Valorant Champions 2026 Bundle: Malaysia Release Time & Ringgit Price
Published: 2026-08-07
The last Valorant Champions bundle of the franchise era is on the way. Riot Games confirmed on valorantesports.com that Champions 2026 lands in Shanghai from 24 September to 18 October, and the matching skin bundle traditionally drops a few weeks before the opening whistle. For a Malaysian player, that means a real cost decision is coming in late Ogos. Is a black-and-gold Champions Vandal worth roughly RM 250? Or do you save the VP for something else? The Mercedes-Benz Arena hosts the playoffs, the same 18,000-seat stage that hosted Masters Shanghai in 2024. This is also the final franchise-era Champions; VCT reopens to open qualifiers in 2027.
Ringgit price: what Champions bundles have cost
Riot has not published a 2026 price. What we have is a five-year track record, and every single Champions bundle since the Berlin 2021 edition has landed in the same VP band, with Malaysian buyers converting from ringgit rather than USD every time. REDX Game sells VP in fixed MYR packs, so translating the leaked "premium" tier into ringgit is straightforward.
Below is what past bundles cost in VP and the ringgit you actually needed to buy them via a REDX Game Valorant top-up.
YearFull bundle (VP)Approx. RM top-up needed
Champions 2021 (Berlin)~6,264 VPRM 240–260
Champions 2022 (Istanbul)~6,167 VPRM 235–255
Champions 2023 (Los Angeles)~6,167 VPRM 235–255
Champions 2024 (Seoul)~6,167 VPRM 235–255
Champions 2025 (Paris)~6,640 VPRM 250–275
Champions 2026 (Shanghai, expected)TBA, likely 6,400–7,000 VPRM 250–290 (est.)
Historical pricing courtesy of Dodge.gg's Champions bundle archive. Delivery through REDX Game normally lands in your Riot account within 1 to 3 minutes, with no credit-card review, no ringgit-to-USD conversion on your statement, and no waiting on a Riot support ticket if the pack does not appear.
Cost math: why the VP number never lines up to a single pack
Here is the trap. Riot sells VP in bundle sizes of 475, 1,000, 2,050, 3,650, 5,350, and 11,000. A 6,167 VP bundle needs 5,350 + 1,000, so 6,350 VP total. You finish with 183 VP dust. Champions 2025 at 6,640 VP needed 5,350 + 1,000 + 475, so 6,825 VP total. That leaves 185 VP on your account. The ringgit math at REDX Game (5,350 VP ≈ RM 195, 1,000 VP ≈ RM 39, 475 VP ≈ RM 20) puts those two bundles around RM 234 and RM 254.
Add the 8 percent SST that Riot charges on App Store purchases, and the DuitNow path is measurably cheaper. Concrete comparison for the same real ringgit: RM 50 at REDX Game gets you 1,250 VP, while RM 65 at the Malaysian App Store gets you 1,175 VP after the tax bite, so you spend 30 percent more ringgit to receive six percent fewer VP. That is 75 VP of buddy-and-spray budget you do not need to spend. Small money. Compounds fast.
When the bundle drops, and why it matters for Malaysians
Riot has not stamped a bundle date on the calendar yet. Two things are confirmed. First, the last three Champions bundles (Los Angeles, Seoul, Paris) all went live 14 to 21 days before opening day. Second, Champions Shanghai opens on 24 September. Extrapolating: expect the store drop in the last week of Ogos or the first week of September, live for roughly three weeks. Do not treat that as gospel. Earlier "August 23" reporting from Gameriv is still labelled as leaked, not announced.
Timing that is nailed down: group stage runs at Jing'an Sports Center (5,600 seats), playoffs at the Mercedes-Benz Arena (18,000 seats), all matches in the Malaysia zero-offset zone. Shanghai is on GMT+8, same as MYT. Paper Rex, the Pacific team that Malaysian fans have followed since VCT Pacific Stage 1, booked their Shanghai ticket by locking a top-three finish at Masters London, per VLR.gg's match report. If you skipped the bundle at Champions 2025, this is the last one that funds a franchised roster.
