{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4c31114a9fd2d40201957fb2","clusterId":"c_2216b5be78fdd232c38f0bbb","slug":"valorant-blackspire-collection-blends-sci-fi-and-mystery","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Valorant Blackspire Collection Blends Sci-Fi and Mystery","summary":"Riot Games revealed the Blackspire Collection, a new skin series for Valorant, on June 21, 2026. The collection includes the Phantom, Sheriff, Spectre, Ares, and a melee weapon called Divide. It will launch on June 25, 2026, at the start of Season 2026 Act 4. The skins feature a design that combines science fiction with mystical elements. Alongside the Blackspire Collection, a new Battle Pass will go live on the same day. The Battle Pass offers limited items: the Skyreaper Ghost weapon skin, the Recovery Squad Card player card, and the Forgotten Spray. The Blackspire Collection and Battle Pass are part of a larger Act 4 update that also introduces a new map, Summit, and a new game mode, Retake. Summit is set in a Radiant Training Academy in a mountainous region of China, associated with the agent Sage. It features deployable walls that block sightlines and movement. Retake is a 3v3 mode where the spike is already planted at the start of each round.","whyItMatters":"The Blackspire Collection is the first skin line to launch alongside a new map and game mode in the same act, bundling cosmetic and gameplay content into a single update.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Blackspire Collection is the first skin line to launch alongside a new map and game mode in the same act, bundling cosmetic and gameplay content into a single update. The melee weapon Divide is a new addition to the collection, and its design has not been detailed beyond its name.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhantom\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheriff\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpectre\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAres\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDivide (melee weapon)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new map Summit is set in the Radiant Training Academy, a facility in a mountainous region of China where Radiants train to control their abilities. The agent Sage studied there before joining VALORANT. The map features deployable walls at A site, B site, and mid that block sightlines and movement until the end of the round. For the first two weeks after release, RR reduction on loss in Summit is reduced by 50%, and a Summit-only queue using the Swift Play format will be available for one week. The new game mode Retake is a 3v3 mode where the spike is already planted at the start of each round. Attack and defense switch each round, and loadouts change randomly as the match progresses.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Blackspire Collection's melee weapon is named Divide, and the whole line blends sci-fi with mystical elements. Drops June 25 with Act 4.","twitterPost":"Blackspire Collection for Valorant: Phantom, Sheriff, Spectre, Ares, and a melee called Divide. Also a new map Summit and 3v3 Retake mode. All June 25.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Riot Games announced the Blackspire Collection for Valorant, a five-skin series blending sci-fi and mystery. It launches June 25 alongside a new map, Summit, and a 3v3 mode, Retake.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/22/168275.html\",\"title\":\"New VALORANT Skin 'Blackspire' Unveiled! 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