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VALORANT Champions 2026 bundle revealed: Two-variant Phantom, fan knife, and dragon finisher. * | Sep 17, 2026 Developer Riot Games has released its reveal video for the VALORANT Champions 2026 bundle. The collection features a Phantom with two variants, a traditional Chinese fan knife, and a Champs-themed finisher with golden Sage and Viper statues. VALORANT Champions 2026 bundle contents. The theme of the bundle mirrors that of Champs Shanghai's official anthem video, whereby Sage and Viper are rival protagonists in arcs that have been built across multiple seasons of lore. The bundle features a Phantom, with custom finisher, gun buddy, and knife, all of which have two variants. Champions 2026 Phantom. As expected, Riot has continued to switch skins between the Phantom and Vandal for each successive Champs bundle. That means that the 2026 bundle features a new Phantom skin, following the Vandal skin at Champs Paris this time last year. The new Phantom skin has two variants, presumably one for either side of half time. The first variant is a black skin with silver and gold details and a glowing red pattern that engulfs the gun upon each kill. The second variant is a mostly white gun with silver and gold details. It includes a large black area to house a similar pattern - this time in gold - which again engulfs the weapon after a kill. Champs Shanghai Phantom's custom finisher. The Phantom also has a unique two-variant finisher - triggered when using the gun to secure the final kill of a round. Once triggered, an explosion occurs, leaving a floating statue of the Champs trophy, positioned between Sage and Viper - the bottom one shooting upwards at the higher one. In one variant, the bottom agent is Viper surrounded by a large red and black snake with glowing eyes, and the higher-up Sage surrounded by a white and gold dragon. On the opposite side, the positions of each are reversed. Champions 2026 knife. As earlier teased, the knife skin for VALORANT Champions 2026 is indeed that of a traditional Chinese fan. It first appears as a karambit-style knife with gold and red variants, each featuring the VCT logo. Then, when inspected, the fan is opened, and the player begins to use it to fan themselves. The reveal trailer ended with the knife inspection, showing how the timing of each waft of the fan lines up with the beat of the tournament anthem, "If The Sun Burns Out Tonight." While not yet confirmed, the video seems to imply that a more muted version of the track plays in-game during the knife's inspection. Champions 2026 gun buddy. While not shown in much detail, a white and gold dragon buddy can be seen in one snippet of the bundle reveal video, and a black and gold snake buddy seen in another, in keeping with the bundle's variant themes. How much will the Champs Shanghai bundle cost? It's currently unknown exactly how much the Champions 2026 collection will set players back, with Riot yet to announce the finer details beyond what can be seen in its reveal video. In previous years, bundles have cost around 6,100 - 6,200 VP, with alternative prices for individual items. Standalone knife skins from previous bundles have been priced around 5,300 VP, and standalone Phantom/Vandal skins around 2,675 VP. Article tags. Lee Jones. VALORANT content lead. By day, Lee is a self-taught esports journalist who has written for a number of publications covering some of esports' biggest events. By night, Lee is a world record holder as the fastest player ever to be fired on Football Manager. [hs_login_ad] By Lee Jones / 4 hours ago Riot confirms the Warden will not be in use at VALORANT Champions Shanghai Following the announcement of the new VALORANT gun, the Warden, in patch 13.06, Riot Games...

League of legends is putting HEARTSTEEL in Chi Cha San Chen shops for their latest collab. League of Legends and Chi Cha San Chen start a HEARTSTEEL tea collab September 25 across US and Canadian shops. Custom drinks, photocards, and events across North America. By GBest - Sep 15, 2026 02:09 PM EST One of Riot's biggest things that they are known for is their League music, characters, stories, and esports that have been a shared language for more than a decade, and their newest partnership is meant to put that next to grabbing a drink with friends. Riot has announced that they are collabing HEARTSTEEL with Chi Cha San Chen shops, with goodies for fans of all kinds. The shop list is long for a bubble-tea drop. United States stores are in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Canada covers British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. Sawtelle in Los Angeles and Duluth, Georgia, get named on-site events. Sawtelle runs September 25 and October 17. Duluth is October 2. Chi Cha's Instagram is where extra activations land. What you actually walk out with is drink-menu fiction plus paper. Each collab wave gets a custom drink. Collectible photocards, one per band member. Limited packaging designed for the act. A chance at a month of free Chi Cha drinks and other promo prizes. No in-game code was attached to the announcement. This is a store activation, not a skin token in your loot tab. HEARTSTEEL is the virtual boy band that Riot stood up in 2023 around Ezreal, Kayn, Yone, Aphelios, K'Sante, and Sett. Baekhyun is back as Ezreal for the new single Live My Life, due on streaming platforms September 18 at 9 a.m. PT. Esports.gg reported Anderson .Paak, Connor Price, and Nic D on the refreshed lineup. The tea shops open a week after that drop. Act 2 of the current League season is already wearing a music theme. The shop collab is the physical end of that same week. Worlds 2026 starts in Los Angeles on October 15. Sawtelle sitting on Olympic Boulevard two weeks before that is not an accident of the calendar. If you are in town for the tournament, the September 25 and October 17 store days are the easy photo stop. If you are in Utah, the listed shop is the H-Mart unit in West Jordan. Toronto has four pins. The Bay Area has a stack. Check the official store list before you drive. Stock and photocards will vanish in the first weekend at the busy rooms. Chi Cha San Chen is a Taiwanese tea chain with a heavy North American footprint in exactly the cities League already markets to. This is not a global cafe takeover. Mexico, Europe, and Korea are not on the page. Riot said more events could be added and to watch the local store. Riot has done restaurant crossovers before. This one is timed to a music act instead of a Worlds skin line. Live My Life hits the 18th. Shops open the 25th. LA plays host in October. The rest of the map is a scavenger hunt for whoever still wants a photocard of a virtual idol on a plastic cup. Read more about the collab here. Are you showing up for the drink, the photocard, or skipping the cafe and just streaming Live My Life on the 18th? Let GameFragger know your thoughts in the comments below. Member Since 9/11/2017 When not busy with school or sports, can usually be found watching anime, reading manga or online fragging people and earning massive XP in an MMORPG with his friends over Team Speak. DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, GameFragger.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions. Note that GameFragger.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.