Setup & Gear
All our "Setup & Gear" articles.
No published articles yet.
First steps
How to play ValorantThe rules, the Spike and how a round unfolds
Beginner's guideYour first twenty hours without getting lost
Find your sensitivitySet your mouse once and for all
Find your crosshairColor, outlines, size: the crosshair that suits you
Enable cheats modePractice freely in a custom game
System requirementsWhat machine you really need
The roles
DuelistsSite entry and space creation08
InitiatorsInformation and openings07
ControllersSmokes and tempo control07
SentinelsDefense and lockdown07
Featured agent
Sage
The fortress out of China
See the agent page →Where to start
Setup & GearThe section index: priorities, guides and budget
The catalogAll the gear, filterable by category and budget
Which PC for ValorantThe machine before the peripherals
Optimize your pingSave a few useful milliseconds
Peripherals
Choosing your mouseThe one item that changes your games the most
Choosing your keyboardSwitches, layout and anti-ghosting
Staff pick
Product photo 320 × 240
GOODIES & COLLECTION
Agent figurines, engraved LED crystals, keycaps and apparel. The part of your setup that will never win a duel.
Browse the shop →The concepts
RadianiteThe resource that started it all
The RadiantsThose transformed by Radianite
KingdomThe power behind Radianite
The mirror EarthThe parallel world and its doubles
The cinematics
DualityJett faces her own reflection
First LightThe first contact with Radianite
ShatteredWhen the protocol cracks
Retake · FormationThe birth of the VALORANT Protocol
Timeline
THE WHOLE STORY, IN ORDER
From the discovery of Radianite to the conflict between the two Earths, the complete timeline of the VALORANT Protocol.
Follow the timeline →The tools
Crosshair generatorBuild your crosshair and copy its code
eDPI calculatorDPI × sensitivity: your real sens, live
Sensitivity converterFrom one FPS to the next, the same mouse feel
Featured tool
eDPI CALCULATOR
Type your DPI and your in-game sensitivity: your eDPI, the distance for a full 360° and the mousepad width you need show up straight away.
Try the calculator →