Valorant Classic tier list: All skins ranked from best to worst

As of Episode 8 Act 3, there are many Classic skins in the game especially after the addition of the many VCT Team Capsules. These basically include, a gun buddy, a card, and a Classic skin specially designed for the specific team. For instance, 100 Thieves have their own skins, Paper Rex have their own, and so on. Considering these skins, here are all the classic skins ranked from the worst to the best.

Here are all the skins from S tier to the D tier with the former denoting the best of skins and the D involving Classic skins that may not be as popular or visually attractive. The list is curated based on overall popularity, visuals, animation, and other effects of the skin.

Note: This tier list is subjective and solely reflects the opinions of the writer

Ranking every Valorant Classic skin from best to worst

This Valorant tier list has been established using specific criteria, including the number of variations, enhancements to player enjoyment, as well as animation, finisher, and sound effects.

Here are all the tiers that the Classic skins have been categorized in:

S-tier: Skins in this tier are characterized by their exceptional aesthetics and impressive in-game finishers.

A-tier: While not the absolute best, this tier has captivating skins with appealing animations and VFX.

B-tier: Within the B-tier, players can find a few skins that come with extra variants and have an appealing appearance.

C-tier: Skins in this category have a decent aesthetic. However, they lack any animations or VFX.

D-tier: Skins in the D-tier have the least appealing aesthetics, with no additional variants available. These skins are not recommended for purchase.

S-Tier

This Tier consists of the best of the best Valorant Classic skin. These have gained the most popularity for multiple reasons. They have some of the best finishers the game has to offer, clean and satisfying sound effects, and animations that give them their signature feel.

The following are the S-tier Classic skins in Valorant:

Glitchpop
Prime
RGX 11z Pro
Spectrum
VCT x NRG
VCT x WOL
VCT x TH
VCT x KOI
VCT x FUR
VCT x FNC
VCT x LEV
VCT x LOUD
VCT x 100T
VCT x AG
VCT x PRX
VCT x SEN
VCT x MIBR
VCT x JDG

A-Tier

The A tier is for Valorant Classic skins that are brilliant in many aspects but somehow fall behind in terms of popularity, overall appeal, and perhaps have animation and sound effects that did not gain as much traction among fans as the S tier skins. These are also popular but just not as much as the S tier skin.

These are the A-tier skins:

Forsaken
Gravitational Uranium Neuroblaster
Radiant Crisis 001
VCT x BBL
VCT x NOVA
VCT x NAVI
VCT x RRQ
VCT x ZETA
VCT x VIT
VCT x TL
VCT x TS
VCT x TEC
VCT x KRÜ
VCT x GE
VCT x FPX
VCT x EG
VCT x DRX
VCT x DFM

B-Tier

The B tier consists of many popular skins that lag behind in some aspects. Many of these do not have any finisher, kill-banner, or special animation effects. They still have very attractive color schemes and became rather popular. These are the skins in this category:

Black.Market
Kohaku & Matsuba
Shimmer
VCT x TYL
VCT x TLN
VCT x TE
VCT x T1
VCT x C9
VCT x BLG
VCT x GEN
VCT x GX
VCT x BLD
Spline
VCT x KC
Sakura
Cryostasis

C-Tier

The C tier consists largely of Battle Pass skins from Valorant. These are often offered as a free accessory and a few of them happen to have variants which keep them interesting. However, they naturally do not have any special effects since they belong to the Battle Pass.

Some of the Valorant Classic skins in this tier are also Agent skins unlocked by completing Agent contracts:

9 Lives
Fiber Optic
Infinity
Prism III
Striker
Surge
Final Chamber
Finesse
FIRE/arm
Pistolinha
Resolution
Goldwing
Switchback
Reverie

D-Tier

Daydreams Classic (Image via Riot Games)

The D tier consists of some of the least popular skins in the game. Some of them come from the Battle Pass and did not gain a lot of traction because of several reasons. This could be because of color schemes, a lack of finishers and variants, and just the overall appeal not quite catching on.

The skins in this group are:

Premiere Collision
Kingdom
Panoramic
Bound
Red Alert
Songsteel
Tacti-Series
VALORANT GO! Vol. 2
Undercity
Snowfall
Smite
Daydreams
Avalanche
Galleria

These are the Valorant Classic skins all ranked from the best to the worst. This list is not necessarily cast in stone as everyone’s preferences may be different and what’s C tier for some, may just be A tier for others.