Valorant Radianite vs Battle Pass: Cheapest RP Path in Malaysia
Published: 2026-09-25
Verdict: buying Radianite Points direct costs about 6× more per RP than earning them through the Premium Battle Pass, which is the difference between RM 30 and RM 200 for the same Vandal Chroma job. The move for any Malaysian player: grab a 1,250 VP pack from REDX Game's Valorant top-up page, spend 1,000 on this Act's Premium Pass, and let Radianite arrive as a Pass reward. Nothing on this page changes that call.
REDX Game sells Valorant Points in the same MYR ladder Riot uses, so RM 39.90 buys 1,250 VP here or through Riot's own SEA web store with no ringgit rounding gap. The prices match; the delivery channel does not. What REDX Game adds are DuitNow QR, TNG eWallet, Boost and FPX (payment rails Riot's store does not accept), plus delivery in 1 to 3 minutes. The question this page answers is what you should DO with those VP once they land.
Radianite in 60 seconds
Radianite Points (RP) are Valorant's skin-upgrade currency, spent inside the client rather than bought as a standalone SKU. A Premium tier skin costs 10 RP per upgrade level, so the four levels of VFX, animation, sound and finisher total 40 RP, and each Chroma variant adds 15 RP on top. Fully kitted, a Vandal or Phantom in most Premium collections lands around 85 RP. RP cannot be earned through normal play. You buy it, or you grind the Premium Pass. Kingdom Credits, added later, do NOT convert into Radianite.
The Radianite Points wiki entry puts the direct-purchase tiers as: "20 RP for 1,600 VP, 40 RP for 2,800 VP, 80 RP for 4,800 VP." That ratio is what the rest of this page attacks.
Direct RP vs Premium Battle Pass: the ringgit split
REDX Game's VP ladder in MYR mirrors Riot's SEA pricing exactly, running RM 13.90 for 375 VP, RM 19.90 for 600, RM 39.90 for 1,250, RM 59.90 for 1,900, RM 104.90 for 3,400, and RM 199.90 for 6,750, with that top pack the best VP-per-ringgit tier at roughly RM 0.0296 per VP. Anchor those numbers, because everything below is derived from them.
Direct Radianite via the store, converted to ringgit at the best VP tier:
- 20 RP add-on: 1,600 VP ≈ RM 47.36. That is RM 2.37 per RP.
- 40 RP add-on: 2,800 VP ≈ RM 82.88. RM 2.07 per RP.
- 80 RP add-on: 4,800 VP ≈ RM 142.08. RM 1.78 per RP.
Now the Premium Pass. It costs a flat 1,000 VP and grants roughly 80 to 90 RP across its 55 tiers, so if you buy a 1,250 VP pack for RM 39.90 and spend 1,000 on the Pass, you have burned an effective RM 31.92 for the Pass slot. At 85 RP delivered, that works out to RM 0.376 per RP.
RM 1.78 per RP direct against RM 0.376 per RP via the Pass, on the same currency and the same account. About a 4.7× tax on the direct route, and that is the CHEAPEST direct tier. At the 20 RP add-on the tax climbs to 6.3×. Boleh tahan.
The Vandal upgrade nobody prices out loud
A full upgrade in a Premium collection breaks down as three upgrade tiers (30 RP), a finisher tier (10 RP) and three Chroma variants (45 RP), for a total of roughly 85 RP. Two paths, two ringgit bills:
- Direct RP path: two 40 RP add-ons plus one 20 RP add-on need about 7,200 VP, which rounds to buying the 6,750 pack (RM 199.90) plus a 600 pack (RM 19.90) for a total of RM 219.80 to upgrade one skin. You hold a bit of VP change afterwards, but the outlay is real and it has bought you nothing except upgrades on one weapon.
- Battle Pass path: 1,000 VP for the Pass (effective RM 31.92 at the 1,250 pack), plus the play-time to finish the Pass, netting you 85+ RP and every non-RP Pass reward on top for a total of RM 31.92.
Same skin, same variants, RM 187.88 gap between the two routes. Buying the Pass is one payment. Grinding it takes weeks. That is the trade Riot is asking Malaysian players to make.
