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Prime Axe
Prime Axe is a Exclusive tier skin for the Melee. It is part of the Prime collection. It has 2 upgrade levels.
- Weapon
- Melee
- Collection
- Prime
- Tier
- Exclusive
- Variants
- 1
- 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 — V F X
Adds visual effects on the weapon itself.
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 Melee
Melee skins are the most visible cosmetic in the game — your knife is on screen every time you have it out, and it is the one slot every player sees on inspect.
There are 174 Melee skins in the game, so this is one of the more contested slots to dress.
Melee stats and every skin →Rest of the Prime collection
Other Melee skins
Prime Axe FAQ
What tier is Prime Axe?
Prime Axe is a Exclusive tier skin. one of the content tiers in VALORANT.
How much does Prime Axe 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 Prime Axe upgrades give you?
Prime Axe has 2 levels, unlocked with Radianite Points. Level 2 adds visual effects on the weapon itself.
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.