<h2>Classic</h2><p>Classic is a very common weapon among players because everybody gets at the start of the round.</p><p>The Classic is very weak compare to other weapons but isn't that bad as a pistol for first rounds when you saving up money for a better weapon for the next battles. The damage is low. To kill your enemy you have to take 2-3 shots to the head or 7 to the body, or 8 to legs.</p><p>The ghost is the most popular pistol due to its damage and a fair price.</p>

Primary

Alternate

Classic

Avalanche

Imperium

Raze's

Sage's

Sidearm

<h2>Shorty</h2><p>The shorty is a semi-automatic shotgun for 200 Credits (basically the cheapest weapon you can buy).</p><p>This shotgun is the perfect choice for playing cheap rounds (when you save up money) with pistols. It has all possibilities to kill your enemy, so you could pick his weapon up later in the round.</p><p>You cannot shoot with it from a far distance, unlike the Judge can. If you are going to shoot from the distance 9 meters or further, the damage will decrease and a horrendous spread will increase.</p><p>It fires by 15 pellets per one shot instead of 12, claimed in the Valorant officially.</p><p>To kill the unarmored agent by a single shot, you have to hit him with 9 pellets in the body.</p><p>To kill the agent by a single shot with light armor, you have to hit him with 11 pellets in the body.</p><p>To kill the agent by a single shot with heavy armor, you have to hit him with 14 pellets in the body.</p><p>Every pellet that got into the head, by damage is equal to 3 pellets got into the body.</p><p>For example, when you are trying to kill the opponent with heavy armor, you need to hit him with 14 pellets to the body, or 8 pellets to the body + 2 to the head, or 5 to the head.</p>

Shorty

Viper's

<h2>Frenzy</h2><p>The Frenzy is a perfect pistol for cheap rounds. It is fully-automatic but has poor damage and bullets' capacity. You have to take 7-8 shots to the body, or 3 to the head to kill your enemies. This weapon is more productive on the close distance but is okay for a longer one too.</p><p>Perfect choice for the cheap rounds when your team has not enough money for a nice expensive weapon.</p>

Frenzy

Breach's

Phoenix's

Ghost

Cypher's

Luxe Blue

Luxe Camo

Luxe Gold

Luxe Red

Omen's

Prism

<h2>Ghost</h2><p>The Ghost is the nice side-arm weapon for the fight. It is a semi-automatic pistol equipped with a silencer. You have to take 5-6 shots to the body, or 2 to the head to kill your enemies. The short description for it - nice damage, low capacity, perfect accuracy, and minimum noise.</p><p>This pistol is reliable and recommended as a side-arm weapon. Its power is enough to save your life in many situations.</p>

<h2>Sheriff</h2><p>The Sheriff is the perfect side-arm weapon for the battle for 800 Credits. It is a semi-automatic. The description for it - huge damage, low capacity, perfect accuracy, and high recoil.</p><p>Thanks to the low price and huge damage it causes, the Sheriff is the perfect decision for pistol rounds. You have to take 4 shots to the legs or 3 to the body to kill the opponent. Also, make 1 headshot to kill (from distance 0 - 30 meters), or 2 headshots (30-50 meters).</p><p>The biggest minuses of this pistol its high recoil and reload time.</p>

Sheriff

Brimstone's

Drips

Jett's

Reaver

Ronin

Sova's

<h2>Stinger</h2><p>The Stinger is famous for its high speed of shooting and the little price - 1000 Credits.</p><p>It has poor damage per shot, comparing to other weapons. Generally, its damage isn't that low, but accurateness is awful due to the huge scatter. You won't face any problems with killing anybody in a short distance.</p><p>It's a nice cheap weapon for the rounds when your team has no money. However, it has the capacity of 20 bullets at once, so you need to be always careful before the fights against 2 or more enemies at once. So, as the conclusion, this weapon worth its money, but we recommend the Specter better.</p>

