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Your Lurk Kill Came Too Late to Matter: Lurk Timing in Valorant Ranked

The kill feed says you got a flank kill. The scoreboard says you lost the round 4v1. A lurk has a deadline, and most ranked lurks miss it. Here is how to find yours.

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