VALORANT Night Queue: Everything You Need to Know

Riot Games has launched VALORANT Night Queue, a limited-time challenge running through March 2026. The event rewards players for grinding ranked and casual play across two milestone phases, and there are free in-game cosmetics up for grabs just for hitting 500 points.

What Is VALORANT Night Queue?

Night Queue is a milestone-based progression challenge hosted on Riot’s FTW platform. Players earn points by playing VALORANT matches, completing phase-specific objectives, teaming up with friends, and participating in a TikTok creative challenge. Once a milestone’s 500-point threshold is reached, a free reward unlocks automatically.

The event is split into two separate phases — Milestone 1: Warming Up, and Milestone 2: The Night Owl — each with different point-scoring rules and eligible game modes. Points do not carry over between phases, so both must be cleared independently. As of writing, the event has drawn over 15,000 participants on the FTW platform.

Event Schedule

• Milestone 1 – Warming Up: March 4 at 12PM GMT to March 14 at 11:59AM GMT
• Milestone 2 – The Night Owl: March 14 at 12PM GMT to March 23 at 11:59PM GMT

The full contest window runs from March 4 at 12PM GMT to March 23 at 12PM GMT. Entries and milestones completed outside this window are not eligible.

How to Participate

Head to the FTW platform and sign in with your Riot Games account. Logging in automatically registers you — no separate sign-up needed. Once joined, your in-game match data is tracked automatically.

To be eligible, you must be at least 16 years old, have a valid Riot Games account, and reside in one of the eligible countries listed in the Official Rules. Riot Games employees and affiliates are not eligible.

Eligible Regions

The event is open to a wide range of countries across most of the world, grouped broadly below.

The full country list spans over 170 nations. For the complete list, check the Official Rules.

Not Eligible

You cannot participate if you live in a country subject to international sanctions, a jurisdiction that requires the challenge to be officially registered (and it hasn’t been), or a country that requires these rules to be provided in your local language without a translation available. Notably, the United States, Canada, China, and most of Latin America are not included in the eligible countries list.

How to Earn Points

Each milestone has its own point-scoring system. Here’s the break down for everything.

Milestone 1 – Warming Up (March 4–14)

All game modes are eligible except Custom Matches.

• Win a match: 5 points
• Complete a match (any result): 1 point
• Each kill: 1 point
• Every 10,000 credits spent: 10 points
• Each pre-made friend in your lobby (max 4): 1 point each
• Submit a Creative Challenge entry on FTW: 20 points

Milestone 2 – The Night Owl (March 14–23)

Eligible modes: Competitive, Unrated, Swiftplay, and Spike Rush.

• 15 or more headshots in a single match: 20 points
• Each spike plant or defuse by your team: 5 points
• Every 10 rounds won: 15 points
• Each pre-made friend in your lobby (max 4): 1 point each
• Submit a Creative Challenge entry on FTW: 20 points

If two or more players finish with the same point total, ranking is decided by Average Combat Score (ACS) across both milestones.

Rewards

Three free in-game cosmetics are available across the event.

• Hari Raya Homecoming Player Card — reach 500 points during Milestone 1
• Last Round Before Dawn Player Card — reach 500 points during Milestone 2
• Alarmboi Out Spray — submit an approved Creative Challenge entry

Milestone rewards unlock automatically within two hours of hitting 500 points.

How to Claim Your Rewards

Head to the Profile section of the FTW platform and open the Rewards tab. Redemption codes for your earned items will be listed there. Note that codes have an expiration date shown in the rewards panel. Expired codes cannot be redeemed, so claim them as soon as possible.

WINGMAN’s Corner — Creative Challenge

In addition to in-game play, you can earn an extra 20 points and unlock the Alarmboi Out Spray by submitting a TikTok video using the official WINGMAN filter. All submissions are reviewed before approval.

Requirements:

• Use the official WINGMAN filter on TikTok
• Submit only through the FTW platform’s Creative tab
• Video must be between 15 and 60 seconds
• Only you may appear in the content
• One submission per participant

Not allowed:

• Copyrighted music
• Visible in-game chat, DMs, or Discord logs
• Explicit, offensive, or hateful content

By submitting, you grant Riot Games a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use your content for marketing purposes. You retain ownership of your work.

Key Rules

• Minimum age: 16 years old
• A valid Riot Games account is required
• Points do not carry over between milestones
• Rewards unlock up to 2 hours after hitting 500 points
• Redemption codes expire — check the FTW rewards tab for the deadline
• The contest is organized by Riot Games Limited, Dublin, Ireland
• Governed by Irish law (Singapore law for APAC; Japan law for Japan)

For the complete eligibility list and full legal terms, visit the Official Rules at ftw.riotgames.com/en-us/valorant/challenges/night-queue.

Reporting Issues

Players experiencing technical issues should contact VALORANT Player Support. To report another participant for inappropriate conduct, use the Submit a Report button on the FTW platform.