The Vandal Skins have always been the favorites of almost all VALORANT players; Casual and Professional alike. Here, we’ll be ranking the skins from worst to best.
The Vandal is an Assault Rifle in VALORANT, and it has the potential to one-shot enemies at any range with a hit to the head. It is priced at 2900 in-game credits and is one of the most popular buy-round choices. The Vandal is deadly at medium to long ranges because of its headshot potential and burst damage.
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 Vandal 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.
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Best Vandal Skins in VALORANT 2023: A Complete Tier List
Since the game’s release, Riot has released more than 50 different Vandal 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 15 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 15 will remain unaffected by their exclusion.
| Tier | Vandal Skins |
|---|---|
| S-Tier (Best) | Prime, Elderflame, Reaver, Sentinels of Light, Champions 2021, Araxys, Ion, Prelude to Chaos |
| A-Tier (Good) | Oni ,Glitchpop 2.0, ChronoVoid, K/TAC, Neptune, Ego, Forsaken, Origin, RGX 11z Pro, Gaia’s Vengeance, Crimsonbeast |
| B-Tier (Average) | Sarmad, Sakura, Immortalized, Luna, Sensation, Prism II, Silvanus, Valorant Go! Vol. 2, Nunca Olividados, Starlit Odyssey, Cryostasis, Lycan’s Bane, Venturi |
| C-Tier (Underwhelming) | .Exe, .SYS, Ruin, Nitro, Wasteland, Team Ace, Horizon, Endeavour, Tethered Realms, |
| F-Tier (Not Recommended) | Avalanche, Luxe, Aristocrat, Hivemind, Winter Wunderland, Titanmail, Cavalier, Depths, Schema |
Top 15 Best Vandal Skins in VALORANT
Among all the Vandal skins released in VALORANT so far, here are the top 15 ranked according to the basis of looks, animations, and VFX:
15. Forsaken Vandal
The Evil twin of the Sovereign skins, the Forsaken Vandal, takes on an ancient runic appearance filled with dark green magic. It has a Sovereign alternative colorway and a cool-looking finisher.
Rarity: Premium Edition
Price: 1775 VP
How to Buy: Store, Night Market
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
14. Neptune Vandal
The base level of Neptune looks kinda sleek. However, the main attraction of the collection skins 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
13. Oni Vandal
Up next, we have the Oni Vandal, which has been a hyped skin ever since its announcement. Everything about this skin, from the beautiful color variants, firing sound, and finisher, are all amazing.
Rarity: Premium Edition
Price: 1775 VP
How to Buy: Store, Night Market
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
Color Variants: Yes
12. Prelude to Chaos Vandal
Looking at Prelude to Chaos skin from the side doesn’t give you much idea. However, once you get hold of the skin in game will change your perspective of this badass Vandal. The animation, sound and feel of the skin will make you want to buy it.
Rarity: Exclusive Edition
Price: 2175 VP
How to Buy: Store only
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
11. RGX 11Z Pro Vandal
The RGX 11Z Pro Vandal is a gamer-esque take on the Vandal skin, coming in at 2175VP. It has a satisfying muted firing sound and can change its RGB lights.
Rarity: Exclusive Edition
Price: 2175 VP
How to Buy: Store only
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
10. Origin Vandal
The unique aspect about the Origin Vandal is its amazing inspect animation, where it disassembles itself and levitates in your hands. Prett cool but otherwise a pretty standard premium Vandal skin.
Rarity: Premium Edition
Price: 1775 VP
How to Buy: Store, Night Market
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
9. ChronoVoid Vandal
ChronoVoid Vandal is one of the best skins now. The skin has three different color variants and 3 upgrades, making it preferred by even the pros. Also, the sound from ChronoVoid weapons is very satisfying.
Rarity: Premium Edition
Price: 1775 VP
How to Buy: Store, Night Market
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
Color Variants: Yes
8. Glitchpop Vandal
If you’re into Cyberpunk or Neon themes, then the Glitchpop 2.0 Vandal is the one for you. Coming in at a bit more expensive price of 2175VP, this futuristic skin has great GFX, VFX, and a sky-wide finisher.
Rarity: Exclusive Edition
Price: 2175 VP
How to Buy: Store only
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
7. Ion Vandal
The Ion Vandal 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 Vandal looks better than most other Vandal skins in the game.
Rarity: Premium Edition
Price: 1775 VP
How to Buy: Store, Night Market
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
Color Variants: Yes
6. Araxys Vandal
The Araxys Vandal features a robotic and futuristic-looking theme. If you are not into fancy-designed skins, this skin bundle will definitely be worth your wallet.
Rarity: Exclusive Edition
Price: 2175 VP
How to Buy: Store only
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
5. Sentinels of Light Vandal
Part of the collaboration with League of Legends, the Sentinels of Light skins are the counterpart to the Ruination skins. The Sentinels of light Vandal has an intricate theme with gold, silver accents, and a rotating crystal as the barrel of the rifle.
Rarity: Exclusive Edition
Price: 2175 VP
How to Buy: Store only
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
4. Reaver Vandal
Known as the Headshot machine skin, the Reaver Vandal is widely popular in the Valorant community and is the best Premium skin. The looks, color variants, kill sounds, and finisher all play a part in this skin getting to the top 3.
Rarity: Premium Edition
Price: 1775 VP
How to Buy: Store, Night Market
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
3. Prime Vandal
The Prime Vandal is one of the oldest and most coveted skins in VALORANT. Although quite plain in looks compared to the newer skins, the Prime Vandal still gets top 4 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
2. Elderflame Vandal
The Elderflame skin is the first Ultra Edition skin introduced in VALORARNT, which took the community by storm as it featured a living, fire-breathing Dragon. Aside from the dragon factor, it has cool equip and reload animations with a sick finisher.
Rarity: Ultra Edition
Price: 2475 VP
How to Buy: Store only
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
1. Champions 2021 Vandal
No crazy changes or GFX, at number 1, we have the Champions 2021 Vandal. It was available for purchase for a limited time during Valorant Champions 2021, and it was the most expensive Vandal skin released in the game so far.
It features the default Vandal in the Champions 2021 theme, which looks terrific. Being a no-nonsense gun omitting crazy effects, this skin still has good kill notice sounds and a sky-wide finisher earning it a much deserved #1 spot on our list.
Rarity: Exclusive Edition
Price: 2675 VP
How to Buy: Limited-Time store only
VFX, GFX, Finisher: Yes
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So this wraps up our top 15 Vandal skins in VALORANT. Note that, like all lists, this is subjective, and your personal rankings might differ from the ones we have here.
