When is the next Night Market in VALORANT? All dates

If you’ve been eyeing a weapon skin and want to grab it at a steal price, VALORANT’s Night Market store event can make your wishes come true. While we can’t help with the luck factor, here’s a guide for the next Night Market dates, eligible skin collections, and more.

Riot Games releases new VALORANT weapon skins every few weeks, adding to the game’s huge cosmetic collection, which has been building up since 2020. While the shop’s daily rotating section gives you a chance to purchase skins after they leave the featured section, it doesn’t offer any discounts on the price. On the other hand, the Night Market lists skins at a discounted rate, which explains its popularity. 

Are you looking to grab an iconic skin like Recon Phantom, Reaver Vandal, or maybe Prime Karambit? Here’s when you can expect the next VALORANT Night Market to drop.

When is the next VALORANT Night Market? Episode Nine, Act Three date

According to the official announcement, Episode Nine, Act Three’s Night Market starts on Dec. 16. The offers you unveil will be live till Jan. 7, so you have around three weeks to grab the skins you want.

All eligible skin collections for VALORANT’s next Night Market

For those unaware, not all VALORANT skins are eligible to appear in a Night Market. Only gun and melee skins belonging to a Select, Deluxe, and Premium edition collection can show up in this event.

So, if you’re looking to grab an Araxys Vandal, Imperium Operator, or any other Exclusive or Ultra edition skin at the Night Market, you’re out of luck. But that’s not it. Skins classified as Agent gear or made available through the battle pass and melee skins priced above 3,550 VP aren’t included in the pool, either. Furthermore, for a collection to be eligible, it must have released at least two Acts prior to the one the Night Market is scheduled for. Phew, that’s a lot of rules.

With that said, here are all the eligible weapon collections for the VALORANT Night Market in Episode Nine, Act Three:

Some eligible Premium collections, namely Oni, Ion, Magepunk, Reaver, Sovereign, Valiant Hero, and XERØFANG, contain melee skins that are priced over 3,550 VP. Those melee skins, in particular, are not eligible for the Night Market, but the remaining gun and melee skins in the collections are.

How does VALORANT’s Night Market work?

As soon as the Night Market goes live in VALORANT, you should notice a small black card-like icon added to the top right bar beside the VP counter. Click on it to open a special store page featuring six cards. Interact with the cards to reveal six skins at discounted rates. You can make the most of just one or multiple of those offers as long as the event is live.

In case you’re wondering, you can’t reroll your Night Market cards or refresh the offers you get. Once you roll your cards, you’re stuck with the same offers for the event’s remainder.

Night Market cards are highlighted in four shades to depict the kind of collection or skin that’s hiding behind them. Blue indicates a Select collection gun skin. Green indicates a Deluxe collection gun skin. Purple indicates a Premium edition gun skin. And finally, yellow indicates a melee skin. 

You can get discounts of up to 49 percent on skins from a Night Market. The discounts vary, so you may not like all the offers you see. That said, even a small discount is better than paying the full price.

You can usually expect at least two knives or Premium Edition skins in a Night Market collection. Only a maximum of two skins for the same weapon can appear, but this rule doesn’t apply to skins from the same bundle.

If you ask me, I’m eyeing for the Sovereign Vandal—which is arguably one of the best Vandal skins ever made—this time. If you don’t have a wishlist, have a look at our VALORANT weapon skin tier list to make one. Unfortunately, we can’t control what those cards reveal. Players receive a unique set of skins and discounts based on their luck. That said, you won’t get a skin that you already own, so that’s a relief.

Whatever skins you get this time, don’t forget to share your Night Market on your socials and join a community of disheartened VALORANT fans—and a few happy ones here and there—like always. After all, there’s always a next time.