Best Phantom Skins in Valorant (2023)

Valorant’s charismatic agents and interesting maps have garnered a cult-like following in the gaming community. However, another avenue in which the game shines brightly is its cosmetic collection. Whether fans are waiting for a night market to purchase skins or festive-exclusive heavy discounts, they are always ready to buy the latest cosmetics for their guns. These cinematic finishers add a dramatic flair to the game that contributes to a thrilling gaming experience. 

Many also believe that using a skin for your gun improves the aim. While there is no official confirmation for this, it is definitely true that having a skin does improve the gaming experience. And one of the most used guns, the Phantom, is no exception to this. Alongside Vandal and Operator, Phantom is another popular choice, especially for beginners, due to its low recoil rate. 

In this article, we’ll take a look at the best Phantom skins in Valorant that you can buy to enliven your gameplay. 

Best Valorant Phantom Skins

Players should keep in mind that this list is subjective and can change from one person to another.

Glitchpop

Donning a futuristic, cyberpunk glitchy style, the Glitchpop phantom was first unveiled in 2020 by Riot Games. To this day, it still remains a popular skin choice for Phantom. Featuring neon colors and holographic stickers, this skin is available in three color variants - red, gold and blue. However, players consider its default look to be the best. 

Adding to an all-rounded experience, the skin produces futuristic, sci-fi like bullet sounds that are more satisfying when you go on a killing spree. The finisher brings the environment to life, along with holographic stickers, adding to the modern techno-noir experience. This is an ideal choice for players who want to unleash a sci-fi experience with their gameplay. 

Ion Phantom

While most of the skins come in a bundle for three guns - Vandal, Phantom and Operator—Ion is a Phantom-exclusive skin and a popular choice at that. The skin was released in November 2020. It is a classic blend of minimalism and cutting edge cyberspace, with a blue rotating orb in the middle. It has both blue and silver accents that fit perfectly with the futuristic look that it carries.

The skin produces laser sounds that complement the metallic finish and the futuristic aesthetic of the gun. It boasts a captivating finisher, where the opponent is first enclosed in the blue orb, and then gradually fades in the air. 

Spectrum

Introduced much later in 2021, this is one of the most popular collaboration cosmetics in the game. This is also one of the most expensive skin bundles in the game and was created in collaboration with DJ Zedd, who was working on the auditory elements of the game at the time. But, given its cinematic finisher, design and sound, it is definitely worth a purchase. 

The bundle comes in various colors, including black, red, purple and pink, but just like other skins, many players prefer the base variant to the rest. The skin also has its own theme song, adding to the gaming experience. While many may find the bundle too expensive, there is no denying that this is a god-tier skin and owning it is a big deal in the game. 

The finisher features a vibrant VFX animation that plays along with electrifying music and rhythmic beats. To this date, this remains one of the most expensive skins, and yet a popular choice when it comes to purchasing skins in Valorant. 

Singularity

This cosmetic bundle was released in the early days of Valorant, when Riot Games was releasing the best skins one after another. The Phantom skin was released in 2020 as part of the Singularity bundle. The skin carries a black and purple aesthetic, giving it a very Reyna-esque look. 

The finisher of this skin turns the atmosphere into a black hole and the last killed enemy is sucked into a black-hole like SFX. This is a classic Phantom skin with a lot to add to your gameplay. It also comes in other variants like red, blue and purple, but they are not as stylish as the base variant. 

Reaver

Even if you are starting out as a newbie in Valorant, the skin name that you will come across the most is probably Reaver. This is a classic Valorant skin and presumably the most popular skin bundle in the game. This is also one of the first skins that was developed by the creators. It's second, revamped version, however, was released in 2022. 

The skin features a dark, grim look with a somber aesthetic. Thankfully, not a lot of changes were made in the revamped version, keeping the fans happy. The finisher is also quite creepy, adding to the dark aesthetic of the skin. 

These are some of the current best Phantom skins in Valroant, but apart from these, there are a whole bunch of others that many players use. It all depends on a particular user's preference and the budget they currently have because the better a Phantom skin is, the more it costs as well.