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Ion Operator
Ion Operator is a Premium tier skin for the Operator, part of the Ion collection. It has 4 upgrade levels.
Riot’s published price for a single Premium tier skin. Bundle pricing differs, and we don’t claim a per-skin figure we can’t verify.
- Weapon
- Operator
- Collection
- Ion
- Tier
- Premium
- Variants
- 1
- 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 — V F X
Adds visual effects on the weapon itself.
- 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 the tier most themed collections sit in. Premium skins usually carry upgrade levels and colour variants, along with custom audio and a finisher.
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 Operator
The Operator costs 4,700 credits and deals 255 to the head and 150 to the body at every range.
There are 62 Operator skins in the game, so this is one of the more contested slots to dress.
Operator stats and every skin →Rest of the Ion collection
Other Operator skins
Ion Operator FAQ
What tier is Ion Operator?
Ion Operator is a Premium tier skin. the tier most themed collections sit in. Premium skins usually carry upgrade levels and colour variants, along with custom audio and a finisher.
How much does Ion Operator cost?
Riot prices individual Premium tier skins at 1,775 VP as standard. Buying it as part of the Ion bundle usually works out cheaper per item than buying pieces separately, and store prices can change between releases.
What do the Ion Operator upgrades give you?
Ion Operator has 4 levels, unlocked with Radianite Points. Level 2 adds visual effects on the weapon itself. 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.