One reason for Valorant’s widespread popularity is the contrasting nature of gameplay compared to other FPS games. Genres like Call of Duty and Apex Legends reward fast movement with rapid fire rates whereas winning in Valorant is partly based on clicking heads with one-shot accuracy. For these reasons, precision aiming is critical to taking out enemies. Using the right sensitivity for Valorant helps ensure that outcome.
In our guide below, we’ll cover the essentials for Valorant’s mouse settings, including the best mouse settings and the settings Valorant pros use.
A good sens for Valorant is in the range of 0.35 to 0.438 and a mouse DPI of 800. This equates to an eDPI of 280 to 350. An eDPI less than 250 is considered low, an eDPI of 250 to 350 is common, and an eDPI greater than 250 is considered high. Valorant eDPI is calculated as your in-game aim sensitivity multiplied by your mouse DPI.
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Sensitivity, eDPI, and DPI explained
Before diving in, it’s good to understand a few essentials that determine your true Valorant sensitivity.
In Valorant, only your in-game sensitivity affects your gaming mouse’s speed. Valorant uses raw input, which is independent of your Windows mouse settings.
This is why comparing the in-game mouse sensitivity of two Valorant players won’t provide much value.
Enter eDPI. Calculating your Valorant eDPI (mouse DPI x in-game sensitivity) provides the “true” sensitivity in-game, so you can compare Valorant sensitivities apples to apples. For this reason, our focus in this guide will be conveying sensitivity in terms of eDPI.
Best sensitivity
- eDPI: 280 to 350
- Sensitivity (aim): 0.35 to 0.438
- Mouse DPI: 800
- Scoped sensitivity multiplier: 1
- ADS sensitivity multiplier: 1
With the essentials aside, let’s review the best configuration using a gaming mouse with set to 800 DPI, which is the most common DPI used, as seen in the Valorant pro pick rates chart below.
Valorant pro DPI pick rates
Most players should aim for a Valorant eDPI of 280 to 350 to start, then adjust their sensitivity over time to suit their preferences as their aiming mechanics improve.
If you have limited desk space, a higher sensitivity may be best. Just be sure you can flick the mouse or move your arm easily to rotate a full 180° in your available space.
Agent roles within Valorant also play heavily in choosing the optimal sensitivity. Duelists like Jett and Reyna may be better off playing with a higher sensitivity in close quarters to get the potential advantage of firing off the first accurate headshot when entry fragging.
On the other hand, a lower sensitivity may be more suitable for firing shots from afar, such as controller and sentinel roles. Too high of a sensitivity in these long-distance scenarios and your shot will likely miss the enemy’s hitbox. It’s also more difficult to control recoil.
The scoped sensitivity and ADS sensitivity multiplier Valorant mouse settings are best set to 1 to keep a consistent sensitivity when scoped or aiming down sights.
Common gaming mouse DPIs
Even budget gaming mice include sensor DPIs far higher than our suggested 800 DPI, but not all Valorant players prefer this DPI setting. Accordingly, we’ve calculated the optimal sensitivity below based on different mouse DPIs and our suggested eDPI range.
- 400 DPI:Gamers using a 400 DPI mouse should set their Valorant in-game sensitivity from 0.70 to 0.875 to be within the suggested eDPI range of 280 to 350.
- 800 DPI: Gamers using an 800 DPI mouse should set their Valorant in-game sensitivity from 0.35 to 0.4375 to be within the suggested eDPI range of 280 to 350.
- 1200 DPI: Gamers using a 1200 DPI mouse should set their Valorant in-game sensitivity from 0.234 to 0.292 to be within the suggested eDPI range of 280 to 350.
- 1400 DPI: Gamers using a 1400 DPI mouse should set their Valorant in-game sensitivity from 0.20 to 0.25 to be within the suggested eDPI range of 280 to 350.
- 1600 DPI: Gamers using a 1600 DPI mouse should set their Valorant in-game sensitivity from 0.175 to 0.219 to be within the suggested eDPI range of 280 to 350.
How to change DPI in Valorant
Changing your Valorant mouse settings can be accomplished in a few simple steps.
First, boot up Valorant and navigate to the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the home screen or by pressing Esc in-game.
From the home screen, select Settings and then look for Mouse in the General settings tab. Once there, you can adjust your Valorant mouse settings to the suitable calculated eDPI.
Other Valorant mouse settings
Valorant offers two other mouse settings options that can be adjusted, Invert Mouse and Raw Input Buffer. The vast majority of players should turn both settings off.
Selecting your invert mouse setting is 100% preference. With invert mouse on, pushing forward on your mouse makes your agent look down. Nearly all pro Valorant players have this setting turned off.
The same theme holds true for Valorant pros and disabling the raw input buffer setting. Raw input buffer can potentially make the game smoother for players with a high polling rate mouse, such as 8000 Hz, but most gaming mice are much lower around 1000 Hz.
