Valorant is a first-person competitive shooter game that requires great mechanical skills and strategy. Players have to use their gadgets and weapons in harmony to win a round. In this way players can get closer to their goal of winning the entire match and take it all.
However, before doing all this, it is crucial to get the first round win through the pistol round. During this period, players only have enough money to buy a secondary weapon which paves the overall path of each game. While there are various weapons to pick from like Sheriff, Shorty, Frenzy, and others, Ghost becomes the best pick.
The reason why Ghost is the best weapon for pistol rounds in Valorant
Whenever the first round of each half starts in Valorant, players have to mandatorily play the pistol round. During this time buying the Ghost (silenced pistol) becomes almost a mandate. Ghost comes at a price of 500 credits, and players can buy it from their 800 credits budget, leaving 300 credits as a change.
Ghost provides a great deal of damage on opponents, and kills players instantly when landing a headshot in a pistol round. However, this one shot one kill is most effective at close to mid-range fights in Valorant matches. The Sheriff has a weapon that also deals with the same effect, but takes up 800 credits, leaving no extra credits for later rounds.
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Moreover, Sheriff gets a total of 6 rounds of ammunition whereas players get 15 rounds with Ghost. So, in case a player misses their first short, they can immediately retaliate back with a follow-up. Ghost also has a higher rate of fire combined with accuracy making it a perfect choice for pistol rounds. So if any Valorant player has great aim, Ghost becomes the best weapon to pick during pistol rounds.
