The Spectre is one the most popular guns in VALORANT, right after the main two rifles. Here we’ll be ranking the Spectre skins from worst to best.
The Spectre is an inexpensive sub-machine gun in VALORANT. It is good at medium to close range, so it is popular in half buy, anti-eco, and rush rounds. It costs 1650 credits, and it is fairly accurate at close range while running, making it an ideal but annoying run-and-gun weapon. According to stats by Riot, the Spectre has the 3rd highest most kills in the game, coming in right after Vandal and Phantom.
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 Spectre skin for yourself, you should determine if you like the theme of the skin, the looks, the inspect/equip animations, the finisher, and the firing sounds. Unlike other games like CS:GO, which have individual pricing for skins, the skins in VALORANT come at a fixed price depending on their collection. For example, select Edition skins cost 875vp while Premium and Exclusive Edition skins cost 1775vp and 2175vp respectively.
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Best Spectre Skins in VALORANT: A Complete Tier list
Since the game’s release, Riot has released 41 different Spectre skins in VALORANT as a part of weapon bundles and battle passes. Since battle pass skins are obtainable only during their respective act and cannot be obtained later in the store, we excluded those from our top 10 but included them in the tier list. Battle pass skins are occasionally good, but they aren’t usually better than skins from featured bundles, so our top 10 will remain unaffected with their exclusion.
| Tier | Skins |
| S-Tier (Best) | Singularity, Prime, Ion, Reaver, Protocol 781-A, RGX 11z Pro |
| A-Tier (Good) | BlastX, Forsaken, Radiant Crisis 001, Neptune, Recon, Ruination, Magepunk, Abyssal, Sarmad Luna, Soulstrife, Venturi |
| B-Tier (Average) | Task Force 809, Prism, Hue Shift, Tigris, Gravitational Uranium Neuroblaster, Valorant Go! Vol. 1 |
| C-Tier (Underwhelming) | Aero, Infinity, Kingdom, Serenity, Velocity, Avalanche, Horizon, Spline, Convex, Infantry |
| F-Tier (Not Recommended) | Striker, Hivemind, Wasteland, Polyfrog, Minima, Luxe |
Top 10 Best Spectre Skins in VALORANT 2023
Among all the Spectre skins released in VALORANT so far, here are the top 10 ranked according to the basis of looks, animations, and VFX:
10. Neptune Spectre
The base level of Neptune looks kinda sleek. However, the main attraction of the collection comes when you can upgrade it to Level 2. Upon upgrading the weapon, it literally looks like a portable aquarium. Not to mention, the bullet sound of this gun is also satisfying.
- Rarity: Premium Edition
- Price: 1775 VP
- How to Buy: Store, Night Market
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
9. BlastX Spectre
The BlastX Spectre is a Nerf-inspired skin for the Spectre. It has a plastic appearance and shoots out bullets in the form of nerf darts. The firing sounds are similar to the real toy, and the equip animation looks like unwrapping a present. Overall, the BlastX Specter is a really fun skin to use, especially with that gift-wrap finisher.
- Rarity: Exclusive Edition
- Price: 2175 VP
- How to Buy: Store only
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
8. RGX 11z Pro Spectre
RGX 11z Pro had the potential to be the top 3 Spectre on our list. However, this gun variant does not have color choices, making it slightly inferior to its successor collection. Nonetheless, the Spectre still looks great without the other colors.
- Rarity: Exclusive Edition
- Price: 2175 VP
- How to Buy: Store, Night Market
- VFX, GFX, Finisher:Yes
- Color Variants: No
7. Protocol 781-A Spectre
The Protocol 781-A bundle is the second Ultra Edition Skin bundle added to the game. The Protocol 781-A Spectre features a futuristic military vibe.
Its unique feature is that the gun has an AI that actually has voice lines. It’s as though the gun has a mind of its own and is self-aware. The finisher is also really cool where it spawns a mech that shoots at the enemy.
- Rarity: Ultra Edition
- Price: 2475 VP
- How to Buy: Store only
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
6. Ion Spectre
The Ion Spectre is a futuristic version of the gun which has a very sleek and minimalistic appearance. It has three different color variants and three upgrades. Even the barebone Ion Spectre looks better than most other Spectre skins in the game.
Rarity: Premium Edition
Price: 1775 VP
How to Buy: Store, Night Market
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
Color Variants: Yes
5. Reaver Spectre
The Reaver series of skins is one of the most popular skin bundles in VALORANT, with the Reaver Vandal, Phantom, and Reaver Operator gaining much popularity along with the Reaver Spectre. The skin has one of the most unique reload animations, with the player reloading the magazine without touching it as though using some sort of dark magic. The firing sounds, skin color variants, and finisher put this Spectre skin in our top 5.
Rarity: Premium Edition
Price: 1775 VP
How to Buy: Store, Night Market
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
Color Variants: Yes
4. Magepunk Spectre
The Magepunk Spectre skin came with the first Magepunk bundle. It features a steampunk version of the Spectre along with cool lightning GFX.
- Rarity: Premium Edition
- Price: 1775 VP
- How to Buy: Store, Night Market
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes (Lightning)
3. Ruination Spectre
In collaboration with League of Legends, Riot released the Ruination skin bundle in VALORANT. The Ruination Spectre comes in the theme of the Ruined King and has a ghastly appearance. It also has beautiful color variants along with a cool finisher.
- Rarity: Exclusive Edition
- Price: 2175 VP
- How to Buy: Store only
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
2. Prime Spectre
The Prime series of skins is one of the oldest and most coveted skins in VALORANT. Although quite plain in looks compared to the newer skins, the Prime Spectre still gets top 3 because of its satisfying firing VFX and cool reload animation.
- Rarity: Premium Edition
- Price: 1775 VP
- How to Buy: Store, Night Market
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
1. Singularity Spectre
At last, in our #1 position, we have the Singularity Spectre. The Singularity Spectre is a weapon infused with the power of Radianite and is constantly deforming and reforming around it. It features a cool equip animation and finisher as well.
- Rarity: Exclusive Edition
- Price: 2175 VP
- How to Buy: Store only
- VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
- Color Variants: Yes
So this wraps up our list of Best Spectre skins in VALORANT 2023. 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:
Best Phantom Skins | Best Vandal Skins | Best Operator Skins | Best Ghost Skins
