Explore crosshair settings, pro configurations, and creative design inspiration
The 13.06 update merged Home and Lobby into one hub, added Rank Legacy, and left a trail of post-patch crash and frame-drop reports behind it. Before re-auditing anything, look at what 216 pro video-setting profiles in our database actually run: 99% exclusive fullscreen, zero listed VSync on, and a coin flip on Keep Player Centered.
Patch 13.06 retired Average Combat Score on September 23 and handed MVP duty, scoreboard order and the post-match headline to a 0-500 Performance Score whose formula Riot has not published. We ran the question through our own 236-profile player database: only 98 carry a role tag at all, and that is the real problem with grading impact.
Patch 13.06 installs the 2,900-credit Warden rifle tonight, but Riot locked Champions Shanghai to Patch 13.05. Our weapon database puts the new gun second-most-expensive per bullet among rifles — here is the pre-Thursday checklist.
Pick'Ems lock with the Champions Shanghai group-stage opener on Sept 24, one day after Patch 13.06 ships a new rifle. We cross-tabbed the GameGrids settings database against all 16 rosters - 60 tracked players, 57 numeric eDPI records - and the four group medians sit 16 points apart. Here is the defensible card: consensus anchors, one researched gamble, zero patch hype.
Patch 13.06's Agent Mastery tracks attach playtime to individual agents, so "who do I main" now has a price. Our database counts the roster at 8/6/6/6 across roles — and only 14 of 26 agent pages ship a copyable pro reference crosshair. A grind order built on that map.
Riot's first new full-auto rifle since launch scores against our 20-weapon database: the TTK math, the magazine math and 70 recorded pro ADS settings settle most of the debate.
Patch 13.06's Gauntlet: Glitched drafts random abilities into 16-player 2v2 ladders of 8-15 minutes. What it is, what our 26-agent database says about its draft pool, when it beats Deathmatch.
From September 23, agent gear unlocks need playtime on that exact agent, with Kingdom Credits still the currency. What changes for one-tricks, duo mains and credit hoarders — plus a one-week checklist before the deadline.
The "best" crosshair color depends on what map you are playing, how bright your monitor is, and whether your bullet tracers clash with the reticle. A systematic guide to picking a color that never blends into the background.
Judge and Bucky need a different crosshair than a rifle. The right reticle helps you judge spread, track close-range targets, and land one-shot kills consistently. Here is what shotgun mains actually use.
Switching your crosshair every few games because it "feels off"? Many players worry this destroys muscle memory. Here is what the science of aim training and community experience actually say.
If your Valorant crosshair looks tiny on a 2560×1440 monitor, you are not alone. Higher pixel density makes default reticles harder to see. Here are the settings that 1440p players actually use to stay sharp.
Pasting a Valorant crosshair code that says 'invalid' or does nothing? In most cases the code was truncated or picked up an extra comma. Here's how to fix it, with real examples from the community.
Discover the cutest Valorant crosshair codes — cats, hearts, flowers and sakura. Copy real share codes from the community and learn when to switch back to a clean crosshair.
Need a CS2 to Valorant crosshair converter? Learn how to port your share code, scale for 1440p, match sensitivity at 3.15:1, and avoid the T-style trap. Read the full guide.
Common questions about improving aim, settings, and ranking up in Valorant
