Blackthorn Blades Skin: Price, Upgrades, Variants & Video

The Blackthorn Blades is a Exclusive Edition skin for the Melee from the Blackthorn collection. It costs 4,350 VP (standard Exclusive price). It came out in patch 12.05 (March 17, 2026). It has 2 levels, unlocking animation. 3 alternate variants can be unlocked with Radianite Points.

Weapon: Melee
Collection: Blackthorn
Edition: Exclusive
Price: 4,350 VP
Unlock: Store
Released: Patch 12.05
Levels: 2
Variants: 4

What variants does the Blackthorn Blades have?

The Blackthorn Blades comes in 4 colourways: the base look plus Gold, Blue and Purple Shear. Variants unlock at the final upgrade level, and each one is shown in the videos below.

Blackthorn Blades Variant 1 Gold variant — Variant 1 Gold ▶ Watch the Variant 1 Gold variant

Blackthorn Blades Variant 2 Blue variant — Variant 2 Blue ▶ Watch the Variant 2 Blue variant

Blackthorn Blades Variant 3 Purple Shear variant — Variant 3 Purple Shear ▶ Watch the Variant 3 Purple Shear variant

Blackthorn Blades effects and upgrade levels

Each level is unlocked with Radianite Points after buying the skin. Level 1 is the base skin; higher levels add animation. Pick a level below to watch its effects.

Level	Unlocks	Video
Level 1	Base	▶ Watch level 1
Level 2	Animation	▶ Watch level 2

Level 1

Which bundle is the Blackthorn Blades from?

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The Blackthorn Blades is one of 5 skins in the Blackthorn collection , first sold in the store with patch 12.05. The bundle cost 8,700 VP against 13,050 VP for every skin bought separately.

Bundle: Blackthorn
Edition: Exclusive
Bundle price: 8,700 VP
Skins: 5
Release: Patch 12.05