The Marshal is a low-cost sniper rifle in VALORANT that can bring immense value in the hands of a honed sharpshooter. Here, we’ll be ranking the skins from worst to best.
This bolt-action sniper rifle comes in at 950 in-game credits. This price tag allows the Marshal to be bought straight from the second round onwards as well as on half-buy rounds. It deals 101 damage on body shots, so it is extremely effective on rounds when you know the enemy will have no armor. On top of that, this sniper is more mobile and has a higher fire rate than the Operator. It is also the only sniper to have a very accurate unscoped firing mode. This is why a popular strategy against armored opponents is first landing a scoped shot, then immediately following up with an unscoped body shot and securing the kill.
The Marshal is a lever-action sniper, reloading one bullet at a time. Players can reload one bullet at a time after every shot, which would be very efficient and increase the magazine’s capacity to the entire available reserve.
Skins in VALORANT are merely decorative and do not offer any real in-game advantages vs. the default skin. Although compared to other games like CS:GO, which only offer recolors of the same exact weapon, the devs at Riot went a bit overboard with the skins in VALORANT as they completely altered the look of the weapon, added special VFX, GFX, and one skin turns your weapon into a literal dragon!
While choosing a good Marshal skin for yourself, you should determine if you like the theme of the skins, the looks, the inspect/equip animations, the finisher, and the firing sounds. Unlike other games like CS:GO, which has individual pricing for skins, the skins in VALORANT come at a fixed price, depending on their collection. Select Edition skins cost 875vp, while Premium and Exclusive Edition skins cost 1775vp and 2175vp, respectively.
Best Marshal Skins: A Complete Tier list
Since the game’s release, Riot has released more than 23 different Marshal skins in VALORANT as a part of weapon bundles, agent contracts, and battle passes. The Marshal definitely did not get as much love as the other weapons since it has about a third of the number of skins compared to the more mainstream weapons. The majority of Marshal’s skins are included with battle passes, with only a few as a part of premium bundles. This is why our top 10 list will include bundle skins along with battle pass skins.
| Tier | Marshal Skins |
| S-Tier (Best) | Crimsonbeast, Magepunk, Sovereign |
| A-Tier (Good) | Gaia’s Vengeance, Doodle Buds |
| B-Tier (Average) | Songsteel, Monarch, Luna, Artisan, Wasteland, Coutore |
| C-Tier (Underwhelming) | Rune Stone, Divine Swine, Task Force 899, Galleria, Reverie, Ruin |
| F-Tier (Not Recommended) | Venturi, Premiere Collision, Avalanche, Coalition: Cobra, Polyfrog, Winter Wunderland,Songsteel |
Top 10 Best Marshal Skins in VALORANT
Among all the Marshal skins released in VALORANT so far, here are the top 10 ranked according to the basis of looks, animations, and VFX:
10. Wasteland
The Wasteland skin collection features post-apocalyptic versions of the weapons that are crudely made. Fallout players will find themselves enjoying this skin as it appears as a patchwork of many random weapon elements mixed together into a sniper.
- Rarity: Deluxe Edition
- Price: 1275 VP
- How to Buy: Store, Night Market
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: No
- Color Variants: No
9. Artisan
The Artisan Marshal is a part of the Act 2 battle pass from Episode 3. It sports a ceramic texture and gives the impression that it has been handcrafted, hence the name. Even though it is a battle pass skin, it comes in four decent-looking color variations.
- Rarity: Battlepass Skin
- Price: Episode 3 Act 2 Battle pass
- How to Buy: Reach tier 10 in the Episode 3 Act 2 Battlepass
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: No
- Color Variants: Yes
8. Monarch Marshal
Yet another battle pass skin to be included in this list, the Monarch Marshal, is an exquisite-looking skin. It can be obtained from the Episode 3 Act 1 battle pass. This skin features a classy finish in black-white with gold accents.
- Rarity: Battle pass
- Price: Episode 3 Act 1 Battle pass
- How to Buy: Reach tier 40 in the Episode 3 Act 1 Battle pass
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: No
- Color Variants: No
7. Luna
Every skin from Luna Collection looks very simple. However, the design and subtle touch of reflecting animation make the skins look amazing.
- Rarity: Deluxe Edition
- Price: 1275 VP
- How to Buy: Night Market, Store
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: No
- Color Variants: No
6. Songsteel Marshal
Finally, the last battle pass skin to be included in our list is the Songsteel Marshal. This skin is obtained from the Episode 2 Act 3 Battle pass. The Songsteel Marshal comes in a white and wooden theme with intricate metallic accents, reminiscent of a low-budget Sovereign skin.
- Rarity: Battle pass
- Price: Episode 2 Act 3 Battle pass
- How to Buy: Reach Tier 40 in the Episode 2 Act 3 Battle pass
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: No
- Color Variants: No
5. Doodle Buds
Doodle Buds’ skins are some of the most liked skins in the game. Riot Games went with a different approach while making the upgrades for these skins. There are three variants of the Doodle Buds Marshal. One with the VALORANT Agents, one with VALORANT Tactifriends, and the third one with League of Legends characters.
If you upgrade the skin to Level 2, the black and white characters on the weapon skin become colorful. Once you get an ace, all characters come back to life, and the skin looks astonishing.
- Rarity: Premium Edition
- Price: 1775 VP
- How to Buy: Night Market, Store
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
4. Gaia’s Revenge Marshal
The Gaia’s Vengeance Marshal is the latest Marshal skin to be added to the game. As the name suggests, it comes in a Nature theme depicting a radianite crystal embedded in a tree. This skin also comes in beautiful color variants, which change up the color of the roots and radianite crystal.
- Rarity: Premium Edition
- Price: 1775 VP
- How to Buy: Night Market, Store
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
3. Magepunk Marshal
The Magepunk Marshal skin came with the 2nd Magepunk bundle added to the game. It features a steampunk version of the sniper along with cool lightning GFX. Firing the Magepunk Marshal feels like shooting out lightning bolts which is pretty cool. The color variants of this skin also change out the lightning colors.
- Rarity: Premium Edition
- Price: 1775 VP
- How to Buy: Night Market, Store
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
2. Sovereign Marshal
Finally, we have the Sovereign Marshal at our #1 spot. The Sovereign bundle is one of the oldest but best-looking bundles in the game. It features an angelic or holy theme with intricate patterns in white with gold accents. When upgraded, it also shines in blue. The Sovereign Marshal also comes in different color variants as well. The best one is the black and purple combination which looks amazing and is often considered a dark version of the skin. The other two are also pretty decent.
The Sovereign Marshal has very satisfying firing sounds as well as GFX, and a very excellent finisher finally seals the deal on why this is the best Marshal skin you can get in VALORANT to date. Additionally, it is a Premium edition skin which not only makes it cost less than exclusive edition skins but also means the Sovereign Marshal can appear in the Night Market to be bought at a discount!
- Rarity: Premium Edition
- Price: 1775 VP
- How to Buy: Store, Night Market
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
1. Crimsonbeast
The Crimsonbeast Collection’s skins are very similar to the Elderflame skins. Yet, it isn’t the only factor that puts this skin in the first place. Crimsonbeast Marshal’s skin features a vivid glowing animation even in the standard variation. You may upgrade the weapon to Level 2 for a crazy kill effect that causes your Marshal to burst into flames.
So this wraps up our top 10 Marshal skins in VALORANT. Note that, like all lists, this is subjective, and your personal rankings might differ from the ones we have here. You can also take a look at the best skins for other weapons in the game:
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