Valorant Pro Settings Explorer

What the pro-settings explorer shows – and what it doesn't

The explorer above bundles the three metrics that determine the aiming feel in Valorant, for a selection of well-known pros: sensitivity, DPI and eDPI, plus team, role, resolution and the respective crosshair code. You can filter live by name or team, sort every column ascending and descending, and open the copyable crosshair code of each row with a click. That way you find out in seconds who aims especially low, which eDPI is common in the field and what a concrete setup looks like.

It's important to interpret these numbers correctly. They are publicly shared reference values (as of 2025/26) that come from streams, interviews and profile pages. Pros keep changing their settings over the course of a season, swap mice, switch roles or adapt to new maps and agents. So view the values as a snapshot and orientation, not as an official, forever-valid truth. The real benefit isn't copying exactly one number, but getting a feel for the sensible corridor that strong players move within.

That's exactly why the explorer always shows the eDPI alongside the raw in-game sens. Because the bare sens alone says almost nothing as long as you don't know the DPI. Only the combination of the two yields a comparable figure – and that comparability is the whole point of such a tool. Anyone who's understood this reads the table not as a ranking but as a map: it shows where the large majority sits and how far individual outliers deviate from it.

Sensitivity, DPI and eDPI explained simply

DPI is hardware

DPI (dots per inch) is a pure hardware setting of your mouse. It defines how many counts the sensor reports per inch of physical movement. A higher DPI means the same hand movement produces more counts and your character turns further. You set the DPI in your mouse's software, not in Valorant. In the table above you can see that almost all pros stick to a few round values: 400, 800, 1000 or 1600. Very high DPI brings no advantage, it only amplifies sensor noise and makes the cursor jitter on tiny movements.

Sensitivity is the in-game multiplier

Sensitivity is the multiplier inside the game. Valorant takes your mouse's counts and multiplies them by your sens value to calculate a rotation angle. A sensitivity of 0.3 turns the camera only half as far as one of 0.6 for the same mouse movement. Because DPI and sensitivity work together, someone with low DPI and high sens can have exactly the same aiming feel as someone with high DPI and low sens – as long as the product of the two matches.

eDPI is the honest comparison figure

This very product is called eDPI (effective DPI) and results from sensitivity × DPI. The eDPI is the most honest comparison figure between two players because it bundles both adjustment screws into a single number. A player with 800 DPI and sens 0.4 has an eDPI of 320 – exactly like someone with 1600 DPI and sens 0.2. Both move the camera equally far for an identical hand movement. So when you compare the pro settings in the table, the eDPI column is the most meaningful. Sort it ascending once and you'll immediately see how tightly the field sits together: the large majority moves within a clearly defined band, and only a few outliers sit clearly above or below.

How to find your own sensitivity

The best setting isn't that of a particular pro, but the one that fits your hand, your mousepad and your playstyle. A proven starting point is a rather low eDPI between about 200 and 400. At 800 DPI that roughly corresponds to a sens of 0.25 to 0.5. From there you feel your way in small steps: if you notice you constantly hit the edge of the mousepad when turning around, it was too low. If, on the other hand, you overshoot every headshot, it's too high.

The right order is crucial. First set a fixed DPI – 400 or 800 are solid, widely used values – and afterwards only change the in-game sens. Anyone who adjusts both at once can't cleanly attribute the effect and ends up going in circles. Give each setting at least one to two weeks of serious play before you judge, because a bad day is almost never down to the sens, but to concentration, sleep or positioning. Resist the temptation to twist the sensitivity after every lost round – every change resets your muscle memory.

A practical method for measuring your cm/360 helps with the fine-tuning: place your mouse at the left edge of the mousepad, turn exactly 360 degrees in the game and measure the distance travelled in centimetres. This value is your real turning distance and can be reproduced exactly game after game. If you want it more precise, use our sensitivity converter, which calculates cm/360 and inch/360 directly from DPI and sens and also handles conversion from other games. For a pure comparison of the effective values, it's also worth a look at the eDPI guide, which explains the typical bands in detail.

Converting between games

Many of the pros in the table originally come from CS2, CS:GO or other shooters and carried their aiming feel over. That's exactly what you should do too when you switch. Your sensitivity is largely muscle memory: over hundreds of hours your arm learns which movement produces which rotation angle. If you just enter a round number when switching games, you throw away that learned relationship.

The trick is not to carry over the in-game sens, but the real turning distance. Every engine converts mouse movement into rotation angle differently, so the same sens gives completely different turns in two games. The cross-game figure is cm/360: the distance your mouse has to travel for a full turn. If you keep it constant across all your shooters, every hour – no matter which game – trains the same muscle memory. Because that's error-prone by hand, the Valorant sensitivity converter takes the maths off your hands and instantly gives you the matching Valorant sens for your familiar value from CS2, Apex or Overwatch 2.

Why pro settings are so low

When you sort the eDPI column, a pattern stands out: almost all values are low, many even below 400. That's not a coincidence but a deliberate choice. Valorant is a precision game in which most duels are decided by short, clean flicks and calm tracking at head height. A low sensitivity allows exactly these precise micro-corrections: small tremors of the hand translate into small movements of the crosshair, so you can land cleanly on a head and stay there.

