Headshot Range: a Valorant headshot drill
Headshot Range is a Valorant headshot drill of 30 bots, one at a time, between 10 and 25 m away. Half strafe briefly before stopping, a body shot does nothing, and each bot leaves after 2 seconds at Standard. It trains having your crosshair at head height and shooting when the target stops.
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- 30 botsLength
- VandalDefault weapon
- PrecisionCategory
- FreePlan
What does a headshot-only rule change?
It removes the safety net. Anything but a headshot is wasted time, which is close to the truth for a rifle: a Vandal does 160 to the head and 40 to the body in AimKata’s weapon table, so one bullet in the right place is worth four in the wrong one.
Where should your crosshair wait?
At head height, before the bot appears. Bots stand at different distances, so the head sits at a different point on your screen each time, but the vertical part of your aim should barely move.
The most common mistake is shooting while the bot is still sliding. Half the bots run 1.5 to 3 m and then stop. Wait the fraction of a second for that stop and shoot then, because a shot at a head that is changing direction is the shot you will miss.
How much is a fast headshot worth?
Each kill scores (2000 − time to kill in ms) ÷ 10, and the total is multiplied by your accuracy. A kill at 700 ms is worth 130 before accuracy, so a clean run at a steady pace outscores a fast one with stray bullets.
How does it fit into your practice?
It suits the middle of a session, after flicks have warmed your hand and before you play. The Vandal is the default, and you can also use the Phantom, Sheriff or Ghost. The ranked run counts toward your precision rank.
| Rank | Score from |
|---|---|
| Iron 1 | 677 |
| Bronze 1 | 1,374 |
| Silver 1 | 1,762 |
| Gold 1 | 2,024 |
| Platinum 1 | 2,192 |
| Diamond 1 | 2,378 |
| Ascendant 1 | 2,654 |
| Immortal 1 | 3,084 |
| Radiant | 3,244 |
AimKata’s own drill ranks, calibrated with a simulated player tuned to the reaction, aim and precision of each Valorant rank. They are a training yardstick and do not predict your Valorant rank.
| Setting | Headshot Range |
|---|---|
| Weapons | Vandal by default, or Phantom, Sheriff, Ghost |
| Difficulty | Ranked runs use Standard. Training runs use Easy, Medium, Hard, Elite or Adaptive. |
| Score | (2000 − time to kill ms) ÷ 10 per headshot kill |
| Movement | You stay in place |
| Enemy fire | Nothing shoots back |
| Standing | Ranked. Your best three ranked runs set your rank on this drill, which feeds your precision rank. |
Headshot Range questions
Do body shots count in Headshot Range?
No. In Headshot Range only a headshot kills. Bullets that hit the body do nothing, and the bot leaves after 2 seconds at Standard whether you hit it or not.
How far away are the bots in Headshot Range?
Bots in Headshot Range appear between 10 and 25 m from you and up to 12 m to either side, one at a time, with a 0.3 second pause between them.
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