Stinger

<h2>Spectre</h2><p>The Spectre is the semi-automatic gun with low damage and an average price but in some ways better than the Stinger. It is the primary weapon that has a silencer that decreasing the sound from shooting. Its accurateness higher than Stinger's, and capacity for bullets at one reload is bigger (Spectre has 30 bullets, Stinger has 20 bullets). Though, Spectre damage per shot and shooting speed is lower.</p><p>This weapon would be nice to get when your team doesn’t have enough money for expensive weapons. The Spectre is pretty effective at the close distance, especially killing enemies without armor. Thanks to the minimum noises while shooting agents who are hiding, other not really attentive players won't hear and locate you. After playing 2-3 rounds, teams have more money for better weapons so the Spectre losing its efficiency. In that case, the Phantom rifle will be the best replacement, because a single headshot is enough to kill an agent (if his armor is weak or damaged). Also, it has better efficiency in different ranges and a higher capability to penetrate.</p>

Spectre

Luxe

<h2>The Bucky</h2><h3>Cost</h3><p>Bucky is the cheapest weapon you can get in the game. For spending 900 Credits, you are going to get the most affordable gun in the game and use it as the primary one. So, you will have enough money left for buying armor or skills (depends on which agent you are playing by), which will make you a more effective player. This shotgun is pretty nice to use in a short-range.</p><h3>Damage</h3><p>The Bucky causes significant damage at the close range, so the well-shot will 100% kill your enemy. It shoots 15 pellets at once. If at least 8 of them will get into in your enemies from a close range (8 meters or less), it is enough to kill them. It would be best if you were sure that you got into the player you were targeting because this shotgun needs 1.1 seconds to reload so that you can get a response shot.</p><h3>Bullet Spread</h3><p>It has a large bullet spread, just like each shotgun does. As we already said, the shot from 8 meters or less will be fatal for your enemy. However, sometimes you will have to hit the agent twice to kill. This shotgun is useless for targeting players who are 12 meters away or more because the pellets won't cause enough damage. You have to use Bucky on the close range to get the maximum benefit from it.</p><h3>Alternate Fire</h3><p>Fortunately, thanks to its alternate fire, it is not entirely useless on long ranges. After the right-click, you will shoot with a shell containing the pellets inside. After approximately 8 meters, it explodes, and the bullets fire like in the usual shoot. So, you are increasing your high-damage range by 8 meters.</p><p>This alternate fire is necessary for hurting enemies on a distance of 10-20 meters. There is an example so that you could compare the difference: if you have an enemy standing 10 meters away, with a usual shot (left click), you will cause him 100 damage and with an alternate fire (right-click) - 300 damage. But using it is very risky because if an agent comes too close to you, the shell won't explode so that he will get minimum damage. The shell itself causes 40 damage to the head, 20 to the body, and 15 to the legs.</p><h3>To summarize</h3><p>This shotgun is perfect for killing an enemy on a close-range because the one-shot is enough for it. The Bucky is cheap so that you will have enough money left for buying armor, abilities, or a secondary weapon. However, if you miss your shot, you probably will die during the reload because it gives your enemies enough time to shoot back. This weapon has an alternate fire for long-range, but everybody loves it for the benefits it provides on the short one.</p>

Bucky

Shotgun

<h2>Judge</h2><p>The Judge is the most expensive and deadly shotgun in the game for 1500 Credits. It is an automatic weapon. It causes huge damage in the short distance and is perfect for attacks. It has a medium wall penetration.</p>

Judge

<h2>Bulldog</h2><p>This is one among three rifles in the game, the cheapest one, by the way. It is fully automatic and has 24 bullets at one reload. It has a high speed of shooting and an alternate fire of 3 round burst. You have to take 2 shots to the head or 5 to the body\legs to kill your enemies. It is equipped with ADS just like any other rifle.</p><p>The Bulldog is unique. It is the cheapest automatic rifle in the game for 2100 Credits, which makes it a perfect choice for cheap rounds. However, it is much more expensive than SMGs.It is perfect for all kinds of distance (close, medium, and long-range). It works better on the close distance, and on the middle and long-range, the accurateness decreases but not badly.</p><p>The ADS increases aim and reduces recoil - a perfect thing for killing enemies while protecting the bomb.</p>

