VALORANT Aeris Bundle: Skins, Price, Release Date, and More

VALORANT has unveiled the Aeris skin collection, set to arrive with Season 2026 // Act 5. Blending magical fantasy with a modern aesthetic, the new bundle introduces a fresh approach to VALORANT skins by incorporating cardistry into its design and transitions.

True to its theme, the Aeris collection features cardistry elements across its reload, equip, and inspect animations. The bundle also includes a unique Flex.

Here's everything you need to know about the new VALORANT Aeris Collection, including pricing, release date, and more.

Everything We Know About the Aeris Bundle

The Aeris skin bundle in VALORANT will feature skins for five weapons:

• Vandal

• Bandit

• Marshal

• Guardian

• Melee - Suit of Aeris

The key highlight of the Aeris collection is its melee, Suit of Aeris, which transforms with each attack.

When you use primary fire once, the melee stays in its dagger form. With consecutive slashes, the second and third attacks transform the dagger into a sword, and the fourth turns it into a greatsword.

After each attack sequence is complete, the weapon folds into a card before returning to its base dagger form. 

Secondary fire, on the other hand, strikes using the weapon's final form, the greatsword, featuring unique VFX, audio, and animation, before transforming into a card and returning to its base state.

The melee also features cardistry‑inspired animations. The equip animation sees cards spin out of your hand and take the shape of a dagger. When you inspect the weapon, five cards spawn, floating around the melee before converging into the dagger's form.

These cardistry elements carry over to the rest of the collection. All gun skins feature new hand reload animations and custom equip animations. On inspection, you can see energy pulsing through the cards with ambient tones.

The Aeris collection's finisher matches its ethereal vibe. After eliminating the final opponent, cards swirl around the victim and converge into them. The atmosphere then darkens as a pillar of energy surges through the sky.

The new VALORANT bundle also includes a unique two‑hand Flex, taking the form of a magical deck of cards. When equipped, you flick a card from the deck in your left hand to your right. Pressing left‑click performs a smooth card shuffle and draws a single card.

The Flex also features an easter egg. When equipped, there's a 10% chance of activating the Riftbound easter egg, where the deck is replaced by cards from the Riftbound: League of Legends Trading Card Game, featuring one of six possible Riftbound card variations.

Aeris Bundle Price Breakdown

The Aeris collection falls under the Ultra-Edition tier and costs 9,500 VP for the whole bundle. Here are the individual items and their prices: 

• Vandal - 2,375 VP

• Bandit - 2,375 VP

• Marshal - 2,375 VP

• Guardian - 2,375 VP

• Melee - 5,350 VP

• Flex - 1,375 VP

• Player Card - 575 VP

• Gun Buddy - 475 VP

Purchasing the bundle allows you to get the melee skin, player card, gun buddy, and flex free of charge. 

When Will the VALORANT Aeris Skin Bundle Release?

The Aeris skin collection will arrive to VALORANT with Season 2026 // Act 5 on August 18, 2026 (Pacific Time). The bundle will likely remain available for two to three weeks before rotating out of the Featured tab.

After that, players will need to wait for individual skins to appear in their rotating Offers section if they wish to make a purchase. 

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Featured Image Credit: Riot Games

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