Same skins, unequal prices: Riot prices every region individually – and last adjusted worldwide on Sep 18, 2024. Our data overview shows where Valorant is cheapest and what that means for European players.
Valorant Points don't cost the same everywhere: Riot prices every region individually – in local currency and even with different pack sizes. Germany pays €10 per 1,000 VP; VP are traditionally cheapest in regions like India or Turkey and most expensive in Western Europe and the UK. Riot last adjusted prices worldwide on Sep 18, 2024 – Germany was spared.
Buy 1,000 VP in Germany and you pay ten euros. Do the same in Istanbul, Mumbai or São Paulo and you pay noticeably less – and the points come in entirely different packs. This page is our data overview of the global VP pricing system: how Riot's regional prices work, what the big price update of September 18, 2024 changed (the date is just now marking its second anniversary) and where Valorant is cheapest and most expensive today. All core figures come from Riot's official announcement and our continuously verified store prices; third-party estimates are labeled as such.
Valorant Points are tied to your account region: the client shows the price list of the region your Riot account is registered in, and you pay in local currency. Riot doesn't simply convert the US price at exchange rates – it sets its own price points per region, meant to reflect purchasing power, taxes and market conditions. This goes as far as different pack sizes: while Germany gets the familiar 1,000 VP pack for €10, Riot traditionally sells a 1,050 VP pack in the UK, 1,200 VP packs in Brazil and Turkey, and 1,025 VP packs in India. Any real comparison therefore needs a "price per 1,000 VP" calculation – which is exactly what we do below.
The eurozone is one of the most stable VP regions anywhere: for years the six packs have cost €5, €10, €20, €35, €50 and €100 – and the 2024 update didn't touch them either. The odd VP amounts come from Riot's bonus system: from the €10 pack upwards, Riot adds free points on top, up to 1,500 bonus VP on the largest pack.
| Pack (EU) | Price | of which bonus | € per 1,000 VP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 475 VP | €4.99 | – | ≈ €10.51 |
| 1,000 VP | €9.99 | 50 | ≈ €9.99 |
| 2,050 VP | €19.99 | 150 | ≈ €9.75 |
| 3,650 VP | €34.99 | 325 | ≈ €9.59 |
| 5,350 VP | €49.99 | 600 | ≈ €9.34 |
| 11,000 VP | €99.99 | 1,500 | ≈ €9.09 |
The US uses the same pack sizes at $4.99 to $99.99. Since EU prices include VAT while US prices don't, Europe effectively pays around 10–20% more than the US depending on exchange rates – a pattern that runs through almost all tax-inclusive regions. Our VP calculator shows how to buy smartest within the German price list.
On September 18, 2024, Riot implemented the biggest regional price adjustment in Valorant's history – announced in an official blog post, yet barely noticed by many players because the big Western markets were left untouched. For Valorant, VP prices changed in ten regions:
| Region | VP price change (Valorant) |
|---|---|
| Ukraine | +66% |
| Chile | +22% |
| Japan | +20% |
| Malaysia | +16% |
| Turkey | +15% |
| Brazil | +14% |
| South Korea | +14% |
| Hungary | +11% |
| Philippines | +7% |
| India | −6% (a price cut!) |
Germany, the eurozone, the US and the UK were not on the list. Two details flew under the radar at the time: first, Riot actually lowered prices in India – the only region with a minus sign. Second, as a cushion, affected regions got a transitional bonus program from September 4–18, 2024, with extra free VP on every purchase. The comparison with Riot's other titles is interesting too: for League of Legends the increases were partly much harsher (Turkey +24%, Ukraine +73%) – those often-quoted figures come from there and are frequently misattributed to Valorant.
And today, two years later? Exact daily prices move with exchange rates, but the relative price level is well documented. Measured against the US reference (around $10 per 1,000 VP), the 2026 picture looks like this:
| Region | Level per 1,000 VP (converted) | vs. US |
|---|---|---|
| India | ≈ $7–9 | up to ~30% cheaper |
| Turkey | ≈ $7–9 | up to ~30% cheaper |
| Brazil | ≈ $8–10 | up to ~20% cheaper |
| Indonesia / Philippines | ≈ $8–10 | up to ~20% cheaper |
| USA | ≈ $10 | reference |
| Canada | ≈ $10–11 | slightly above |
| Germany / France | ≈ $11–13 | ~10–30% pricier (VAT incl.) |
| United Kingdom | ≈ $11–12 | ~10–20% pricier (VAT incl.) |
The ranking matches what Riot's 2024 update was designed to achieve: emerging markets stay noticeably cheaper, tax-inclusive markets like the EU sit at the top. Important context: these ranges come from industry price comparisons (as of mid-2026) and are deliberately given as ranges – cent-exact conversions would be false precision with daily-moving exchange rates.
