Best Warzone controller settings: Aim assist, sensitivity, response curve, & more

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Warzone can be challenging at the best of times, so optimizing your controller settings is essential to make the experience easier. Here are the best controller settings for Call of Duty Warzone to improve your comfort and performance, leading to more wins and eliminations.

Warzone is more than just shooting down your opponent. You have to strategize concerning your movement, loot collection, and taking on fights. However, no matter how you decide to play, poorly optimized controller settings will hold you back.

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The last thing you want in a heated gunfight is to miss shots because your settings let you down. Equally, suboptimal controller settings can lead to slow looting and menu navigation, which can be the difference between winning and losing a game.

Here are the best Warzone controller settings to put you in the best position in every gunfight, so that you can dominate Call of Duty’s battle royale.

Best Warzone controller settings

Whether you’re on a console or PC, outside of traditional controller settings, there are four things that any player looking to improve their controller experience needs to disable:

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  • Film Grain
  • World Motion Blur
  • Weapon Motion Blur
  • Controller Vibration

While these settings are fine when playing through a single-player campaign, they’re an unnecessary distraction when attempting to up your game in Urzikstan, or any of Warzone’s other maps.

So, if you’re chasing tight-knit control over your settings, then read on to find out all you need to know about everything from Deadzone, to Use/Reload Behavior, and ADS Multipliers.

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Best Warzone controller aim assist & sensitivity

Here are the best aiming and aim assist settings in Warzone. If a setting isn’t listed here, such as Vertical Aim Axis or Tac Stance Sensitivity, it’s likely because you don’t need to change the setting.

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The following settings can be found under the Aiming tab of Warzone’s controller settings:

SettingOption
Horizontal Stick Sensitivity6
Vertical Stick Sensitivity6
ADS Sens. Multiplier0.85
Aim Response Curve TypeDynamic
Target Aim AssistOn
Aim Assist TypeDefault
Motion Sensor BehaviorOff

The following recommended settings can be found under the Gameplay tab of Warzone’s controller settings:

SettingOption
ADS BehaviorHold
Weapon Mount activationADS + Melee
Weapon mount exit delayShort
Tac. Stance ActivationADS + Down Button
Tac. Stance BehaviorOn Toggle
Interact/Reload BehaviorPrioritize Interact
Armor Plate BehaviorApply All

Best Warzone controller movement settings

To get that responsive Warzone movement down to perfection, here are the settings you’ll want to use. These can be found under the Movement Behaviours section of the Gameplay tab.

SettingOption
Automatic SprintAutomatic Tactical Sprint
Slide Maintains SprintOn
Auto Move ForwardOff
Tactical Sprint BehaviourDouble Tap
Grounded MantleOff
Automatic Airborne MantlePartial
Automatic Ground Mantle/HangOff
Slide/Dive BehaviorToggle Only
Parachute Automatic BehaviorOff

Best Warzone deadzone settings

Deadzones are dependent on your controller, and whether you get stick drift, but generally you want low deadzones for full command of your sticks. Here are the best deadzone settings for Warzone, all found in the Controller tab.

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SettingOption
Left Stick Min5
Left Stick Max80
Right Stick Min5
Right Stick Max80
L2 Button Deadzone13
R2 Button Deadzone13

With these settings, you should be in a much more comfortable position while playing Warzone, whether you’re traversing Urzikstan or trying to rank up in Ranked Resurgence.

In addition to these best Warzone controller settings, be sure to check out the best controller settings for MW3 too. For more Warzone tips, you’ll want to know the current meta, as well as the best Assault Rifles, Snipers, and SMGs to use right now.