Valorant Battle Pass: price, rewards & is it worth it?
Around €10 per act – for weekly skins, sprays and titles: whether the purchase adds up for your playstyle is what we settle here, with price, content and an honest sample calculation.
Last updated: October 26, 2026
The premium Battle Pass costs 1,000 VP (≈ 10 €) and is worth it above all for regular players. The biggest, often overlooked plus is the included Radianite Points – bought individually with VP they would cost several times the pass price.
Every act season brings a new Valorant Battle Pass – but is the Valorant Battle Pass worth it? Here you get the price, content and an honest calculation of whether the roughly €10 pays off for you.
Battle Pass Act 6: Solarium, Datalink & Keepsake
The “Season 2026 // Act VI” battle pass runs from October 14, 2026 (Americas: October 13) until January 6, 2027. It costs 1,000 VP and has 50 tiers in 10 chapters plus 5 epilogue tiers. The premium track holds 11 weapon skins from three collections, and the free track adds the Keepsake Shorty.
Also on the premium track (incl. epilogue): 7 gun buddies, 10 player cards, 13 sprays, 13 × Radianite Points and the Solarium Flex at tier 45.
On the free track (15 rewards):
- Keepsake Shorty (chapter 10)
- 3 × Radianite Points – 60 RP in total according to the official reward preview
- the titles “Gearing Up”, “Climbing” and “Peak”
- 3 player cards, 3 gun buddies (including the “V26 Act VI Coin”) and 2 sprays
XP needed: tier 2 takes 2,000 XP and every further tier 750 XP more (tier 50: 38,000 XP) – 980,000 XP in total up to tier 50. Each epilogue tier costs 36,500 XP. The leaks were partly wrong, by the way: Solarium has a Bandit instead of a Frenzy, the Warden belongs to Datalink and the Guardian to Keepsake; there is no Keepsake Vandal. Source: official game data (valorant-api.com, contract “Season 2026 // Act VI”, build 13.08), Riot patch notes 13.08 · As of: Oct 14, 2026. Every date of the act: Valorant new act: Act 6.
Battle Pass skins Act 5
These three skin lines were part of the Act 5 premium Battle Pass. Battle Pass skins are unlocked by playing – they cost no extra VP and can no longer be earned once the act is over.
The “Verdant Cafe” line, with the Chef's Knife, also includes a melee – rather rare in Battle Passes. How much your already-unlocked skins are worth is shown by the free Valorant-Spind calculator.
What does the Valorant Battle Pass cost?
The premium Battle Pass costs 1,000 Valorant Points (VP). By the simple conversion 1,000 VP = €10 you pay around €10 per act. There is no Battle Pass bundle with a level boost or bonus skin in Valorant – only the pass itself is sold. Individual tiers can be bought for 300 VP each (only with an active premium pass, epilogue excluded), but that is almost never worth it. If you want to keep an eye on the value of your purchases, you can see your later collection value at any time with Valorant-Spind calculator.
What's in the Battle Pass?
The Battle Pass has a free and a premium track. If you buy the premium pass, you unlock while leveling, among other things:
- Weapon skins – several complete skin lines (usually without elaborate effects but with many weapons).
- Player cards, sprays & buddies – cosmetic extras for your profile and your weapons.
- Radianite Points – useful for upgrading other skins (more on this in the Radianite guide).
- Kingdom Credits – the currency you earn on the side from matches and daily checkpoints (not from the pass) – for agents, Agent Mastery rewards and accessories.
- A melee/knife skin is included in some passes as a highlight – otherwise expensive knives are more likely found in the knife skin overview.
Is the Battle Pass worth it mathematically?
Purely in terms of value, the Battle Pass is almost always a good deal: for €10 you get – if you play it through completely – skins and Radianite that would cost a multiple if bought individually. The catch: the Battle Pass skins mostly belong to the cheaper category without elaborate finishers or upgrade variants. Whoever only wants the “fancy” premium effects won't be completely happy here.
Still: hardly any other purchase in Valorant gives you so much content for the money. For casual players the Battle Pass is therefore often the cheapest way to get new skins at all.
How much time do you have to invest?
A Battle Pass has around 50 tiers. To play it through completely you need – depending on season length – roughly 2–3 matches a day or taking the daily checkpoints and weekly missions along. Whoever only plays occasionally may not fully finish it. That's why it pays to buy the pass early in the season so you have enough time to level. Whether your pace is enough is calculated by our Battle Pass calculator with the real XP model (980,000 XP to tier 50).
