Best Mouse for COD Warzone + Settings

The latest Call of Duty is doing away with a lot of series traditions. Everything from the battle royale format to the free to play nature suggest a bold evolution for the series, but what hasn’t changed are the keys to success: skill with a virtual gun and the right tools to get the job done. We’re here to help you hone both.

There are plenty of guides out there to help you perfect your in game strategy, but we’re here to provide you with something a little less obvious but just as crucial: a guide to the hardware. We’ll start by helping you pick out the best controller for Call of Duty: Warzone and then present you with the best options for in-game settings so you can excel in battle.

TD;LR - Best Mice for COD Warzone:

• Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Gaming Mouse
• Logitech G Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse
• SteelSeries Rival 3 Gaming Mouse
• Razer DeathAdder v2 Gaming Mouse
• Corsair M65 Elite – FPS Gaming Mouse
• BenQ Zowie FK2 Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse
• HyperX Pulsefire FPS Pro – Gaming Mouse
• Razer Basilisk v2 Wired Gaming Mouse
• Cooler Master MM710 53G Gaming Mouse
• CORSAIR IRONCLAW RGB FPS and MOBA Gaming Mouse

1. Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Gaming Mouse

Finely Tuned Like a Race Car

Whether you prefer sniping or running and gunning, the Logitech G502 Proteus is a mouse that lets you finely tune your Warzone experience. It comes with five 3.6 ounce weights for finely tuning the movement of your mouse and comes with a DPI adjustment to quickly shift between sniping and shooting on the run. Customization is clearly a top priority here, as most of the keys can be assigned to pretty precise macros - definitely far more in depth than you could expect for a mouse at this price. And the slick design reflects some very durable components used in its construction.

2. Logitech G Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse

Pro Level Wireless Performance

The Logitech G Pro is a mouse built specifically with esports players in mind - and if it's good enough for professional gamers, it's going to be just fine for the vast majority of Warzone players. Whether you want to use it wired or wirelessly, latency is practically non-existent. And just like Logitech's preceding design, customization takes top priority here. While there's only eight buttons, the G-Shift toggle button effectively doubles the actions available to you. The Logitech G HUB interface provides one of the richest and most intuitive interfaces for personalizing your experience available today. And since it has onboard memory, you can expect your settings to follow you even if you take it on the road.

3. SteelSeries Rival 3 Gaming Mouse

Nimble and Responsive Performance

If the two Logitech mice that started off the list are a little too big for your hand, the SteelSeries Rival 3 might be your next best option. The slim design makes it a great choice for those who employ a claw grip and need to maneuver around the field with a quickness, and it makes use of a split trigger system that maintains the accuracy of an FPS mouse while offering you something closer to the tactile response of controller triggers. And with true 1 to 1 tracking, you can rest easy knowing that your movements will be as precise as possible.

4. Razer DeathAdder v2 Gaming Mouse

A Focus on the Fundamentals

In our opinion, there may not be a gaming mouse that feels better in your grip than the DeathAdder V2 - and having a mouse that responds is especially important when you're in the midst of a vicious firefight. But while the DeathAdder has long been a trusted choice for esports professionals, the latest version does a great job of patching up what few problems the original had. Fundamentally, this isn't that feature rich of a mouse. Instead, it's lean and mean, making use of durable infrared switches and a Focus+ optical sensor to deliver reliability and performance above all else.

5. Corsair M65 Elite – FPS Gaming Mouse

Built With Snipers in Mind

With the recent release of the Scopes and Scatter Guns Trios mode, it's clear that Warzone is a game accommodating to snipers. So is the Corsair M65 RGB. The most obvious advantage here is the inclusion of a DPI adjustment button positioned smartly near the triggers, but it's also ergonomically designed to fit comfortably with gamers regardless of their favored grip type. And fitting its large size, the M65 is designed like a tank. The Omron switches are rated for a full 50 million clicks, and the entire frame is constructed from anodized aluminum. And you get further control of your experience thanks to adjustable weights.

6. BenQ Zowie FK2 Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse

Straightforward and to the Point

BenQ takes a smart approach to keeping prices low with their FK2: going light on the features but making sure the hardware is on point. And by that measure, the FK2 is an exceptional gaming mouse. It's small, nimble, and built for the needs of both left- and right-handed gamers in mind - and the sturdy build means it will last even during frenetic sessions in the warzone. The thumb buttons in particular are awesome - with heavier switches that aren't tough to click but create a satisfying sense of resistance. And with the exceptional precision of this mouse's tracking, you'll know every movement - and every shot - will be accurate.

7. HyperX Pulsefire FPS Pro – Gaming Mouse

If the name didn't give it away, the HyperX Pulse FPS Pro is a mouse built specifically to the needs of FPS gamers, and specifically to the needs of pros. And despite that, this mouse offers one of the best deals around. A lot of what HyperX does right here comes down to smart detail work. The buttons don't mess too much with standard design sensitivities, but the buttons are incredibly well positioned, and there's a nice ergonomic form factor to the mouse body. And with both some solid RGB lighting and in depth macro programming, it covers all the core bases and then some.

8. Razer Basilisk v2 Wired Gaming Mouse

The Razer Basilisk V2 is certainly more ostentatious than the HyperX, but it has reasons to be cocky. It comes with 11 programmable keys, and they're placed cleverly all around the mouse so they're easy to access and hard to accidentally trigger though it may take a minute to get comfortable with all your key bindings). And the Razer switches are precision built to provide the exact balance of quickness and tactility that pros need to excel. And you can customize the lighting on this gaming mouse by choosing from over 1.8 million different colors in combination with each other.

