What Is ADR In CS2?

ADR is one of the most important stats in CS2 and is commonly used to determine a player’s overall contribution to their team during a match. A high ADR stat indicates that you are dealing a lot of damage every round, significantly impacting the game by inflicting damage to your opponents. A lower ADR stat means you are dealing low amounts of damage each round, resulting in less overall impact on the game.

ADR is generally a much better indicator of a player’s performance than the amount of kills they have, as ADR paints a more complete picture. For example, a player can have a low ADR stat while having a high amount of kills, meaning they are generally relying on their teammates to deal the majority of the damage, and then simply cleaning up the kills after. Conversely, a high ADR player deals considerable amounts of damage to the opponents, providing a lot of value for their team, even if they don’t always get the kill.

When it comes to what constitutes good ADR in CS2, you first need to be aware of the damage it takes to kill an opponent, which is 100 damage. Most players don’t average a kill per round, so we don’t want to consider 100 ADR as the baseline. It’s also worth noting before breaking down a good ADR rating, that a shot that deals more than 100 damage, a headshot with an AWP for example, will only count for a maximum of 100 damage added to your overall ADR rating.

Generally speaking, we consider an ADR rating between 70 and 80 to be normal/good, and anything over 80 ADR to be above average. A player with an ADR of 100+ is considered to be having an incredible performance, while a player with an ADR of around 60 or below is considered to be having a poor performance.

It’s important to keep in mind that players can have different ways of providing support to the team, with other stats and their gameplay providing context to their performance. Things like how many enemies they have flashed, how much value they provide with utility usage, how much space they create with their movement and plays, etc. ADR is however considered a good starting point to understand how a player is performing during a match.

Want to check your ADR in CS2? Simply hold “Tab” to view the scoreboard, right-click to activate your cursor, then navigate to the “Cycle Stats” button in the top right of the scoreboard, and press it. This will open the advanced stats panel and will show the player’s ADR, among other stats.

See ADR rating marked in blue (Credit: prosettings.net)

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