VALORANT Helix Bundle review: Great skins or overpriced cosmetics?

The Helix bundle brings about the first premium Flex item.
Written By Eray Eliaçık Eray Eliaçık
Last UpdatedJanuary 29, 2025 at 03:15PM
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The VALORANT Helix Bundle brings high-tech skins and accessories to customize your weapons and look, but it’s been causing a stir in the community. Some players are unhappy about its high price and the controversial "Flex" item, which offers no gameplay advantage. In this post, we’ll dive into what the Helix Bundle includes, break down its features, and discuss whether it’s worth the hype or the cost.

VALORANT Helix bundle explained

The Helix Bundle comes with a range of cool cosmetics, including futuristic VALORANT weapon skins, a special melee item, and a variety of accessories to enhance your in-game presence.

The Helix Bundle was released alongside the Year of the Snake Pass, celebrating the Chinese New Year. This free event pass offers players limited-time rewards like sprays, player cards, and Radianite Points.

Helix weapon skins

The VALORANT Helix bundle includes three main weapon skins:

  • Helix Spectre
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Credit: Screenshot by THESPIKE
  • Helix Phantom
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  • Helix Daggers
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Credit: Screenshot by THESPIKE

Helix Spectre (1,775 VP)

The Helix Spectre comes with sleek, futuristic designs and offers upgrades that make the weapon feel more alive, with new sounds and animations as you progress.

  • Upgrades:
    • Level 2: New sound effects for shooting.
    • Level 3: Adds animations for reloading and inspecting the gun.
    • Level 4: Unlocks a cool finisher animation and kill banner.
  • Variants: Gold, Purple, Silver
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Credit: Screenshot by THESPIKE

Helix Phantom (1,775 VP)

The Helix Phantom is another stylish, high-tech weapon that you can customize as you level it up.

  • Upgrades: Same as the Spectre skin, with sound effects, animations, and a finisher.
  • Variants: Gold, Purple, Silver
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Credit: Screenshot by THESPIKE

The Helix melee: Helix Daggers (4,350 VP)

These Helix Daggers come with special animations that make them fun to use. Each upgrade gives more cool effects, like new slash animations and inspection moves.

  • Upgrades:
    • Level 2: Adds animations for equipping and slashing.
    • Level 3: Includes extra effects when inspecting and slashing with the daggers.
  • Variants: Gold, Purple, Silver
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Credit: Screenshot by THESPIKE

VALORANT Helix accessories

Along with weapon skins, the Helix Bundle includes several accessories that help personalize your look in-game:

  • Helix Buddy
  • Helix Flex
  • Helix Card
  • Helix Spray

Helix Buddy (675 VP)

The buddy adds a fun, interactive visual element to your weapons, and it looks awesome when paired with your skins. It is a small companion that attaches to your weapon. The Helix Buddy changes color to match your weapon’s skin. It also glows when you fire your gun

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Credit: Screenshot by THESPIKE

The controversial VALORANT item: Helix Flex (1,375 VP)

A Flex item that can be equipped to show off your style during the game. The VALORANT community is outraged by the high cost of the new Helix Bundle's Flex item, which is priced at 1,375 points ($14) and offers no gameplay advantages.

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Credit: Screenshot by THESPIKE

Players are frustrated by the perceived overpricing, the inability to preview the item before purchasing, and Riot Games' focus on cosmetics over more important community features.

Helix Card (375 VP)

The Helix Card is a player card that you can display on your profile or during the loading screen. It comes in different sizes so you can choose the one that fits your style.

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Credit: Screenshot by THESPIKE
  • Variants: Large, Wide, Small

Helix Spray (325 VP)

The Helix Spray lets you leave your mark on the battlefield, adding a creative touch to your play style.

Unlocking Helix Bundle upgrades

To unlock these upgrades, you’ll need to use Radianite Points. Each upgrade level costs 10 Radianite Points, and once a weapon is fully upgraded, it takes 15 Radianite Points to unlock a skin variant (Gold, Purple, or Silver).

VALORANT Helix Bundle price

The Helix Bundle in VALORANT costs 6,940 Valorant Points (VP). This price gives you access to all the skins, accessories, and upgrades included in the bundle, allowing you to customize your weapons and other in-game items fully.

Is VALORANT Helix Bundle worth it?

Whether the VALORANT Helix Bundle is worth it depends on your personal preferences and how much value you place on cosmetics. The bundle costs around 6940 VP ($70), and while it includes the "Flex" item, which is purely visual with no gameplay advantage, it also offers skins, a spray, and a card. However, many players feel that the Flex item is overpriced for what it offers, and the inability to preview it before buying adds to the frustration.

If you enjoy customizing your look, the bundle might be worth it, but for gameplay-focused players or those wary of high costs, it may feel excessive.

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