Weapons in Valorant

In Valorant, there are a plethora of weapons to learn and keep track of. Here’s a breakdown of all 17 weapons in Valorant — from when to use them and what their strengths and weaknesses are.

Sidearms

Classic

Shorty

Frenzy

Ghost

Sheriff

Sidearms

1. Classic

The Classic is a free pistol that you automatically receive at the start of a round. It is a viable Sidearm option, either as the weapon of choice in pistol rounds or a last resort if you run out of ammo in your primary weapon during full buy rounds. Its strengths lie in its versatility — it has a single-shot primary fire for short-to-medium range tapping, or a three-shot secondary fire for close combat shotgun damage. Here is the damage breakdown for the Classic’s single-shot primary fire 

2. Spectre 

The Spectre is a reliable, short-to-medium range SMG. At a price of 1600 Creds, the Spectre is good for 2nd round Force buys or Half Buys later in the match. It is silenced like the Ghost, meaning you can use its 30 bullet magazine and high fire rate to spam through smokes effectively. Aiming down sights simply reduces spread and recoil. Here is the Spectre’s breakdown: