bao Valorant Settings

bao gear breakdown: what each piece actually changes

Mouse: WLMouse BEAST X Black at 4000Hz polling. At 4000Hz+ the mouse reports position every 0.25ms, which smooths micro-corrections on high-refresh monitors — but only if Raw Input Buffer is on in Valorant, otherwise the extra reports mostly add CPU load. DPI 1600 with sens 0.16 means the in-game multiplier does the fine work while the sensor stays in its clean tracking range.

Display: ZOWIE XL2566X+ at 1920x1080. Lower resolutions like 1280x960 stretch targets wider and can make heads feel easier to hit, at the cost of peripheral clarity; native 1920x1080 keeps UI and minimap sharpest. Pair this with multithreaded rendering on, V-Sync off, and NVIDIA Reflex on+boost if available — frame latency matters more than texture detail for holding angles.

Supporting gear: Wooting 60HE+ for movement keys, Kurosun Shogun under the mouse, and HyperX Cloud II for footsteps, none of which change eDPI, but all of which change consistency: a familiar pad glide and audible footsteps cut down unforced errors more than any sens tweak. If you copy one thing, copy the eDPI (256), not the brand names.

bao crosshair explained: Red with center dot, inner lines (length 2, offset 0), outer lines off, outlines on

Import code: 0;s;1;P;c;7;o;0.562;d;1;f;0;0l;2;0o;0;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0;S;s;0.963;o;1. In plain terms this is a Red with center dot, inner lines (length 2, offset 0), outer lines off, outlines on setup. Small inner-line crosshairs like this reward centered head-height placement — you see more of the target around the lines, which helps one-taps at range. The tradeoff is visibility on bright maps (Icebox snow, Breeze sand): if you lose the lines, switch the color to cyan or green rather than enlarging the gap, which would cost precision.

To try it: copy the code above, then in Valorant go to Settings → Crosshair → Import Profile Code, paste, and test in the Range against strafing bots before taking it into ranked. Full per-background preview lives on the crosshair preview page.

bao vs other pros: same game, different mousepad math

bao at 256 eDPI is 24 points below the pro average (280). As a mid-range hybrid aimer, bao needs roughly 12.0 cm per 360° turn — plan mousepad space around that number, not around anyone else's brand of mouse.

Reading the table: lower eDPI favors calm angle-holding and spray control; higher eDPI favors entry swings and fast clears. None is "best" — pick the row whose turn-distance fits your desk, then use the converter at the top to match it on your own DPI.

How to copy bao's settings without ruining your aim

1. Match eDPI first. Enter your DPI in the converter above and set the sens it gives you — that reproduces bao's turn-distance exactly.
2. Keep your old crosshair for one session if bao's lines feel alien; change sens and crosshair on different days so you know which change helped.
3. Set scoped sens to 1 only if you play the same scoped weapons; otherwise leave yours — scoped multipliers are personal.
4. Give it 3–5 ranked games, then adjust in 5–10% steps. One bad deathmatch is not data.

Data on this page is compiled from public pro-settings listings and community-verified corrections (see Suggest an edit above — 3 matching votes auto-updates a field). Last reviewed against our settings snapshot; if a value changed on stream, submit the correction and it ships after review. Source listing on ProSettings.net ↗

bao settings FAQ

What sensitivity does bao use?

bao plays on 1600 DPI with 0.16 sens — eDPI 256, scoped 1.

What is bao's crosshair code?

0;s;1;P;c;7;o;0.562;d;1;f;0;0l;2;0o;0;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0;S;s;0.963;o;1 (Red with center dot, inner lines (length 2, offset 0), outer lines off, outlines on).

What mouse does bao use?

WLMouse BEAST X Black Polling rate 4000Hz.

Should I copy bao's eDPI of 256?

Only if the turn-distance fits your space: about 12.0 cm per 360°. Match eDPI with the converter, test 3–5 games, then tune ±10%.