VALORANT may be a free-to-play game, but its monetization model is based on skins and cosmetic items. There’s more than a single way to unlock these items, though, and paying for them is often the fastest.
It’s entirely possible to follow a budget-friendly approach while collecting skins—and that’s where the Night Market comes in. The Night Market allows players to pick up cosmetic items at a discount. The skins showcased in the Night Market will be picked at random, and players will need to get lucky to land their favorite skins. Players will have a choice of up to six skins from a variety of bundles for different weapons.
Even though you won’t be able to reroll any of the items, you’ll be able to get a second chance since the Night Market returns every two months.
When will the Night Market come back?
Riot only unveils the Night Market dates a few days before it arrives, at most a week before. If you’re wondering when the next Night Market will be, take a look at the previous Night Market dates to get a good idea of when the next one could arrive.
| Name | Start date | End date |
| Night Market one | Dec. 10, 2020 | Jan. 11, 2021 |
| Night Market two | Feb. 11, 202 | Feb, 23, 2021 |
| Night Market three | April 8, 2021 | April 20, 2021 |
| Night Market four | June 2, 2021 | June 15, 2021 |
| Night Market five | July 28, 2021 | Aug. 10, 2021 |
| Night Market six | Sept. 29, 2021 | Oct. 12, 2021 |
| Night Market seven | Dec. 9, 2021 | Dec. 21, 2021 |
| Night Market eight | Feb. 9, 2022 | Feb. 22, 2022 |
| Night Market nine | April 6, 2022 | April 19, 2022 |
| Night Market 10 | May 18, 2022 | June 1, 2022 |
| Night Market 11 | TBA | TBA |
When the Night Market finally arrives in VALORANT, it tends to stay up for around two weeks, giving just enough time for players to purchase the skins they would like to collect.
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