Buddies

Gunbuddy — Buddies interface, showing a variety of buddies at the bottom and VALORANT Coin Buddy being equipped on Reaver Vandal.

Buddies (or gunbuddies, gun buddies) are a type of cosmetic in VALORANT. They are weapon charms that attach to guns to slightly modify their appearance. Buddies can only be seen in first-person view.

To access the inventory of buddies, the player has to select a weapon (excluding Melee) in their Collection and navigate to Buddies on top to view.

There are currently 720 different buddies.

Current Buddies[]

Collection Bundles[]

Buddies from collection bundles can usually be bought on their own for 475 but are either given for free or discounted should the player choose to buy the whole bundle. For bundles containing buddies, the bundle price is usually equal to the total cost of the gun skins. Most collection bundles that have buddies only contain one each, though occasionally some bundles have multiple. Players will have x2 each of the buddy in their inventory upon purchase.

Certain buddies must be purchased as part of the entire bundle, thus losing the opportunity to purchase the buddy individually (excluding countries with laws against bundle-only purchases). The buddies are from these collections:

"5 Years // Beta Remastered" from 5 Years // Beta Remastered Capsule
"Monkey Business" from Arcane Collection's Collector's Set
"Duo's Day" from Duo's Day Capsule
"HAZ + MATT // Haz" and "HAZ + MATT // Matt" from Duo's Day // Haz & Matt Capsule
"In and Out of Trouble" from Troublemaker Capsule
All buddies from VCT Team Capsules, VCT 2025 Season Capsule and Tacti-Force Capsule

Certain collections have different pricing for their buddies. The pricing and collections are:

0 for Pride
675 each for Doombringer, Dream Charm and Helix
975 each for Give Back, Give Back // 2022, Give Back // 2023, Give Back // 2024 and Give Back // V25

* If equipped on a skin variant of the respective skin collection, the buddy's color will change to match it. May not apply to all weapon skins within the collection, see the respective collection page for more details.

^ If equipped on a weapon skin within the collection, the buddy's color will change to match it.

^# Has unique interaction(s) upon doing certain actions. See the respective collection page for more details.

VCT Team Capsules[]

Battle Passes[]

Act Battle Pass[]

To see the tiers that each buddy was unlocked at, see the article for that Battle Pass' act linked in the table.

The act battle pass contains between 9 to 12 buddies which are spread out over both the paid and free tracks. These buddies are always earned at the same tier or chapter (depending on how many buddies the pass has). The free track always has 3 buddies that are always unlocked after completing chapters 2, 6, 9, and unlocking the paid tracks gives access to up to 5-8 more buddies that are unlocked at other tiers. Another free track buddy may also be available at Epilogue 1, depending on whether the cosmetic at that tier for each pass is either a buddy or a spray. Players will have x2 each of the buddy in their inventory upon unlock.

Kingdom Credits can also be used to unlock when buddies appear as part of the weekly set of four offers available in Accessory Store (excluding Epilogue items and Coin Collection items).

Seasons
Season	Act	Buddies
V25	Act 1	Laser Blaster V25 ACT I Coin Hieroscape Scaredy Cow Space Out Homie Celestia Pint-Size Planet Astro Bear Epilogue: Scaredy Cow
	Act 2	$Refractrix$ Refractrix V25 ACT II Coin Ebi Nigiri Pocket Turret Snap Trap Byteshift Doom Wing Sloth Tactics Death Stalker Epilogue: Pocket Turret
	Act 3	Spellbound V25 ACT III Coin Nightmare Toes Beta Key Jett's Windbreaker Squish Ball Boba Truck Solarex Killer Frog Epilogue: Jett's Windbreaker
	Act 4	Perch V25 ACT IV Coin Teleporter Bear With Me Bonsai ATLAS // CMD Space Piercer Salinite Scions of Hourglass Epilogue: Bear With Me

