Before the release of the VALORANT Champions, Riot Games released this short preview teaser, causing the community to erupt in anticipation and speculation. An announcement came from the official VALORANT Twitter account in one short line: “2025 #VALORANTChampions Anthem. coming soon.” The link, however, drew spontaneous reactions from players worldwide who eagerly anticipated yet another epic musical feat from the developers.
What are anthems for the VALORANT Champions anyway? For those who are not on stream, Riot Games has always been known to release some banging music for their marquee eSports events, especially for their flagship League of Legends World Championship. They are beyond simple songs; they evolve into full-blown music productions with staggering animation, hype lyrics, and on many occasions, intertwined storylines and characters from the game itself. These tunes then end up as the whole tournament’s soundtrack, buoyed on by pure hype. Having such a scale of prominence afforded to it means that VALORANT is now big and prestigious.
Chaos of the kind the community is perhaps not fully enjoying now-just after the tweet went up, the flood gate opened with reactions. starrymlku went on with a second caps-lock rant, “ONE MORE DAY?????? THATS TOO LONGGGGGGGGYWDGUIQGUIFGUQW,” capturing the mood of the moment. There is no patience left with the audience; Riot’s social media team threw in a reply, “it’s worth the wait,” teasing everybody to hijack their hype even more at how good this will be. Then came reykjaviktohk, joining in on the global excitement with players from every time zone screaming for the drop all at once: “RIOTTT ITS 9/9 IN JAPAN GIVE IT TO US NOWWWW.”
Other danny caps-lock rants spoke about the event’s expected quality for sure. BugToGunBuddy responded, “peak animated video incoming you mean,” which it honestly very well can be, given their past. Riot’s animated music videos are literally a work of art, and expectations are therefore stratospheric. Then BhideOm56677 jumped in, saying, “Ready to listen on loop 😎,” a sentiment all of us are going to share. When the event’s anthem drops, it’s on repeat for weeks from everyone.
There was one criticism, mixed with complaints: ANormalRookie went at this one with, “Make better loading screens, chamber andbphoenix are so ugly in this one,” which is a fair point, but maybe let’s focus a little more on the anthem, yes? Then, Aryxnv1 agreed on to another gripe on “obese versions” of characters, although it’s not clear all that well what exactly they are referring to-was it previous art they didn’t like? Either way, even the criticisms indicate that their player base is passionate about every single detail of the game.
Some comments were pure hilarity, moving with energy from starrymlku: “IM BUILDING A TIMEMACHINE JUST TO SEE IT NEOWWWWWW,” and Ciabbattaski tried to throw a link for “This is better” into the mix-but not enough to derail an official Riot anthem drop.
Esports drama began bubbling amongst the replies, with Angel_ML_313 asking, “What about getting KOI back to vct emea or at least give a proper explanation not just an image with text?”-shows some players trying to use any opportunity Riot gives them for attention to spruce up another gripe from the competitive scene. MetaBaz7 shows genuine surprise with its reply on, “SO nOW valorant have it’s own anthem ??” with a thinking emoji-yes Baz, it sure does, and it’s about time!
In a way, much-interesting Riot social teams interacted very intimately in the replies with the community’s direct engagement. They have not simply dropped the announcement and ran; they spoke back to players, building hype and sneaking in a little tease. When LosTheDog simply said, “lets hear it!” Riot replied with “one more day,” basically adding fuel to the fire. And when PogPredict tweeted something (his original tweet isn’t in this data, but based on the Riot’s reply), the VALORANT account said, “that’s how the song will make you feel,” which is such a cool way for Riot to hint at the anthem’s emotional impact without actually spoiling the anthem.
User AstreaWaves celebrated, “NEW ASTRA CONTENT AGAIN ILY,” which might imply that the anthem will feature the cosmic controller Astra, which would be great for her fans. Riot usually features specific champions in these kinds of videos, so that’s a pretty good speculation.
Planning time is completely drenched in positive vibes and hype. VALORANT players have been treated for a pretty long time to some of the craziest world content from cinematic trailers and original music; this Champions’ anthem is becoming one big deal. Going by what Riot put out before will signal one hell of a track in its way that will get stuck in the headoffice till the complete Champions tournament. Somehow, this sets them apart: scintillating animations, catchy music, and a little bit of the game lore. They are really really special occasions on their own, not propaganda material but cultural moments within the community.
Mark your calendars; set alarms, and get ready for spamming that rerecord loop; The 2025 VALORANT Champions Anthem will finally be here, and if the build-up is anything to go by, it will be worth waiting for. Whether you’re the hardcore competitor, a casual, or a connoisseur of great music and amorphous animations, check this one out—it won’t disappoint. With Riot’s previous releases piling up on red carpets, the hype might as well be justified-now it’s just one day away!
