Champions 2023 Collection

The is a collection of cosmetics in VALORANT celebrating the 2023 VCT Champions event. Its contents were available for a limited time on initial release from multiple sources, including the Champions 2023 bundle, broadcast drops, and event passWatch, Play and Earn during Champions 2023.
==Collection Bundle==
From August 4th - 29th 2023, 50% of net proceeds from the Champions 2023 Bundle went to participating teams. By August 24th, the collection had raised more than $20 million USD.Total contributions to teams: Over $20M USD The items are unable to appear in the Featured Store's daily Offers.
===Cosmetics===
====Weapon Skins====
Image	Weapon 	Cost	Levels 		
 	Vandal 	 	Level 2: Inspect & Kill EffectsLevel 3: FinisherLevel 4: Champion's Aura		
 	Melee:Champions 2023 Kunai	 	Level 2: AnimationLevel 3: Champion's Aura 		
*For each weapon, per upgrade level.
*For upgraded models of each weapon, see this section.	
*For each weapon, per upgrade level.
*For upgraded models of each weapon, see this section.	
*For each weapon, per upgrade level.
*For upgraded models of each weapon, see this section.	
*For each weapon, per upgrade level.
*For upgraded models of each weapon, see this section.	
*For each weapon, per upgrade level.
*For upgraded models of each weapon, see this section.	
*For each weapon, per upgrade level.
*For upgraded models of each weapon, see this section.
====Accessories====
Image 	Item 	Cost 	Category
 	Champions Cube Buddy 	 	Buddies
 	Champions LA 2023 Card 	 	Player Cards
 	Steal The Win Spray 	 	Sprays
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===Upgrades===
A downloadable folder containing all the audio files on this page can be found here.
====Kill Banner====
Kill Banner	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kill Audio 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| width=100% class="wikitable" style="font-weight: bold; text-align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"	Successive	 	 	 	 	
Individual 	1st kill 	2nd kill	3rd kill	4th kill	5th+ kill	
Individual 	 	 	 	 	 	
====Upgrade Effects====
Guns 	Guns 	Guns 	Guns
Level	Upgrade 	Effects	Preview
2 	Inspect & Kill Effects	
* New inspect animation and SFX
**An instrumental of Ticking Away will play: 
*New muzzle flash + gunfire VFX and SFX
* On kill, the Champions logo on the skin will glow gold	
Champions 2023 Inspect Gun.png|Gun Inspect
Champions 2023 Muzzle Flash.png|Muzzle Flash
Champions 2023 Kill Effect.png|Kill Effect
3 	Finisher 	
*New Kill Banner and Kill SFX
**Kill SFX sounds like different parts of Ticking Away
*Final kill of the round plays a finisher animation
** Victim becomes encased in golden glow as they reach for the sky for the trophy, in addition to having multiple screens around the victim showing the agent that killed them.
** An instrumental of Ticking Away can be heard: 
** The finisher can also be augmented by walking onto the victim which will, after a small delay, cause the map to darken and will surround the player what it seems to be like a stadium
*** The music will also transition to an instrumental part from Ticking Away: 
*** Allies are also able to trigger this effect	
Champions 2023 Finisher.png|Initial Finisher
Champions 2023 Finisher Stadium.png|Augmented Finisher in sphere
4 	Champion's Aura 	
*For every 3 kills the player has, parts of the gun's model will glow, completing its effects at 30 kills.
*If the player is currently the last player standing, the Champions logo starts beating. 
*If the player is currently match MVP in the game, the gun will also receive a golden aura.	
Champions 2023 Aura Gun.png|Gun Aura
Champions 2023 Aura Gun 3 Kills.png|Lvl 4 gun at 3 kills
Champions 2023 Aura Gun Max.png|Lvl 4 gun at 30 kills
Melee	Melee 	Melee 	Melee
Level	Upgrade 	Effects	Preview
2 	Animation 	
*New equip animation, VFX, and SFX
*New slash VFX and SFX	
Champions 2023 Equip Melee.png|Melee Equip
Champions 2023 Primary Slash.png|Primary Slash
Champions 2023 Alt Slash.png|Alt Slash
3 	Champion's Aura 	
*For every 6 kills the player has, parts of the kunai's model will glow, completing its effects at 30 kills.
*If the player is currently match MVP in the game, the kunai will receive a golden aura.	
Champions 2023 Aura Melee.png|Melee Aura
Champions 2023 Aura Melee 6 Kills.png|Lvl 3 melee at 6 kills
Champions 2023 Aura Melee Max.png|Lvl 3 melee at 30 kills
==Champions 2023 Pass==
:See also: Episode 07: EVOLUTION: Act 1 → Champions 2023 Pass
Image 	Item 	Tier 	Category
 	Octobuddy Buddy 	7 	Buddies
 	Champions Squad Card 	4 	Player Cards
 	One More Title 	2 	Player Titles
 	Tear Jerker Title 	5 	Player Titles
 	Octobuddy Spray 	1 	Sprays
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==Broadcast Drops==
The following cosmetics were obtained by viewers who tuned into official broadcasts or selected co-streamers on Twitch and Youtube.
Image 	Item 	Source 	Category
 	Lowrider Title 	Watch a live game for 30 minutes between Aug 6-13 2023 	Player Titles
 	Gekko Diff Spray 	Watch a live game between Aug 16-25 2023 	Sprays
 	Champions 2023 Lowrider Card 	Watch a live game of Finals on Aug 26 2023 	Player Cards
For other appearances of the player card, see this section.	For other appearances of the player card, see this section.	For other appearances of the player card, see this section.	For other appearances of the player card, see this section.
==Appearance==
Weapon Skin upgrades 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table; text-align:center"	Weapon	Upgrades 	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades
Level 2+ 	Weapon	Level 4 (gun)Level 3 (melee)	 	 	
Vandal 	 	 	 	 	
Melee:Champions 2023 Kunai	— 	 	 	 	
Player Cards
==Trivia==
===Development===
*Initially, there were three other weapon variants ("EMEA", "Pacific" and "Americas" - identical to VCT LOCK//IN Collection's variants) for the Vandal skin shown in concept art made by Denis Lakhanov, but it was ultimately scrapped before its final release.VALORANT Champions 2023 skin concept art shows off different variants fans missed out on
*There were at least 9 iterations for the Melee skin before its final release.Artstation - Valorant - Champions 2023
==References==
==Navigation==
Category:Cosmetic Collections