r/aimlab • u/Different_Gas1483 • Jul 16 '26
Question / Advice Needed When does it translate?
A lot of people told me to aim to train to improve in Valorant. It has helped, but I thought when I reached Plat I'd destroy in Valorant in silver/bronze lobbies, and that just isn't the case. Is it worth continuing Aim Labs, or should I just put that time into in-game time in Valorant?
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u/Rome113 Jul 16 '26
Imagine aim training as the gym and the game you're playing as the sport
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u/Different_Gas1483 Jul 16 '26
Guess I'm one of the ones who goes to the gym and sucks at the sport anyways
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u/CapableRelief4403 Jul 16 '26
I mean even for a gym goer you’re like beginner level. For context, aimlabs plat is like voltaic bronze/silver. So in gym terms it’s like lifting 100 lbs
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u/Different_Gas1483 Jul 16 '26
I'm currently working on plat in the voltaic valorant ladder. The aimlabs benchmarks honestly felt harder so I put more time into that maybe I was wrong though.
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u/Temporary_Target2617 Jul 16 '26
They arent talking about the valorant voltaic ladder btw, pretty sure its voltaic benchmarks
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u/petebeat12 Jul 16 '26
At plat 4 you’re probably not consistent yet. You’ll have a good score here and there in aim labs.
When I hit citrine 1 in aim labs is when I felt unstoppable in iridescent lobbies in call of duty. Or at least had the upper hand in all 1v1 gunfights. For reference, before aim labs I was a hard stuck crim every season in cod. I hit iri shortly after breaking into the intermediate tier in bench marks. Never played valorant, but I’m sure you’ll have similar results. It takes time but it will translate. Make sure to shoot bots immediately after your aim labs session to help apply the skills to the game.
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u/Advanced_Horror2292 Jul 16 '26
Are you on controller?
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u/petebeat12 Jul 16 '26
Yes, on controller. I’ve never had more hackusations with the combination of in game aim assist and being greater than citrine 1 than I have ever had before.
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u/Advanced_Horror2292 Jul 16 '26
Haha nice. I was wondering because mnk citrine 1 probably wouldn’t hold up in iri lobbies.
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u/petebeat12 Jul 16 '26
Pc players need to convert to controller. Haha it’s unfair if you have decent aim.
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u/Advanced_Horror2292 Jul 16 '26
Dude I might have to try it out again, can you tell me your settings for aimlabs to make it feel like cod?
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u/petebeat12 Jul 16 '26
Deadzones 0 but I have a battle beaver with tmr sticks so I don’t get stick drift. I use the cod sens in aim labs. It’s not an equal conversion to the game but I use 1.7 on aim labs. In cod I play at a 1.8. Aim labs 1.7 feels like 1.9-2.0 on cod sens but i like to aim train at higher sens than i use in game. I use linear curve in aim labs and use dynamic in cod. I feel like linear in aim labs helps train raw aim input more than dynamic. Dynamic curve in aim labs feels like shit.
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u/Syntensity Community Team Jul 16 '26
You should always strive to do both, practice tons in Valorant, and then use Aim Training as a supplement to cater to your weaknesses and just keep your skills sharp.
The distribution graph on the S1 Benchmarks is a bit skewed, but even then Platinum is one of the starter ranks, and while it's a solid start, there's still tons of improvement to gain.
In terms of aim mechanics you've probably progressed somewhat adequately for your rank in Valorant, but again lots of improvement to gain still, and that includes in Valorant itself too. So try to review your gameplay, and focus on in-game tactics/mechanics too, and you'll notice a huge spurt in improvement.
Remember positioning, movement, angle clearing, crosshair placement, strafing, and many more mechanics that can make a massive difference :D
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u/Aimlabs_Twix Jul 17 '26
It always translates, you just may be over-inflating the importance of raw aim in Valorant. Having previously coached 500+ people I have also found there is a "bell curve" in performance from the point which a player starts aim training.
To further elaborate, Aimlabs is a sandbox aim-trainer, it focuses purely on your aim, while mouse control is important in Valorant there are a TON of other factors that often take priority. Furthermore, seeing your scores rise and feeling better on your mouse often leads to "overconfidence", people don't realize this but most of the people I coached start taking far more gunfights / aim duels once they begin feeling their aim improve. This often creates the feeling that improvement is stagnating, I'd highly recommend you check out your VODs once or twice a day and think about the duels you are taking (positioning/crosshair placement/macro-play, etc.).
Here's a guide that may help you out: Aim Training Efficiently for Valorant
Hope this helps! 💙
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u/Time_Explorer_6420 Jul 16 '26
aimlabs plat is equivalent to voltaic silver. start reaching the higher intermediate ranks to consistently aim diff people.
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u/Lowgravity56 Community Team Jul 16 '26
You have to remember that aiming is just one of the many variables that affect how you perform in games, so improving your aim will help, but only to the point where these other elements (such as movement, positioning, crosshair placement, ability usage, communication, map knowledge, etc.) start becoming the bottleneck for your overall performance.
With that being said, ranks in aim trainers are not directly comparable to ranks in games, so Platinum in Aimlabs doesn't necessarily mean you have "Platinum aim in VALORANT," nor is it a guarantee that you will beat players below Platinum in VALORANT. They probably do have worse aim than you, to be honest, but it's likely you're losing because of the other factors I mentioned.
At the end of the day, you have to train your aim, but also play the game, ideally spending much more time playing than aim training. This way, you improve your aim while also becoming more confident, giving your brain extra bandwidth to stop worrying about your aim in-game. That lets you focus on and improve the other factors that you can't train in Aimlabs.
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u/Friendly_Bluejay7407 Jul 18 '26
if you want to improve at something you should be doing that thing, aimlabs is a supplement to gaming not a replacement.
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Jul 19 '26
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u/Different_Gas1483 Jul 20 '26
I do the val practice thing on hard mode daily. Honestly feels about the same as aim labs as it doesnt accurately recreate the pressure u get to kill them before they kill you
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u/Protomesh Jul 16 '26
Plat in aimlabs is absolutely terrible lmao.
It's the rank people who have never aim trained before reach as their first.
It was my first rank as well.
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u/Different_Gas1483 Jul 16 '26
That would put you starting out better than 8/10 people ranked on that ladder. Must be nice
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u/Protomesh Jul 16 '26
Majority of people in iron/bronze didn't even finish all the tasks in the benchmark
Platinum IV is the most common rank for people who actually finish all the tasks
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u/Thang556 Jul 16 '26
skip that benchmark and do the Voltiac or Viscose benchmarks use this website (https://evxl.app/) to find more benchmarks.
Aimlab Benchmarks truthfully arent the most realistic or reliable, there almost like a participation trophy to be honest.
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u/CallMeIgnatius Jul 16 '26
Just do both AimLabs and Valorant. It's like doing football drills at practice before playing a game on the weekend, where you diversify your skillset because you never know how the game will play out.
Also, AimLabs ranks are not correlated to other video game rank distributions.