The price for that is a slower turn. Anyone who plays low needs more room on the mousepad and often has to reposition the mouse for wide turns. Pros deliberately accept this disadvantage, because a missed first shot weighs more heavily in Valorant than a slow turn. With a hitbox at the head that decides life and death, every millimetre of precision counts more than speed. That's exactly why the trend has clearly been towards calm, low settings for years – and that's exactly what the table reflects. The few higher values in the field mostly belong to duelists whose aggressive style rewards fast close-range fights and 180-degree turns.

Resolution: why 1920x1080 and alternatives

The resolution column shows the same value for most pros: 1920x1080, Full HD in the 16:9 aspect ratio for short. There's a simple reason. This resolution offers the native, undistorted field of view Valorant is designed for, and runs on almost any hardware with high, stable frame rates. High frame rates are no luxury in a tactical shooter; they reduce input lag and make enemies appear a fraction of a second earlier.

Some players experiment with stretched resolutions like 4:3 or 16:10, because enemy models appear wider there and a weaker graphics card is relieved by the lower pixel count. That's a matter of taste and comes with a restricted horizontal field of view that shows you enemies approaching from the side later. For the vast majority of players, the native 16:9 resolution is the best choice: full field of view, correct proportions and an image that matches exactly what the pros build their aim practice on. Only change the resolution if you have a concrete reason and want to get used to the altered field of view.

Adopting a pro setup responsibly

It's tempting to just copy the exact numbers of your favourite pro – but that's rarely the best way. A setup is tailored over years to a particular hand, a particular mousepad and a particular playstyle. What works for a duelist with a huge mousepad and aggressive entry style can feel completely wrong for you. So use the table as orientation, not as a template to copy. Look at which band the eDPI values sit in, choose a starting point near you and then patiently adjust it to yourself.

The most transferable is the crosshair code, because it works independently of your hardware. Open a row in the explorer, copy the code with a click and paste it into Valorant under Settings, Crosshair, Import Profile Code. Still, the same applies here: test whether the crosshair really helps you, instead of just adopting it because a famous name is behind it. If you want to build your own, the crosshair generator helps, letting you freely set colour, length, gap and outline; more background on the individual parameters is in the crosshair guide. And because a good setup does little without training, it's worth a few minutes of warming up afterwards in the aim trainer to anchor the new sens in your muscle memory.

If you want to record the values you've found permanently, link them with other tools and collect them clearly, the free Valorant-Spind app is the right place for it. It bundles calculators, generators and guides in one spot, so you don't have to search for your sens, your eDPI and your crosshair in scattered notes. A starting point and the overview of all tools is right on the Valorant-Spind homepage. That way you turn a one-off curiosity into a fixed setup you can find again and develop at any time.

Finally, the most important principle: no setup replaces practice. The low eDPI of a world-class duelist won't make you a better player if your muscle memory doesn't know it. Give your setting time, keep it stable and work on positioning, timing and aim height – that's where the biggest progress lies. The table above is a starting point and a compass, not a shortcut to victory. Use it to choose wisely, and then let the actual training do the rest.

Frequently asked questions about the pro-settings explorer

Where do the sens, DPI and eDPI values come from?

They are publicly shared reference values (as of 2025/26) from streams, interviews and profile pages. Pros keep adjusting their settings over the course of a season, so the figures are a snapshot and orientation, not official permanent validity. Use them to recognise the sensible corridor, not as an exact template to copy.

Should I just adopt a pro's sens?

Better not one to one. A setup is tailored over years to a particular hand, a mousepad and a playstyle. Instead, choose a starting point near the typical eDPI values, usually between 200 and 400, and feel your way in small steps until the setting feels right for you.

Why is the eDPI more meaningful than the raw sens?

Because the in-game sens alone reveals nothing about the aiming feel as long as the DPI is unknown. The eDPI is sensitivity times DPI and bundles both adjustment screws into one number. Only this makes two players truly comparable, for example 800 DPI with sens 0.4 and 1600 DPI with sens 0.2 – both yield an eDPI of 320.

How do I copy a player's crosshair code?

Click a row in the explorer so the area with the crosshair code opens, then press „Copy code“. Paste the code into Valorant under Settings, Crosshair, Import Profile Code. You build your own crosshair with the crosshair generator if you only want to use the pro code as a starting point.

Why do almost all pros play such a low eDPI?

Valorant is decided by short, precise flicks at head height. A low sensitivity allows fine micro-corrections and calm aiming, even if the turn becomes slower and needs more room on the mousepad. Precision weighs more heavily than speed in a tactical shooter, which is why the trend has clearly been towards low values for years.

Are my search and sorting saved?

No. No cookies, no local storage and no login are used. Your current state of search, sorting and opened rows lives only in the address bar after the hash sign. If you copy that address, you can share exactly your view or save it as a bookmark, entirely without anything reaching the server.