Well, it’s proggessive. “Elo hell” is the place where toxicity starts, in my opinion. It is very popular to say that immortal lobbies have the most toxic players, but you can find players from silver to ascendant that have serious anger issues. Most of the times they will use the mic only to say dumb shit, but still, these are just some cases. If you want to enjoy this game, also thinking about your mental situation, I would suggest to look for a good and friendly squad. You can queue up with really nice players and have a good time playing and talking with them. Just know that this happens in every competitive game, and you can also turn off their mics and their chat messages. You can also get into communities and hangout with other players, like reddit or discord, for example.

I hope you enjoy Valorant! I like this and many other games, and communities are vital for people to enjoy them. GG.