Valorant is a popular first-person shooter game that requires skill, strategy, and precision. It's no surprise that players are always looking for ways to optimize their settings for better performance. In this blog post, we will dive deep into the pro settings for Valorant and how they can help improve your gameplay.

What are pro settings?

Pro settings are the configurations used by professional players to achieve optimal gameplay. These settings are often tweaked to perfection by experienced players to give them an edge over their opponents. Pro settings are a combination of mouse sensitivity, crosshair settings, resolution, graphics, and keybindings.

Why are pro settings important?

Pro settings are important because they can improve your muscle memory for accuracy, reaction time, and gameplay. Professional players use these settings to minimize the time it takes to make important decisions in-game. By using pro settings, you can ensure that you're not missing out on any potential advantages that can help you win.

Mouse Sensitivity

Mouse sensitivity is an important factor in determining how fast your character moves on-screen. The right sensitivity can help improve your accuracy and reaction time. Many professional players use a low mouse sensitivity, which requires a larger mouse movement to move the character on-screen. This gives them better control and precision. In order to increase shooters' sensitivity, a lower DPI is advised. 800 or 1600 would be a standard. For professional players, the Sensitivity: Aim factor in-game ranges from 0.35 to 0.45. 76% of professional players have a scope sensitivity of 1, which is the parameter by which your sensitivity changes when you utilize the scope on weapons. This area's average is 0.95. Many professional players turn off mouse acceleration as it can make aiming less consistent and predictable. This ensures that their aiming is solely based on their physical movements, allowing for better muscle memory and consistent performance.

Crosshair Settings

Crosshair settings are the visual representation of where your bullet will land. It's important to find the right crosshair settings for you to improve your aim. The most commonly used crosshair is a small dot with a contrasting color to the environment. You can also adjust the thickness, length, and opacity of the crosshair to your liking. It's important to experiment with different crosshair settings until you find the one that works best for you. A dot, circle, or cross is the usual choice for most professional players. You can make a variety of modifications to your primary and visor crosshairs in the user menu under "Crosshairs."

Resolution and Graphics Settings

Your video settings' display mode is the first option. The majority of professionals choose this full screen. As larger resolutions merely necessitate more computational power, you shouldn't go over 1920x1080 pixels.
The "FPS Limit Always" box should mostly be set to "Off" in the FPS settings. You should not have a frame limit in the game lower than 60. You can increase the performance of your graphics by turning the "Nvidia Reflex Low Latency" option in your settings to "On + Boost" if it is present.

It is recommended to turn on "Multithreaded Rendering" in the graphics settings. This makes it possible for the game to run on your computer in many threads and be played more fluidly. Keep all other graphical settings as low as possible to acquire the most frames per second for true performance play. Many professional players turn off or lower settings such as shadows, anti-aliasing, and ambient occlusion to improve their frame rate and reduce distractions. However, it's important to find a balance that works for you. Some players prefer to play with higher graphics settings as it can help them see enemies more clearly.

Aspect Ratio

Aspect ratio refers to the proportional relationship between the width and height of the screen. The default aspect ratio for Valorant is 16:9, but some professional players prefer to use a 4:3 aspect ratio as it can help improve their target acquisition. This is because it stretches the image horizontally, making it easier to spot enemies on the sides of the screen.

Keybindings

Keybindings are the bindings of keyboard keys to in-game actions. It's important to find keybindings that feel natural and comfortable for you to use. You can customize the keybindings to your liking and experiment with different layouts until you find the one that works best for you.

Some Pros Settings

cNed (Natus Vincere)

• DPI: 800, sensitivity 0.32
• Crosshairs
• Colour: White (#ffffff)
• Outline: Off
• Midpoint: off
• Inner Lines
• Show Inner Lines: On
• Transparency: 1
• Length: 5
• Thickness: 2
• Offset: 0
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Outer Lines
• Show Outer Lines: Off
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Import Code: 0;s;1;P;h;0;f;0;0l;5;0o;0;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0;S;s;0.8

Xeppaa (Cloud 9)

• DPI: 800, sensitivity 0.35
• Crosshairs
• Colour: White (#ffffff)
• Outline: Off
• Midpoint: Off
• Inner Lines
• Show Inner Lines: On
• Transparency: 1
• Length: 4
• Dicke: 2
• Thickness: 2
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Outer Lines
• Show Outer Lines: Off
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Import Code: 0;s;1;P;h;0;f;0;0l;4;0o;2;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0;S;s;0.8

keloqz (Team Heretics)

• DPI: 400, Sensitivity 0,44
• Crosshairs
• Colour: Cyan (#00ffff)
• Outline: Off
• Midpoint: On
• Inner Lines
• Show Inner Lines: On
• Transparency: 1
• Length: 4
• Thickness: 2
• Offset: 2
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Outer Lines
• Show Outer Lines: Off
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Import Code: 0;P;c;5;h;0;d;1;z;1;a;0;0l;4;0o;2;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0

Mimi (G2 Gozen)

• DPI: 400, Sensitivity 0,365
• Crosshairs
• Colour: Cyan (#00ffff)
• Outlines: On
• Midpoint: off
• Inner Lines
• Show Inner Lines: On
• Transparency: 1
• Length: 4
• Thickness: 2
• Offset: 2
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Outer Lines
• Show Outer Lines: On
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Import Code: 0;P;c;5;o;0.25;0l;4;0o;2;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0

ScreaM (Karmine Corp)

• DPI: 400, Sensitivity 0,741
• Crosshairs
• Colour: Cyan (#00ffff)
• Outlines: On
• Midpoint: On
• Transparency of center: 1
• Center diameter: 3
• inner lines
• Show Inner Lines: Off
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Outer Lines
• Show Outer Lines: Off
• Motion Error: Off
• Fire Error: Off
• Import Code: 0;P;c;5;u;896413FF;o;1;d;1;z;3;s;0;m;1;0b;0;1b;0

In conclusion, pro settings are an important aspect of improving your gameplay in Valorant. By tweaking your mouse sensitivity, crosshair settings, resolution, graphics, and keybindings, you can improve your accuracy, reaction time, and overall performance. It's important to experiment with different settings until you find the ones that work best for you. By using pro settings, you can give yourself a competitive edge and climb the ranks in Valorant.