VALORANT map callouts
Pearl is a two-site map where nearly every attacker and defender route runs through Mid, so controlling the central plaza decides most rotations. The A side is a cluster of tight corners with Art, Main and Dugout as the main entries, while B is wider, with a ramp-and-main approach and an elevated Tower that overlooks the site. Defenders leave from a spawn area fed by a water route that reaches both Mid and the sites.
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Full list
Every spot on Pearl with the name to call it, what else players call it and what it's for. 26 of them are the names VALORANT shows on the minimap; the rest are community callouts you'll hear in ranked and pro comms.
| Callout | Also called | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| A Art | Also called Art | A walled-in gallery area between Mid Plaza and A Link whose only entrance from mid is through Mid Top, so players call it when the attackers are taking the flank toward A. |
| A Dugout | Also called Dugout | A corner inside A Site beside the boxes that is hard to clear in a straight duel, which is why attackers usually clear it early with A Main. |
| A Flowers | Also called Flowers | An A Site zone on the far side of the Secret opening, separated from it by a window, and a common target for wall smokes from mid. |
| A Link | The stair-up entry on A that opens into the site once Art is cleared, so its top is a standard smoke target when pushing. | |
| A Main | The main entrance onto A Site, which attackers move through with a push and defenders watch for flanks, and which is often walled off from Mid Doors. | |
| A Restaurant | An area close to A Site and A Main that attackers use as a staging point before committing to the site. | |
| A Secret | Also called Secret | An opening inside A Site beside A Tower and A Flowers, and the wall target most often used from Mid Plaza to block the junction shared with A Link. |
| A Site | The A bomb site itself, the area where the spike is planted, entered from A Main and A Link. |
| Callout | Also called | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| B Club | The club building on the attacker side of B, between attacker spawn and B Ramp, where B pushes are set up. | |
| B CubbyCommunity | Also called Cubby | A small nook along B Main where a defender can wait for attackers pushing through the lane. |
| B Hall | Also called Backsite | A corridor on the B side between B Tower, B Link and the site that holds a cubby, which defenders use for angles on B Link and the long plant spot. |
| B Link | A passage on B that sits beside B Main and B Hall, and is the safer retake entry for defenders because a player in B Main can cover it. | |
| B Main | The wide main entrance to B Site, which needs two smokes for a full execute and is the approach most attackers take first. | |
| B Ramp | The ramp onto B Site on the opposite side from B Main, where a corner between the two is a common camping spot for defenders. | |
| B Screen | Also called Screens | The cover area inside B Site, a pocket behind a screen where spikes get planted and defenders reposition, which is covered by a wall from Mid Connector along with B Tower and B Hall. |
| B Site | The B bomb site, reached through B Main or B Ramp and bordered by B Hall, B Tower and the screen pocket. | |
| B Tower | Also called Heaven | An elevated position over the B side with a single climb-up access point and long sightlines, from which defenders hold the site and attackers smoke and flash it clear. |
| B Tunnel | A split route into B Site that attackers use when they have only one smoke, giving an alternative to pushing through B Main. |
| Callout | Also called | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Connector | A passage in mid linking the mid doors, A Link and the defender-side water, which supports rotations between the sites and is the origin of the wall smoke toward B Screen. | |
| Mid Doors | The door entrance on the mid side that A Main and A Link can be walled off from, making it the common setup point for blocking the A entry. | |
| Mid MarketCommunity | Also called Market | The market area at the attacker end of mid, between Mid Top and A Restaurant. |
| Mid Plaza | Also called Plaza | The central hub of mid that opens rotation paths to both sites, and the spot where players place early smokes to deny attacker sightlines onto A Secret and A Flowers. |
| Mid Shops | A group of mid spaces where defenders throw an early smoke to deny attackers vision of the central lanes. | |
| Mid Top | The upper mid entrance and the only way into A Art, so players use it to flag enemies pushing from the attacker side toward the flank. |
| Callout | Also called | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Attacker Side Spawn | The attackers' starting room, the point every early rotation toward Mid and both sites begins from. |
| Callout | Also called | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Defender Side Records | Also called Records, B Records | A spot on the defender side with two boxes nearby that players stand at when lobbing a molly onto B Site. |
| Defender Side Spawn | Also called Defender Spawn | The defenders' starting area, which a Killjoy turret can cover to spot approaches and which lurkers use to get information and flank. |
| Defender Side Water | Also called Waters, Mid Water | The water route between Defender Spawn and Mid that also gives access toward both sites, so attackers can rotate through it for a surprise push onto B. |
Site by site
Not on the minimap
Names you'll hear in ranked and pro comms that the game itself doesn't print. They're usually props or corners inside a bigger area, so they let a call be more exact than the minimap allows.
Also called Cubby
A small nook along B Main where a defender can wait for attackers pushing through the lane.
Also called Market
The market area at the attacker end of mid, between Mid Top and A Restaurant.
Area by area
Practice
One spot on Pearl lights up and you pick its name from four. Keep a streak going; your best is saved on this device. A few rounds is enough to know the map before you queue.
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Drop a pin where it is, name it and say what it's for. Every submission is checked before it goes on the map, and it shows up with your name on it.
+ Add a calloutFAQ
Pearl has 28 common callouts. A Site: A Art, A Dugout, A Flowers, A Link, A Main, A Restaurant, A Secret and A Site. B Site: B Club, B Cubby, B Hall, B Link, B Main, B Ramp, B Screen, B Site, B Tower and B Tunnel. Mid: Mid Connector, Mid Doors, Mid Market, Mid Plaza, Mid Shops and Mid Top.
Pearl has 2 bomb sites (A Site and B Site). Pearl is a two-site map where nearly every attacker and defender route runs through Mid, so controlling the central plaza decides most rotations. The A side is a cluster of tight corners with Art, Main and Dugout as the main entries, while B is wider, with a ramp-and-main approach and an elevated Tower that overlooks the site. Defenders leave from a spawn area fed by a water route that reaches both Mid and the sites.
B Cubby and Mid Market are community names. The game's own callout text doesn't use them, but players and pros say them all the time.
A walled-in gallery area between Mid Plaza and A Link whose only entrance from mid is through Mid Top, so players call it when the attackers are taking the flank toward A.
A corner inside A Site beside the boxes that is hard to clear in a straight duel, which is why attackers usually clear it early with A Main.
An A Site zone on the far side of the Secret opening, separated from it by a window, and a common target for wall smokes from mid.
The stair-up entry on A that opens into the site once Art is cleared, so its top is a standard smoke target when pushing.
26 of them are: they're the names VALORANT itself prints on the Pearl minimap. The other 2 are community names that players and pros use but the game doesn't show; they're marked Community.
VALORANT shows the name of the area you're in under the minimap, and a location ping shows the callout name of the spot you pinged, so your team hears and sees the same word.
Partly. In some languages the game translates a few minimap names (Spanish shows "Árbol" for Tree, for example), while names like Main and Lobby stay in English. Most teams use the English names in comms.
Open the map above, switch to the side you're playing, then hit Test yourself. The quiz lights up one spot at a time and asks for its name, so a few rounds of it is enough to know the map before you queue.
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