Best Valorant Settings – The perfect Valorant setup to improve your play

Valorant is becoming the most popular FPS game in esports in 2021. Plenty of players are picking up the title and trying to reach Radiant, yet only a few manage to do so. If you want a shot at becoming good at this title, you will need to setup your game with the best Valorant settings, whilst also putting hours and hours of practice.

We go through the best mouse and graphics settings for Valorant, and also show you which settings the best Valorant players are using.

Valorant Mouse Settings

Mouse settings refers to the overall factors impacting mouse sensitivity. Mouse settings are often unique and based on preference. Valorant measures mouse sensitivity through both your personal mouse/computer DPI and eDPI settings, along with its adjustable in-game sensitivity.

Beginners will typically want to start with higher mouse sensitivity as this mostly only requires movement of the wrist while playing Valorant. For more advanced players and those who have access to a wide mousepad, it is best to start transitioning to a lower mouse sensitivity. A lower mouse sensitivity will allow you to gain more precise ad consistent shots.

Beginner:
DPI: 1000
eDPI: 300
Polling Rate: 500
In-game Sensitivity: 1.5
Scoped Sensitivity: 2
Windows Sensitivity: 6

Advanced
DPI: 600
eDPI: 300
Polling Rate: 1000
In-game Sensitivity: 0.5
Scoped Sensitivity: 1.2
Windows Sensitivity: 6

Best Valorant Crosshair Settings

While there are numerous cross hair settings on Valorant, only a few are important to adjust. For a newer Valorant player, enabling Movement and Firing error is recommended as they help indicate how accurate a gun is mid spray and while moving. However, these settings can also be somewhat distracting mid gunfight. For players who already have the feel of how accurate their gun is at various points, Movement and Firing error should be disabled.

• Typical crosshair: 1/2/1/2
• Dot crosshair: Center Dot ON. Show Inner Lines OFF. Show Outer Lines OFF.

Valorant Key bindings

Most players will use the default key bindings, however, this is entirely up to preference. Binding abilities to side mouse buttons will allow you to get better movement while using abilities, but may feel awkward to use at first.

We are not going to share any key bindings, as most will go down to personal preference and what feels best for you. It all depends on your usage of wrist vs arm aim and how your keyboard is positioned.

Best Valorant Video Settings

Ideally, playing on a 144Hz monitor is the best. A higher Hz means a faster refresh rate, leading to a much smoother gameplay experience. It is extremely important that if you have a 144Hz monitor, that the Valorant’s in-game Resolution settings reflect this. All options in graphics quality should be turned to low. This will greatly improve your monitor’s refresh rate and prevent any large frame drops during ability usage.

Pro tip: Turn Cast Shadows On, this video setting is extremely helpful when inside an enemy Viper Ultimate, as the enemy shadow is more visible upon first contact, allowing for a faster reaction time.

Best Valorant Graphics Settings

Pro/Streamer Valorant Settings

In the end, it is important to remember that most Valorant settings are down to your personal preference and what feels best. You don’t have to copy the pros to become and absolute god at this game.