Published on April 7, 20200

How to Get the Riot Vanguard Anti Cheat Download for Valorant

With the start of the Valorant closed beta today, April 7, one thing that many players are trying to find out more about is the Riot Vanguard Anti Cheat download. In case you aren't aware, this is a proprietary system developed by Riot Games that is going to be used in Valorant. It was revealed this year and the League of Legends developers are hoping that it is going to be extremely effective against cheaters, banning them as they are found. This tool should ban the cheater on the spot, while saving the other match participants from a loss. Still, we're yet to see if this is the best choice, because playing matches and seeing your progress go to waste because of a single cheater can be infuriating.

Where Can You Find the Riot Vanguard Anti Cheat Download?

Getting into the Valorant closed beta wasn't an easy feat, because it involved watching famous Twitch streamers playing the game and hoping for a key drop. This is the only way to join the Valorant beta unless you are a super-duper streamer, so it's likely that many of you didn't make it.

As for the Riot Vanguard Anti-Cheat download, the only way to find it is by having your account flagged for beta access. There is no other way to download Vanguard by itself, because it is intrinsically tied to Valorant.

So, the long-winded process to get Vanguard is the following:

Sign up for a Riot Games account at the official Valorant website
Link your Twitch account with Riot Games.
Watch Twitch Valorant streamers who have the “drops enabled” message on their streams.
Keep watching until you are flagged for Valorant closed beta access – if you're lucky.
Return to the Valorant site and sign in with your cleared account.
Download the Valorant closed beta client.
Install Valorant and reboot your PC to finish the installation, including Vanguard anti-cheat.

As you can see, there is no way to download the Riot Vanguard anti-cheat system unless you have gained access to the Valorant beta. If you haven't been whitelisted for beta access, your best bet is to keep watching Valorant streams and wait for another round of drops.