Who is the Battle Pass worth it for – and who not?
Worth it if: you play regularly, want many skins for your money and can put Radianite to good use. Rather not if: you play only very rarely (then you won't level it fully) or only want high-end premium and Vandal or Phantom skins with effects.
The underrated value: the Radianite Points in the Battle Pass
Probably the most underrated component of the Battle Pass is the Radianite Points (RP). Spread across its tiers, the premium pass dispenses a decent amount of Radianite – and that's exactly what makes it so strong on price. Because Radianite can otherwise only be bought individually with Valorant Points, and that's comparatively expensive. Whoever had to buy the RP from the pass separately would pay a multiple of the pass price for it.
In other words: even if the skins in the pass don't fully convince you, you already recoup a large part of your €10 through the Radianite Points alone. You use this RP to upgrade your favorite skins – that is, to unlock additional variants, effects, sounds and finishers. For everyone who owns high-end skins anyway and wants to fully build them out, the Battle Pass is thus almost a Radianite source with skins on top.
Kingdom Credits: the third currency
Alongside the Battle Pass you collect Kingdom Credits while playing. With it you buy agents, Agent Mastery rewards and, in the Accessory Store, sprays, buddies, titles and cards from older battle passes – ideal for catching up on missed extras. You earn Kingdom Credits from every match and the daily checkpoints, without spending real money. Together with the Battle Pass this makes an all-round package: skins and Radianite from the pass, Kingdom Credits from regular play for older collector's items.
This type of skin is in the Battle Pass
So you know what to expect: the Battle Pass skins mostly belong to the cheaper category without elaborate finishers – but there are often stylish, very playable designs among them. For context, a few well-known skins with real images, price tier and shop price (Battle Pass skins are usually simpler than these premium and exclusive examples):
The free track – is it worth it too?
Even without the premium pass you get rewards while leveling via the free track: sprays, titles, smaller amounts of Radianite and occasionally a simple skin. That's nice, but significantly less than in the premium pass. The free track is mainly interesting for everyone who doesn't want to spend any money at all – whoever invests a little gets a multiple out of the premium pass.
Battle Pass or buy individual skins?
A fair question: should I buy the pass or rather a specific skin in the shop? The answer depends on your goal. If you want a particular high-end skin with great effects, buy it directly in the shop – the pass usually doesn't contain such premium skins. If, on the other hand, you want as much content for your money as possible (several skins plus Radianite), the Battle Pass is almost unbeatable. For most players it's the cheapest way to get new skins regularly at all.
Tips for fast leveling
- Buy the pass early in the season – that leaves enough time until the end.
- Grab the daily checkpoints and complete the weekly missions – they give by far the most points.
- Play modes you enjoy – time played counts too.
- Stay on it: just 2–3 matches a day is usually enough to play the pass through completely.
Buying tiers – is it worth it?
A Battle Pass bundle with a level boost, as other games offer, does not exist in Valorant. Riot only lets you buy individual tiers for 300 VP each – only with an active premium pass and not for the epilogue. For most players this isn't worth it: ten purchased tiers cost 3,000 VP, three times the whole pass, and whoever plays regularly levels it through completely anyway. Buying tiers only makes sense for one or two missing tiers shortly before the act ends, if the highlight would otherwise be lost.
Does the Battle Pass expire at the end of the season?
Yes – and that's important to know. The Battle Pass is valid for one act only. Rewards you haven't unlocked by the end expire and cannot be caught up. There's no refund either. That's exactly why you should buy the pass early and level regularly. But once unlocked, skins and Radianite stay yours permanently.
Battle Pass and the value of your collection
Every Battle Pass you play through makes your skin collection grow. Even though the individual Battle Pass skins mostly belong to the cheaper category, their value adds up noticeably over several acts – especially combined with the skins you buy in the shop or Night Market. Whoever plays the pass regularly over the years ends up with a surprisingly extensive collection. That's exactly why it pays to keep the overview: Valorant-Spind account value automatically adds up the total value of all your skins – including the Battle Pass rewards – in euros.
Battle Pass for beginners: the ideal starting point
For new players especially, the Battle Pass is an excellent introduction to the world of skins. Instead of immediately spending a lot of money on a single expensive skin, you get a broad selection of rewards for around €10 and learn along the way how the progression and mission system works. The included Radianite Points also give you the chance to upgrade your first favorite skin a bit right away. That way you get a well-rounded first impression of what Valorant has to offer cosmetically – without overextending yourself financially.
