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Ion Ares
Ion Ares is a Premium tier skin for the Ares. It is part of the Ion collection. It has 4 upgrade levels. It also has 4 colour variants.
The price published by Riot for a single Premium tier skin. Bundle pricing differs, and we do not claim a per-skin figure we cannot verify.
- Weapon
- Ares
- Collection
- Ion
- Tier
- Premium
- 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 Premium tier means
Premium 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 Ares
The Ares costs 1,600 credits. The Ares deals 75 to the head and 30 to the body. That holds between 0 and 30m.
There are 46 Ares skins in the game, so this is one of the more contested slots to dress.
Ares stats and every skin →Other Ares skins
Ion Ares FAQ
What tier is Ion Ares?
Ion Ares is a Premium tier skin. one of the content tiers in VALORANT.
How much does Ion Ares cost?
Individual Premium tier skins are priced at 1,775 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.
What do the Ion Ares upgrades give you?
Ion Ares 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 Ion Ares 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.