Bulldog

Rifle

<h2>Guardian</h2><p>This is one among other rifles in the game which is semi-automatic. You can buy it for 2700 Credits. The Guardian has a 1.5x zoom and much higher damage per shot than others do, that makes this rifle unique.</p><p>The rifle can shoot decently fast, approximately 6.5 bullets per second. You have to take 4 shots to the legs or 3 to the body, or 1 to the head to kill the opponent from any distance. Thanks to its unique zoom, high damage and a single headshot to kill an enemy making the Guardian one of the best weapons for defense.</p>

Guardian

<h2>Phantom</h2><p>Phantom can be purchased for 2900 Credits which is an average price. It is a semi-automatic gun with a silencer. It has less damage per bullet than the Vandal does but has better accuracy and lower spread.</p><p>It's pretty useful for the tactic "hide&kill" thanks to its high fire rate and enormous damage. On the short distance, one headshot is enough to kill an opponent. Otherwise, 6 shots to the legs, 5 to the body or 2 to the head.</p><p>The Phantom is more expensive than other rifles, so it is always the first thing your eyes notice in the shop. It's equipped with ADS which making the rifle's accuracy higher, spread lower. Perfect decision for protecting important territory.</p>

Phantom

<h2>Vandal</h2><p>The Vandal is pretty similar to the Phantom and can be purchased for 2900 Credits. It's equipped with ADS, that increasing accuracy and reducing the spread. High DPS in any range is the uniqueness of that weapon. One headshot will be enough for killing your enemy.</p><p>The Vandal is a fully automatic gun with a high spread. However, for killing your enemy you have to take the same amount of shots from any distance: 5 shots to the legs, 4 to the body, or 1 headshot.</p><p>The price for that gun is high, so you can see it only in well-equipped rounds (rounds, when both teams have enough of money). Thanks to its stable huge damage + ADS, the Vandal is perfect for both attack and defense.</p>

Vandal

<h2>Valorant weapon guide: The Marshal</h2><p>The Marshal is the cheapest sniper rifle in the game with a cost of 1100 credits. This weapon is very useful for players who like to "stay in the shadow" and snipe from long distances, such as C Long on Haven. This rifle will be a perfect solution if you don't have enough money for a stronger weapon, such as the Operator (also for long-range sniping) or the Vandal.</p><h3>Damage</h3><p>It's obvious that the Marshal, just like any sniper rifle, can cause massive damage to its victims. One headshot, which deals 202 damage, can kill an enemy with heavy armor, and one shot to the body, which deals 101 damage, can kill agents who have no armor. Hitting two body shots guarantees a kill on an enemy, even if they have been healed by Sage. A leg shot deals 85 damage, so one more shot to the body will be enough to finish them off.</p><p>There is no unbalanced weapon in Valorant and the Marshal isn't an exception. It deals a lot of damage but has a pretty low fire rate (1.5 bullets per second), which makes it the second slowest weapon in the game by that index. The Marshal has 5 bullets in one magazine, after which you will need to reload.</p><h3>Hipfire accuracy</h3><p>This weapon is completely accurate when you are using the scope (which has 2.5x zoom), which will help you kill enemies at long range. The Marshal also has pretty good accuracy without using the scope, but this is less viable than scoping in. It has no recoil, so you can immediately shoot after the animation.</p><p>It is recommended that you use the scope as it is more accurate and easier to be precise with. While scoped, the Marshal fires exactly where the crosshair shows. The hipfire mode will be useful in moments when your enemies are way too close and you don't have time to use the scope because of the scope animation. Also, if the enemy is that close, the reduced accuracy is less noticeable when no-scoping.</p><h3>To summarize</h3><p>The Marshal is a good weapon for its cost. Its high damage will let you kill agents easily, and it is still pretty reliable without scoping. However, unless you are used to sniping in other games, you will need some practice to improve with the Marshal. We recommend this weapon as a "transition weapon" that will allow you to save up for more credits for the next rounds.</p>

