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Blades of Imperium
Blades of Imperium is a Exclusive tier skin for the Melee, part of the Imperium collection. It has 2 upgrade levels and 4 colour variants.
- Weapon
- Melee
- Collection
- Imperium
- Tier
- Exclusive
- Variants
- 4
- Upgrade levels
- 2
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 — Animation
Adds custom equip and reload animations.
What Exclusive tier means
Exclusive is used for collections Riot positions outside the normal tier ladder, typically event or collaboration sets.
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 Melee
Melee skins are the most visible cosmetic in the game — your knife is on screen every time you have it out, and it's the one slot every player sees on inspect.
There are 172 Melee skins in the game, so this is one of the more contested slots to dress.
Melee stats and every skin →Rest of the Imperium collection
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Blades of Imperium FAQ
What tier is Blades of Imperium?
Blades of Imperium is a Exclusive tier skin. used for collections Riot positions outside the normal tier ladder, typically event or collaboration sets.
How much does Blades of Imperium cost?
Riot doesn't 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 Blades of Imperium upgrades give you?
Blades of Imperium has 2 levels, unlocked with Radianite Points. Level 2 adds custom equip and reload animations.
How many variants does Blades of Imperium 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.