Best Valorant controller settings for PS5 & Xbox Series X|S

After years of PC exclusivity, Valorant is now available on consoles. Like any tactical shooter, the game is all about aim and crosshair placement, mixed with Agent abilities that keep the action dynamic.

To give yourself the best chance of dominating matches, you’ll need to find the right mix of settings suited for you. So, here are our suggestions for the best controller settings for Valorant Console.

Best controller settings for Valorant Console

Action	PS5 Controller button	Xbox controller button
Focus/Sniper Scope (Hold)	L2	LT
Fire	R2	RT
Ability 1	L1	LB
Ability 2	R1	RB
Ability 3	R3	RS
Ultimate	L1+R1	LB+RB
ADS	L2 + R3	LT+RS
Equip Melee	L3	LS
Comm Wheel/Ping	D-Pad Up	D-Pad Up
Drop Equipped Item	D-Pad Left	D-Pad Left
Plant/Defuse/Equip Spike	D-Pad Down	D-Pad Down
Inspect/Open Spray Wheel (Hold)	D-Pad Right	D-Pad Right
Equip Secondary	Triangle	Y
Crouch (Toggle)	Circle	B
Jump	X	A
Reload/Activate/Use	Square	X

The best controller settings line up with the Traditional preset found in the game.

Having your abilities mapped to the bumpers makes them nice and easy to get to. Considering how important switching to Melee is for movement, having it set to the left stick is ideal since you’ll be using the stick for directional input as well.

The Traditional preset also offers the best way to try out the Valorant console exclusive ‘Focus’ shooting mode. It’s intended as an alternative to traditional hip-firing, allowing players on controllers to enter an aim mode with reduced sensitivity.

Best alternative controller settings

Fighter

As the name suggests, the Fighter preset is suited for Duelists. The crouch and jump actions are mapped to the bumpers while Focus and fire are set to the triggers. This allows you have to better maneuverability during gunfights, making it especially useful if you tend to crouch to control recoil.

The ability settings might take a while to get used to, but the preset remains worth it if you main Agents like Reyna and Raze.

Tactician

The Tactician preset switches things around by mapping aim and fire to the bumpers while Ability 2 is set to the right trigger and crouching on the left trigger. Other abilities can be found on the right-side buttons, making this preset ideal for players using Controllers or Sentinels.

Since you’ll be controlling the flow of each round and finding openings for your teams, having easy access to Agent abilities is a must. This preset offers exactly that while keeping the aim and fire buttons at a comfortable spot.

Best controller sensitivity settings for Valorant

• Base Horizontal Sensitivity – 5
• Base Vertical Sensitivity – 5
• Focus Horizontal Sensitivity – 20
• Focus Vertical Sensitivity – 20
• ADS Horizontal Sensitivity – 5
• ADS Vertical Sensitivity – 5
• Sniper Horizontal Sensitivity – 5
• Sniper Vertical Sensitivity – 5
• Base Aim Curve – Light
• Focus Aim Curve – Light
• ADS Aim Curve – Light
• Sniper Aim Curve – Light

Our suggestions for the best sensitivity settings take into account the Focus aim feature on consoles since toggling the mode will automatically drop your sensitivity in favor of more precision.

If these settings don’t work out for you, head to the Shooting Range and test your aim. Keep tweaking the sensitivity toggle and, eventually, you’ll land on something you’re comfortable with.

Best advanced settings for Console

• Walk While in Focus – Off
• Vibration – Off
• Left/Right Trigger Deadzone – 0.01

These settings aren’t linked to aiming or input binds but are certainly worth enabling.

Turn off Walk While in Focus lets you move quicker in this aim mode. Coupled with our sensitivity settings, you should find your aim to be just as precise. Since speed is crucial in gunfights, having the Trigger dead zones as low as possible will help you fire off bullets with minimal delay.

To further help improve your aim, make sure you use one of the best crosshairs in the game along with the best Agents to keep up with the meta.