind this key by going to: Settings > Controls > Interface > Combat Report.2
For Console Players:
The combat report will appear during certain phases and cannot be hidden until the pre-round phase ends.
What If the Combat Report Doesn’t Show Up?
If your combat report is missing or not displaying correctly, try these steps:
- Restart the game and client
- Update your graphics drivers
- Verify the integrity of your game files via the Riot Client
- Adjust graphics settings if necessary
- Reinstall Valorant as a last resort
Reading the Combat Report
- Top section: Shows everyone you damaged and everyone who damaged you.
- Left side: Outgoing damage (how much you dealt).
- Right side: Incoming damage (how much you received).
- Body part icons: Indicate where shots landed.
- Utility stats: Appear after the round ends, showing how your abilities affected opponents.
Recent Updates
- Utility Usage Delay: As of recent patches, utility stats in the combat report are only revealed after the round ends to prevent information leaks during play.
- UI Changes: The combat report’s look and feel have been updated, with bolder numbers and improved readability.
Quick Reference Table
Action | How to Do It |
Show/Hide Report | Press ‘N’ (default) or your custom key |
Change Key Bind | Settings > Controls > Interface |
View After Death | Automatically appears |
View During Buy Phase | Visible by default (Patch 9.02+) |
Console | Appears during certain phases, cannot be hidden |
In summary: To show the combat report in Valorant, press ‘N’ (or your chosen key) or simply wait until you die or a round ends. The report offers valuable insights into your engagements and is a must-use tool for anyone looking to up their game.
Would you like to read more? Click the following link to learn how to enable the damage report in Valorant.
Written by:
Christian