Have you been constantly losing duels in Valorant due to bad aim?
Good aim is one of the main aspects of any competitive FPS game. Once you master those aiming techniques, they are easily transferable to any other franchise. This is why you see streamers and pro players switching games so effortlessly.
Streamers like Tarik and Shroud switched seamlessly from CS: GO to dominating Valorant. How? Simply because of good aim.
So, how do you get this pro-level aim?
Just like any skill, aiming can be improved by practicing consistently, You can master it easily through pure hard work and dedication. When it comes to practicing aim, there is no better option than Aimlabs. With countless exercises, in-game scenarios, and routines, Aimlab has the tools needed to help you improve your aiming potential.
In this article, we’ve curated a list of Aim-lab routines that you can use to practice your aim and make it better. Let’s dive right in.
Headshot Precision
Headshots do look pretty simple at first glance, all you have to do is just tap an enemy’s head. Sounds simple? But not really. They are the most overpowered mechanic in Valorant. Mastering headshots takes extreme precision and trigger control.
While their simplicity can be quite deceiving, if you’re good at headshots, you’re good at Valorant. To master headshots, you need to practice them. That’s where Aimlab’s Headshot precision comes in.
When you launch this exercise, the Aim-labs orb appears at head level and closer to you. Once you start shooting it with precision, it gets smaller and moves further away, improving your range and shooting accuracy.
If you’re just starting, we recommend you go slow. Try to work on precision and landing those headshots rather than being quick and off-target.
Some repetitions of this exercise should build your muscle memory and improve your accuracy.
Once you get the hang of it and can land several shots with precision, try it in a deathmatch and see how you perform under pressure.
SixShot Ultimate
SixShot is an Aim-Labs task that takes you one step further. In the headshots exercise, we focused on hitting one target at different levels. Here, as the name mentions, we have six targets on the screen at all times.
All targets are quite small and scattered across your screen. The targets are very small in size forcing you to be precise rather than swift. It’s a great tool used in combination with Headshots to improve your overall accuracy in the game.
To get the most out of this exercise, try to read your pattern and identify your shortcomings. When moving from one shot to another, do you keep a straight line or stray? Are you choosing the best possible target? Are you prioritizing speed over accuracy? These are all valid questions you should be asking yourself to improve.
When you find the answer, give it time and work on it. Fix your adjustments and aiming patterns to get easy one-taps and win those long-ranged duels.
Remember, practice makes perfect.
SpiderShot Ultimate
Now, that we have talked about precision and click timing. There is another important mechanic when it comes to aiming. That’s flicks, the ability to swiftly shoot an enemy regardless of where your crosshair is.
Flicking is what sets normal and pro players apart; you have seen players like Tenz perform insane flick head-and-operator shots. They weren’t born with this but practiced and perfected it, and you can too.
Spidershot focuses on building and improving your flicking skills. It’s the ultimate mode which combines both speed and accuracy.
In SpiderShot, you have a target that spawns at the center. Once you shoot it, you have another one that spawns at some distance from the first. Unlike Headshot or SixShot, the orb isn’t fixed to just move away from you. It’ll do other random things as well. It can move closer, get smaller or larger, and move away.
The goal is to shoot the center orb and flick to the next one as fast as you can, then flick back to the center. Spidershot helps in improving your overall reflexes and flicks. Moreover, it’s a great exercise to polish up your Operator skills.
The target in this exercise adapts to how well the player performs. So, irrespective of your rank, this exercise will adapt itself to help you improve your aim.
A healthy repetition of this exercise will prove valuable when you’re in clutch moments with your team relying on you.
StrafeTrack/StrafeShot
All the tasks we’ve done till now rely more on the enemy being stationary, but, that’s not how it works in an actual game. Along with precision and flicks, tracking is also an integral part of aiming,
You’ll definitely get a kill if you land that Headshot perfectly, but what will you do if you miss? Or what if the player starts strafing?
This is where StrafeTrack and StrafeShot come in. Both these exercises emphasize training your tracking ability and accuracy on moving targets.
So, let’s break it down.
In StrafeTrack, you have the Aimlabs orb strafing left and right in front of you in a random pattern. You have to keep your crosshair at it, depleting the orb’s health. Once the health bar is depleted, the orb dies, and another one spawns. This exercise doesn’t require you to shoot the orb; you just have to aim at the orb till it vanishes.
StrafeShot is exactly like StrafeTrack, but here, you have to stay with the orb and shoot it to deplete its health.
This exercise will definitely improve your tracking accuracy and you’ll be able to land more shots on moving targets.
MicroShot Ultimate
Let’s imagine a scenario, you are holding an angle, and a player swings by, nearly missing your crosshair. Now you have to readjust and try to quickly flick your crosshair at him or he is going to deal lethal damage. This is what microflicking is. Just like all other mechanics mentioned, this can be trained too.