Episodes
Episode	Act	Buddies
01: IGNITION	Act 1	GL Have Cat Crate Ep 1 // 1 Coin Cheesed Donut Radianite Crystal Pizza Bullet Radianite Crate Toaster Ascent Rising
	Act 2	Split Decision Danger Lizard Ep 1 // 2 Coin POLYfox Froggie Hat Bear Tactics Red Alert Safe Haven Cup O’ Crown The Spike The Wheel of Steel
	Act 3	In A Bind Jack O' Lantern Ep 1 // 3 Coin Squirrel Tactics Potato Aim Immortal Rose Gelato Cutie Scuttle Trash Ruin Watcher Chilly McFreeze Discotech Epilogue: Discotech
02: FORMATION	Act 1	Tall Tales Ep 2 // 1 Coin Salt Shaker Battle Crab Lunar Firework Ancient Inheritance Take on the Tundra Kingdom Logo Deadly Precision Epilogue: Salt Shaker
	Act 2	Mic Drop Ep 2 // 2 Coin Xpert Comms Mango Tango Good Boy, Bruno No. 1 Fan Spike Rush Old Salt Late Night Calories
	Act 3	Songsteel Ep 2 // 3 Coin Lucky Dice Boba Keep it Safe Get Carried Dan the Penguin Lucky Rabbit Ancient Mysteries Revealed ^{[a 1]}
03: REFLECTION	Act 1	K/TAC Ep 3 // 1 Coin One Direction Rubber Ducky Icy Crate Caught Island Dreams The Key to Ancient Mysteries Salmon Nigiri
	Act 2	Bruno Coin Ep 3 // 2 Coin Sample 36-K Root Beer Artisan KNG Meridian VLT/R Time's Up Follow Me Epilogue: Bruno Coin
	Act 3	Genesis Ep 3 // 3 Coin Magic Mance Dumpster Fire Edible Ornament Easy Breezy Sock of Cheer Get The Picture Winner Winner Epilogue: Dumpster Fire
04: DISRUPTION	Act 1	Hydrodip Ep 4 // 1 Coin Eco the Bulldog Together Forever Big ol' Barrel Velocity Big Brain Chicken Out Bunny Tactics Epilogue: Eco the Bulldog
	Act 2	Divine Swine Ep 4 // 2 Coin Key of Life Lycan's Bane Matryoshka Mi Goreng Turtle Ship All-purpose Slipper Le Baguette
	Act 3	Hue Shift Ep 4 // 3 Coin Dalgona Coffee Original Protractor Ragna-Rock Out .SYS Deep Divisions UltraBright Torch PlayZilla Trick Master
05: DIMENSION	Act 1	Shimmer Ep 5 // 1 Coin Pocket Sized Sheriff Gimbap Heavy Lifting Task Force 809 Cat Tactics Perfect Pattern Tactical Surprise Epilogue: Pocket Sized Sheriff
	Act 2	Crunch the Numbers Ep 5 // 2 Coin Apple a Day Anansi White Snake Completely Cracked Kitsune Mask Magic Hummingbird Kiss the Frog Epilogue: Apple a Day
	Act 3	Rune Stone Ep 5 // 3 Coin Shell Song Ornamental Commander Corbin's Light Halo Halo Star Lotus Can't Break Me Iridian Thorn Epilogue: Shell Song
06: REVELATION	Act 1	Venturi Ep 6 // 1 Coin Folded Wish New Year's Knot Big Announcement Peace and Love Electric Love Stringed Soprano Frozen Solid Epilogue: Folded Wish
	Act 2	Desert Rose Ep 6 // 2 Coin Lucky Star Tilde Cat-Eye Topotek Extra Crispy Egg in a Basket Bounce House Epilogue: Lucky Star
	Act 3	Hot and Spicy Ep 6 // 3 Coin Night Guard Drop the Hammer Monster Cookie Moondash Bound Mother of Pearl Blueberry Epilogue: Drop the Hammer
07: EVOLUTION	Act 1	Swinging Shumai Ep 7 // 1 Coin Composite Blush Slurp Digihex Penguin Surprise Robotic Companion Neural Pattern Epilogue: Penguin Surprise
	Act 2	Sunset Scoot Ep 7 // 2 Coin Panoramic Transition Mid-Autumn Sweet Alley-oop Terrarium Treasure On The Low Ups and Downs Epilogue: Alley-oop
	Act 3	Libretto Ep 7 // 3 Coin Treble Clef Sandswept Winter Whisper Bumble Stitch Silhouette Hundreds and Thousands Let It Cook Epilogue: Treble Clef
08: DEFIANCE	Act 1	Music Electric Ep 8 // 1 Coin Miss Spots Potted Pal Shoot Here Sunny Side Hula Bear Flash Blades Ducky on Swing Epilogue: Sunny Side
	Act 2	Shellspire Ep 8 // 2 Coin Aquatica Twisted Treat Lotus Sea Jelly Retrowave Message in a Bottle Claw Tactics: Dan Epilogue: Twisted Treat
	Act 3	Head in the Clouds Ep 8 // 3 Coin Comet Mr.Takoyaki Light Stick Mini Mecha Beary Good Fortune Tactic Kappa Sleepy Bruno Epilogue: Mini Mecha
09: COLLISION	Act 1	Convergence Ep 9 // 1 Coin Bumble Brigade Melondramatic Mini Espresso Bubble Pop Chasing Clouds Tanghulu Brimsicle Epilogue: Melondramatic
	Act 2	Frequency Ep 9 // 2 Coin Prize Size KAY/O Overlay Lava Lamp Yoonseul Sneaky Kitty Utility Belt Boxing TactiBear Epilogue: Prize Size KAY/O
	Act 3	Canteen Ep 9 // 3 Coin Nanobreak Mummy Mance Paracord Bulletbox Candy Cutie Chilling Nugget Torque Epilogue: Mummy Mance

↑ If Ancient Mysteries Revealed buddy is equipped on Soul Silencer Ghost, the buddy's color will change to match it. For the buddy preview, see Omen → Gallery.

