randomly decided i wanna rank champs bundles for some reason
i will be using the following criteria, each with a score out of 10:
- skin design
- kill sound
- finisher
- gimmick
- knife
TLDR: 2024>2022>2025>2023>2021 (in my opinion, this is all subjective)
champs 2021
skin design - 2/10, its just a reskin of the default vandal with a bit of gold
kill sound - 9/10, probably the best of the kill sounds (if not tied with 2024), it just sounds like each kill has impact and the ace sound feels truly like you were the ace of the round
finisher - 6/10, no strong opinions on this one, i think its cool and matched the song
gimmick - 2/10, the word "champions" just lights up for a few seconds when you get a kill, better than nothing i guess
knife - 8/10, one of the most iconic knifes in the game and although it looks pretty standard, its one of the cleanest karambits there is
total score - 27/50
champs 2022
skin design - 7/10 starts off basic but as it gets more red, it gets better and better in my opinion and that boosts my rating
kill sound - 7/10, again no strong opinions but each kill does have a solid impact behind it
finisher - 6/10, same as 2021 but it just has a different backdrop
gimmick - 8/10, was the first of the champs bundle to use what i dub the "kill-fill" effect, which i think is amazing and i wish more skinlines used now
knife - 6/10, the "kill-fill" carries it a lot here because the fully red one is infinitely better than the empty one, i do think its cool how the trophy appears if you have 25+ kills and are server topfrag
total score - 34/50
champs 2023
skin design - 6/10, cant really think of anything that makes this skin pop out from the rest but it definitely has an incredible leg up over 2021
kill sound - 7/10, each kill sound has that impact, but the ace sound lets this skin down imo
finisher - 9/10, i know it is just an immersing finisher like the other two but it really makes a person feel like they're on the stage playing for that champs trophy in front of a huge crowd cheering them on
gimmick - 5/10, although it has "kill-fill" it means pretty much nothing because you need 30 kills to max it out, and it doesnt even do much (i do like the pulsing of the vct logo in a clutch though)
knife - 1/10, do i even need to explain
total score - 28/50
champs 2024
skin design - 9/10, i think this is the best designed of all the champs bundles, it captures the theme of the event really well
kill sound - 10/10, it is genuinely just perfect in every metric
finisher - 9/10, again this is just amazing in so many ways, being able to pose with the trophy, shooting the rocks out of the air, the bodies of people you killed floating around you
gimmick - 5/10, kill-fill again carries, but i just hate that it turns gold when you reach 24 kills which removes what i like the most about it, plus the actual fill of the small reactor on the gun is very minimal
knife - 6/10, no complaints but also very few complements, the knife turning gold at 24 kills makes me like it however, plus the animation and sound on inspect is cool
total score - 39/50
champs 2025
skin design - 5/10, feels like a reskin of exo, plus the animation is straight up just exo pullout animation
kill sound - 6/10, each kill feels impactful and i feel like it also quite like that each kill reflects the obvious gold/metallic look of the kill in the sound on kill
finisher - 4/10, finisher itself is quite mid, what only really makes it good is the gimmick
gimmick - 10/10, lots of things going on here that i think are really good, the "on fire" mechanic after every kill, the little kill tracker on the side of the gun and walls turning gold when you shoot them in the finisher really impresses me
knife - 5/10, not a huge fan of the fact a duplicate butterfly knife was released when there are many other options available, but i also like that the on fire mechanic applies to the knife as well
total score - 30/50
my honest champs bundle ratings, feel free to share ur own if u wanna
Discord