Valorant Best Guns for Beginners – Top 7 Beginner Friendly Guns

With Valorant focusing so much on gunplay, newcomers need to associate themselves with the best guns they can pick up. For beginners mastering the art of gunplay in a tactical shooter can be a slow and daunting task. That’s why it’s important for them to first understand the best and easiest firearms they can wield when they kickstart their journey. In this guide, we’ll explore the best guns in Valorant for beginners for a more enjoyable and rewarding gaming experience.

7 Best Guns for Beginners in Valorant

With the wide array of guns available in Valorant, let’s dive into the best guns beginners can pick up when they start their adventure in Valorant.

7- Ghost (Sidearm) – 500 Credits

The Ghost is a sidearm with a sound suppressor that makes it harder for enemies to figure out the source of the shots. Other than that, the gun has respectable damage and range. It’s a great pickup, especially for pistol rounds. If you are proficient on the gun, you can even pick it up on gun rounds when your team is saving. 

The gun even has a 15-bullet mag and low max spread which makes it much more forgiving if you miss some shots. That said, try not to spray the pistol and take your shot when you’re crosshair is on your enemy. 

6- Stinger (SMG) – 1,100 Credits

Available for only 1,100 Credits, the Stinger is a great pickup for save rounds. Besides being cheap, Stinger has a great fire rate that can be used to melt your enemies. The gun is best used in short-range engagements where it can easily overwhelm enemies with an entire magazine. 

The Stinger is also known for its run and gun capabilities, so if you’re having a bad day with your aim, simply get up close to your target and spray the whole magazine on them while running. This makes it a great gun for beginners. 

5- Marshal (Sniper-Rifle) – 950 Credits

The Marshal’s high damage and firing rate complemented by its low cost makes the gun an attractive purchase in both eco and gun rounds. In the right hands, this gun can easily win you the round against enemies that have full buys, making it a great weapon for beginners to pick and master early. Moreover, being proficient on the Marshal will aid players looking to make the jump to the Operator, an expensive but potent sniper. 

The great thing about this gun is that even if you’re unable to land the headshot, 101 damage to the body is a considerable amount of damage, allowing you to finish them off in the next hit or allowing your allies to finish the job. 

4- Ares (Machine Gun) – 1,600 Credits

Ares is one of the most beginner-friendly guns in Valorant owing to its easy-to-control spray pattern. Despite being a relatively inexpensive weapon, it has a high fire rate and a large magazine, allowing you to melt enemies in quick succession. Plus, the Ares is a gun with high wall penetration capability, allowing you to spam bullets through walls on maps like Ascent with agents like Sova and Fade. 

That said, the gun has a big downside which is its mobility. It is a heavy weapon that ultimately slows the movement speed of your Agent. 

3- Judge (Shotgun) – 1850 Credits

If you are looking for a gun for short-range engagements, look no further than the Judge. This automatic shotgun has a very high fire rate, not commonly found on shotguns, which is great for mowing down enemies before they could even comprehend what just happened. With its high pellet spread, you just have to aim the gun that the enemy’s body and let the gun do its job. 

That said, as synonymous with a shotgun, the damage falls off drastically if your target is far away, so make sure you pick up the Judge when you know you can get up close and personal with your target.

2- Spectre (SMG) – 1,600 Credits

One of the best guns in Valorant, Spectre is regarded as a jack-of-all-trades weapon. With its manageable recoil at most distances and high rate of fire, the gun is a great pick-up for beginners. Not just that, the gun has a large magazine size and, along with its silencer, you can spam through smoke without revealing your position. 

Regardless of its 1,600 credit cost, the Spectre can also be picked up in a full buy round, and still stand its ground against the Phantom and the Vandal. The gun has a high accuracy which you can exploit by running and gunning down enemies. That said, Spectre is best in short to medium-range engagements, so you shouldn’t pick a fight on longer ranges with the Spectre in hand. 

1- Phantom (Rifle) – 2,900 Credits

Out of both of the rifles, Phantom is arguably the more beginner-friendly option. With its high fire rate, and large magazine size, the gun is great for racking up kills. Not just that, the Phantom deals solid damage and has a recoil that is easily manageable, making it a very beginner-friendly weapon. From short-range multi-kills to long-range tapping, the Phantom is a good all-around weapon that newcomers to the game will benefit from mastering early.

The gun also comes with a silencer that you can use to spam through smokes without giving away your position. That said, unlike the Vandal, the Phantom will not one-shot your target upon hitting a headshot from the medium to long range which might be frustrating. 

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