Microshot is designed to focus on improving these micro flicks and adjustments. Since this is the ultimate mode, it covers both speed and accuracy. However, if you want to focus on either one there are Speed and Precision modes as well. The gameplay more or less remains the same.
It works quite similarly to SpiderShot but in a smaller span. Spidershot focuses on overall flicks, while Microshot trains the smaller and shorter flicks.
In Microshot, the orb is initially at the center of the screen. Once hit, it starts moving to new locations randomly. While SpiderShot is great for practicing flicks, this task takes your aim to the next level. It makes you practice those micro adjustments and micro flicks that make or break you when you’re holding a good angle.
Practicing both MicroShot and Spidershot alternatively will solidify your aim and flicks, getting you one step closer to that God-like status.
Valorant Maps in Aimlab
This is where you tie everything together.
All the other tasks we have mentioned above, train your core aiming ability. But, to be good at aiming in Valorant you also have to consider movement. That is, how to clear and peek angles, site executes and retakes. Thankfully, Aimlabs has modes for this too. These modes simulate real in-game scenarios in Aimlabs.
Like taking the C site on Haven, or holding Yellow on Icebox.
Each map has different exercises linked to it. Here are some you can get started with:
- ValorantHavenEntry
- ValorantAscentHeadshot
- ValorantAscentWallpeek
All of these have their specific advantages along with a key similarity: They all help you understand the map better. This means you can transfer all your aim lab skills to a controlled Valorant simulation. Also, there are more modes for you to try. Most of them follow pretty much the same pattern.
You start initially like you would in a real game, at the start of the map. The task is to make your way through the map while killing bots placed in random spots on the map. As you navigate clearing different angles, also try focusing on crosshair placement.
We put this exercise at the end because we suggest you do it last. This task will make you use all the skills mentioned in our list.
A healthy repetition of this exercise will improve your in-game crosshair placement, angle clearing, and wall peeking, making you a more complete Valorant player.
Since Aimlabs allows you to create your own maps and practices. The library is filled with official and community-made Valorant exercises. From different maps to esports moments, you can practice it all easily.
Best Exercises for Beginners
Now that we’ve listed everything you’ll need to become an Aim-God at Valorant, let’s get a little more specific.
If you’re a beginner just starting, you’ll need to devote more time to get your techniques right. But, here’s a guide that will make things easier.
As good as Aimlabs tends to be, it can be a little distracting for new players. When you first try it out, you might be tempted to go for higher scores and speed runs rather than focusing on the main objective. This is a HUGE don’t.
You don’t need high scores and you don’t need to be quick, all that matters at this stage is accuracy and developing that muscle memory. Take your time and focus on landing your shots. Identify your mistakes and try to get a good accuracy percentage. The speed will come alongside with it.
Some of the best beginner-friendly exercises in this list are
- HeadShot (Precision)
- StrafeTrack/StrafeShot
- MicroShot (Ultimate)
Make a routine of practicing these exercises every day and then test out your results in a team deathmatch. You’ll start to see improvements rather quickly if you stick to the routine. The same- training range is also a great way to test if your Aimlab’s practice is paying off.
The final tip is to go at your own pace, not get disheartened if you can’t do good at first. No need to see world-record Aimlab scores on YouTube either. At the end of the day, it’s all practice.
Apart from practice, there are some things that also affect your aiming ability. Well, the first thing is your mouse, you need to get yourself a mouse that’s good for Valorant. Crosshairs also play a big part in aiming. While you can try out making a crosshair by yourself, a better option would be to try using existing pros crosshairs.
Best Exercises for Experienced Players
It’s an entirely different ball game when it comes to players already familiar with the game.
While all the exercises we’ve listed are directly beneficial for you to keep your aim sharp, here’s a more specific and dedicated guide.
The advice we gave to beginners doesn’t even remotely apply here. When you’re at a higher rank, being precise isn’t enough, you need to be quick as well.
So, while still keeping precision in mind, we suggest that you go for more speed exercises. Some of the best ones to get started are,
- SpiderShot (Ultimate) and (180)
- MicroShot (Speed)
- SixShot (Ultimate)
A daily routine of these exercises will make sure that your aim remains consistent while improving your speed and agility.
Once you’re done with the aiming side of things, we suggest that you try out audio and detection exercises as well. Aimlabs tasks like Audiospatial 8 and Detection Ultimate improve your hearing and reaction time, making you a better player.
Higher ranks can be tricky to advance through, but if you decide to put in the time at Aimlabs, you’ll be ranking up faster than before.
Becoming an Aim-God
Being new at an FPS game can be pretty daunting when you don’t know your way around aiming.
You’re getting killed left and right, losing ranked matches, and letting your team down continuously. But, it doesn’t have to be like that.
If you’re following our list of training packs and putting in the work, you’ll be the one making the plays and getting the kills. Ranking higher would become a lot easier and you wouldn’t choke at those clutch moments.
Make a routine and do some repetitions every day, and you’ll become unstoppable.