Event Passes[]

Players will have x2 each of the buddy in their inventory upon unlock.

Name	Event Pass	Tier
5 Years	5 Years	10
Arcane Cupcake	RiotX Arcane	10
Champions 2022 Dad Hat	Champions	7
Closed Beta Coin	Closed Beta	5
Fortune Paws	Scales of Fortune	1
Good Luck Knot	2023 Horizons	4
Happy Dumpling	Lunar Celebration	5
Octobuddy	Champions 2023	7
Pocket Jett	Collision	4
Spoonful	Year of the Snake	6
Walis Tambo	Recall	8
Year One	YR 1 Anniversary	7

Gear[]

All agent gear contains a buddy available at Tier 6. Players will have x2 each of the buddy in their inventory upon unlock.

Agent	Buddy	Name
Astra		Stardust
Breach		Hammer Time
Brimstone		Dog Tags
Chamber		Call Me
Clove		Metal Wings
Cypher		White Hat
Deadlock		Nanowire Cartridge
Fade		Nazar Bead
Gekko		Cruiser
Harbor		Beckoner
Iso		Peripherals
Jett		Pocket Knife
KAY/O		Memory Chip
Killjoy		Bot
Neon		Surge Protector
Omen		Grim Delight
Phoenix		Hot Bling
Raze		Blast Pin
Reyna		Soul Capsule
Sage		Radianite Orb
Skye		Hawko
Sova		Owl Charm
Tejo		Misilito
Viper		Venom Vial
Vyse		Metal Petals
Waylay		Prism
Yoru		Dimensional Fragment

Prime Gaming Drops[]

The following buddies are drop rewards from Prime Gaming. Players will have x1 each of the buddy in their inventory upon claim.

↑ Also available in limited quantities as part of Make-A-Wish x VALORANT Console Charity Fundraiser from October 2024, supported by Riot Games.

Broadcast Drops[]

The following buddies were obtained by watching certain live events on official broadcasts or other official selected streams. To be eligible to obtain the rewards, players must have their Riot account connected to their account used on the streaming service and use it to watch the event for a certain duration, at most for one hour. Players will have x1 each of the buddy in their inventory upon claim.


Name	Event	Eligible Dates
High Top Heat	2021 Spike Nations Also available as part of promotion organized by Verizon during VALORANT Champions Tour 2023.	October 9, 2021
Fishbones	Arcane Premiere Twitch Streams	November 6, 2021
VCT 2021 Spark	VCT Champions 2021: Grand Finals	December 12, 2021
VCT LOCK//IN Dad Hat	VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo: Grand Finals	March 4, 2023
Game Changers Trophy	Game Changers 2023 Championship	December 3, 2023
Sheng Jian Bao	VALORANT Masters Shanghai 2024: Grand Finals	June 9, 2024

Competitive[]

At the end of each season, players who played Competitive games and earned a rank will receive a buddy based on the highest Act Rank they achieved during the season. Each season has its own ranked buddies, and there are buddies for every rank. Players must obtain 9 wins in any of an Act within that season to be rewarded with the buddy matching their rank. Players will have x2 of the buddy in their inventory upon unlock.

