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9 Lives Guardian
9 Lives Guardian is a Select tier skin for the Guardian. It is part of the 9 Lives collection. It has no upgrade levels. It also has 4 colour variants.
The price published by Riot for a single Select tier skin. Bundle pricing differs, and we do not claim a per-skin figure we cannot verify.
- Weapon
- Guardian
- Collection
- 9 Lives
- Tier
- Select
- Variants
- 4
- Upgrade levels
- 1
What Select tier means
Select is one of the content tiers in VALORANT.
Tier sets the price band and the ceiling on effects, not the art style — a Select skin can look better than a Premium one, it just carries less behind it.
About the Guardian
The Guardian costs 2,250 credits. The Guardian deals 195 to the head and 65 to the body. That holds at every range.
There are 65 Guardian skins in the game, so this is one of the more contested slots to dress.
Guardian stats and every skin →Other Guardian skins
9 Lives Guardian FAQ
What tier is 9 Lives Guardian?
9 Lives Guardian is a Select tier skin. one of the content tiers in VALORANT.
How much does 9 Lives Guardian cost?
Individual Select tier skins are priced at 875 VP as standard. Buying one as part of a bundle usually works out cheaper per item than buying pieces separately, and store prices can change between releases.
How many variants does 9 Lives Guardian have?
4, including the base finish. Variants are recolours unlocked with Radianite Points once you own the skin — they change the colourway, not the effects.
The rest of this collection — 3 more
Skins released alongside this one as part of the same set. They share the theme's finisher, VFX and inspect animation, so owning several is what the collection is designed around.
