April Fools’ Day is when the gaming world takes a break, so Valorant joins. Riot Games supplies a good dose of humor to the game every year, leaving players entertained and, at times, confused. With April Fools’ Day 2025, anticipation is in the air for what Valorant has whipped up. Let us take a look back and learn what’s in store for us for this year’s April Fools.
Past April Fools Pranks in Valorant
Riot Games April Fools’ Day pranks have always been a good way for the company to entertain the Valorant community. With this great opportunity, the first significant prank was done in 2021 when Riot released an intentionally ridiculous patch note. These patch notes listed Agent buffs that bordered on the absurd, like Phoenix could throw his flash in nonsensical ways. It also stated that Brimstone’s Sky Smoke would last for over 100 seconds, along with Breach’s spammable flash. Even more far-fetched was replacing melee weapons with toothpicks to “tighten hitboxes,” plus adding real-time ray-tracing reflection effects to Split’s sewer puddles.
For the year 2024, Riot saw it fit to carry on this longstanding tradition with “Valorant update 4.1”. Among other amusing tidbits, early 4.1 patch notes closed on some ability-swapping jokes. Chamber would be gifted dearly with Harbor’s High Tide, Neon would be bestowed with Skye‘s Guiding Light. Other updates indicated that Riot would establish eyewash stations to protect gamers from too much flash or brightness. Also as part of this prank, players got to pick up a new in-game Spray.
Actual Pranks for April Fools 2025
This year’s Valorant April Fools featured a funny practical joke alongside rewards that Riot Games considers a more creative prank. This is part of a much larger celebration because Smite 2.0 will be featured in the rotating store. This joke is more of a cheeky jab at their own “Smite” skinline. The joke plays on an already discontented crowd with the Smite collection, guilty of being too minimalist compared to others. The joke fed a range of responses from players: some found it funny, while others found it silly for lacking additional context.
Another prank worth its salt, the Valorant patch notes 10.06 speak about adding four teleporters onto the Bind map. The joke states that none of these teleporters are connected, and entering any of them would randomly send a player to one of five locations. Although this prank did not make it into the game, it helped bring out the April Fool’s spirit of Valorant.
April Fools 2025 Login Rewards
Traditionally, Riot Games celebrated this day by granting players fun in-game items for logging in on April 1st. Last year, players had the Cypher/John Wick spray thrown their way, and this year’s expected treats are following suit. A free Smite Knife Gun Buddy for everyone logging in from April 1 to April 14, 2025. This reward is easy-as-pie, which means without any extras, just log in during the time mentioned above, and that’s it. When players log in, they will receive a notification, allowing them to check it out and equip from the collection.
There’s an additional benefit for anyone who has any weapon or melee from the Smite collection! The Gold Smite Knife Gun Buddy will be available for those who own any Smite weapon by April 23, 2025.
Conclusion
As the Valorant April Fools’ 2025 comes to a close, the players are left holding all their memories of joy. Looking ahead into the rest of 2025, one cannot help but wonder what other surprises lie ahead for Valorant itself. In the meantime, let’s take some time off to appreciate the light side of Valorant and the joy it brings.
