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Prime Classic
Prime Classic is a Premium tier skin for the Classic. It is part of the Prime 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
- Classic
- Collection
- Prime
- 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 — 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 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 Classic
The Classic deals 78 to the head and 26 to the body. That holds between 0 and 30m.
There are 198 Classic skins in the game, so this is one of the more contested slots to dress.
Classic stats and every skin →Rest of the Prime collection
Other Classic skins
Prime Classic FAQ
What tier is Prime Classic?
Prime Classic is a Premium tier skin. one of the content tiers in VALORANT.
How much does Prime Classic 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 Prime Classic upgrades give you?
Prime Classic 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.
How many variants does Prime Classic 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.