RGX 11Z PRO FIREFLY

EP 4: Disruption, Act 3 · April 27, 2022 · 4,350 VP. The second melee added to the RGX 11z Pro line and the first RGX butterfly knife. Released roughly six months after the original RGX Blade (katana), the Firefly arrived as part of the sequel bundle alongside the Phantom, Operator, Spectre, and Classic. The popularity of the first RGX set in EP 3 directly led Riot to bring back the line with new weapons. Technical Art Manager Gabriel Joliat Bélanger said the team "wanted to go the extra mile for the Butterfly Knife's inspect sequence, where both the LED lights and the VFX smoothly cycle through the whole RGB spectrum in sync before landing on the new random color, instead of opting to implement a simple color change as we had on the previous RGX melee." This made the Firefly's inspect feel noticeably more dynamic than the Blade's simpler color swap. Like the Blade, it features 2 upgrade levels, with level 2 unlocking equip and swipe animations with full VFX, plus 3 color variants (red, blue, yellow). The EP 4 bundle also introduced a first for VALORANT: the gun buddy changes color to match your equipped variant, and when inspecting an RGX weapon the buddy's LED lights switch colors in sync, a feature never implemented in game before. Carries forward the same high end gaming PC aesthetic with LED lights, transparent panels, and spinning mechanical components designed to "annihilate in RGB."