Riot has dropped a fresh Kuronami trailer for Valorant titled “STORM AND SHADOW // Kuronami Skin Reveal Trailer” and it confirms that Kuronami is back with a new lineup of weapons and a transforming kunai style melee. The official description spells it out clearly, saying players can “wield storm and shadow once again with the Kuronami Phantom, Operator, Guardian, Ghost, and the transforming kunai blade”.
Kuronami has been one of the most requested premium skin lines since its original release back in Episode 8. The new trailer closes the leak cycle around “Kuronami 2.0” and finally gives ranked players and collectors a concrete list of weapons they can plan their VP around.
If you have been sitting on VP waiting for a Phantom skin that matches a darker, stormy theme, this is the moment you were hoping for. In the next sections we will break down exactly what Riot has confirmed, how the new melee changes your inspect flex, and what kind of players get the most value out of this bundle without repeating unconfirmed leak claims.
Every weapon confirmed in the new Kuronami trailer
The most important part of the trailer is the one line that locks in the content. Riot lists all the weapons in the YouTube description, and that is the only list you should trust for now. The confirmed Kuronami 2.0 lineup is:
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Kuronami Phantom
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Kuronami Operator
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Kuronami Guardian
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Kuronami Ghost
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Transforming kunai blade melee
That list lines up with what leak watchers have been expecting from “Kuronami 2.0” videos, where creators have repeatedly shown Phantom, Guardian, Ghost, Operator, and a new melee called Naru-Kami, but those earlier videos were always labeled as leaks or early looks. With Riot’s own channel now matching that same weapon roster, you can treat this lineup as fully confirmed for the next Kuronami drop.
It is also important to separate this new lineup from the original Kuronami bundle that launched with Sheriff, Marshal, Spectre, Vandal, and Kuronami no Yaiba as the melee. The new trailer does not mention those old weapons at all, so this is not a simple re run. Instead, it is a follow up collection that shifts the focus to Phantom and the Naru-Kami style melee while keeping the same core storm and shadow identity.
What makes Kuronami 2.0 different from the original Kuronami
The original Kuronami collection arrived in January 2024 as a premium skin bundle with water and ninja inspired visuals and a dramatic thunderstorm finisher on final kills. It targeted Vandal mains and players who liked a chained melee with a kusarigama feel, and early showcase videos showed floating reload animations and a full screen storm effect when you finished a round.
Kuronami 2.0 shifts that focus in two key ways. First, it swaps the main rifle from Vandal to Phantom, which instantly changes who cares about this bundle in ranked lobbies. Second, the melee concept has evolved from Kuronami no Yaiba into a transforming kunai blade, with leaks naming it Naru-Kami and showing a sword that flips into a kunai on inspect.
Riot’s trailer description confirms the presence of the transforming kunai blade but does not mention the Naru-Kami name or any level or variant details. That means you can safely talk about the inspect transformation and the weapon category, but any specific claims about upgrade levels, variants, or finisher behavior should still be treated as leak territory and labeled that way in separate coverage. For this piece, we stick to what Riot has written and what players can see directly in the reveal video.
Why Phantom and Operator mains should actually care
For Phantom mains, Kuronami 2.0 finally solves the problem that the original release had. Back then, you could not enjoy the Kuronami theme on the gun you preferred for close to mid range fights, because the collection leaned on Vandal and SMG options. Now the Phantom is front and center in the official trailer description, which means players who rely on spray control and sound suppression get a skin that matches that storm vibe without swapping rifles.
Operator players also benefit from this lineup. An Operator inside a darker, lightning heavy theme plays well with defensive angles on maps like Ascent and Split, where lurking in shadows around Catwalk or B main is part of your identity. A Kuronami Operator gives you a flashy inspect but keeps the silhouette clean enough that your AWP does not look out of place in high level ranked or even tier 2 tournaments. While Riot has not stated anything about pro usage, high profile skins like this usually show up in VCT streams once they are in the client.
Guardian and Ghost fill in the gaps for players who like to keep their loadout consistent across buy rounds and eco situations. If you run Phantom and Guardian in the same setup, a matching Kuronami theme makes your inventory feel more cohesive, which matters a lot to players who treat cosmetics as part of their mental comfort in long grind sessions. Ghost is just a strong default pistol in many rounds, so getting a Kuronami version is a nice bonus for pistol round lineups and clutch attempts.
The new transforming kunai melee and what we actually know
The standout piece in all Kuronami 2.0 talk is the melee. Leak videos have called it Naru-Kami and shown a sword that turns into a kunai when you inspect, with multiple variants and level upgrades. Those videos are still labeled as leaks, but the new official trailer confirms the general idea by calling it a “transforming kunai blade” in the description.
That one phrase matters a lot. It means the transformation mechanic is not just a fan interpretation but part of Riot’s own marketing language for the bundle. If you have seen the leak footage, you can reasonably expect that the inspect animation will pivot between a sword like form and a kunai grip, which fits perfectly with the storm and shadow theme that Riot is pushing for this collection.
What you cannot safely claim yet is the full progression tree. Some creators and fan sites list four variants and multiple upgrade levels with specific color schemes, plus a thunder based finisher that echoes the original Kuronami storm. Since Riot has not published those details in the trailer description or an official blog post at the time of writing, this article will not treat that information as confirmed. Players should wait for the in client preview before spending VP based on any assumed variant or finisher.
How Kuronami 2.0 fits into Valorant’s current season
The Kuronami 2.0 trailer arrives during Valorant’s ongoing Episode 12 cycle, where recent patch notes have focused on map tweaks and agent balance rather than big cosmetic changes. Riot’s official game updates page for April 2026 lists patch 12.07 as the latest gameplay update, and the Kuronami trailer sits alongside that timeline as cosmetic content.
Historically, Riot tends to push new premium bundles into the store rotation around major patch beats or new Acts. Leakers have tied Kuronami 2.0 to a future patch number and even listed it as a bundle for “V26 Act 3”, but that information is not confirmed by Riot in the trailer or in the patch 12.07 notes. For now, the safest expectation is that Kuronami 2.0 will enter the store during this broader season window, but you should treat any exact date as subject to change until Riot publishes a store schedule or patch banner.
For rank grinders in NA and EU, that means you have a short window of time to decide whether Kuronami 2.0 will be your next big cosmetic purchase. If you are already planning around upcoming battle passes or team capsules, keep a note that a Phantom focused premium bundle with a flashy melee is on the horizon, but do not count specific VP discounts or rerun dates as guaranteed yet.