An underrated detail of regional pricing: Riot doesn't sell the same packs everywhere. As last widely documented (pack structure of mid-2024; amounts may have shifted since – the structure still applies): the UK gets 1,050 VP for £9, Brazil 1,200 VP for R$39.90, Turkey 1,200 VP packs, India 1,025 VP for ₹900, Australia 1,025 VP for A$14.99, Mexico 1,150 VP for 199 pesos. For players this means: whenever you read international price comparisons, watch the pack size – "1,200 VP for X" is not the same as "1,000 VP for X". That's exactly why serious comparisons (ours included) normalize everything to 1,000 VP.
Skin prices in VP are identical worldwide – a Premium skin costs 1,775 VP everywhere, a Champions bundle 6,640 VP everywhere. What differs by region is only what those VP cost in real money. The same Reaver Vandal is effectively more expensive for German players than for Turkish or Indian ones – not because of the skin, but because of the VP rate. How the euro prices of the editions break down is covered in our skin tier guide; what the overall skin market is doing in 2026 is analyzed in our price report with all 167 bundles.
Everyone asks the obvious question eventually: can't I just buy cheaper via VPN or a foreign account? The short, honest answer: the VP store is tied to your account region, not your IP – a VPN alone changes nothing about prices. Deliberately moving an account to a cheap region, or creating one there to exploit price differences, can violate Riot's Terms of Service and, in the worst case, risks your account and collection; add practical hurdles like local payment methods and higher ping on foreign servers. Our advice is the same as for skin selling: stay out of gray areas – the safest discount remains the Night Market with its official 10–49% off.
Measured against general price trends, Valorant's core market has stayed remarkably quiet: the euro packs have cost the same round amounts for years, and the US prices of $4.99 to $99.99 stand equally firm. Riot prefers turning other dials – pack sizes, bonuses and precisely those regional prices outside the big Western markets. That's what made the 2024 update so notable: it wasn't a stealth increase for everyone, but a targeted recalibration of individual currency zones, largely along inflation and exchange-rate erosion. Look at skin prices themselves and you see the same pattern: the edition prices of 875 to 2,475 VP haven't changed in years – Valorant got pricier mainly through bigger bundles, as our price report shows in detail.
For European players this means: the felt price creep of recent years doesn't come from the VP rate but from volume – more weapons per bundle, more extras, more occasions. The euro rate per point is the same as at launch. That sets Valorant apart, pleasantly, from many other live-service titles that raised their currency packs several times over the same years.
Absolute prices tell only half the story. Ten euros weigh differently in Munich than in Manila – and that's exactly what Riot's regional model tries to reflect. The fact that India even got a price cut in 2024 while high-inflation countries like Turkey and Ukraine were adjusted upwards shows the logic: it's not about "cheap" and "expensive" countries, but about making the entry similarly hard or easy everywhere. It never works perfectly – exchange rates move faster than price lists, which is why the same region can look like a bargain one year and average the next. For valuing your own collection, only your home rate matters anyway: our locker app therefore consistently uses the euro reference rate, and the skin calculator shows every VP price honestly in euros.
Wherever price differences exist, merchants exist to exploit them – gift cards from cheap regions, "discounted VP" via third-party shops, account top-ups by strangers. Our clear recommendation: stay away. Riot gift cards are region-locked and can't simply be redeemed on EU accounts; top-ups by third parties can mean handing over account access in the worst case; and VP offered well below market price not rarely stems from fraudulent sources whose chargebacks can ultimately hit your account. The only permanently safe route is the official shops – and the official discounts, above all the Night Market. Our guide to buying VP explains step by step how to purchase safely and which traps exist.
Let's break the abstract VP system down into concrete euro amounts. Since the effective rate ranges from about €9.09 (€100 pack) to €10.51 (smallest pack) per 1,000 VP, the same skin costs German players noticeably different amounts depending on how they buy. The table below shows the real euro ranges for every skin edition – from the cheapest rate (large pack) to the most expensive (small pack):
| Edition | VP price | Real euro value |
|---|---|---|
| Select | 875 VP | approx. €8.00–9.20 |
| Deluxe | 1,275 VP | approx. €11.60–13.40 |
| Premium | 1,775 VP | approx. €16.10–18.70 |
| Exclusive | 2,175–2,675 VP | approx. €19.80–28.10 |
| Ultra | 2,475 VP | approx. €22.50–26.00 |
| Knife (melee) | 3,550–5,350 VP | approx. €32.30–56.20 |
Two things stand out. First: pack choice makes up to four euros of difference on expensive skins – regular buyers do measurably better with larger packs, as our VP calculator demonstrates in detail. Second: an Ultra skin costs German players about as much as a new indie game in real money, a top-tier knife more than some full-price games. That's exactly why the world map above matters – the same 2,475 VP correspond to only about 17 to 22 US dollars of purchasing effort in India, versus roughly 24 to 28 in Germany. The skin is identical; the real cost is not. Which editions offer the most for the money is broken down in our edition guide.