Marshal

Sniper

<h2>Operator</h2><p>The Operator is the most deadly and expensive weapon in the Valorant for 4500 Credits. It has the biggest damage per shot, so many players' fear of that weapon in the fight is justified. Double zoom is also available. There are 5x zoom for holding corners and 2.5x for open areas.</p><p>There is a disadvantage, such as the low speed of shooting, which might will let your survived enemy avenge. You have to aim down or hold right-click after each shot for the faster aiming and taking a new shot, releasing the button after you find your perfect zoom.</p>

Operator

Luxe (Chroma Blue)

Luxe (Chroma Camo)

Luxe (Chroma Gold)

Luxe (Chroma Red)

<h2>Valorant weapon guide: The Ares</h2> <p>Riot Games created a tactical first-player shooter filled with many rifles, pistols, shotguns, etc. Using a powerful weapon is not enough for becoming a good player: you have to know how to use it properly to achieve something. For that purpose, we created special guides for weapons in Valorant. In these small articles, we talk about weapon damage, price, and other tips and tricks. Today we are going to talk about the machine gun called Ares.</p><h3>Cost</h3> <p>The Ares is the cheaper Heavy in Valorant, costing approximately half of Odin’s price (1600 Credits). The Ares is a “transition” weapon used during a light- or half-buy round, as it is perfect for when you don't have much money. Also, if your enemies are having a save round (for example, the Ares is a good pick if you have just won the first round of the half and they are likely to buy a sidearm or no weapon), there is no need to buy the most expensive weapon you see in the store. Ares will do the job quite well.</p><h3>Damage</h3> <p>The main power of the Ares is its fire rate, but bullets cause massive damage as well. You start firing with 10 b.p.s (bullets per second) and this number rises to 13 b.p.s. rapidly as you spray. However, if you ADS (alternate fire), the firing rate starts at 13 b.p.s. Thanks to the large magazine (50 bullets) you can strike down your enemies one by one without reload.</p><p>It is better for close and medium-range duels because the damage is reduced at 30+ meters. This is not a problem but be aware of the damage reduction and be careful when taking on long-range duels.</p><h3>Recoil</h3> <p>All automatic guns in that game have two different modes. The hipfire mode has a higher firing speed but awful accuracy. The second mode, ADS, has a higher firing rate and decreases recoil. Furthermore, you can crouch to reduce both vertical and horizontal recoil and reduce the spread of the bullets, making it easier to hit more shots.</p><p>However, you still have to control recoil by moving your mouse down slowly as you spray. The recoil can also be horizontal, to the left or right, which is even harder to fix. It won't be a real problem on short-range, but it may be an issue when you are in a long-range duel. At long range, it may be best to fire in short bursts to allow time for the recoil to recover.</p><h3>To summarize</h3> <p>If you have a small sum of money but want to buy a cheap machine gun, you will usually be choosing between the Ares and the Spectre. Each of them has its advantages and disadvantages. The Spectre is quiet, has no bullet tracers, and causes huge damage to the head or body, with the condition that the shot was made from 20 meters or fewer. The Ares is pretty loud and has a big recoil but causes more damage at a longer range (20 meters or further). Another advantage is that you don't need to reload the Ares too often.</p>

Ares

Heavy

<h2>Odin</h2><p>This heavy weapon can be bought for 3200 Credits but certainly worthy of its money. It has the biggest capacity among all the weapons in the Valorant, so you can play long attack\defense without reloading. The wall penetration and damage are high, what's definitely a satisfying moment.</p>

Valorant Guns