Can You Gift a Battle Pass in VALORANT?

Can you gift a VALORANT Battle Pass?

Riot’s published gifting updates identify Featured Store gifts, esports-store gifts, and PC VP gifts. They do not identify a direct Battle Pass gift flow. The distinction matters: sending currency lets the recipient make the purchase, while sending a Store item delivers that specific cosmetic for acceptance.

How to gift VP for a Battle Pass on PC

Riot added VP gifting on PC in Patch 11.11. If the feature is available in your region and both accounts meet the live eligibility checks, use the client rather than a third-party seller:

1. Open VALORANT on PC and select the VP icon near the top-right of the client.
2. Open the VP purchase page and look for the gifting option.
3. Select the intended friend carefully. Confirm the full Riot ID and tagline before paying.
4. Choose an amount that covers the current Battle Pass price in the recipient’s region.
5. Review the price, currency, recipient, and payment method, then complete the transaction.
6. Ask the recipient to confirm that the VP reached the correct account before they buy the pass.

The Battle Pass price and VP packs can vary by region. Check the recipient’s own client instead of assuming your local price or using an old screenshot. Our VALORANT Points price guide explains why regional totals differ, but the live purchase screen is the final source for the amount charged.

What if VP gifting does not appear?

Do not try to force the feature through another region, a VPN, account sharing, or an unofficial payment service. Confirm that you are using the PC client, restart the client after an update, and review Riot’s current gifting support page. If you reached a daily gifting limit, Riot has documented a client-restart issue after midnight; restarting the client can refresh the displayed limit.

Using a prepaid Riot card instead

A genuine, region-compatible prepaid Riot card can fund the recipient’s account without giving them your payment details. Riot’s support documentation says VALORANT prepaid cards are redeemed inside the PC client and are region locked.

1. Buy from an authorized retailer and keep the receipt.
2. Confirm that the card is valid for the recipient’s Riot account region.
3. Send the unused code through a private channel.
4. The recipient opens VALORANT, selects the VP icon, then chooses Prepaid Cards & Codes.
5. They enter the code without spaces or hyphens and submit it.
6. After the VP appears, they buy the current Battle Pass in their own client.

See our VALORANT gift-card redemption steps for error checks. Never post a code publicly or send a photo that exposes the code before the intended recipient redeems it.

Featured Store gifts are not Battle Pass gifts

Patch 10.08 introduced gifting for select Featured Store bundles and items. The sender opens an eligible Featured offer, uses the Gift button, selects a recipient, and sends either the full bundle or an eligible individual item. The recipient is then prompted to accept or decline it.

That flow does not turn an expired or current Battle Pass into a gift. It also does not let you send an item from your own collection. Riot later added gifting in the esports store and VP gifting on PC, but each system retains its own availability and restrictions.

If you are comparing Store collections, use the VALORANT bundle directory. If your goal is a discontinued pass cosmetic, read the rules for old Battle Pass rewards before paying anyone who claims they can unlock one.

Check these details before you send a gift

• Correct account: match both the Game Name and tagline. A similar display name is not enough.
• Live eligibility: let the client apply Riot’s current friendship, account-level, region, and gifting-limit checks. Do not rely on an old guide for a fixed threshold.
• Platform: Riot announced VP gifting as a PC feature. Do not promise that the same control exists on console.
• Region and currency: the sender’s price or a prepaid card from another country may not match the recipient’s account.
• Enough time: buying the premium track does not complete it. The recipient still needs to earn progress before the Act ends.
• Refund expectations: gifts and Battle Pass content have special refund limitations. Treat the recipient and purchase choice as final unless Riot Support says otherwise.

The pass provides progression rewards, not an automatic shortcut through every tier. Our explanation of the Battle Pass XP bonus shows what the premium track does and does not accelerate.

Avoid account and payment scams

You never need your friend’s password, email login, multi-factor code, backup code, or computer access to fund their pass. Use Riot’s client or a legitimate prepaid card. A stranger offering discounted VP, a “Battle Pass activation,” or a region switch may be trying to steal the account or use a payment method that will later be charged back.

A chargeback can affect the accounts and content involved in a gift. If a legitimate transaction fails, keep the receipt and contact Riot Support; do not repeat purchases until you know whether the first payment completed.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a Gift Battle Pass button in VALORANT?

Riot’s current published gifting documentation does not list a direct Battle Pass gift. On PC, gift enough VP through the supported VP gifting flow when available, or use a compatible prepaid Riot card.

Can I gift a VALORANT Battle Pass on console?

Riot introduced VP gifting as a PC-only update. Check the live console client for any later change, but do not assume that the PC option is present on console.

Can I send VP already in my balance?

The documented VP gifting flow is on the VP purchase page; it is not a transfer from your existing balance. Follow the options shown by the client at checkout.

Does gifting VP transfer my Battle Pass progress?

No. Accounts progress separately. Your friend buys and levels their own pass after receiving the currency.

Can I gift an old Battle Pass or expired skin?

No supported gifting flow reopens an expired Battle Pass or transfers an old pass skin from one collection to another.

Bottom line

You cannot directly gift a VALORANT Battle Pass as of September 3, 2026. The safest current route is PC VP gifting, if the option is available and the client approves both accounts, or a region-compatible prepaid Riot card. Confirm the recipient, regional price, and live eligibility before spending.