Valorant Player Cards: How to Create Your Own Card

Player cards are one of those small touches in Valorant that say a lot about you. They show up in the lobby before a match, on the scoreboard, and on the little profile your enemy sees right after you tag them. A clean card is basically your calling card, and plenty of players want to know if they can make their own.

Here's the short version. Valorant doesn't let you upload your own image and slap it on as a real in-game card. But you've got more options than you'd think. You can unlock hundreds of official cards, use Riot's brand new card tool, and build a fully custom design with free third-party tools if you're making content or just want something that looks like yours.

This guide walks through all of it.

What Valorant player cards actually are

A player card is a cosmetic background tied to your account. The cool part is that one card asset shows up in three different spots, each cropped a little differently.

You'll see it as the full vertical card in the pre-game lobby and in your Collection. You'll see it as a wide banner on the loading screen and on the profile that pops up when someone kills you. And you'll see it as a small square icon on your friends list and the competitive leaderboard.

Cards are their own thing, separate from sprays (the art you tag walls with mid-round), gun buddies (the little charms hanging off your weapon), and titles (the text tag next to your name). They all live under the same Collection menu, but each one is its own item.

One thing worth clearing up: cards don't have rarity tiers like skins do. There's no “Deluxe” or “Ultra” card. The only real difference is that some cards are animated and some are static, and the animation usually only plays in the menu lobby.

How to change your player card

Swapping your card takes about two clicks. Open the Collection menu from the main screen, head to the Player Cards tab, click the card you want, and hit Equip. That's it. The same area lets you manage your banners and level border too, so if you'd rather opponents not see how many hours you've sunk into the game, you can hide your account level here.

Can you actually make your own card in-game?

Let's get this out of the way, because it's the question everyone really wants answered. No, Valorant does not have an in-game card creator. You can't upload a photo, draw something, and have it show up as your real card in matches. Every card you can equip is one Riot made and released.

That doesn't mean you're stuck. There are three real paths depending on what you're after. You can collect official cards, you can use Riot's official card tool for a shareable profile card, or you can design a custom one with outside tools. Let's go through each.

Every way to get official player cards

There are a ton of ways to add cards to your collection, and a bunch of them are completely free. Here's where they come from.

The Battlepass

This is your bread and butter. Every Act brings a new Battlepass that runs about two months and packs in 12 to 13 cards. Four of them sit on the free track, so you'll pick up cards just by playing, no money needed. The rest come with the premium track, which costs 1,000 VP (roughly ten bucks) and also throws in skins, sprays, buddies, and Radianite.

The in-game store

The Featured shop rotates bundles, and most themed bundles come with a matching card. A lot of these cards can be bought on their own for around 375 VP, though some stay locked to the full bundle. Pricing jumps around depending on the collection, so it pays to check before you commit.

Agent Gear

Every agent has a gear track with two cards on it, usually a portrait card early and a lore card later. The five starter agents have theirs unlocked from the jump. For everyone else, you progress the track with Kingdom Credits, which is a free currency you earn just by playing.

The Accessory Store

Missed a Battlepass from a few seasons back? The Accessory Store rotates four older items every week, cards included, and you pay with Kingdom Credits. This is the main way to grab cards from passes you didn't finish. Just know that Kingdom Credit buys are final, no refunds.

Event passes

Riot runs limited mini-passes tied to events, like the Lunar New Year pass or anniversary events. These usually have a free track that hands out cards, sprays, and titles for hitting XP goals. You just play through them.

Twitch Drops

Link your Riot account to Twitch, watch official VCT broadcasts, and you'll earn drops. Some of these are cards you can't get any other way. It costs nothing but your time.

Esports rewards

The Pick'Em predictions on the Esports tab give out cosmetics based on how well you call the matches. Some events also tie cards to fan factions, so backing the right team can land you an exclusive card.

Promo codes

Riot drops free codes a few times a year that you redeem in the client. The annual Pride code has unlocked as many as eight card designs in one go. Worth noting, Riot has never given away weapon skins through codes, only cards, titles, buddies, and sprays. So cards are one of the best freebies you can get this way.