Search the web for "cheaper Valorant Points" and you'll find tables, Reddit threads and YouTube videos with sometimes drastically different numbers. Before drawing conclusions, run a quick fact-check routine. First, check the date: many viral comparisons predate September 18, 2024 and show the old prices – Turkey, for instance, was considerably cheaper before the update than after. Second, check the pack size: "1,200 VP for X" from Brazil can't be compared directly with "1,000 VP for Y" from Germany; without normalizing to 1,000 VP, any table is worthless. Third, check the currency basis: conversions from lira, real or rupees move with daily exchange rates, which is why serious sources give ranges instead of cent-exact values. And fourth, check the tax question: US prices exclude sales tax while EU prices include VAT – a good part of the often-quoted "Europe premium" is simply tax methodology. Keep these four points in mind and you'll spot dubious comparisons at a glance – and understand why our own world map deliberately works with ranges, reference dates and cited sources.
Even without moving to Istanbul, you can noticeably push down your effective VP price – with five fully legitimate levers. First: buy big. Jumping from the smallest to the largest pack lowers the effective rate from €10.51 to €9.09 per 1,000 VP – on a knife skin that's easily five euros of difference. Second: wait for the Night Market. Two to three times a year it grants 10 to 49 percent off random skins – the only official sale there is. Third: do the bundle math. Complete bundles like Run it Back save around 20 percent versus buying items individually; our skin calculator tells you before purchase whether a pack is worth it. Fourth: take the battle pass – nowhere else do you get more content back per VP spent. And fifth: keep an eye on leftover VP instead of buying a whole new pack for 25 missing points; the VP calculator explains how to plan your remainders smartly.
Which leaves the question of why. Regional price adjustments look arbitrary from a player's perspective, but follow an understandable logic: Riot sells in local currency and therefore carries the full exchange-rate risk. If a currency devalues over years – as the Turkish lira and the Ukrainian hryvnia did drastically in the years before 2024 – Riot's real revenue from that region shrinks even though players nominally pay the same. At some point the gap grows large enough to be corrected: that's exactly why Ukraine took the hardest adjustment in 2024 at +66 percent, with Turkey following at +15 percent. Conversely, the price cut in India (−6 percent) shows the math works in both directions – there, Riot wanted to make a growing market cheaper instead. For European players the lesson is reassuring: the euro is stable enough that the local price list has been unchanged for years – making the most likely "price change" around here still the Night Market discount, not a store increase.
This overview rests on three layers: first, Riot's official "2024 Regional Price Updates" announcement (all percentages of Sep 18, 2024, including the transitional bonus); second, our continuously live-verified store prices for the eurozone and the US; third, documented regional price lists and industry price comparisons for the relative world map (shown as ranges, as of mid-2026). All tables on this page may be freely quoted and reused with attribution ("valorant-spind.de" + link) – just reach out for raw data or additional breakdowns.
Traditionally in purchasing-power-priced regions: India and Turkey sit around $7–9 per 1,000 VP converted, Brazil, Indonesia and the Philippines around $8–10 – versus roughly $10 in the US and $11–13 in Germany (VAT included). Those prices only apply to accounts of the respective region, though.
€9.99 – sold as 950 VP plus 50 bonus VP. Bigger packs are cheaper per point: with the €100 pack (11,000 VP incl. 1,500 bonus) the rate drops to about €9.09 per 1,000 VP.
Riot adjusted Valorant prices in ten regions: most strongly in Ukraine (+66%), followed by Chile (+22%), Japan (+20%), Malaysia (+16%), Turkey (+15%), Brazil and South Korea (+14% each), Hungary (+11%) and the Philippines (+7%). India was the only region to get cheaper (−6%). Germany, the eurozone, the US and the UK were unchanged.
No – store prices are tied to your Riot account's region, not your IP address. Deliberately moving an account to a cheaper region can violate Riot's Terms of Service and, in the worst case, endangers your account along with your skin collection.
Skin prices in VP are identical worldwide – only what VP cost in local currency differs. A 1,775 VP skin therefore costs German players more in real money than Indian players, even though the shop shows the same number.
Riot sets round amounts in local currency per region and adjusts the VP quantity to match – which creates packs like 1,050 VP (UK), 1,150 VP (Mexico) or 1,200 VP (Brazil/Turkey). For comparisons you should therefore always normalize to the price per 1,000 VP.
