How to Enable VALORANT Left-Handed Viewmodel

VALORANT offers a left-handed first-person viewmodel. Riot’s Patch 1.11 notes say to open the game settings and change the viewmodel to Left-Handed. The notes do not give a more detailed tab path, so use the viewmodel label rather than assuming a tab name from an older screenshot.

Change the viewmodel

• Open VALORANT’s Settings menu.
• Find the first-person viewmodel selection and choose Left-Handed, the label named in Riot’s patch notes.
• Return to the game and check that your first-person weapon view appears on the left. To change back, revisit the same selection and choose the right-handed view.

What else changes?

Riot says this selection also displays other players as left-handed while you spectate them. It is a presentation choice. Riot’s announcement does not claim increased accuracy or a damage advantage, so choose the side that you find easier to read.

If you cannot find the viewmodel selection, check the labels shown by your installed client and its current patch notes. This guide follows the original release announcement and has not been tested against every later interface version.

Source and version

Riot Games, VALORANT Patch 1.11 notes, published October 27, 2020. Reviewed October 31, 2026.