Weapon Guide
All weapons with damage stats, cost, fire rate, and tier rankings.
Pistols (5)
Classic
The default free pistol. Left-click fires single shots, right-click fires a 3-round burst at close range. Reliable for pistol rounds.
Shorty
A 2-shot sawed-off shotgun sidearm. Devastating at point-blank range but useless beyond a few meters. Best as a cheap close-range backup.
Frenzy
A fully automatic pistol with high fire rate. Effective in close quarters but burns through ammo quickly. Good eco round buy.
Ghost
A silenced pistol with excellent accuracy and 1-tap headshot potential at close range. The go-to pistol round weapon for most players.
Sheriff
A high-caliber revolver that one-taps headshots at any range. High risk, high reward. The best eco weapon for confident aimers.
SMGs (2)
Stinger
A cheap SMG with extreme fire rate. Burns through its small magazine fast. Best used in close-range spray-and-pray situations on eco rounds.
Spectre
A silenced SMG with good accuracy and manageable recoil. Effective at close to medium range. The best force-buy weapon in the game.
Shotguns (2)
Bucky
A pump-action shotgun. Left-click for close-range spread, right-click for a tighter long-range slug. Niche but deadly on specific angles.
Judge
A fully automatic shotgun that dominates close-range fights. Excellent for holding tight corners and punishing aggressive pushes.
Rifles (4)
Bulldog
A mid-tier rifle with 3-round burst ADS. A budget alternative to the Phantom and Vandal. Solid force-buy option.
Guardian
A semi-automatic DMR with 1-tap headshot at all ranges. Rewards precise aim. A budget sniper alternative with high wall penetration.
Phantom
A silenced assault rifle with no tracers. Easier spray control than Vandal. Does not 1-tap at range but excels at close-medium range spraying.
Vandal
The AK-47 of Valorant. 1-tap headshot at any range. Harder spray than Phantom but rewards crisp aim. The most popular weapon in competitive.
Snipers (2)
Marshal
A budget sniper rifle with 1-tap headshot. Fast scope-in and movement speed. The best eco sniper for aggressive picks and rotations.
Operator
The AWP of Valorant. One-shot kill to the body at any range. Extremely expensive but can single-handedly lock down sightlines.
Heavy (2)
Ares
A light machine gun with high wall penetration and large magazine. Accuracy improves as you fire. Good for wallbanging and suppressive fire.
Odin
A heavy machine gun with 100-round magazine. Devastating suppressive fire and wallbanging power. Spin-up increases fire rate over time.