[Top 5] Valorant Best Crosshairs For Beginners

Updated:

20 Mar 2022

Crosshairs are integral in all FPS games, but that’s even more apparent when talking about games like VALORANT. Why do I say that? Because in VALORANT your bullets don’t always go exactly where you point your crosshair.

There are loads of variables that influence where your bullets go and why. Things like first shot accuracy, movement inaccuracy, firing inaccuracy, spread, and many other variables.

You will most likely get a feel for all these variables the more experienced you are, but if you’re a beginner, your crosshair can offer a lot of information regarding how accurate your shots are.

So with that out of the way, here are 5 great crosshairs for beginners!

5. Default (with some changes)

Closeup of the crosshair

If you’re the type of player that doesn’t like to fiddle around with too many settings, this crosshair is for you! It requires just a few changes to the default crosshair, and you’ll have a new and improved one!

What’s so good about it?

It’s easy to set up
You get used to it fast
It’s an improved version of the default crosshair
It gives you a lot of information about where your bullets are going

To get this crosshair you should use these settings:

Color: Red/Cyan/Pink
Outlines: 1/1
Center Dot: OFF
Inner Lines: 1/4/2/0
Firing Error: ON (1x Multiplier)
Outer Lines: 0.5/2/2/0
Movement Error: ON (1x Multiplier)
Firing Error: ON (1x Multiplier)

4. The Box

Closeup of the crosshair

“The Box” is a less conventional crosshair that offers less information about your bullets than the previous crosshair. But even though it offers less information when compared to a default crosshair, it makes up for it in a few key aspects.

Why is it good?

It still offers enough information about where your bullets are going
It’s perfect if you want to train yourself to go for headshots (because enemy heads fit perfectly in the box)
The unconventional shape makes it easier to see

To get this crosshair you have to use these settings:

Color: Red/Cyan/Pink
Outlines: 1/1
Center Dot: OFF
Inner Lines: 1/1/8/4
Outer Lines: OFF
Fade Crosshair With Firing Error: OFF

3. Info Classic

Closeup of te crosshair

As the name implies “Info Classic” is a crosshair that has a classic look, but it’s focused on giving you more information about your bullets. It has most benefits of a “classic crosshair”, but it also offers you additional information in case you need it.

It’s especially good because:

You can use it to transition to a classic crosshair
It offers a lot of information about your accuracy
It’s visible at all times

To get this crosshair you need to use these settings:

Color: Green/Red/Cyan
Outlines: 1/1
Center Dot: OFF
Inner Lines: 1/3/1/2
Movement Error: ON (0.2x Multiplier)
Firing Error: ON (1x Multiplier)
Outer Lines: OFF

2. Info Dot

Closeup of the crosshair

This is yet another iconic crosshair style. The dot is one of the most popular styles of crosshairs, mainly because of its simplicity. It’s a dot and if the dot is on the enemy’s head you click. It’s easy to see the appeal of it, but if you’re new to the game or to FPS games in general, you’ll quickly discover that it doesn’t give a lot of information to the player.

That’s why the “info dot” exists!

You get all the benefits of the dot:

It’s not intrusive or distracting
It allows for precise aiming
It trains the player to go for headshots

But you also get some additional benefits like:

Getting more info about when your bullets are completely accurate
When should you stop spraying
How tight your spray is

It’s a good crosshair if you’re still trying to figure out how the game works, and if you want to try it out, you’ll have to use these settings:

Outlines: 0.5/1
Center Dot: 1/3
Inner Lines: OFF
Outer Lines: 0.5/1/1/15
Movement Error: ON (0.5x Multiplier)
Firing Error: ON (0.8x Multiplier)

1. The classic

Closeup of the crosshair

The best crosshair you can use as a beginner is the “classic crosshair” or a variation of it. Why? Because you want to get used to the game’s mechanics without being too reliant on the additional information other crosshairs give you.

This might sound pretentious to some, but there’s a really good reason for that.

What’s that reason?

Distractions. Most crosshairs that take advantage of features that offer you additional information about your crosshair can be distracting in key moments. And if you plan on improving at the game, you should strive to have almost no in-game distractions. That being said, you can of course use all the other crosshairs I mentioned, especially if you plan to use them as stepping stones towards crosshairs that are less intrusive.

But even with that in mind, what makes the classic crosshair so good?