Is Valorant Night Market worth it? Here’s what you need to know

The Valorant Night Market provides an opportunity to snag premium items at discounted prices. However, many players suspect Riot of manipulating the random card selection, leading to disappointing Night Markets. How true is that?

Valorant skins may not improve aim during ranked games, but the placebo effect that makes every headshot feel incredibly satisfying justifies the hefty price tag. While collectors don’t think twice before shelling out hundreds of dollars on new bundles, thrifty players shop responsibly, often waiting months to purchase Night Market skins.

But for some players, Valorant’s Night Market can feel like a gamble since it’s entirely random. Sometimes, skins are exactly what the player needs. Other times, players may find their savings was for naught, as none of the skins they really wanted popped up.

Here’s everything to know about the Valorant Night Market and whether it’s worth it.

How to check Valorant Night Market cards

To check Night Market, players should look for a new mysterious card icon on the game’s main menu when it goes live.  Clicking on this card will open a new menu with six hidden cards. Click on each slot will unlock random skins at a 49% and a minimum 10% discount. Night Market includes individual skins, not bundles.

Valorant Night Market

Valorant Night Market offers six random cards with at least two knife or Premium edition gun skins. Rest are random and belong to all classes under Premium. That means Deluxe and Ultra remain off the table—reserved exclusively for the elite echelon.

Once a player turns the slots, click on the desired skins to make the payment as normal. Purchasing greys out the slot, as players can only buy six Night Market skins at a time and can’t reshuffle the slots.

Is the Valorant Night Market worth waiting for?

Night Market slots depend entirely on luck and the recipient’s existing Valorant skin inventory.  More players report receiving disappointing Night Market offerings than landing worthwhile ones. Every time the thrift store returns, complaints about feeling shortchanged flood in.

Fans on social media note there are too many skins and not enough chances to get the ones a player wants. With just four slots in the daily shop and six in the Night Market, players end up waiting a long time for their favorites to appear. Many players feel the offerings could be improved by including more purple-tier or legendary skins.

Even if it meant smaller discounts, better-quality options would make the Night Market far more desirable. Valorant’s Night Market is random and unpredictable, which doesn’t make it a reliable source for favorite skins.

The main reason cited by fans for disappointing Night Market offerings is that the thrift store only features skins players don’t already own. This makes it less appealing to collectors who rush to purchase the latest bundles. Instead, they often end up with older, Deluxe-tier skins missing from their collection.

Players who rarely ever purchase Premium skins are most likely to get exciting Night Market slots filled with cheap, luxury skins. Even those players may want to manage their expectations. Landing Spectrum or Elderflame skin is out of the question since Night Market is limited to a maximum of two Premium skins at a time.

Regardless of the value, the Night Market is undeniably worth it since rolling the slots is free. New collectors can use it to complete skin bundles they missed during their initial release, while budget-conscious players can gradually add some flair to their inventory. Just don’t expect to get one’s favorite skin from the get-go.