The VALORANT Champions Bundle 2025: Vandal, Butterfly Knife, and a New Flex

With Valorant Champions 2025 around the corner in Paris, Riot is building anticipation not just through competition, but with a premium limited-time bundle — the Champions Collection. Year on year, the Valorant Champions Bundle changes, but basically consists of a rifle skin (Phantom or Vandal) as well as a knife and some other cosmetics, all as a one-time exclusive drop. The 2025 collection grants the same, honoring the year’s global finale, with proceeds supporting both creators and the VCT ecosystem. Here’s a detailed look at what’s inside the 2025 Valorant Champions Bundle collection, how it compares to past editions, and how its proceeds are shared.

What the Valorant Champions Bundle 2025 Includes

Riot’s new trailer shows off a Vandal skin, a butterfly knife, a Champions trophy flex, and some other miscellaneous addons to comprise the bundle. The golden/sparkle factor has increased by a magnitude this year, including an interactive finisher that seems to grow increasingly shiny for every kill you get, one that is also tracked by the flex.

Champions 2025 Vandal

• Champion’s Aura: A glowing red “fire” outline that glows when you’re top frag in the game. The glow changes to gold whenever you get a kill.
• Hot Streak: After each kill, the entire weapon transforms into a full-gold form for a period of time. Getting another frag keeps the gold form going.
• Custom Finisher: A new cinematic moment that plays the 2025 anthem, while displaying a round counter that shows how many more rounds you need to close out the game with a W. Silhouettes of the Agents on your team appear in the background of your Finisher.
• “Paint the World” Finisher: After the finisher triggers, you and your allies with the Champions 2025 Vandal equipped can leave golden VCT marks across the map wherever you shoot. This fully interactive feature will make the few seconds after your round win an even more exciting celebration which your friends can also join in for!
• Other Features:
  • Kill counter tracks your frags during the match
  • During the Inspect animation, the countdown timer on the weapon counts down to the date of the Champions 2025 Grand Finals.
  • Custom firing audio and VFX with a muzzle flash in the shape of the VCT logo
  • Anthem music plays during weapon inspect animation
  • Custom kill banner visuals and sound

Champions 2025 Butterfly Knife

• Champion’s Aura: A glowing red “fire” outline that glows when you’re top frag in the game. The glow changes to gold for a few seconds whenever you get a kill with any weapon or ability. Keep getting kills to stay on top and maintain the form.
• Hot Streak Mechanic: After each kill, the entire weapon transforms into a full-gold form for a period of time. Getting another frag keeps the gold form going.
• Unique Animation Set: Brand new inspect animation, as well as custom visual effects and SFX on all the other animations. While the trailer shows it looking similar to the existing butterfly knife ones, hopefully there’s more to it in-game.

Accessories

• Flex: Designed after the Champions trophy. Plays the 2025 Anthem and shows the rounds needed to win when inspected.
• Gun Buddy: Bold gold-and-black VCT-inspired design.
• Player Card: A collectible artwork tying into the Champions 2025 theme.
• Spray: Add flair to every match with a celebratory gold spray.

When Can You Grab the Champions 2025 Collection?

The Champions 2025 Collection launches globally on September 4, 2025, and will be available in the in-game store for a limited time leading into Champions. It should be there until October 9, 2025.

What Makes the Champions Collection So Special

There’s a strong precedent that makes these bundles more than mere cosmetics. First, Champions-themed collections are exclusively available for a limited time, and once retired, cannot be obtained through normal store rotations — though weapon skins may appear via other limited offerings, gifts, or Night Market. Many players view Champions skins as collector’s items thanks to their limited availability and their exclusivity.

Estimated Price and Proceeds Breakdown

No official price has been announced yet for the 2025 bundle, but based on Riot’s pattern, it is expected to cost approximately 6,100–6,200 VP, which is the range that prior bundles have historically cost. However, this is the first Champions bundle with a Flex along with the weapon and knife skins, so there is a chance that the price might vary.

Crucially, Riot historically shares a portion of net proceeds from this bundle with participating VCT teams. For example, the 2024 Champions bundle — alongside VCT Team Capsules — raised a combined $44.3 million USD, a powerful financial boost for the scene. For 2025, the split will likely mirror previous years, meaning buying this bundle supports pro players and teams directly.