How to Master ADR in CS2: The Key to Winning More Rounds

Aside from KD which is measurable, ADR is said to be the most important metric in Counter-Strike. Of course, kills are determined by damage dealt, so it’s of your team impact: victory or loss. That is how much ADR would have to explain and why it is needed. The rest is how to fill the form and check it out in CS2.

What is ADR in CS2

Total Damage in match divided by the total rounds played in that match. For example – In a matchup of 20 rounds, if a player dealt 1000 damage that would equal to 50 ADR. If the number of ADR is high, the better it is, low indicators can, however, be increased by dealing damage in other rounds.

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If one takes a close look, at times some metrics of ADR may be more crucial than kills for certain players. For instance you deal 35 damage to four enemies of your team per round, you are more effective than your teammate who shot and killed an enemy with 10 HP still thanks to in total 1 kill. Still, there is more than what one could register; ADR is just a sheer fraction of a player.

How does ADR work

In a single round, you can perform a softplant on the bomb without taking any damage, or take a few shots to the head that causes you to die immediately. In the following round, you may not even get a kill but still use your time to allow your team to eliminate the enemies. Your ADR would be low in both rounds but you performed well in both rounds. It’s better to take average damage with respect to a higher number of games played. There is a range when one plays from rounds but if they don’t happen to make any damage then ADR would differ aggreatly among the rounds.

How to check your ADR

You can check it during the game itself but that’s best done during the second half of the game or towards the end since those figures are far more conclusive.

Press and hold the “TAB” key.

Right-click to enable the mouse pointer.

To see the details of the match statistics, click the chart icon at the top right of the screen.

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• All match participants have their ADR indicators listed in the column prior to the values of your total damage for the match.

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  The first thing that comes to mind is ADR and how you will be able to see it, the game displays it as a spoiler of sorts because you are only able to see it once the whole match is played – this can be found in the team results section.

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Why It's Important to Track Your ADR

How tracking ADR is useful is that it enables players to appreciate themselves even if their kill count is below average as this statistic helps show your degree of effectiveness in terms of damage dealt to enemies which is a case in many rounds. The damage dealt to the opponent is more effective than simply counting kills as you can calculate even the littlest amounts of damage that assist with weakening the enemy in the scope of kills, therefore furthering tactics.

Additionally, a player’s ADR is likely a good indication of the type of player they are in terms of their consistency. This statistic is useful for professional players and teams because it provides insight into performance over various periods. When players understand how to increase their ADR, it helps teams to formulate better strategies, have more cooperation and have better control of the pace of the game. For newcomers, ADR is also a way to explore performance deeper along with strengths and weaknesses that would make it easier to improve themselves.

How to understand if my ADR in CS2 is low or high

There are four skill levels calculated from the span of the ADR. However, this being said, it is important to first point out that the average damage for snipers is not usually high and that in the assessment of your game, ADR points would assist riflers in evaluating their game further.

Low: ADR below 59. Such a figure most likely means bad performance.

Medium: ADR between 60 and 70. This value measures a low and quiet style of playing.

Above average: ADR from 70 to 80. This game may be rated as adequate.

High: ADR above 80. In case of such indicators, go into esports.

How to improve ADR in CS2

• Before we give guidelines the first thing to state is that the ADR indicator might not always represent the contribution one brings to the team. It takes a single AWP shot on an enemy who is fully healthy: not on the leg, to be able to achieve a hundred points for a sniper. Contradictingly, players who assist their team with grenades and the likes, might score very low on the ADR scale.

• No risk no gain. Just to consider the reality of this sport, future players will have to grapple with fears and the foes brandishing its’ flame. Everything of this nature adds an aura to your game. With each of your encounters with enemies comes the chance of dealing damages to your rivals which is an added bonus for you.

• However, at the same time, risks should be reasoned. Making the killing a bit more deadly means allowing the opponent to take you down as you need him to be taken down so you can deal some damage of your own while ensuring that you are alive at the start of round. Although this is all easier said than done, say in a situation where you have already lost health killing one or two enemies making you an easy target, it would be better to sit low, lay behind, trust your entire team and let them do the work so you can save ammunition and resources for yourself.

• Dealing damage should be though consistent. You are not expecting to land multiple enemies in just headshots to improve your average damage ratio since that single match did not go according to your plan when you were trying to avoid damage. Spending only a single round in your shell would not be of much help to you either, especially considering the fact that at best, everyone is good at shooting straight in this game but most players aren’t that skilled.

• Psychological warfare. A headshot lands a solid 100 damage. This saying is truly only viable if the player you are dealing damage with has that many health left. You can also leave a strong impression on your opponents by showing them your best of stats, in order to create such stats make sure to practice in training maps.

• Diversity in the use of the weapons. One should use all weapons available. This includes grenades, cocktails, knife. With them, you and your group can enhance damage output by distribution. And it should always be a purpose to increase more possible damage.

• Know the game from a viewpoint of the professionals. Chopsituation’s advancing positions of players, moving within the maps, aiming and shooting and grenading will all add to the said player’s ADR.

Conclusion

ADR in CSGO is one of the metrics that should be measured nowadays in addition to only counting how many kills there are on CS2. It defines your actual gameplay performance which is more than just the number of kills but also damage dealt. Do note that although ADR greatly affects in game performance, it does not automatically translated to winning or losing of a match.

This is especially important for those players who want a glimpse of improvement. Assessing and reporting for ADR would make you one step closer. Use ADR for a perspective of self-improvement and learn from the great players and aim to have a set impact every game. Over time, this will not only affect your ADR but also your value in the team increases and hence achieving milestones in esports sounds possible.