How to Set Up an Aim Warmup in the Range in Valorant

Enter The Range, choose the weapon you expect to use, and warm up in three passes. Start by stopping before each shot, then switch between stationary bots, and finish with a short timed test. Keep the warmup short enough that you can repeat it before matches. One consistent drill tells you more about how you are shooting today than several unrelated high scores.

1. Enter the Range and set up your weapon

Open The Range from the practice or lobby options. Riot also lets you enter it from the lobby while queued for supported modes, or begin eligible matchmaking from inside the Range. If the queue is expected to be short, the option may temporarily be unavailable. Premier and modes without Agent Select are excluded from that queue flow. You can warm up before starting matchmaking if you want a fixed amount of practice time.

Pick a rifle or pistol you use regularly. Keep your normal crosshair and sensitivity while you warm up so the drill matches your first rounds. Go to the shooting range and use the controls there to start a bot practice session. On PC, the default shooting range settings shortcut is F3. Follow the displayed controls if you use a controller or changed your bindings.

2. Start with deliberate stops and single shots

1. Set up the stationary bots or pick a fixed practice target.
2. Move sideways for a short step.
3. Stop your movement, place the crosshair on the target, and fire one shot.
4. Repeat in the other direction.
5. Speed up only after your shots start landing consistently.

Watch for the difference between a rushed first shot and a clean one. If you are missing while your crosshair looks correct, slow down and make the stop more obvious before firing. Begin at a distance where you can read the result clearly, then move to a farther target once the timing feels repeatable.

3. Switch between targets with a steady pace

Return to the bot practice area and aim at head height. Pick one bot, place the crosshair, and shoot. Move to a different target and repeat. Try switching to the closest target first, then practice a few switches that cover a wider distance. The aim is to arrive at a target ready to shoot rather than correcting the crosshair several times after you get there.

If you overshoot repeatedly, slow the target change and finish it cleanly. Keep using the same weapon so you are comparing the movement, not a different firing behavior. After a short set of single shots, try small bursts if that is how you normally take a fight. Let your weapon settle between attempts.

4. Finish with a timed bot test

Use the range's timed skills test and start at a difficulty where you can still make deliberate shots. The settings offer Easy, Medium, and Hard. Use the same difficulty across sessions when you want to compare scores. If the targets disappear before you can aim well, return to an easier setting and work on clean shots.

Take note of the mistake you saw most often. For example, you might fire before stopping, start with the crosshair too low, or overshoot when switching directions. Do one short follow-up set on that mistake. Finish the warmup once you can reproduce the correction several times.

5. Handle interruptions and settings changes

If a match starts before you finish, use the first drill as your warmup. The sequence works in small pieces, so there is no need to force a full routine into every queue. If you want to check a new crosshair or sensitivity, do it separately. Changing settings halfway through a warmup makes it harder to tell whether a miss came from your timing or the new setup.

For the next session, use the same weapon and starting difficulty and change one variable at a time. A useful warmup prepares the actions you will actually take in a match, including stopping before firing and placing the crosshair where the next target can appear.

If your first match usually starts with a pistol, add a few pistol shots at the end. Switch back to your normal rifle afterward if you want to finish with the weapon you expect to buy in later rounds.