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Prime Guardian
Prime Guardian is a Premium tier skin for the Guardian, part of the Prime collection. It has 4 upgrade levels and 4 colour variants.
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
- Guardian
- 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 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 Guardian
The Guardian costs 2,250 credits and deals 195 to the head and 65 to the body at every range.
There are 63 Guardian skins in the game, so this is one of the more contested slots to dress.
Guardian stats and every skin →Rest of the Prime collection
Other Guardian skins
Prime Guardian FAQ
What tier is Prime Guardian?
Prime Guardian 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 Prime Guardian cost?
Riot prices individual Premium tier skins at 1,775 VP as standard. Buying it as part of the Prime bundle usually works out cheaper per item than buying pieces separately, and store prices can change between releases.
What do the Prime Guardian upgrades give you?
Prime Guardian 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 Guardian 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.