How do skins work in VALORANT (and how to get them)?

How to get skins?

There are two ways to get skins in VALORANT. First, you can buy them in the shop of the game. In the main menu, you will find a button at the top of your screen that will take you to the store. Here you will see the bundle that is currently for sale, as well as four random skins from prior bundles. Only the newest bundle can be bought in its entirety.

On the store page, you will find two timers. One of the timers is counting down to the end of the sale period of the current bundle. Below that, you will find a timer next to the word “OFFERS”. This timer indicates when the four random skins will be refreshed. It is currently impossible to get skins other than the four offered skins and the bundle on sale.
The other method of obtaining skins is purchasing the Battle Pass. The passes come with exclusive skins not found in the shop, but it is rare that they are of better quality than the skins that you can get in the store.

How to equip the skins?

Once you have purchased the skins, you can equip them either directly by pressing the big ‘Equip’ button you can find on your screen directly after your purchase, or you click on the ‘Collection’ button that is situated next to the Store button. Here you will find all your weapons. Click on the weapon that you bought the skin for, and you can cycle through your available skins, which you can then equip. Don’t forget that you can also upgrade some skins through the use of Radianite.

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