Valorant provides you with stats after each match that showcase your gameplay performance. However, one of these stats, the so-called “Econ Rating”, is unclear to many players. We at MeinMMO have figured out the meaning of the Econ Rating for you.
What is the Econ Rating? After each game, you will see a list of valuable data in the post-game stats. This includes Kills, Assists, your own deaths, the total score, and a mysterious stat called “Econ Rating”.
Econ is short for “Economy”, and the Econ Rating essentially indicates how effectively you have spent your money from the shop in the game. The Econ Rating shows the damage dealt per 1,000 spent credits.
- If you spend 5,000 credits and deal 300 damage, the Econ Rating is 60
- With 5,000 credits and 500 damage, it would be 100
- With only 50 damage for 5,000 credits, the rating is only 10
What does the height of the rating mean? The higher your Econ Rating is, the more effectively and “economically” you use your game resources.
- Good Econ Ratings range from 75 to over 100 points
- Average ratings start at around 55 points
- Poor ratings are below 40 points
Is the Econ Rating important?
What do the values indicate? The value is generally meant to show whether you are cleverly optimizing your equipment or recklessly buying stuff that you don’t end up using effectively.
If someone has a very low rating, they might want to consider not always spending money on rather unnecessary items. However, the rating is unfortunately not always meaningful.
What are the criticisms of the Econ Rating? The Econ Rating only provides reliable statements for players who focus on attack and damage. It fails for defensive players and supporters who assist their team with skills and deal little damage. For example, agents like Sage or Cypher, who primarily have support skills, usually have a lower Econ Rating than offensive heroes like Raze, Phoenix, Jett, or Reyna.
Moreover, it does not take into account when you buy weapons for teammates. The game unfortunately also neglects individual expenses and damage numbers. So if you spend a lot of money for the team, you will also get distorted numbers in the Econ Rating.
Additionally, the system penalizes players with slow weapons, such as the sniper rifle Operator. You need more kills with it than someone using the assault rifle Vandal, who can deal more damage per credit – even if the sniper might have been more effective for the round’s progression.
Therefore, the Econ value is only conditionally useful, and you shouldn’t worry too much about whether you have truly converted every credit into damage effectively. However, as an indicator for generally effective purchasing behavior, the Econ Rating is certainly meaningful. If you want to aim better in Valorant, then check out this article.
