Valorant Knife skin tier list: All skins ranked from best to worst

Modified May 28, 2024 21:27 GMT

This tier list evaluate all knife skins in Valorant (Image via Riot Games)

Assessing various Knife skins through a tier list will help you get an idea of what’s trending in the Valorant market. For starters, the game offers 106 knife skins. Knives play a crucial role as they help players move faster. As part of the gameplay, knife kills are extremely satisfying but demand patience. You can purchase knife skins from in-game stores, and Battle Pass. However, if lucky, you can get some S-tier knives from the Night Market at a cheap rate.

This article will discuss the Valorant Knife skin tier list.

Note: The article is subjective and solely reflects the writer’s opinion.

Ranking every Valorant Knife skin from best to worst

The tier list will evaluate all the Knife skins based on the following factors:

Good design
Pleasing animation while inspecting
Pick rates
Rarity

These skins are categorized into five tiers: S, A, B, C, and D, with S being the highest and D the lowest.

S-tier

Prime Karambit 2.0 (Image via Riot Games)

S-tier features the best-looking skins with good animations. Players often buy these skins which look eye-catching and have multiple variants. They can be upgraded by 10 Radianite points. Most of these fall under the Exclusive category and come with a bundle.

In this list, the S-tier skins are:

Prime Karambit 2.0
Kuronami No Yaiba
Sovereign Sword
Eternal Sovereign
Onimaru Kunitsuna
VCT LOCK//IN Misericordia
Black.Market Butterfly Knife
Glitchpop Dagger
Champions 2022 Butterfly Knife
Champions 2021 Karambit
Velocity Karambit
Xenohunter Knife
Reaver Karambit

A-tier

A-tier skins are good-looking but not the best as opposed to S-tier offerings. Most of these skins have decent animation and fall under the Ultra category.

The A-tier features these Knife skins:

Champions 2023 Kunai
RGX 11Z Pro Blade
Gaia’s Fury
Oni Claw
Gaia’s Wrath
Blades of Primordia
Elderflame Dagger
Forsaken Ritual Blade
Ruin Dagger
Recon Balisong

B-tier

Some skins in B-tier are aesthetically pleasing but mostly lack in design and animations. These skins are also a good choice for players to buy and take into the game. Some skins can be purchased from the Battlepass, while others require you to pay a good amount and buy the bundle.

The B-tier features the following Knife skins:

RGX 11Z Pro Firefly
Yoru’s Stylish Butterfly Comb
ION Karambit
Magepunk Shock Gauntlet
ION Energy Sword
Celestial Fan
Glitchpop Axe
Hack
Tilde Knife
Broken Blade of the Ruined King
Magepunk Electroblade
Valorant GO! Vol.1 Knife
Reaver Knife
Relic Stone Daggers
Relic of the Sentinel
Prime Axe

C-tier

Daydreams Crowbar (Image via Riot Games)

C-tier skins lack animation and design and are rarely seen in the game. These designs often come with the Battlepass at a cheap rate and don't provide much value. However, they are good options if you don’t want to spend too much.

This tier features the following Knife skins:

Hu Else
Blade of Chaos
Catrina
Ignite Fan
Caeruleus
Araxys Bio Harvester
Blade of Serket
Blade of Imperium
Bound
Daydreams Crowbar
Emberclad Hammer
Equilibrium
Magepunk Sparkswitch
Origin Crescent Blade
Prosperity
Prism III Axe
Luna’s Descent
Power Fist
Terminus A Quo
Xerofang Knife
Soulstrife Scythe
Waveform
Personal Administrative Melee Unit

D-tier

The D-tier consists of the worst skins and is often ignored by players. The designs are dull and some of them have little to no animations. These are the least-picked cosmetics. You can easily get these skins from in-game stores or Night Market.

This tier features the following Knife skins: