Why is it called Heaven?
The name comes from Counter-Strike. On Nuke, the walkway high above the A site is called Heaven and the floor under it is Hell. VALORANT players kept both words, so any high ledge over a site became Heaven and the corner beneath it Hell, whatever the game's own minimap calls it.
What is Hell?
Hell is the low spot right under Heaven. Because a player in Hell is below the attackers' eye line and close to the plant, it's a classic hiding spot. Attackers clear Heaven and Hell together, since a defender in either one sees the default plant.
Heaven or Haven?
Haven is a VALORANT map, the one with three sites. Heaven is a callout. Haven has its own Heaven too: the A Tower over A site, with A Hell tucked under it.
Playing Heaven
As a defender, Heaven is strong while the attackers don't know you're there: you see the whole site and drop down for the retake. As an attacker, smoke or flash Heaven before stepping onto site and check Hell before planting.
Heaven on every map
Every Heaven callout across all VALORANT maps, with the name to use and what the spot is for.
| Map | Callout | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Abyss | A Tower(Heaven) | The raised spot overlooking A Site, reached by the A ascender or by breaking the vent from mid. Holding it gives height over the site and makes retakes harder. |
| Abyss | B Tower(B Heaven) | A raised position above B Site, reached through the back-area link. It gives height on the site and connects to the defender spawn. |
| Ascent | A Rafters(Heaven) | The raised walkway over the back of A Site, called Heaven by most players; it watches the whole site and the A Main entrance. |
| Bind | A Tower(Heaven, A Heaven) | Elevated high ground above A Lamps that overlooks A Short and the Bath approach. Only defenders can reach it. |
| Haven | A Heaven Stairs | The stairs up to A Tower (Heaven) at the back of A Site, the defenders' way up to the high ground. |
| Haven | A Tower(Heaven, Tower) | The raised ledge over the back of A Site, watching A Long and the site from above. |
| Pearl | B Tower(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. |
| Split | A Tower(A Heaven, Heaven) | The high ground above A Site that overlooks Ramps. |
| Split | B Tower(B Heaven) | The elevated spot on the B side above B Site. |
Hell on every map
Every Hell callout across all VALORANT maps, with the name to use and what the spot is for.
| Map | Callout | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Ascent | Hell | The low spot under Heaven at the back of A Site, a hidden angle for a defender or a post-plant hide. |
| Haven | A Hell(Hell) | The low corner tucked under A Tower, a hidden angle on anyone planting. |
| Split | B Hell(Hell) | The low corner on B Site under B Tower (Heaven), a hidden spot to hold the site from below. |