Ranked Season/ Episode	Buddies
Episode 01: IGNITION	EP1 Iron EP1 Bronze EP1 Silver EP1 Gold EP1 Platinum EP1 Diamond EP1 Immortal EP1 Radiant
Episode 02: FORMATION	EP2 Iron EP2 Bronze EP2 Silver EP2 Gold EP2 Platinum EP2 Diamond EP2 Immortal EP2 Radiant
Episode 03: REFLECTION	EP3 Iron EP3 Bronze EP3 Silver EP3 Gold EP3 Platinum EP3 Diamond EP3 Immortal EP3 Radiant
Episode 04: DISRUPTION	EP4 Iron EP4 Bronze EP4 Silver EP4 Gold EP4 Platinum EP4 Diamond EP4 Immortal EP4 Radiant
Episode 05: DIMENSION	EP5 Iron EP5 Bronze EP5 Silver EP5 Gold EP5 Platinum EP5 Diamond EP5 Ascendant EP5 Immortal EP5 Radiant
Episode 06: REVELATION	EP6 Iron EP6 Bronze EP6 Silver EP6 Gold EP6 Platinum EP6 Diamond EP6 Ascendant EP6 Immortal EP6 Radiant
Episode 07: EVOLUTION	EP7 Iron EP7 Bronze EP7 Silver EP7 Gold EP7 Platinum EP7 Diamond EP7 Ascendant EP7 Immortal EP7 Radiant
Episode 08: DEFIANCE	EP8 Iron EP8 Bronze EP8 Silver EP8 Gold EP8 Platinum EP8 Diamond EP8 Ascendant EP8 Immortal EP8 Radiant
Episode 09: COLLISION	EP9 Iron EP9 Bronze EP9 Silver EP9 Gold EP9 Platinum EP9 Diamond EP9 Ascendant EP9 Immortal EP9 Radiant
Season 2025 (Act 1-3)	V25A3 Iron V25A3 Bronze V25A3 Silver V25A3 Gold V25A3 Platinum V25A3 Diamond V25A3 Ascendant V25A3 Immortal V25A3 Radiant

Premier[]

The following buddies are rewards available from Premier, distributed to players after a stage ends for winning a Playoff Tournament. Starting from Launch in Episode 07: EVOLUTION: Act 2, winning players receive a buddy based on the division their team was placed in. Players will have x1 of the buddy in their inventory upon unlock.

Stage	Buddies
Ignition Stage (Beta)	Premier Ignition Champion
Launch Stage	Premier Launch Champion // Opn Premier Launch Champion // Int Premier Launch Champion // Adv Premier Launch Champion // Elt Premier Launch Champion // Ctd
E7A3 Stage	PREMIER E7A3 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER E7A3 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER E7A3 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER E7A3 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER E7A3 CHAMPION // CTD
E8A1 Stage	PREMIER E8A1 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER E8A1 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER E8A1 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER E8A1 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER E8A1 CHAMPION // CTD
E8A2 Stage	PREMIER E8A2 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER E8A2 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER E8A2 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER E8A2 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER E8A2 CHAMPION // CTD
E8A3 Stage	PREMIER E8A3 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER E8A3 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER E8A3 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER E8A3 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER E8A3 CHAMPION // CTD
E9A1 Stage	PREMIER E9A1 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER E9A1 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER E9A1 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER E9A1 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER E9A1 CHAMPION // CTD PREMIER E9A1 GRAND CHAMP
E9A2 Stage	PREMIER E9A2 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER E9A2 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER E9A2 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER E9A2 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER E9A2 CHAMPION // CTD PREMIER E9A2 GRAND CHAMP
E9A3 Stage	PREMIER E9A3 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER E9A3 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER E9A3 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER E9A3 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER E9A3 CHAMPION // CTD PREMIER E9A3 GRAND CHAMP
V25A1 Stage	PREMIER V25A1 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER V25A1 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER V25A1 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER V25A1 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER V25A1 CHAMPION // CTD PREMIER V25A1 GRAND CHAMP
V25A2 Stage	PREMIER V25A2 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER V25A2 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER V25A2 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER V25A2 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER V25A2 CHAMPION // CTD PREMIER V25A2 GRAND CHAMP
V25A3 Stage	PREMIER V25A3 CHAMPION // OPN PREMIER V25A3 CHAMPION // INT PREMIER V25A3 CHAMPION // ADV PREMIER V25A3 CHAMPION // ELT PREMIER V25A3 CHAMPION // CTD PREMIER V25A3 GRAND CHAMP

Pro play[]

The following buddies are given to professional players and coaches who have won tournaments organized by Riot Games. Eligible players reaching the necessary criteria will have x2 each of the buddy in their inventory.

Name	Tournament Won	Team
Game Changers Winner	Game Changers 2022 Championship	G2 Gozen
	Game Changers 2023 Championship	Shopify Rebellion
	Game Changers 2024 Championship	Shopify Rebellion
VCT Champions Winner	VALORANT Champions 2021	Acend
	VALORANT Champions 2022	LOUD
	VALORANT Champions 2023	Evil Geniuses
	VALORANT Champions 2024	EDward Gaming
VCT LOCK//IN Winner	VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo	Fnatic
VCT Masters Winner	Any 2021 VCT Stage 1 Masters event	Acend
		Australs
		Crazy Raccoon
		FUT Esports
		Gambit Esports
		LDM Esports
		Sentinels
		Team Vikings
		Vision Strikers
		X10 Esports
	2021 VCT Stage 2 Masters: Reykjavík	Sentinels
	2021 VCT Stage 3 Masters: Berlin	Gambit Esports
	2022 VCT Stage 1 Masters: Reykjavík	OpTic Gaming
	2022 VCT Stage 2 Masters: Copenhagen	FunPlus Phoenix
	VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo	Fnatic
	VCT 2024 Masters: Madrid	Sentinels
	VCT 2024 Masters: Shanghai	Gen.G
	VCT 2025 Masters: Bangkok	T1
	VCT 2025 Masters: Toronto	Paper Rex

