Valorant Weapons Pick Rate: Key Takeaways
- The Vandal and the Phantom are the Valorant weapons with the highest pick rate.
- The Bucky and Ares are the least-picked Valorant weapons.
- The Valorant weapon with the highest average damage per round is the Vandal, followed closely by the Phantom and Operator.
- The Valorant weapon with the highest average KDA is the Odin, followed by the Phantom and Vandal.
Although it’s clear that Vandals and Phantoms are the best Valorant weapons, the others can still shine in specific situations. So we’ve decided to list down all Valorant weapons and their respective pick rates across all matches.
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Valorant Weapons Pick Rate Across All Ranks
| Weapon | Pick Rate |
| Vandal | 37.96% |
| Phantom | 15.57% |
| Classic | 8.21% |
| Spectre | 7.54% |
| Sheriff | 6.58% |
| Ghost | 6.33% |
| Operator | 3.12% |
| Bulldog | 2.13% |
| Marshal | 2.11% |
| Guardian | 1.78% |
| Judge | 1.67% |
| Frenzy | 1.44% |
| Stinger | 1.32% |
| Shorty | 1.23% |
| Odin | 1.02% |
| Ares | 0.86% |
| Bucky | 0.77% |
The Vandal is a huge favorite among players of all ranks. It has a whopping 37% pick rate and leads over 22%, the next most popular weapon. This comes as no surprise because of how powerful the Vandal is and its ability to one-shot headshot.
Now, let’s take a deeper look at the weapon choices for each rank group.
Iron to Gold Valorant Weapon Pick Rates
| Weapon | Pick Rate |
| Vandal | 36.56% |
| Phantom | 14.25% |
| Spectre | 9.46% |
| Classic | 9.02% |
| Ghost | 7.16% |
| Sheriff | 4.64% |
| Operator | 3.19% |
| Marshal | 2.56% |
| Bulldog | 2.16% |
| Guardian | 1.77% |
| Judge | 1.57% |
| Odin | 1.51% |
| Ares | 1.41% |
| Frenzy | 1.25% |
| Stinger | 1.10% |
| Shorty | 1.02% |
| Bucky | 0.98% |
We can see a small shift in terms of weapon priority. While the Vandal and Phantom still top the list, the Spectre and Ghost both receive a substantial pick rate bump.
This is probably due to the fact that most low-ranked players don’t know much about the Valorant economy and don’t save for full buys. This leaves them with enough money only to buy Spectres instead of rifles in some rounds.
Platinum to Ascendant Valorant Weapon Pick Rates
| Weapon | Pick Rate |
| Vandal | 40.16% |
| Phantom | 16.17% |
| Classic | 8.29% |
| Sheriff | 7.48% |
| Ghost | 5.76% |
| Spectre | 5.72% |
| Operator | 3.09% |
| Bulldog | 2.03% |
| Marshal | 1.88% |
| Judge | 1.63% |
| Frenzy | 1.57% |
| Guardian | 1.44% |
| Shorty | 1.38% |
| Stinger | 1.32% |
| Odin | 0.72% |
| Bucky | 0.68% |
| Ares | 0.30% |
Now that we’re moving up to the higher elos, we can see that they are putting a heavy emphasis on using Vandals. The Vandal has a whopping 23.99% lead over the Phantom.
We can also see the Sheriff climbing a bit, probably due to the fact that players within Plat to Ascendant can hit their headshots more often, making it more valuable.
Immortal to Radiant Valorant Weapon Pick Rates
| Weapon | Pick Rate |
| Vandal | 40.55% |
| Phantom | 17.48% |
| Sheriff | 9.42% |
| Classic | 6.35% |
| Ghost | 5.36% |
| Spectre | 4.12% |
| Operator | 3.31% |
| Bulldog | 2.06% |
| Judge | 1.88% |
| Frenzy | 1.76% |
| Stinger | 1.69% |
| Guardian | 1.67% |
| Shorty | 1.58% |
| Marshal | 1.34% |
| Odin | 0.54% |
| Bucky | 0.41% |
| Ares | 0.17% |
In the highest level of competitive queue, we can still see a huge gap between the Vandal and the Phantom. However, the use of Sheriffs is more prevalent, mostly because these are among the best players in the world with an incredibly good aim.
A single Sheriff play can help your team win rounds and are often better than simply using a Spectre. We can also see a huge increase in Judge pick rates for those half-buy rounds and a huge decrease in Marshal usage.
