Riot Games announced Monday first details on the Valorant Champions Tour 2025 Season Capsule, a collection of in-game goodies for Valorant that will have a direct financial impact on partnered teams and leagues in the professional esports ecosystem for its popular hero shooter.
The all new VCT 2025 Season Capsule will become available globally on Feb. 6. at approximately 2:00 p.m. PST in the Valorant in-game store and will remain available until the end of Masters Bangkok (which runs from Feb. 20 –Â March 2).
The collection, according to Riot, includes:
- VCT Karambit [a small curved knife with a claw-like shape – ed.]: A sleek new melee weapon and the first-ever skin with five chromas, representing the four International Leagues and the VCT theme. At Level 3, top fraggers will see a special glow.
- Four Regional Player Cards: Animated designs that celebrate the identity of each International League.
- Four Gun Buddies: Reactive charms that represent each region and activate when fired, adding flair to every match.
“While Team Capsules let you rep your favorite teams, the Season Capsule is all about showcasing pride in your region and league,” Riot noted in its announcement. “The Season Capsule also furthers our mission of supporting esports organizations financially, with a portion of the proceeds going back to every team in the VCT. With the Season Capsule, we’re taking a lesson from the Champions Collection by creating a single new collection whose proceeds will be split across all our leagues and teams.”
Riot did not disclose just how much of these sales would go towards teams or leagues, but said that this new capsule is an additional way for fans to show support for their favorite teams in the league.
This is also a way to provide additional revenue to support teams that are not getting “storefront placement after winning a Masters or Champions event.” Riot hopes to surpass the more than $44M USD fans helped generate for teams in 2024 with new offerings such as this Season capsule.