How many skins do I get from a Battle Pass?
Across the roughly 50 tiers of a pass you unlock several weapon skins – plus sprays, buddies, cards, titles as well as Radianite Points. The exact number varies from act to act, but you can count on a handful of playable skin variants. If you add everything up – skins, Radianite and the small extras – the result is a value that clearly exceeds €10. That's exactly why the Battle Pass is considered one of the best value offers in the whole game.
The highlight: the Battle Pass skin on the final tier
Many passes have a special highlight on one of the final tiers – often a more striking skin or a melee design. That's the incentive to really play the pass through to the end. A Battle Pass melee usually doesn't reach the really expensive knife skins from the shop, but it's still a nice goal and a pleasant bonus on top. If you're after such a highlight, make sure to play the pass through completely in time – otherwise it expires.
How often does a new Battle Pass come?
A new Battle Pass starts with every new act. Since several acts form an episode or season, you get several passes spread across the year. Each is valid only for its period. This means: there are fresh skins to unlock regularly – but also, each time, the decision of whether the purchase is worth it for you. A good rhythm is to briefly look at the preview at the start of each act and then decide.
When the current pass ends and the next act with a new Battle Pass begins is shown in the countdown on our Valorant new act page.
When in the act is the purchase most worthwhile?
The timing of your purchase makes a real difference. You get the most out of it if you buy the pass early in the season – that way you have the full time to level all tiers and miss no reward. If, on the other hand, you wait until just before season end, it can get tight to still play the pass through completely, and unlocked tiers expire without replacement. But there's also a sensible strategy for waiting: whoever is unsure whether they'll find enough time to play this season can first level for free and watch how fast they progress. If it becomes clear they'd easily finish the pass, they buy the premium part afterwards and get all previous premium rewards retroactively. That way you avoid paying for a pass you don't end up playing through. The only important thing is not to postpone the after-purchase too long so there's still time to complete the remaining tiers.
The free versus the premium track
Every Battle Pass has two levels, and it's worth understanding the difference precisely. The free track is open to all players – entirely without payment. While leveling you unlock smaller rewards here: sprays, titles, a few Radianite Points and occasionally a simple skin or weapon buddy. That's a nice bonus for just playing, but significantly less than the premium track. As soon as you unlock the premium pass for 1,000 VP, you additionally open the more valuable rewards on each tier – the actual weapon skins and the large amount of Radianite. The decisive point: you level both tracks simultaneously. So even if you buy the premium pass mid-season, you get all premium rewards of the tiers you've already reached retroactively. Whoever is unsure can therefore first level for free and buy the premium pass later without losing progress – as long as there's still enough time until season end.
Completing Battle Pass missions efficiently
The fastest way through the pass is via the missions. Every day there are up to four daily checkpoints (1,000 XP each), plus a set of weekly missions that bring decent experience. Whoever only plays “normally” and ignores the missions levels noticeably slower. The best rhythm: grab the daily checkpoints every day if possible, because they renew – missed days can only partly be caught up. The weekly missions you can collect and work through at leisure – they remain until the end of the act and stack up if you fall behind. Conveniently, many missions fulfill themselves on the side, such as “play X rounds” or “use abilities”. If you deliberately watch which mission is currently open, you get the maximum out of every play session and easily finish the pass before season end.
An example calculation: what's really in it
Let's roughly work out why the pass is considered so cheap. You pay around €10 (1,000 VP). For that you get, while playing through, several weapon skins, a larger amount of Radianite Points as well as various sprays, buddies, cards and titles. The included Radianite Points alone would, bought individually with VP, make up a substantial part of the pass price – Radianite is comparatively expensive to buy directly. Add the skins, and the pure value clearly exceeds €10. Of course, "value" is only worth real money if you actually use the content – but even someone who only uses the Radianite and one or two skins makes a good deal mathematically. That's exactly why we recommend the pass above all to regular players.
The pass is paid for with Valorant Points, not directly with real money. So you first need 1,000 VP on your account. How to top up VP most cheaply – via gift card or directly in the game – is explained in detail in the guide Buy Valorant Points. A small tip: if you're buying VP for skins anyway, factor in the 1,000 VP for the pass right away so you don't have to top up a second time for a small remaining sum. Whoever buys cleverly uses larger gift cards that proportionally give a bit more VP. You'll find the exact conversion rate and the most sensible card size in our VP price guide.
