Valorant’s Kuronami 2.0 bundle explodes

Riot Games revealed Valorant’s Kuronami 2.0 bundle on Monday, bringing back one of the game’s most recognizable skin lines with five new cosmetics. (playvalorant.com) (esports.gg) The new set adds Kuronami skins for the Phantom, Operator, Ghost and Guardian, plus a melee weapon that changes between a kunai and a katana. Riot listed the reveal trailer on its news page on April 27, 2026. (playvalorant.com) (dotesports.com) The bundle is scheduled to release on April 29 alongside Season V26, Act Three. Multiple outlets reporting from Riot’s reveal said the full set will cost 9,500 Valorant Points. (dotesports.com) (esports.gg) Kuronami 2.0 keeps the original line’s storm-and-water theme, with custom equip, inspect and reload animations built around flowing water effects. The finisher again traps a defeated enemy inside a sphere of water under a darkened sky. (esports.gg) (dotesports.com) The melee is the main change from the 2024 release. Reports on the reveal say the Naru-Kami weapon shifts from kunai to katana, with separate inspect animations for both forms. (esports.gg) (dotesports.com) That matters because the first Kuronami bundle has remained a reference point for Valorant’s premium cosmetics since its January 2024 debut. Fan-maintained Valorant Wiki pages list the original bundle at the same 9,500 VP price. (valorant.fandom.com) (dotesports.com) Riot has spent April pushing gameplay and competitive updates, including Patch 12.07 on April 14 and new Skirmish: Ascension announcements on April 27. Kuronami 2.0 lands between those beats as a store release tied to the new act. (playvalorant.com 1) (playvalorant.com 2) Players now know the date, the weapons and the price. The next test is whether Kuronami 2.0 can match the staying power of the 2024 original once it hits the shop on April 29. (esports.gg) (valorant.fandom.com)