Figuring out the best settings for VALORANT is tough for newcomers, especially those that never played a tactical FPS before. Fortunately, there are hundreds of pros to draw inspiration from, and arguably just a few have a better understanding than hazed.
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The North American in-game leader James “hazed” Cobb dedicated over 10 years of his life to being a professional player across CS:GO and VALORANT, so he knows how to set up VALORANT and leave it as optimized as can be.
Here’s the full list of hazed’ VALORANT settings, including his keybinds and crosshair.
Hazed’s mouse settings for VALORANT
| DPI | 800 |
| Sensitivity | 0.35 |
| eDPI | 280 |
| Hz | 1000 |
| Zoom Sensitivity | One |
| Windows Sensitivity | Six |
| Raw Input Buffer | On |
Hazed’s crosshair settings for VALORANT
| Color | Red | Inner Lines | 1 / 3 / 2 / 2 |
| Outlines | Off | Outer Lines | 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Center Dot | Off | Fade / Movement / Firing Error | Off |
Alternatively, you can copy and paste hazed’s crosshair code:
- 0;P;c;7;h;0;m;1;0a;1.000;0l;3;0o;2;0f;0;0v;3;1b;0;1m;0;1f;0
Hazed’s keybinds for VALORANT
| Crouch | Left Ctrl |
| Walk | Left Shift |
| Jump | Space Bar |
| Ability 1 | E |
| Ability 2 | Q |
| Ability 3 | C |
| Ultimate Ability | G |
| Use Object | F |
| Equip Spike | Four |
Hazed’s video settings for VALORANT
| Resolution | 1920×1080 |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Aspect Ratio Method | Fill |
| Display Mode | Fullscreen |
| Multithreaded Rendering | On |
| Material Quality | Low |
| Texture Quality | Low |
| Detail Quality | Low |
| UI Quality | Low |
| Vignette | Off |
| VSync | Off |
| Anti-Aliasing | Low |
| Anitrosopic Filtering | 1x |
| Improve Clarity | On |
| Bloom | On |
| Distortion | On |
| Cast Shadows | On |
Hazed’s map settings for VALORANT
| Rotate | Rotate / Based on Side |
| Keep Player Centered | On |
| Minimap Size | 1.2 |
| Minimap Zoom | 0.8 |
| Minimap Vision Cones | On |
| Show Map Region Names | Only in Buy Phase |