Champions 2026 Bundle FAQ
Is the Valorant Champions 2026 bundle out in Malaysia yet?
No. Riot has not published the launch date. Historical patterns point to the last week of Ogos or first week of September 2026, ahead of the 24 September tournament start.
What was the Champions 2025 bundle price in Malaysia?
The 2025 collection cost about 6,640 VP, roughly RM 250 to 275 when bought as a REDX Game ringgit top-up. Riot has not confirmed the 2026 number yet.
Does buying the bundle actually support the pro teams?
Yes. The 2025 bundle shared "50 percent of net proceeds" with participating VCT teams according to Riot's Champions announcement, and while the 2026 revenue split has not been confirmed yet, Riot has kept the same model every year since the Berlin edition in 2021, so the safe assumption is that a chunk of your ringgit still lands with the 16 Shanghai teams.
What weapon is in the Champions 2026 bundle?
Not officially confirmed. A leaked promotional image seen by Gameriv shows a rifle plus melee in a black-gold base with red accents. Previous editions have alternated Vandal and Phantom as the primary rifle; the 2025 edition paired a Vandal with a Butterfly Knife.
Can I top up VP in Malaysia without a credit card?
Yes. REDX Game processes DuitNow, Touch 'n Go eWallet, and Boost for the Valorant top-up. Payment clears in seconds. The VP is on your account inside three minutes on an RM invoice.
Will the bundle come back if I miss it?
Historically no. Champions bundles sell for roughly three weeks and then vault, so once the Shanghai finals close on 18 October, the Champions 2026 skins get shelved for good, and the Berlin, Istanbul, Los Angeles, Seoul, and Paris bundles have never come back to the store as a re-issue since Riot first vaulted them. Senang gila to miss and impossible to reclaim.
Be careful where you buy the Champions VP
Bundle windows draw scam sellers. Every year Malaysian Discords and Facebook groups fill with "cheap Champions bundle account" listings, and some of those sellers run stolen credit cards to gift the bundle to a buyer's account, which gets that account permanently banned when Riot's chargeback team reverses the payment two or three weeks later. Bundle vanishes. Ban stays. Riot's official refund policy flatly states that gifted VP obtained through unauthorised means is void.
Two rules keep your account safe. Top up VP directly to your own Riot ID through an authorised Malaysian merchant, then buy the bundle yourself inside the client using the VP that already sits on the account, so nobody outside your household ever needs your Riot login credentials. Never share your Riot login. If a seller in KL or Johor Bahru offers the bundle for RM 100 when the honest price sits around RM 250, that price gap is the fraud gap.
Local top-up tips: turning ringgit into VP fast
The cleanest path for a Malaysian player is a single ringgit top-up to REDX Game, then buying the bundle in-client on drop day, since the Pacific store refresh usually lands between 07:00 and 08:00 MYT on Wednesdays and the honest ringgit top-up puts the VP inside your account before your first ranked queue of the morning even begins. Boleh tahan for anyone who wants the skin ready the moment it goes live.
What to prep before drop day:
- Confirm your Riot ID and region are set to Asia-Pacific (Singapore server for most Malaysian players).
- Have DuitNow or Touch 'n Go or Boost open. Pick the fastest, not the cheapest cashback.
- Budget for a 5,350 + 1,000 + (maybe) 475 VP stack so you do not scramble mid-window.
- Follow Selangor Red Giants and the wider MPL crowd only for the meme. This is a Valorant purchase, not an MLBB one, so ignore any "combo" offer that stacks the two.
Riot's ringgit price stays fixed through a Valorant Malaysia top-up at REDX Game, and delivery lands in the 1 to 3 minute window that Malaysian buyers used at Champions 2025. Line up the top-up in advance, keep the RM budget honest at around RM 260, and the last franchise-era Champions bundle is a quick RM decision instead of a Ogos scramble.
