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Aeris Guardian
Aeris Guardian is a Exclusive tier skin for the Guardian. It is part of the Aeris collection. It has 4 upgrade levels. It also has 4 colour variants.
- Weapon
- Guardian
- Collection
- Aeris
- Tier
- Exclusive
- Variants
- 4
- Upgrade levels
- 4
What each upgrade unlocks
Upgrade levels are bought with Radianite Points once you own the skin. Each level is permanent and stacks on the last.
- 1
Level 1
The base skin as it arrives, before any Radianite is spent.
- 2
Level 2 — Sound Effects
Adds custom sound effects on equip, fire and reload.
- 3
Level 3 — Animation
Adds custom equip and reload animations.
- 4
Level 4 — Finisher
Adds a finisher — the animation that plays when you win the round with the last kill.
What Exclusive tier means
Exclusive 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 →Rest of the Aeris collection
Other Guardian skins
Aeris Guardian FAQ
What tier is Aeris Guardian?
Aeris Guardian is a Exclusive tier skin. one of the content tiers in VALORANT.
How much does Aeris Guardian cost?
Riot does not publish a fixed price band for this tier, so the cost depends on the release it came in rather than a standard figure.
What do the Aeris Guardian upgrades give you?
Aeris Guardian has 4 levels, unlocked with Radianite Points. Level 2 adds custom sound effects on equip, fire and reload. Level 3 adds custom equip and reload animations. Level 4 adds a finisher — the animation that plays when you win the round with the last kill.
How many variants does Aeris 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 — 4 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.