VALORANT skins tier list: Best to worst

While VALORANT’s alluring cosmetics don’t play any advantageous role in competitive gameplay, weapon skins have remained an inevitable part of the popular tactical shooter. 

In addition to the heftily priced weapon bundles that Riot Games launches for the store occasionally, players can collect basic yet intriguing skin collections through the comparatively cheaper battle passes. They can also earn XP to unlock skins belonging to Agent Contracts for free. 

Upgradable skins, especially of the exclusive or ultra kind, feature rates on the higher end and can easily burn a hole in the buyer’s pocket. Players, however, have an undying obsession with VALORANT’s purchasable gun and melee skins due to the exceptional look and feel they bring to the table.

Below is a tier list featuring all weapon bundles, battle pass skin collections, legacy skins, and individual Agent Contract skins available in VALORANT. 

Best and worst VALORANT skins

S-tier

Weapon skins eligible for this tier feel beyond great due to their exhilarating animation and sound effects. Battle pass and Agent Contract skins are not a part of our S-tier list. 

Most S-tier skins in VALORANT belong to exclusive or ultra skin collections—gun skins belonging to these kinds are priced above 2,175 VALORANT Points (VP), while melee skins are priced at a minimum of 4,350 VP. Some premium bundles, however, offer S-tier eligible weapon skins too.

Store collections

• Prime V1

• Sovereign

• Radiant Entertainment System

• Elderflame

• Spectrum

• RGX 11z V1

• Gaia’s Vengeance

• RGX 11z V2

• Araxys

• Imperium

Agent contracts

• FIRE/arm Classic – KAY/O

• Vendetta Ghost – Reyna

• Karabasan Shorty – Fade

Legacy

• Wayfinder Shorty – Prime Gaming

• Arcane Sheriff

• Champions 2021 Bundle

A-tier

The A-tier holds some of the most iconic skin collections in VALORANT and isn’t much of a downgrade to the S-tier. But these skins suffer slightly in popularity’s terms due to their strong themes and divisive designs. Nevertheless, these collections are, in no way, inferior to the ones mentioned under the tier of excellence.

Store collections

• Oni

• Oni V2

• Glitchpop V1

• Singularity

• Reaver

• Reaver V2

• Glitchpop V2

• Prime V2

• Sentinels of Light

• Protocol 781-A

• Neptune

Agent contracts

• Soul Silencer Ghost – Omen

• Finesse Classic – Chamber

• Game Over Sheriff – Jett

• Live Wire Frenzy – Neon

• Snakebite Shorty – Viper

Battle Pass Collections

• Bound

• Starlit Odyssey

• Shimmer

• DOT EXE

• K/TAC

• 9 Lives

• Monarch

• Divine Swine

• Spitfire

• .SYS

• Coalition: Cobra

Legacy

• VALORANT Champions 2022

• VALORANT Champions 2023

• VCT LOCK//IN 2023

B-tier

Like the A-tier, this level holds popular skin collections from VALORANT’s diverse cosmetic timeline. But these aren’t Riot’s best offerings so far, with many not preferring the aesthetics and animation. Regardless, a considerable part of the community can be seen yielding these skins to satisfy their unique liking. 

A few B-tier collections feature non-upgradable skins, making them unattractive to most of the community. Some players, however, prefer using minimally designed elegant skins anyway.  

Store collections

• Magepunk V3

• Sakura

• Nebula

• Kohaku & Matsuba

• Ion V1

• BlastX

• Celestial

• Magepunk V1

• Ruination

• Recon

• Radiant Crisis 

• Magepunk V2

• Ion V2

• Endeavor

• Chronovoid

• Xenohunter

• Prelude to Chaos

• Forsaken

• Origin

Battle Pass Collections

• Gridcrash

• Kingdom

• Iridian Thorn

• Task Force 809

• Tilde

• Topotek

• Moondash

• Couture

• Monstrocity

• Red Alert

• Electroflux

• Depths

• Lightwave

• Nitro

• Hydrodrip

• Signature

• Schema

• Lycan’s Bane

Agent contracts

• Hush – Cypher

• Wunderkind – Killjoy

• Ragnarocker Frenzy – Breach

• Spitfire Frenzy – Phoenix

• Wayfarer Sheriff – Harbor

• Sidekick Shorty – Gekko

C-tier

This is where the quality falls, with mere non-upgradable skins showing up. Most players would hesitate to pay for these cosmetics, even though a few C-tier skins feature designs and interactions that may appeal to some players (See Tethered Realms or Black.Market). 

Those looking to go easy on their budget may prefer to choose C-tier skins for unpopular weapons in VALORANT.

Store collections

• NO LIMITS

• Luxe 

• Rush 

• Prism V1

• Spline

• Gravitational Uranium Neuroblaster (G.U.N)

• Black.Market

• Wasteland

• VALORANT GO! V1

• Prism V2

• Horizon

• Tethered Realms

• VALORANT GO! V2

• Nunca Olvidados

• Undercity

• Doodle Buds

• Titanmail

• Sarmad

• Crimsonbeast

• Soulstrife

• Cryostasis

• Luna

Battle Pass Collections

• POLYfox

• Jade

• Premiere Collision

• Retro LA

• Rune Stone

• Sticker Pop

• Aerosol

• POLYfrog

• Jigsaw

• Aero

• Immortalized

• Genesis

• Piedra Del Sol

• Goldwing

• Velocity

• Striker

• Transition

• Hue Shift

Agent contracts

• Pistolinha Classic – Raze

• Resolution Classic – Deadlock

• Eclipse Ghost – Astra

• Death Wish Sheriff – Yoru

• Swooping Frenzy – Skye

D-tier

While these skins may not be as great as the C or B-tier skins, they are still one step above the F-tier skins and have at least some qualities to them—just not enough to make them worth putting on most weapons.

Store collections 

• Abyssal

• Reverie

• Altitude

• Convex

• Ego

• Smite

• Sensation

• Winterwunderland

• Silvanus

• Snowfall

Battle Pass Collections

• Hivemind

• Venturi

• Infinity

• Outpost

• Prism V3

• Artisan

• Varnish

• Ruin

Agent contracts

• Protektor – Sova

• Peacekeeper – Brimstone

• Final Chamber – Sage

F-tier

Skins that only a mother could love, F-tier skins are the worst of the worst in VALORANT. Whether it’s because they lack the necessary flair or because the color combinations miss the mark, it doesn’t matter. Either way, these skins leave a lot to be desired.

Store collections

• Aristocrats 

• Galleria

• Avalanche 

• Infantry

• Minima

• Tigris

• Team Ace

Battle Pass Collections

• Cavalier

• Songsteel

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