- Riot just released a sequel to the popular Gaia’s Vengeance skin line
- It includes skins for four weapons and a unique melee, as well as some other cosmetics
- However, the release had a somewhat mixed reception
After being released on October 4, Valorant’s Gaia’s Vengeance 2.0 Bundle skin bundle was received with a lot of mixed feelings by the fandom.
New Skin Line Is Released
Gaia’s Vengeance is one of Valorant’s most famous skin lines. Released on March 1 2022, the series has quickly become a fan-favorite one and it has been available in the store for limited periods of time. Fans have been asking Riot to offer the bundle more often, but instead, the company decided to make a sequel, aptly named Gaia’s Vengeance 2.0.
The new skin line has been teased more than a year and a half since the original was released. The short trailer featured a duel-wielding melee weapon consisting of both a knife and an axe. The bundle also includes skins for the Phantom, Ares, Bucky, and Shorty, all of which follow a similar design and finisher pattern to that of the original skin line.
Gaia’s Vengeance 2.0 was released on Wednesday, October 4. In addition to the four weapons skins and malee, this premium bundle features a few items like a playercard, spray, and gun buddy. The entire Gaia’s Vengeance 2.0 bundle is priced at 7100 VP and below you can see the individual prices of each item:
- Gaia’s Vengeance Weapon Skins: 1775 VP
- Gaia’s Vengeance Melee Skin: 3550 VP
- Gaia’s Vengeance Playercard: 375 VP
- Gaia’s Vengeance Spray: 325 VP
- Gaia’s Vengeance Gun Buddy: 475 VP
The design of the entire collection has all been kept the same as the original one, more or less, the only major exception being the addition of the dual-wielding melee where players hold a knife and an axe together. However, it’s unlikely that the Gaia 2.0 bundle will be available in the upcoming October Valorant Night Market. This event comes around every few months and it offers players a good way to buy skins and other cosmetic items at big discounts.
Unfortunately, this does not seem like it is the only problem with the bundle. Following the release of the teasers, as well as a few longer showcases when the bundle was added to the game, fans had a mixed reception. Some took issue with the melee, saying it should have been done otherwise. “Knife without the ugly axe would have been really good, wasted potential,” wrote one fan on Twitter. “If they made the dual wield with only daggers would look cooler,” another comment on YouTube reads.
But perhaps one comment summarizes the fandom’s thoughts in the best way: “I actually don’t mind this bundle, like sure it’s not the best bundle we’ve had and it’s not as good as the first Gaia’s bundle but it’s not bad and the knife is pretty sick.”
It ultimately seems that Riot’s attempt to capitalize on the fame of the original bundle simply had a somewhat lukewarm reception.
