Valorant: The best ghost skins, ranked

The Ghost is one of Valorant's most powerful pistols and excels in pistol rounds. The specific weapon is also a great weapon to have in Full Buys and can help you in various situations during a match. As with all firearms in this popular tactical shooter, Riot has released a range of unique Ghost skins through various skin collections and the Battle Pass.

Purchasing such skins can allow you to customize your gun while giving it a distinct look and feel. With the variety of options available, choosing one can be difficult. While personal taste usually determines overall preference, the options listed below are some of the best you can get.

Updated on November 29, 2024, by Maria Antiporda: This list has been updated to include recently released skins and the ranking order has been changed to reflect this. Each entry has also been updated to have more detailed descriptions on each skin.

10 Magepunk Ghost

The Magepunk Ghost skin is perfect for steampunk fans. The design sends him on a journey into a world where technology and magic meet to create a sleek, deadly weapon. Unlocking the VFX with Radianite gives the gun a satisfying sound that makes it seem like your bullets are zipping through the air at lightning speed.

Each skin's upgrade can be unlocked with ten Radianites.

The special animation you can unlock makes the gun even better, with bullet casings being ejected from a slot above each time you fire. This really makes it seem like the invention of a genius wizard. The finisher encases your enemy in a glass vat as if it were your last experiment.

9 The ghost of ruin

The Ruination collection is quite famous among Valorant players, and the Ghost skin from it is another great option to add to your collection. Its design comes in four colors and looks like a gun encasing a strange misty substance.

One of its upgrades is a VFX that gives the gun a mystical muzzle flash every time it's fired. Another VFX available for this skin makes it emit a dark aura when revealed and a new reload animation. For the Finisher, the enemy becomes possessed by a League of Legends character named Viego.

8 Ghost of Gaia's Revenge

Gaia's Revenge is undoubtedly one of Valorant's most appealing skin lines, and the collection's Ghost is particularly popular within the community. Its design transforms the ghost into a weapon-shaped crystal encased in wood.

One of the visual effects this skin has is a bright flash from the muzzle paired with an ethereal sound effect when triggered. Another VFX allows the ghost to glow beautifully under the light. The finisher is very large, with the enemy turning into a large tree after being defeated.

7 Ghost brave hero

The Valiant Hero Ghost is inspired by Sun Wukong from Journey to the West, a Chinese novel. This skin is available in four color variants: Black with gold trim, Sunset, Dusk and Night, and the beautiful ornate design it has really makes it stand out.

Improving this appearance gives the muzzle a glow every time the gun is fired, along with a slight metallic sound effect. Unlocking the animation will give the gun a glow effect and also emit fog. The finisher is impressive with Sun Wukong coming in to seemingly finish off the enemy with an epic series of moves.

6 Ghost of Singularity

The Singularity Ghost has a sleek and simple design that makes it look a lot like a gun made of cosmic energy fragments. The glow that emanates from the cracks gives it its mysterious character. When upgraded, a ball of cosmic energy can be seen at the tip of the muzzle every time the gun is fired.

Getting the gun animation will have its shards float over the crystal body every time the gun is fired. The finisher summons the cosmos behind the enemy, with a black hole of cosmic energy pulling them in.

5 Radiant Entertainment System Ghost

Radiant Entertainment System Ghost is one for fans of retro themes. This skin is available in three colors and has the buttons of a handheld game console. Its design is bright and fun, almost looking like a toy instead of the deadly weapon it is.

The different game cartridges that are loaded into each weapon depend on the skin variant unlocked. The three different cartridges are Bazooka Badger, Dance Fever and K.nock O.out!!

The first skin update gives it a fun gunfire sound reminiscent of retro gaming sound effects. Also, pixel blocks will flash from the muzzle every time you shoot. Unlocking the animation wraps the gun in a pixelated finish. The finisher differs by color, each with a different gameplay, rewarding you with a fun display after the final kill.

4 Evori Dreamwings Ghost

If you like a dreamy and magical aesthetic, Evori Dreamwings Ghost is the skin for you. This adorable gun gives the ghost a pretty crystalline body, with its muzzle being a floating shard of crystal. It even has a few hearts decorating it in several places.

The unlockable sound effect is just as adorable, with a light magical sound, bells and a flash of a heart with each bullet fired. Unlocking the animation will cause a cute creature to appear when you inspect the weapon. The finisher has four magical companions that take the last enemy to another realm.

3 XERØFANG Ghost

The Xerofang Ghost is another beautiful design that gives the gun a sleek metallic coat with geometric textures. The sound effect you can unlock gives it what can be described as a less sharp gun sound, with a bright flash at the end of the muzzle when fired.

The animation makes the gun textures move and will also emit a thin line of smoke when spamming fire. For the Finisher, the victim explodes into crystal shards that form a dragon's head.

2 Ghost Sovereign

The Phantom Sovereign gives the gun a smooth, pearl-like finish with four different color options. It is lined with a sleek metal design throughout. One of the visual effects the skin has gives it a colored flash at the end of the muzzle when it is pulled. It will also emit smoke, making it appear that the weapon is heating up with each shot.

Another VFX gives the gun a glow all over and the gem behind it glows after a kill. The finisher summons a great glowing greatsword that falls upon the enemy, erasing them from existence.

1 Phantom Reaver

Reaver Ghost can be described as a skin that looks like it was designed by Omen. It has sharp edges all over and a bandage around the handle. Unlocking his effects gives his fire a dark and mysterious sound and a shadow animation that appears at the end of the muzzle.

The animation causes a wave of shadows to pass over the gun, and reloading will use telekinesis. His finisher will cause the enemy to be dragged through a dark portal that opens from a rune on the ground by several arms.