Miscellaneous[]

Name	Acquisition	Inventory
Arcane Poro	Given to players who completed a set of VALORANT-related missions on the RiotXArcane site	x1
Bear Hug	Obtained by players who redeemed a code (`CC-VAL24-HEART-BUDDY`) until June 25th, 2024 at 2pm PT.	x1
Cloudburst Soles	Given to players who redeemed a code by attending the Watch Party of VALORANT Champions 2024 Finals. Code redeemable till September 1, 2024.^[1]^[2]	x1
Dallah	Given to all accounts that existed when the Middle Eastern region was launched	x1
Exquisitely Wrapped	Given to players who logged into their account after December 14, 2021^[3]	x1
Fist Bump	Given to players by Riot and their employees only, such as from demonstrating good sportsmanship in a match with the employee. Each Rioter has a limited supply of these buddies to give out and so they will only give them to those who they think truly deserve one; direct requests to Riot or Rioters for a buddy through chat, comments, or DMs will only be ignored.^[4] Compensation for Attendees who traveled more than 200km on April 24 2025 due to VCT EMEA Tech Issues^[5]	x1
Flyby Hug	Obtained by players who redeemed a code (`CC-VAL25-FLYBY-BUDDY`).	x1
Gonggi	Participate in Champions Seoul Pick'Ems 2024 and be in top 50% spot	x1
Golden Smite Knife	Own any Smite or Bolt item (weapon skin, buddy, player card, Flex or spray) within April 24th to June 1st 2025.	x1
"I Create"	Given to players by creating fan content noticed by Riot Games^[6]	x1
Keep it Safer	Given to players who enable two-factor authentication on their Riot account.	x1
Pocket Sage	Given to players who linked their Riot Account to their Xbox profile for a limited time during December 2022, celebrating the launch of a partnership between Riot and Xbox Game Pass.	x1
Pick 'Em Master Gonggi	Participate in Champions Seoul Pick'Ems 2024 and be in top 20% spot	x1
Pick 'Em Master Sweet Victory	Participate in Masters Toronto Pick'Ems 2025 and be in top 20% spot
Riptide	Available as part of promotion organized by Verizon during VALORANT Champions Tour 2023.	x1
Seal of Approval	Obtained by players who redeemed a code (`CC-VLRNT-CCHAL-00001`) from the "Gaining Approval in TDM" 2023 Community Challenge till December 31, 2023 at 11.59pm Pacific.^[7]	x1
Snow Bro	Given to players who played a game of Snowball Fight during its availability in Patch 1.14	x1
Smite Knife	Log in on April 1st - 14th 2025.	x1
Sweet Victory	Participate in Masters Toronto Pick'Ems 2025 and be in top 50% spot
VALORANT Coin	Complete Milestone 5: Win of the Basic Training Event	x1

Upcoming Buddies[]

The following buddies are currently not obtainable but are visible within VALORANT and may eventually become available at a later date:


Buddy	Name	In-game since
	Hang Time	v7.04 (August 2023)
	Lightning Kicks	v8.04 (March 2024)
	Ping Pong	v8.04 (March 2024)
	Justice Served	v10.05 (March 2025)
	Slime Mosh	v10.05 (March 2025)
	Hot New Engine	v11.00 (June 2025)

References[]

[1] If Ancient Mysteries Revealed buddy is equipped on Soul Silencer Ghost, the buddy's color will change to match it. For the buddy preview, see Omen → Gallery.

[2] Also available in limited quantities as part of Make-A-Wish x VALORANT Console Charity Fundraiser from October 2024, supported by Riot Games.

[3] VCT 2024 Watch Party Card

[4] @valorantid post on Instagram

[5] @PlayVALORANT Exquisitely Wrapped Buddy Announcement

[6] How to Get a Riot Gun Buddy

[7] An Update on the VCT EMEA Tech Issues - @valesports_emea on X (formerly Twitter)

[8] "I Create" Gun Buddy FAQ

[9] VALORANT COMMUNITY CHALLENGES // 2023

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