Valorant players have good news and gifting is available with new Patch 10.08. Now, players can gift their friends and accept skins. We got you covered with how to gift skins and how to accept in Valorant. This was one of the most request feature by Valorant community and is now finally available in the game.
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Here’s everything you need to know about How to gift skins in Valorant and how to accept gifts.
How to Gift Skins in Valorant
Skin gifts is added to the game with latest patch 10.08. Valorant players can now send gifts to their friends and receive gifts. This new mechanic in Valorant has players hyped. Here’s how you can send gifts to your friends in Valorant.
You can follow these steps to send a gift in Valorant.
- Go to your Store and select an item.
- When an item is selected you will see a gift option under purchase box.
- Players should then pick the bundle or individual items they want to send as a gift.
- Click Next.
- After confirming the gift price, select Purchase.
NOTE: You will need to be friends for at least a week in order to send gifts to a person.
How to Accept Gifts in Valorant
If a friend of yours have sent you a skin gift in Valorant. You will receive an notification that will update you about your gift. You will get two options for Accept and Reject. Depending upon your choice you can press Accept to get your gift. It will be added to your inventory in Valorant. You can check it by going to Collection.
That’s all you need to know about How to gift skins in Valorant and how to accept.