How to Get Riot Buddy and Gun Buddies in Valorant

If you are eager to adorn your Valorant skins with the incredibly prestigious and rare Riot Buddy and don’t know how to get your hands on it, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll go into detail on how you can get the highly sought-after Riot Gun Buddy. 

How to Get the Riot Gun Buddy

The only way to get your hands on the Riot Gun Buddy, also known as, Fist Bump Gun Buddy, is to demonstrate good sportsmanship and positivity while in a match with a Riot employee. In order words, the only way you can get the gun buddy is to be given one by a Riot developer who is part of the Valorant team. If you happened to stumble across a Valorant developer in your game and you were on your best behaviour, there is a chance that you will receive the gun buddy as a gift.  

Even if you are the most positive, non-toxic Valorant player out there, the chance of you landing into a match with a Riot employee is extremely slim. This is the reason why this gun buddy is the most rare cosmetic item in the game. You can’t even get it from the Store, Night Market, Battlepass or even the Accessories.

Also, keep in mind that privately messaging a Riot employee on any platform for the Riot Gun Buddy would be of no use because they’ll be more unlikely to give you one just because you asked even if you offered money. 

How to Get Gun Buddies in Valorant

Except for the Riot Gun Buddy, you can get your hands on Gun Buddies through Collection Bundles, Battle Passes, Agent Gear, Prime Gaming Drops, Broadcast Drops and Competitive Rank. Let’s dive deeper into how you can get gun buddies through these avenues:

Collection Bundles

Riot regularly releases new skin bundles in Valorant and with each new bundle comes gun buddies you can buy. While gun buddies on their own cost 475 VP, they are given free if you choose to buy the whole bundle. That said, once the bundle expires in the Store there is no other way to buy the gun buddies in the future. 

Battlepass

In Valorant the act Battlepass usually contains 9-12 gun buddies that are divided over both the free and paid tracks. Each Battlepass introduces unique gun buddies and once the Battlepass expires, the gun buddies have a chance of reappearing in the Accessories store and can be bought with Kingdom Credits. 

Event Passes

For special occasions, like Valorant year anniversaries and Chinese New Year, Valorants holds a special Event pass that you can complete to get some unique gun buddies. 

Prime Gaming Drops

If you hold a Prime Gaming membership and connect your Amazon Prime account to your Riot Account, you will receive drops like sprays and gun buddies once a month.

Broadcast Drops

If you watch certain live Valorant events on official broadcasts on platforms like Twitch, there is a chance of you receiving a unique gun buddy. That said, to obtain the reward on your account, make sure to connect your Riot account to the streaming service you are using. 

Competitive Rank

At the end of each episode, you will receive a gun buddy showcasing the highest rank you received in that episode. 

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