9. Cooler Master MM710 53G Gaming Mouse

Cooler Master's mouse is built the way you might expect from a company known for their cooling units: highly ventilated. The honeycomb design is one of the coolest aesthetic choices in a modern mouse, but it also results in a far more lightweight frame ideal for players who like to stay on the move (a particularly solid virtue in a battle royale). As for the more mechanical stats, Cooler Master really hits the landing here. It's not overladen with buttons, but those buttons that are there are quick to respond and very responsive to the press of your fingers.

10. CORSAIR IRONCLAW RGB FPS and MOBA Gaming Mouse

If you've got bigger mitts, there's arguably no better mouse for you than the Corsair Ironclaw. It's durable, hefty, and (most importantly) big. This is a mouse that's built like a tank, and that means that it won't be right for everyone, but there's a level of reliability at work that's rarely seen for gaming mice at this price point. Players who like to micromanage everything will love the fact that all seven buttons offer support for dedicated and complex macros, while more run and gun players will enjoy the durability of the switches and the precise DPI tracking options.

Mice for COD Warzone + Settings

We’ve already provided some exhaustive guides to the specs and features you should look for when shopping for a gaming mouse. Instead, we’re going to focus our attention here on how you can take your new mouse and fine tune it to suit your style of play in Call of Duty’s new battle royale.

There are a couple of caveats here. First, Warzone is still in its early days, so there’s less data to analyze than in many other games. Second, everyone’s style of play is going to necessitate somewhat different settings. While we build our analysis off what the pros are doing, you should just consider that a starting point rather than a definitive statement.

Mouse Sensitivity

In a lot of more traditional first person shooters, we’d recommend adjusting to a sensitivity level that suits your play style: lower sensitivity for finesse and sniping and higher sensitivity for mobility focused players, but the randomized nature of much of Warzone means you can’t always lean into the roles you prefer, and you might have to adjust your strategy on the fly.

That’s why we generally suggest finding a mouse sensitivity level that sits a little more middle of the road if you lean towards dramatic DPI levels. Since both the DPI of your mouse and the sensitivity settings in-game impact the responsiveness of your mouse, pros tend to use an adjusted number known as eDPI. Fortunately, it’s pretty easy to calculate. Just multiple your mouse’s DPI level by the sensitivity in-game. Most pros are operating at an eDPI in the 3000s.

ADS Mouse Sensitivity

The Call of Duty series has used what they call Legacy Mode for the past few games, and it’s lended a certain degree of uniqueness to the flow of combat. But the difference between legacy and relative mode is generally one of technicalities: different formulas used to determine distance and speed.

In basic terms, relative mode replicates the same mouse sensitivity your guns would normally possess while looking down the scops, and legacy mode adjusts it depending on the zoom. Relative mode offers greater assistance but requires more precision to get perfect shots, while legacy mode is generally reserved for experts. The latter will feel natural to Call of Duty vets, but gamers new to the series or to first person shooters in general should stick with relative.

Mouse Inversion

This is a factor that’s completely up to your personal preference. Most gamers tend to prefer not using mouse inversion, but if all of your experience (or your best experience) comes from using an inverted mouse or controller, you should just pick what’s going to be most comfortable for you.

Mouse Acceleration

Mouse acceleration is good for a lot of things: office work, surfing the web, checking your email. What it’s not good for is gaming. That’s because mouse acceleration automatically compensates for the speed of your hand movements in how fast the mouse is moved physically In other words, it doesn’t offer one to one translation of movement.

That means imprecise movement with every quick action you make – and since quick responses generally require some level of accuracy, leaving mouse acceleration on will get you killed. If you’re used to it, it’s better to quit the habit soon rather than find your skills hobbled in the future.

Mouse Filtering

Mouse filtering is another one of those settings options that sounds great on paper and works very well in certain limited case uses (namely the same ones as mouse acceleration), but it can be just as problematic for gaming. With mouse filtering, your mouse will read the movement over the last two frames and find an average to make the results as smooth as possible.

That’s great when you’re trying to navigate Chrome or Google Docs but it’s much less valuable when you’re in the heat of battle. Leaving mouse filtering on leaves you with the very real possibility of missing a headshot because of overcorrection on the part of your central processor.

Mouse Smoothing

Finally, we have mouse smoothing. It’s another setting that can be great for everyday work but can get you killed in the Warzone. Mouse smoothing uses predictive reasoning rather than an average of your movements to provide a smoother line of sight. It’s more sophisticated than mouse filtering, but that also means it’s more unpredictable. Just ax it, as it will serve as assisted aim at best and a straight up  liability at worst.

Final Thoughts

So what did we learn about the right settings for Call of Duty: Warzone? It’s fundamentally still the same Call of Duty, but the new battle royale format requires a looser and more improvisational sense of play. That means that you can’t just adjust your settings to match a particular class and hope to succeed.

But the fortunate part is you don’t have to do a lot to fix your settings. Just like in almost every game, you’ll just need to adjust the sensitivity to match your specific play style, and you can use the data above to help you determine what the right sensitivity is for the flow of Warzone.

But if you want to draw even more information from how the pros perform, there are some tools at your disposal.

Our particular favorite is ProSettings.net. It provides full settings and configurations from some of the biggest players in the game, and if you recognize their styles, they can provide you with a great benchmark to apply against yourself. Just keep in mind that the perfect settings and the perfect mouse are ultimately going to be personal. You can use the information above and in ProSettings.net as a starting point, but you’ll eventually want to tweak it to find out what works.

Unfortunately, we weren’t able to provide a shopping guide for Call of Duty: Warzone mice on our list, but we have plenty of information you can dig through if you want to make yourself an expert. From guides to gaming mice that cover all the specs to informational articles that provide more in depth information on technical details like how mouse sensitivity works.