Short answer: no, you cannot directly gift Valorant Points (VP) to another player’s account. But that does not mean you are out of options Riot built a proper gifting system that lets you send skins, bundles, and other store items straight to your friends. Here’s exactly how it works, what you can (and can’t) send, and the rules you need to know before hitting that gift button.
Can You Gift Valorant Points to a Friend?
No Valorant Points themselves are not giftable. Riot’s gifting system is built around store items, not currency transfers. You cannot load up a friend’s wallet with VP, and there is no “send currency” button anywhere in the client or on the Riot support site.
If you want to help a friend get a skin, you have two real options:
- Buy the item on the store and gift it to them directly (recommended)
- Buy them a physical or digital Riot gift card they can redeem themselves for VP
The first route uses the in-client gifting flow. The second is just a normal gift card they redeem the code and the VP lands in their own account.
What You Can Actually Gift in Valorant
Riot’s gifting system covers most of the cosmetic store, but not everything. Here’s what’s on the table.
| Giftable | Not Giftable |
|---|---|
| Weapon skins | Valorant Points (VP) |
| Skin bundles | Radianite Points |
| Buddies | Kingdom Credits |
| Sprays | Battle Pass |
| Player Cards | Agent Contracts / Agents |
| Player Titles | Anything from Night Market |
Bundles can be gifted as a whole, but individual items inside a bundle usually cannot be split out and sent one at a time while the bundle is active in the store.
How to Gift an Item in Valorant
The process happens entirely inside the Valorant client. You do not need any third-party site.
- Open Valorant and go to the Store.
- Find the skin, bundle, or accessory you want to send.
- Click the gift icon next to the item.
- Pick the friend you want to send it to from your friends list.
- Add an optional message.
- Confirm the purchase VP is deducted from your account.
- Your friend gets a notification and can accept the gift.
Simple, but there are guardrails and this is where a lot of players get tripped up.
The Rules Riot Enforces on Gifting
Riot put restrictions in place to fight fraud, chargebacks, and account-boosting shenanigans. If you plan to gift something, make sure both accounts clear these bars.
Friendship Requirement
You and your recipient must have been friends on Riot’s social system for at least a few days before you can send them a gift. Adding someone five minutes before their birthday will not work the system blocks it.
Regional Restriction
Both accounts must be on the same Valorant region. A North America account cannot gift to an EU account, and vice versa. If your friend plays on a different server, you will not see them as an eligible recipient.
Account Level Requirement
The sender’s account typically needs to be above a minimum account level (around level 20). Fresh smurf accounts cannot be used as gifting mules.
Two-Factor Authentication
Riot strongly recommends and in many cases requires 2FA enabled on the sender’s account before gifting is unlocked. This is the single biggest anti-fraud measure.
Gifting Limits
There is a cap on how many gifts you can send in a given window (per day and per month). The exact numbers vary by region and account standing, but heavy gifters will hit a wall eventually.
Recipient Can Already Own It
If your friend already owns the skin, the gift will fail. Always double-check with them first, or pick a bundle you know they do not have.
Why Riot Doesn’t Let You Gift VP Directly
Currency gifting is a fraud magnet. Stolen credit cards, chargebacks, and account-selling markets thrive on any system that lets you move raw currency between accounts. By locking gifting to specific store items tied to a specific recipient, Riot makes it much harder for bad actors to launder VP through the system.
It also protects you. If your account gets compromised, a thief can’t drain your VP into their own wallet.
The Gift Card Workaround
If your goal is genuinely to give someone VP to spend on whatever they want, buy them a Riot gift card. These are sold at most major retailers and online stores, and they come in fixed dollar amounts.
Your friend enters the code on Riot’s website, the VP hits their account, and they choose what to buy. It is the cleanest way to give someone “money” for Valorant without breaking Riot’s rules or risking your account.
Just make sure the gift card is valid for their region a US-region card will not redeem on an EU account.
What to Gift Instead of VP
If you are picking something out for a friend, here are the smart choices:
- A bundle they’ve been eyeing bundles usually include a knife, four gun skins, and accessories at a discount.
- A knife skin melee skins are the highest-value flex in the store.
- A themed bundle tied to their favorite agent if they main valorant omen, a smoker-focused bundle lands harder than random skins.
Want ideas? Our valorant tips and tricks hub covers store timing, and if they’re new to the game our valorant begainers guide is a solid onboarding gift alongside a skin.
Free Alternatives Worth Knowing
Before you spend money, remember Valorant hands out free rewards regularly:
- amazon prime valorant rewards if your friend has Prime, they can claim free skins each drop cycle.
- Twitch drops during VCT events free player cards, sprays, and occasionally gun buddies.
- Act-based free battle pass rewards every new valorant new act brings a fresh free track.
Sending a friend a link to these can be as useful as sending them a paid gift.
The Bottom Line
You cannot gift Valorant Points directly to another player. Riot’s gifting system only supports store items skins, bundles, buddies, sprays, cards, and titles and both accounts must be friends on the same region, meet minimum account requirements, and have 2FA where required.
If you specifically want to give someone VP to spend themselves, a Riot gift card is the intended solution. Everything else third-party sites claiming to transfer VP, “gifting services” on marketplaces is either against Riot’s Terms of Service or an outright scam.
Rules and limits around gifting can shift with client updates, so if you hit a restriction that doesn’t match this guide, check the in-client store page for the latest requirements. We’ll update this page when the system changes.