Do you get a penalty for dodging in Valorant?

I dodged a game once cause my cat spilled water on my keyboard, and bam, penalized for 10 minutes. Can confirm, dodging = time out corner.

Yep, you do get a penalty for dodging in Valorant. If you dodge a game by not selecting an agent or by closing the game during the agent selection phase, you'll usually get hit with a time penalty that prevents you from queuing for another match for a certain period. The penalty time increases if you dodge more often, starting from a few minutes to potentially hours if you keep doing it.

Dodge penalties are there for a reason, to discourage leaving and ruining the game for others. But sometimes, you just gotta dodge that toxic lobby. Worth it? Sometimes, yes. Penalty? Always.