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Valorant aim training for beginners: 20 minutes a day, measured

Valorant aim training for beginners and Iron to Silver: measure 12 Novice scenarios, then play one 20 minute session a day. KovaaK's cost and PC need stated.

You are new to Valorant, or sitting between Iron and Silver, and you want to know what to do with your first twenty minutes of practice. EsportManager gives you a frame: a 12 scenario benchmark to measure where you start, then a 20 minute session aimed at whatever is weakest.[1][2] This page also says what it costs and what it does not do.

Who this page is for

You started recently, or you are stuck in the low ranks with no idea where to begin. On vlr.gg, one player tells a beginner that if you literally do not know how to aim in any game, a trainer such as Aim Lab or KovaaK's is a fair start.[3] Another offers a free path: the Valorant range, a few heads, easy mode, then lots of deathmatches.[4]

Both are right, and both leave you to make the call. EsportManager does not replace deathmatch: it adds a measurement and a work order to what you already do.

What it asks of you, in numbers

  • Hardware: a PC and KovaaK's. The benchmark and the routine are played inside it, and it is paid on Steam.[5] The vlr.gg thread also calls it paid and less welcoming than Aim Lab for a beginner.[6]
  • Starting level: Novice, Iron to Gold, with 6 subcategories.[1]
  • Time: a session is 20 minutes, in two exercises of 10 minutes.[2] The default frame is Challenger.[7]
  • Money: the site is free; the only outside cost is KovaaK's.[5]

If KovaaK's is a barrier, know that the product only serves you in part: the sensitivity converter stays free and needs no account.[8]

The three blockers, and what changes

1. Too much contradictory advice. One player writes that he improved a lot more after dropping aim trainers.[9] Another judges one well played deathmatch to be worth 3 times a 15 minute KovaaK's routine.[10] Here, time is capped: Challenger plans one session and 10 deathmatches per routine day, so the trainer and real games each get a slot.[7]

2. No reference for your level. You cannot tell whether 1000 points on a scenario is good or weak. The benchmark gives a threshold per rank: for Iron, you need 550 on VT Pasu Rasp Novice and 2300 on VT Smoothbot Novice.[11] Each rank is worth 90 energy, and this is the EsportManager scale, not the official Voltaic rank.[12]

3. Not knowing what to work on. Left to chance, you replay what you already hit. The daily exercises start from your weakest subcategories and come with the KovaaK's playlist codes.[13]

A sample week

You play 5 days this week, on Challenger.[7]

  • Monday: you run the Novice benchmark, 12 scores to enter, one per scenario.[1]
  • Monday to Friday: 5 sessions of 20 minutes, so 100 minutes of KovaaK's, and 50 deathmatches in total.[2][7]
  • Next Monday: you redo the benchmark, since the EsportManager week restarts on Monday in UTC.[14]

The result reads as energy: if every subcategory sits at Iron, you are at 90; Gold takes 360, which is the promotion line for the Novice level.[12] You see where you moved, instead of only feeling that you aim better.

Consistency beats length: a vlr.gg player cites a routine of about 12 minutes a day and says to train every day you play.[15]

What fits you, and what does not

It fits if you have a PC, accept paying for KovaaK's, and want a numbered plan rather than a list of tips.

It does not fit if you want a trainer with no download, or if you need help with crosshair placement, utility or reading the game. Your rank depends on all of that too, and the product does not touch it.[16] No rank is promised: you get reference points and a work order.

How to start

  1. Sign in with your Google account: it is free.
  2. Install KovaaK's, load the Novice playlist and play the 12 scenarios.[5][1]
  3. Enter your scores, then keep Challenger if you are new.[7]
  4. Each day, open the daily routine: it starts from your weak points.[13]

Still moving your sensitivity? Lock it before the benchmark with the sensitivity converter or the Sensitivity Finder. Details of the frame: routine and benchmark. Other profiles: stuck in Gold, short on time, coming from another FPS. Every skill is in training by skill.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need KovaaK's to improve as a beginner?

For the EsportManager benchmark and routine, yes: KovaaK's is paid on Steam and runs on PC.[5] Without it, the Valorant range and deathmatch stay free, and a vlr.gg player suggests them first.[4]

How many minutes a day should a beginner train?

One session lasts 20 minutes, and Challenger plans 1 per routine day plus 10 deathmatches.[7] Another player stresses consistency over length.[15]

Which benchmark level do I pick when I start from zero?

Novice, which covers Iron to Gold with 12 scenarios.[1] You type in your scores, then redo the benchmark each week.[14]

Is aim enough to rank up?

No. Rank also depends on game sense, utility and your team.[16] EsportManager measures and trains mechanical aim, nothing else.

What if I change my sensitivity every week?

Lock it first. The free converter gives you a starting point with no account, before you run the benchmark.[8]

Read next

Ready to measure your aim?

Start the Novice benchmark

Sources

  1. The Novice level covers Iron, Bronze, Silver and Gold, with 12 scenarios split into 6 subcategories. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎
  2. One session lasts 20 minutes: 2 exercises of 10 minutes. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎
  3. On vlr.gg, a player tells a beginner that if you literally do not know how to aim in any game, you can try Aim Lab or KovaaK's. · vlr.gg (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎
  4. In the same thread, another player suggests the Valorant range, some heads, easy mode up to 30, then lots of deathmatches. · vlr.gg (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  5. The benchmark and the routine are played in KovaaK's, on PC, and KovaaK's is paid on Steam; scores are typed in by hand. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎
  6. In that thread, KovaaK's is described as an Aim Lab that is not noob friendly and is paid. · vlr.gg (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎
  7. Challenger is the default intensity: 1 session and 10 deathmatches per routine day; Elite is 2 sessions and 15 deathmatches; Hardcore is 3 sessions and 20 deathmatches. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎↩︎
  8. The sensitivity converter is free and needs no account. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  9. On another vlr.gg thread, a player writes that he improved a lot more when he stopped using aim trainers. · vlr.gg (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎
  10. In that thread, jsoef argues that one focused deathmatch gives 3 times more skill than a 15 minute KovaaK's routine. · vlr.gg (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎
  11. The Iron score is 550 on VT Pasu Rasp Novice, 1160 on VT Multiclick 120 Novice and 2300 on VT Smoothbot Novice. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎
  12. Energy rises by 90 per rank (Iron 90, Bronze 180, Silver 270, Gold 360); a subcategory's energy is the average of its scenarios; the Novice level is cleared at 360, the level's last rank. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  13. The daily exercises target the weakest subcategories first, with KovaaK's playlist codes. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  14. The benchmark is redone every week, the week starting on Monday in UTC. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  15. In a routines thread, a player cites an aim routine of about 12 minutes a day and insists: aim train every day you play, not one day a week. · vlr.gg (opens in a new tab) · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎
  16. Your Valorant rank also depends on game sense, utility and your team, and does not tell you whether your aim is improving. · EsportManager data · checked on October 3, 2026↩︎↩︎