PlayStation Plus bundles

If you're on PlayStation with a PS+ subscription, Riot regularly puts out free Valorant bundles that include cards. Just claim them while they're live.

One method you might see in older guides is Prime Gaming, but that partnership ended back in March 2024, so don't count on it anymore.

My VALORANT Card: Riot's official card tool

In June 2026, Riot launched something close to a real card creator, though it works differently than you'd expect. It's called My VALORANT Card, and you'll find it at mycard.playvalorant.com.

You log in with your Riot account (you'll need at least five games played), pick your favorite agent, choose which stats to show off like win rate and headshot percentage, set a role, and pick a color theme. The tool spits out a shareable image and video in different sizes that you can post anywhere.

Here's the catch. This card lives outside the game. It's built for finding teammates and sharing on social media, not for equipping in your loadout. So it's great for your Twitter or Discord, but it won't replace your in-game card.

How to design a fully custom card

If you want something truly your own, like a thumbnail for a video or fan art, third-party tools are the way to go. None of these put your card in the actual game, but they let you build a Valorant-style card from scratch.

The tools

A few solid options exist. ValoCards (valocards.vercel.app) pulls real game data so you can mix and match actual titles, agents, and ranks, then download your card. There's also a free player card template from ScraftMike on Ko-fi that includes Photoshop and Procreate files plus the correct border, so you can drop any image into a proper card shape.

If you'd rather start clean, Canva, Figma, Photoshop, or even free tools like GIMP all work fine once you've got the right canvas size.

The right dimensions

Valorant cards are tall and vertical. The large card art runs 640 by 1024 pixels, which is roughly a 5:8 ratio. The wide banner version is 1024 by 256, and the small icon is 128 by 128.

If you're designing your own, build at 640 by 1024 (or double it to 1280 by 2048 for a sharper result) and keep your main subject centered. The game crops the card differently for the banner and icon, so a centered focal point survives all three versions.

Making it look the part

To nail the Valorant feel, lean into that high-contrast, semi-realistic style with bold accent lighting. Use a strong central figure, leave a bit of breathing room around it, and match the in-game font for any text (the ScraftMike template tells you which one). Toss in some agent or lore details if you want it to read like the real deal.

What you're allowed to do with custom cards

Before you go wild, a quick word on the rules. Riot has a fan content policy people call “Legal Jibber Jabber,” and it's actually pretty generous. You're allowed to use Riot's art and assets to make fan stuff, as long as you follow a few rules.

Keep it free and non-commercial. Make it clear it's a fan project, not something Riot made or backed. And don't try to pass off ripped assets as your own work; the policy literally asks you to make something new. Commercial use is a different story and needs Riot's permission.

And just to repeat the big one: no matter how good your custom card looks, it can't go inside the actual game.

Frequently asked questions

Can you get player cards for free?

Yes, plenty of them. The free Battlepass track, event passes, Twitch Drops, promo codes, and the Accessory Store all hand out cards without spending real money.

Can you sell or trade your cards?

No. Valorant has no trading or marketplace. Once a card is on your account, it's stuck there for good.

Do cards carry over if you change regions?

Yes. All your cosmetics transfer when you do an official region change. Your competitive rank and match history reset, but your skins, cards, and the rest come with you.

Can you refund a card?

Only if you haven't used it and you bought it within the last 14 days. The second you load into any game with it, including the Range, it's locked in. Bundle cards and Kingdom Credit buys can't be refunded at all.

Are cards permanent once I unlock them?

Yes. Every card you unlock stays in your Collection for as long as you have the account.

Final Words

So can you create your own Valorant card? Sort of, depending on what you mean. You can't build a custom image and use it in-game, and that's not changing right now. But you can unlock hundreds of official cards (a lot of them free), generate a slick profile card with Riot's My VALORANT Card tool, and design a fully custom one with free third-party tools for your content.

If you just want a fresh look in the lobby, work through the free Battlepass track and redeem every promo code you can find. If you want something that's actually yours, fire up a card maker and start designing. Either way, your calling card is in your hands.