The wait is almost over. Riot Games has finally pulled the curtain back on the VALORANT Champions 2025 bundle, giving fans their first look at this year’s most hyped collection. Dropping on September 4, the bundle is packed with flashy designs, unique animations, and a few surprises that take things up another level.
Champions 2025 Trailer: “Go for Gold”
Riot released the official trailer on August 30 under the name “Go for Gold”, which you can watch now on the VALORANT YouTube channel. The short clip gives us a proper showcase of the upcoming skins and cosmetics, teasing some of the wildest effects ever seen in a Champions bundle.
At the heart of the collection are the Champions 2025 Vandal and the Butterfly Knife, both loaded with mechanics that reward your performance in-game. There’s also a flex item designed after the Champions trophy, along with accessories like a gun buddy, spray, and player card to round things out.
Features That Shine in Every Match
What makes this year’s bundle so special are the in-game transformations and audio-visual effects that react to your gameplay. Here’s what you can expect when you equip the skins:
- Champion’s Aura: Weapons glow with a fiery red outline when you are top frag. Score a kill and it shifts into a glowing gold effect.
- Hot Streak: Each frag turns your weapon into a full-gold form for a short time, and chaining kills keeps the streak alive.
- Custom Finisher: Triggers a cinematic that plays the official 2025 anthem, shows how many rounds your team needs to secure the win, and projects your team’s agents as silhouettes in the background.
- “Paint the World” Finisher: After activating, you and any teammates with the Champions 2025 Vandal can leave golden VCT marks across the map when shooting.
- Extra Touches: A built-in kill counter, a countdown timer on inspect animation pointing to the Champions 2025 Grand Finals date, custom muzzle flash in the shape of the VCT logo, anthem music during inspections, and unique kill banners with new sounds.
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The Butterfly Knife also comes with brand new inspect animations, glowing transformations, and special sound effects, making it a must-have for knife collectors.
Flex and Accessories
The Champions 2025 bundle goes beyond just the weapon skins. The Flex is a small but stylish trophy that plays the anthem when inspected and even displays the rounds needed for a win. Fans will also get a golden spray, a VCT-themed gun buddy, and a player card that ties into the event’s design.
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Supporting VALORANT Esports
As with every Champions Collection, this bundle is about more than just cosmetics. Riot confirmed that 50% of the net proceeds will go directly to VCT teams, letting players support their favourite organisations while picking up some of the flashiest skins in the game. Last year, esports bundles raised over $40 million for partnered teams, and Riot is aiming to continue that momentum in 2025.
Release Date and Price
The VALORANT Champions 2025 bundle will hit the in-game store globally on September 4, 2025, just in time to hype up the lead-in to Champions. While Riot has not officially confirmed the price yet, past bundles have landed between 5,000 and 6,500 VP, so expect it to fall somewhere in that range.
This is more than just another skin drop, it’s a celebration of the biggest VALORANT tournament of the year. With bold visuals, game-changing finishers, and the chance to directly support the pro scene, the Champions 2025 Collection is shaping up to be the most ambitious release yet.