Valorant keeps surprising us with beautiful skins. After the failure of patch 1.06, the riot shooter puts us off with the new Nebula skins.
Yesterday, on August 20, 2020, the new and eagerly awaited Valorant Patch 1.06 was released – which was much more of a hotfix than a patch. However, we were able to enjoy another new feature. In a night-and-fog action, Valorant released new skins: the Nebula skins.
The weapons are decorated with a space nebula pattern and look like from another star. Quazars, galaxies, stardust and black holes adorn our favorite weapons. Here is a small preview of the equipment:
The Nebula skins don’t make up for our somewhat disappointed expectations from patch 1.06, but at least they put us off a bit. And they line them up perfectly with the quality of the other Valorant skins:
- Valorant: Oni & Sakura Skins – Be a Samurai!
- Elderflame Skins – Dragon Awaken!
- Valorant + Cyberpunk = Glitchpop Skin
Will you be getting the Nebula skins and which Valorant skins do you like the most? Tell us about it on Facebook or Twitter!
How to get skins in Valorant
Everyone uses the same weapons in Valorant, but that doesn’t mean every weapon has to look the same. After all, you’re going to spend a lot of time looking at your weapon, so looking at it might as well be.
Fortunately, the folks at Riot have the perfect solution for players who need to look good while shooting enemies. Skins are cosmetic add-ons that can change the physical appearance of a weapon, as well as animations and audio effects.
Read on to find out where you can get these unique looks and whether you need to play or pay to unlock the customizations.
How do I get skins in Valorant?
Unlike other popular multi-shooter games, Valorant doesn’t have any special skins to change and customize the look of the agent – at least for now. What they do offer is a collection of skins that can change and improve the way weapons look and feel while playing the game.
They don’t necessarily improve your gameplay, but sometimes looking good is enough to win a match, right?
Spend real money
This is possibly the easiest way to get the weapon skin you want but don’t have the time to unlock. Valorant Points or VP is the premium currency used in the game to unlock agents, skins, and more from the in-game store.
Here is an example of converting real money to VP on the North American server:
- $4.99 – 475 VP, no bonus VP, 475 VP total.
- $9.99 – 950 VP, 50 bonus VP, 1000 VP total
- $19.99 – 1900 VP, 150 bonus VP, 2050 total
- $34.99 – 3325 VP, 325 bonus VP, 3650 total
- $49.99 – 4750 VP, 600 bonus VP, 5350 total
- 99 $ – 9500 VP, 1500 bonus VP, 11000 total
As a frame of reference, Valorant Store Featured Collections are around 7,100 VP. Individual weapon skins are slightly less expensive and generally range from 1,775 VP to 4,350 VP each, with melee weapon skins at the higher end of the price scale.
Before you start searching for weapon skins, you should know that featured bundles change every few weeks and individual skin deals change every 24 hours. So what you see today may not be what you see tomorrow.
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