Valorant is a classic first person shooter game with unique gameplay abilities.It offers a wide variety of guns to its players, some of which are quite similar to the game Counter Strike. Knowing which guns are the best can help the beginners in decision making. Let's have a look at the overall performances of some of the weapons in this article.

5. Odin

Although a controversial weapon in Valorant, it is quite costly and equipped with high recoil and not suitable in one vs one situations. The magazine can hold 100 bullets, can penetrate highly through walls and can perform well with information gathering tools like Cypher or Sova.

4. Guardian 

It is an excellent semi automatic rifle suitable for long range combat. It has a headshot damage score of 195 which is one of the highest in the game. This gun can work more or less like a sniper rifle in the right hands. It works best on maps having long corridors with a player having good accuracy. But like every other weapon, this gun too has its fair share of disadvantages. This gun is not quite as effective in close range combat as it is in long range. This is due to its slow firing rate, high recoil and small magazine size.

3. Vandal

Most of the Valorant players choose this weapon because it is deadly at all ranges.Due to its high recoil this weapon is difficult to handle, but its advantage is it can kill opponents at any distance in one headshot.The magazine can hold 25 bullets with bursts of 3 to 4 bullets which is just enough for a kill.

2. Phantom

Phantom is undoubtedly one of the best weapons in Valorant. It has an excellent balance of firing rate, cost, accuracy, and damage, making it an all-round weapon. Additionally, this weapon is effective in almost all scenarios. Some would argue that Vandal is better than Phantom due to Phantom’s lower damage output at 50+ metres. However, its higher accuracy makes it superior to Vandal. However, it still comes to personal preference when we talk about Vandal vs Phantom, and the rank of both weapons can be interchanges according to the player.

1. Operator

Operator is the best weapon in Valorant, considering its damage output and accuracy. In the right hands, this weapon can do wonders. Players just need to adjust and make strategies to effectively use this gun. It holds a powerful presence in the game. During the defence rounds a player using this gun can guard the bomb sites effectively and keep the enemies away. To counter this weapon, opponents will need to use a lot of their abilities like flash and smoke. Even at medium range, seasoned players can effectively use this weapon with some information gathering or predicting movement of enemies. Reyna, Sova, Jett and Chamber are some good agents to pair this weapon. However, when it comes to close range combats, Operator is useless unless you have a pretty good hold of it.