Besides firearms, both developers and players in Valorant pay great attention to melee weapons. Although melee weapons are not very effective at killing enemies, they allow for increased movement speed, which is why players usually navigate the map with a knife in hand. Therefore, developers never forget about melee weapons, and almost every set includes a knife skin. Unlike its main competitor CS 2, which focuses on realism and a serious style, Valorant’s animations and designs are more reminiscent of cartoons and comics. This opens up a vast field for creativity for developers, allowing them to create the most bizarre and unusual skins that are far from the ordinary concept of a knife. Today, the Bo3 editorial team has prepared material for you about all the strange and unusual knife skins in Valorant.
Winterwunderland Candy Cane
This skin, which most players associate with Christmas and winter holidays, is designed like a candy cane with added cinnamon or mint. These sweets are very popular in America, Canada, and Australia but are less common in Europe. Hence, some players might not know what Winterwunderland Candy Cane actually represents and consider it just a cane with unusual coloring. The skin was introduced in the game back in 2020 with update 1.14.
Price: 5,100VP for the entire set, 2,550VP for the knife skin
Snowfall Wand
Following Candy Cane, there is another knife skin associated with the winter period. Released as part of the Snowfall Collection with update 3.12, Snowfall Wand is designed as a decorated stick with a familiar snowball souvenir at the end. Inside the snowball, one can see a decorated snowy house surrounded by several gifts and two trees, surely evoking warm memories of winter and Christmas holidays in players.
Price: 5,100VP for the entire set, 2,550VP for the knife skin
Ruyi Staff
Another skin that can hardly be called a knife but fits perfectly for killing enemies is Ruyi Staff, designed as a long combat stick adorned with gold ornaments at both ends. Although it looks like an ordinary stick at first glance, it actually refers to Chinese mythology. The real name of the staff, Ruyi Jingu Bang, was owned by the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, who in Chinese mythology joked with the gods themselves. Interestingly, in mythology, the staff could shrink to the size of a toothpick and expand to colossal sizes, which is partially realized in the game when the weapon drawing animation is displayed.
Price: 7,100VP for the entire set, 4,350VP for the knife skin
Radian Crisis 001 Baseball Bat
The next skin, which can also be used as a melee weapon although it is not intended for this, is the Radian Crisis 001 Baseball Bat, designed like an ordinary baseball bat. The peculiarity of this skin, like every skin from the Radian Crisis 001 set, lies in the fact that they are painted in comic book style. This can be seen on the bat itself thanks to the black stripes that simulate the aforementioned style, and also in the game thanks to animations that leave various captions, "Whiff!" and "Ffooom!", resembling sound imitations in old comics.
Price: 7,100VP for the entire set, 3,350VP for the knife skin
Obsidiana
Another unusual knife skin that does not look like a melee weapon is Obsidiana from the Piedra del Sol Collection released in 2022, which brought several skins inspired by Aztec civilization to Valorant. The skin itself, Obsidiana, also has a historical past. The Aztecs had a melee weapon, Macuahuitl, which can be translated from Spanish as Obsidian, which is where the skin's name comes from. Note that the Piedra del Sol set was part of the Battle Pass in the second act of Episode 5, so the skins from it will no longer appear in the store rotation.
All skins from this collection are of Premium rarity, and it is no longer possible to purchase them today.
Gravitational Uranium Neuroblaster Baton
In contrast to the previous skin, which belongs to an ancient era, the next skin, on the contrary, transports us to the future. The Gravitational Uranium Neuroblaster set is created in a space futuristic style, and the knife skin Baton is in the form of an unusual stick. Although at first glance it resembles a physical device that emits electric current and strikes lightning, in reality, the stick emits unknown cosmic energy.
Price: 7,100VP for the entire set, 3,350VP for the knife skin
Evor’s Spellcaster
Next, we have a skin from the Evori Dreamwings set, which is the newest in Valorant at the time of writing this material. The set, with Ultra rarity, brought several different skins to the game along with unique cute creatures that assist the owner in shooting. The knife skin, Evor’s Spellcaster, is designed as a small magical staff, around which a butterfly flies during its use. Particularly, the Valorant community considers this a reference to the famous anime Sailor Moon, where the main character used a similar staff to change into a special costume and gain magical abilities.
Price: 9,900VP for the entire set, 4,950VP for the knife skin
Equilibrium
The next skin, which cannot be considered a regular weapon, is Equilibrium, released in patch 5.05 at the end of 2022. It is especially useful in summer because it is designed as a fan with which you can cool yourself a bit. The fan itself also reminds of the Chinese style, as when it is unfolded, one can see painted fish, which are commonly used in Chinese culture. The skin does not have a wide variety of additional animations, but another style can be purchased that makes it completely black.
Price: 5,100VP for the entire set, 2,550VP for the knife skin
Celestial Fan
Next, we have a skin that at first glance looks like a statuette or an unusual mace, but in reality, it is fully similar to the previous item. Celestial Fan from the same-named Celestial set is also a fan, but unlike the previous one, it has unusual decoration. The base of the fan is designed in the form of the head of an unknown bull. Although there is no premise for this, many players assume that it could be a reference to one of many mythologies, for example, the Cretan Bull from Greek mythology.
Price: 7,100VP for the entire set, 3,550VP for the knife skin
Bubble Pop Light Stick
Next, we have another fresh collection, skins from which you can get right now. The Bubble Pop Collection appeared in the game only on June 25, 2024, along with the Battle Pass in the first act of Episode 9 and will be available until August 27 of the same year. The skin somewhat resembles an ordinary bat, but with the addition of neon effects and various inscriptions. Although it does not have unusual additional animations, another color can also be purchased. Note that skins from the Battle Pass will not appear in the in-game store rotation after its completion. So, if you want to get this stylish and bright bat, you need to level up the battle pass to the maximum 50 level in the next two months, so hurry up.
All skins from this collection are of Premium rarity, and it cannot be purchased after the Battle Pass ends.
Conclusion
After reading our material, you learned about the strange and unusual knife skins in Valorant, which are hard to call melee weapons. Continue following our portal to learn more interesting information about Valorant, as well as other collections about skins in the shooter from Riot Games.
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