A clear no – and that's important. The Battle Pass is purely cosmetic. The included skins, sprays and buddies look nice but give you no gameplay advantage whatsoever. You can become Radiant with the free standard Vandal just as well as with the most expensive Battle Pass skin. So whoever just wants to get better invests their time in aim training and game understanding rather than their money in cosmetics. The Battle Pass is only worth it if the look of your gear brings you joy – and that's entirely legitimate. But nobody needs a bad conscience for skipping the pass: it changes nothing about your skill.
- Buying too late: whoever only buys at the end of the season often no longer manages to level the pass completely.
- Leaving missions untouched: the daily checkpoints and weekly missions give the most points – whoever ignores them levels much slower.
- Overlooking the Radianite value: many judge only the skins and forget how valuable the included Radianite Points are.
- Buying too late: whoever only buys premium shortly before the act ends loses the time for the remaining tiers – and buying tiers for 300 VP each costs more than the whole pass.
Valorant offers several ways to get skins – and the Battle Pass performs strongly on value for money. In the regular shop you often pay more for a single high-end skin than for a whole pass, but get an elaborate design with effects and upgrade variants. The Night Market occasionally offers discounts on random skins but is a matter of luck. Bundles combine several premium skins and are correspondingly expensive. Against all this, the Battle Pass stands for “lots of quantity at a small price”: several simpler skins plus Radianite for around €10. Whoever wants maximum looks reaches for the shop; whoever seeks maximum value takes the pass. For most players the smartest strategy is a mix – the pass as a solid base supply, supplemented by the odd favorite skin from the shop.
Conclusion: is the Battle Pass worth it?
For the vast majority of players the answer is: yes. For around €10 you get, while playing through, several skins, a valuable portion of Radianite Points – a value that clearly exceeds the price. The biggest, often overlooked plus is the Radianite Points, because bought individually they really add up. If you play regularly and pull the pass through in time, the Battle Pass is one of the best investments in Valorant. Only whoever plays very rarely or only wants high-end premium skins with effects should rather spend their money deliberately in the shop. How much your collected skins are worth in the end is shown by Valorant-Spind calculator at any time at a glance.
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Valorant battle pass: the facts at a glance
- The premium battle pass costs 1,000 VP (≈ €10).
- It spans roughly 50 tiers of skins, sprays, buddies and player cards – including Radianite Points.
- There is a free track with rewards for every player.
- The current pass (Season 2026 // Act 6) runs from October 14, 2026 until the act ends on January 6, 2027 – with Solarium, Datalink and Keepsake.
🃏 New: Battle pass cards, sprays and buddies can be filtered in our collectibles gallery.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
What does the Valorant Battle Pass cost?
The premium Battle Pass costs 1,000 Valorant Points, so by the conversion 1,000 VP = €10 around €10 per act. There is no bundle with a level boost; individual tiers can be bought for 300 VP each, but the pass is meant to be played, not bought.
Is the Battle Pass worth it in Valorant?
In terms of value it's almost always worth it: for around €10 you get, while playing through, many skins, Radianite Points, sprays, buddies and cards. The skins, however, are mostly from the cheaper category without elaborate finishers.
Do I get my money back if I don't play the Battle Pass through?
No. The Battle Pass is bought per season and not refunded. Unlocked rewards expire at the end of the act. That's why it pays to buy the pass early in the season.
Can I get a knife with the Battle Pass?
Some Battle Passes include a melee/knife skin as a highlight. But the most expensive knives are usually only available in the shop or in bundles for VP.
How do I see what my Battle Pass skins are worth?
With Valorant-Spind: the free app reads your locker locally and shows you the total value of all your skins in euros – including the skins from your Battle Passes.
Is the Valorant Battle Pass worth it?
For active players yes: you get several skins, a valuable portion of Radianite Points for around €10. Whoever plays only rarely, however, often doesn't level it fully.
How long does the Act 6 battle pass run?
The Season 2026 // Act 6 battle pass runs from October 14, 2026 (Americas: October 13) until January 6, 2027. It costs 1,000 VP and contains 11 weapon skins from the Solarium, Datalink and Keepsake collections, plus the Keepsake Shorty on the free track.