Which VP pack a KL competitive player actually buys
Malaysian ranked grinders in KL and Petaling Jaya who play a full Act top up the RM 39.90 (1,250 VP) pack exactly once, which covers the Pass with 250 VP left over. Squad captains on Malaysian rosters, Yamato of TODAK often cited as the shape, do the same because the RP arrives as a byproduct of the Pass grind they were doing anyway for the icons and sprays. Nobody sensible in the Valorant Malaysia Discord tells a new player to buy the 20 RP add-on.
Two smaller cases where direct RP earns its price:
- Missed the Pass window. The Pass expires at the end of its Act. If a Premium skin dropped last Act and you skipped the Pass, direct RP is the only path to Chroma-upgrade that skin right now, and the 40 RP add-on gets you most of the way there.
- Deep bank of VP already sitting there. If you already hold 4,800 VP idle and there is no Pass to spend on, the 80 RP add-on moves a skin you already own. Do not top up fresh VP just to trigger this scenario.
Risk warning: three ways to burn ringgit
First, do not buy the 20 RP add-on. Ever. It is the WORST ringgit-per-RP tier in the entire store, and Riot uses it as a psychological "top up a tiny bit of RP to finish a skin" trap that costs you more per point than any other line item. Berbaloi tak? Tidak langsung.
Second, do not spend Radianite on Chroma variants for skins you will never equip in ranked. RP is not refundable, per Riot's in-client currency policy, and activating a variant on a skin you rarely pick is dead money that cannot be reversed. Play the skin for a week, THEN Chroma it.
Third, do not confuse Kingdom Credits and RP. Kingdom Credits (added post-launch and playtime-earned) buy agents and old Pass cosmetics, they cannot fund Radianite upgrades, and a common Discord mistake in the Malaysian community is to grind Kingdom Credits assuming they will Chroma a Vandal. They will not.
Frequently asked questions
Can I purchase Radianite Points directly?
No, Riot's client only sells RP as an add-on bundled with Valorant Points packs. You buy Valorant Points from REDX Game's Valorant top-up page, then spend those VP either on the Premium Pass or on the RP add-on tiers inside the client, and the client's VP-to-RP conversion is the only path.
How much RM does one Chroma variant cost?
A Chroma variant is 15 RP flat. At the Battle Pass rate, that works out to roughly RM 5.65 per variant. Direct RP at the cheapest 80 RP add-on tier pushes the same variant to roughly RM 26.65, or almost five times the ringgit for the same colour swap.
Does the Battle Pass ALWAYS give 80-90 RP?
The exact RP total shifts each Act, but recent Acts have landed between 80 and 100 RP across the free and Premium tracks combined, with the Premium slice carrying most of it. Treat 85 RP as a working baseline for planning purposes, not as a Riot-guaranteed number.
Is the Free Pass RP worth grinding without the Premium track?
The Free track delivers a small trickle of RP (typically under 20 across a full Act) which is not enough to finish a single skin's upgrades. Grind it if you want the free rewards, not because you expect meaningful upgrade currency out of it.
What is the fastest payment method to top up VP from Malaysia?
DuitNow QR through REDX Game lands in 1 to 3 minutes and works with any Malaysian bank app. TNG eWallet and Boost run similar times when the balance is preloaded. FPX takes longer if your bank sits behind an OTP wall on the app.
Beginner tips: your first RM 40 on Valorant
New Malaysian players in Ipoh, JB or Penang who want ONE skin they can proudly Chroma-swap should buy the 1,250 VP pack, spend 1,000 on the current Premium Pass, and play the Act through. That is it. Do not buy the Pass AND direct RP in the same month. Skip the 375 VP pack too, it locks you out of the Pass slot by design. Kingdom Credits are not Radianite, so grinding them for a Vandal Chroma is a dead end.
Memang best when the math clicks: RM 39.90 buys the Pass, one full skin upgrade and change left over. The direct-RP shortcut at the top of the store is a tax on players who did not run this calculation. Now you have.
Grab your VP: buy Valorant Points from REDX Game, pick the RM 39.90 pack, and pay by DuitNow QR. That is the whole play.
