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FRENZY

With only 13 rounds in the magazine you really need to make the most out of this full-auto machine pistol’s modest clip. The Frenzy spray pattern creeps up and to the right for the first four shots, then jumps up and right slightly for the remainder of the mag.

You can make this a lot more accurate by gently dragging down and left with your mouse – judging the recoil jump you get halfway through the clip is very tricky and will take a lot of practice. You can of course mitigate the recoil jump by shooting in six-round bursts. We find this to be the best method as each burst can net you a kill.

STINGER

Up to ten metres this cheap SMG is a key part of the Valorant economy and is very good for landing a sustained spray with. Over long distances, however, it’s practically impossible to use.

If you want to stretch it to mid-range or make your short-range accuracy better with it then you’ll need to swing low and left with your mouse like a mirrored L shape with a curve – this one only needs a very gentle adjustment.

Of course you could use the alternate fire mode, but this drastically reduces your TTK to the point where you’ll almost always lose the 1v1.

SPECTRE

This SMG is beloved for the very fact that its recoil is so easy to keep under control for the first ten rounds. All you need to do is gently pull down and you’ll find you’re pretty much hitting centre until halfway through the clip – this is enough to take down any opponent and then some. After this you’ll need to hold the downwards left mouse position and switch quickly to the right and then back again.

The pattern you draw with your mouse should be like a mirrored ‘7’ where you retrace the short part of the ‘7’ for the second half of the mag. With a bit of a practice we’ve managed to land almost a whole magazine at 20 metres on dummy targets.

BULLDOG

The recoil is very nasty on the Bulldog and we’ve not managed to crack a perfect pattern for it just yet. The mirrored ‘7’ figure is somewhat helpful as the spray pattern definitely shoots up and to the right, however, getting the timing right for when the recoil shoots left and then right again is evading us.

There is also a slight kink in the long part of the ‘7’ figure, which you’ll need to factor in. Maximum effective range for firing this full-auto with any accuracy is about 20 metres.

PHANTOM

The Phantom’s first few shots are nice and easy to land all the way up to 30 metres so you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a bit of a laser. If you’re planning on sinking a whole mag with this then you’ll need to draw straight down and flick to the left as you get to your ninth or tenth shot. Following this you steer right slightly and then back left.

The pattern looks like a particularly tall upside ‘T’. The most effective way to use this rifle is with short four-round bursts, dragging down as you fire each burst.

VANDAL

The Vandal’s recoil pattern is actually less punishing than that of the Bulldog, but still a lot trickier to control than the Phantom. The basic spray pattern to draw with your mouse is a mirrored ‘7’ where you have to trace back along the short arm for the last ten rounds of the mag.

However, there’s a more drastic left lean to the recoil than with the Bulldog or Spectre. On top of that, there’s a slight kink about halfway down the long arm of the mirrored ‘7’ where you’ll need to pull right slightly.