Credits

The armory/buy menu, featuring Chamber's loadout, in-game.

Credits (also known as Creds) are in-game currency of VALORANT used for most Plant/Defuse game modes.

Summary

Credits are used in Unrated, Competitive, Swiftplay and Replication to purchase weapons, shields, and abilities during the Buy Phase before each round. They can also be used to purchase only weapons for teammates; to do so, teammates can right-click on a weapon to send a request to the team for someone to purchase the weapon for them during the Buy Phase. The player and their teammates can callout near their current credits to suggest to purchase full loadout, save their credits on the round, or purchase a weapon for their teammates.

When a player survives in the round, their current loadout is carried over to the next round. When a player is eliminated during the round, their loadout is reset to only equipped with a Classic, though they still keep their unused purchased abilities. Should the player's current weapon loadout be equipped with only a Melee, they will automatically be equipped with a Classic after the Buy Phase ends.

Mechanics

Credits reset after each new round in the half when teams switch from attacking to defending and vice versa. A player can only hold a maximum of 9,000.

Income sources

The amount of credits awarded is based on performance in the previous round and Credits saved from previous rounds of the current half. The income source varies for each game mode.

The team with missing player(s) will be compensated with extra credits every subsequent round until the player returns from being inactive (except for the first round of the second half, which will in this case automatically compensates the team with Light Shields instead).

Unrated and Competitive

Information on credits only available for Unrated and Competitive. Players can hover over to the '!' near their current credits to view information on the credits income.

In standard gameplay for Unrated and Competitive, all players start with 800 on the first round of the half. During Endgame for Unrated (or otherwise known as Sudden Death) and Overtime for Competitive in each round, all players have their credits reset to 5,000 instead.

Condition	Credits awarded (+)
Per kill	200
Plant Spike (only for Attackers)	300
Round win	3,000
Round loss*	1,900
2nd round loss in a row*	2,400
3rd round loss in a row onwards*	2,900
* The following scenarios will occur and players who survive in a loss round will receive only 1,000 with no round loss credits awarded: Attackers who lose but survive without planting the Spike. This also applies when they plant the Spike but the timer has expired. Defenders who lose but survive after the Spike has detonated.

Swiftplay

In Swiftplay, all players start with 800 on the first round of the half. During Endgame, all players have their credits reset to 5,000 instead.

Condition		Credits awarded (+)
Per kill		200
Plant Spike (only for Attackers)		300
Second round of the half	Loss from first round	2,400
	Win from first round	3,000
Third round of the half		4,250
Fourth round of the half		4,250

Replication

In Replication, all players start with 900 on the first round of the half. Unlike other modes, the Credits are standardized for each player each round regardless of any conditions (such as kills or planting spike). During Endgame, all players have their credits reset to 6,000 instead.

Condition	Credits ()
Second round of the half	2,400
Third round of the half	3,900
Fourth round of the half	6,000

Prices

Guns and Armor

Sidearms		SMGs		Rifles		Sniper Rifles		Defense
Gun	Cost ()	Gun	Cost ()	Gun	Cost ()	Gun	Cost ()	Item	Cost ()
Classic	Free	Stinger	1,100	Bulldog	2,050	Marshal	950	Light Armor	400
Shorty	300	Spectre	1,600	Guardian	2,250	Outlaw	2,400	Regen Shield	650
Frenzy	450	Shotguns		Phantom	2,900	Operator	4,700	Heavy Armor	1,000
Ghost	500	Gun	Cost ()	Vandal	2,900	Machine Guns
Sheriff	800	Bucky	850			Gun	Cost ()
		Judge	1,850			Ares	1,600
						Odin	3,200

Abilities

For each ability's maximum usage per round, see their individual ability pages for more information.

Agent	Ability	Cost (); per use
Astra	Stars (Astral Form)	150
Breach	Aftershock	200
	Flashpoint	250
Brimstone	Stim Beacon	200
	Incendiary	250
	Sky Smoke	100
Clove	Pick-me-up	200
	Meddle	250
	Ruse	150
Chamber	Trademark	200
	Headhunter	100
Cypher	Trapwire	200
	Cyber Cage	100
Deadlock	Barrier Mesh	400
	Sonic Sensor	200
Fade	Prowler	250
	Seize	200
Gekko	Mosh Pit	250
	Wingman	300
Harbor	Cascade	150
	Cove	350
Iso	Contingency	200
	Undercut	200
Jett	Cloudburst	200
	Updraft	150
KAY/O	FRAG/ment	200
	FLASH/drive	250
Killjoy	Nanoswarm	200
	Alarmbot	200
Neon	Fast Lane	300
	Relay Bolt	200
	High Gear	150
Omen	Shrouded Step	100
	Paranoia	250
	Dark Cover	150
Phoenix	Blaze	150
	Hot Hands	200
	Curveball	250
Raze	Boom Bot	300
	Blast Pack	200
Reyna	Leer	250
	Devour (shared with Dismiss)	200
	Dismiss (shared with Devour)	200
Sage	Barrier Orb	400
	Slow Orb	200
Skye	Regrowth	150
	Trailblazer	300
	Guiding Light	250
Sova	Owl Drone	400
	Shock Bolt	150
Tejo	Stealth Drone	400
	Special Delivery	200
	Guided Salvo	150
Viper	Snake Bite	300
	Poison Cloud	200
Vyse	Razorvine	150
	Shear	200
Yoru	Fakeout	100
	Blindside	250
	Gatecrash	150

Update History

v2.01

• Fixed a bug where credits wouldn’t be properly refunded after selling a gun that a teammate bought

v1.11

• Attackers who lose but survive the entire round without planting the Spike receive a reduced number of credits (1,000)
• Defenders who lose but survive the entire round after the Spike has detonated also receive reduced credits (1,000)
• Additional economic information added as a tooltip when hovering over the exclamation mark next to “Min Next Round” in the shop

v0.50

• Total credit cap is reduced from 12,000 >>> 9,000