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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 23 Sept 2026

Act 5 · Patch 13.06

Spectre

SMG · Auto · 1600 credits

Through a heavy shield at close range, Spectre needs 6 body shots.

The best half-buy in the game: full-auto, controllable, cheap. Bands published to 50 m · magazine 30 · reload 2.25s · wall penetration low.

Shots to kill

RangeNo shieldLight shieldHeavy shield
HBLHBLHBL
0–15 m245256267
15–30 m256267379
30–50 m256378389

Damage by band

RangeHeadBodyLeg
0–15 m782622.1
15–30 m662218.7
30–50 m602017

The duel, in numbers

Body shots, heavy shield
6
Head shots, heavy shield
2
That burst takes
0.38 s at 13.333 / s
Best band
0–15 m

The burst time counts the gaps between shots, not the shots — the first bullet leaves at zero. It is how long the burst lasts, never how fast you react.

What else this money buys

Spectre balance history

Riot's notes from patch 1.01 to 13.06 change Spectre in 2 patches. The latest is patch 11.08, published 2025-10-14.

  1. Patch 11.082025-10-14

    PC

    • Total spread reduced from1.5to1.3
    • Tap Efficiency increased from2to3
    • Horizontal (Yaw) switch time increased from0.18sto0.28s
    • Protected bullet count increased from4to5 bullets

    Console

    • Horizontal (Yaw) switch time increased from0.20sto0.28s
    Why, in Riot's words

    We're making some changes to SMGs to make the Spectre a more appealing purchase over the Stinger in some scenarios, while also increasing the mastery needed to control the weapon when trying to punch up in eco rounds.

    Tap Efficiency determines the rate that inaccuracy is accrued when re-firing prior to waiting for the complete duration of a weapon's respective Gun Recovery Time. The higher the Tap Efficiency, the lower the rate of inaccuracy accrual

  2. Patch 5.122022-12-06

    • 0-15m, 26 damage.
    • 15m-30m, 22 damage.
    • 30m+, 20 damage.
    • 0-20m, 26 damage.
    • 20m+, 22 damage.
    Why, in Riot's words

    Added a third damage range to the Spectre and updated distances. New distances and body shot damage are:

Every Spectre skin (74)

Riot's catalog lists 74 skins for the Spectre. 24 of them upgrade through more than one level; the rest are a single finish.

  • Abyssal Spectre — Riot's renderAbyssal Spectre
  • Aero Spectre — Riot's renderAero SpectreCream/PinkPurple/GrayGreen/Black
  • ATLAS // CMD Spectre — Riot's renderATLAS // CMD Spectre
  • Avalanche Spectre — Riot's renderAvalanche Spectre
  • Belaflaire Spectre — Riot's renderBelaflaire Spectre
  • Blackspyre Spectre — Riot's renderBlackspyre Spectre4 levelsPurpleRedWhite
  • BlastX Spectre — Riot's renderBlastX Spectre4 levelsBlackYellowPink
  • Blush Spectre — Riot's renderBlush Spectre
  • Bolt Spectre — Riot's renderBolt Spectre4 levelsRedBlackWhite
  • Celestia Spectre — Riot's renderCelestia SpectreSilverRose GoldGold
  • Comet Spectre — Riot's renderComet SpectreRedPinkYellow
  • Convex Spectre — Riot's renderConvex Spectre
  • Crash Out Spectre — Riot's renderCrash Out Spectre
  • Emberclad Spectre — Riot's renderEmberclad Spectre
  • Evori Dreamwings Spectre — Riot's renderEvori Dreamwings Spectre4 levelsPinkOrangeBlue
  • EX.O Spectre — Riot's renderEX.O Spectre4 levelsYellowRedPink
  • Fiber Optic Spectre — Riot's renderFiber Optic SpectreSilverGoldEmerald
  • Forsaken Spectre — Riot's renderForsaken Spectre4 levelsGold
  • Freehand Spectre — Riot's renderFreehand Spectre
  • Gravitational Uranium Neuroblaster Spectre — Riot's renderGravitational Uranium Neuroblaster Spectre2 levelsChromeBlackRed/Blue
Show the other 54 skins
  • Helix Spectre — Riot's renderHelix Spectre4 levelsGoldPurpleSilver
  • Hivemind Spectre — Riot's renderHivemind Spectre
  • Horizon Spectre — Riot's renderHorizon Spectre
  • Hue Shift Spectre — Riot's renderHue Shift Spectre
  • Infantry Spectre — Riot's renderInfantry Spectre
  • Infinity Spectre — Riot's renderInfinity SpectreWhiteYellowPink
  • Intergrade Spectre — Riot's renderIntergrade Spectre
  • Ion Spectre — Riot's renderIon Spectre4 levelsGreenYellowBlue
  • Jellybeam Spectre — Riot's renderJellybeam Spectre
  • Kingdom Spectre — Riot's renderKingdom Spectre
  • Kuronami Spectre — Riot's renderKuronami Spectre4 levelsPurpleWhiteBlack
  • Luna Spectre — Riot's renderLuna Spectre
  • Luxe Spectre — Riot's renderLuxe Spectre
  • Magepunk Spectre — Riot's renderMagepunk Spectre4 levelsGreenPurpleOrange
  • Minima Spectre — Riot's renderMinima Spectre
  • Monstrocity Spectre — Riot's renderMonstrocity SpectreBrownBlueYellow
  • Montage Spectre — Riot's renderMontage SpectrePinkPurple
  • Neptune Spectre — Riot's renderNeptune Spectre3 levelsBlack
  • NO LIMITS Spectre — Riot's renderNO LIMITS Spectre
  • POLYfrog Spectre — Riot's renderPOLYfrog Spectre
  • Prelude to Chaos Spectre — Riot's renderPrelude to Chaos Spectre4 levelsGreenWhiteBlue
  • Prime Spectre — Riot's renderPrime Spectre4 levelsOrangeBlueYellow
  • Primordium Spectre — Riot's renderPrimordium Spectre4 levelsVenomCobaltGold
  • Prism Spectre — Riot's renderPrism Spectre
  • Protocol 781-A Spectre — Riot's renderProtocol 781-A Spectre5 levelsWhite/PinkRed/BlueGreen
  • Radiant Crisis 001 Spectre — Riot's renderRadiant Crisis 001 Spectre3 levels
  • Reaver Spectre — Riot's renderReaver Spectre4 levelsRedBlackWhite
  • Recon Spectre — Riot's renderRecon Spectre4 levelsRed CamoBlue CamoGreen Camo
  • RGX 11z Pro Spectre — Riot's renderRGX 11z Pro Spectre5 levelsRedBlueYellow
  • Ruination Spectre — Riot's renderRuination Spectre4 levelsPurpleRed/YellowGreen
  • Rupture Spectre — Riot's renderRupture Spectre
  • Sandswept Spectre — Riot's renderSandswept SpectreIvoryIndigoScarlet
  • Sarmad Spectre — Riot's renderSarmad Spectre
  • Sentinels of Light Spectre — Riot's renderSentinels of Light Spectre4 levelsPinkRed/GreenBlue/Purple
  • Serenity Spectre — Riot's renderSerenity Spectre
  • Shellspire Spectre — Riot's renderShellspire Spectre
  • Singularity Spectre — Riot's renderSingularity Spectre4 levelsBlueRedPurple
  • Sky Reaper Spectre — Riot's renderSky Reaper SpectreRedBlue
  • Solarex Spectre — Riot's renderSolarex SpectreYellowGreenPurple
  • Soulburst Spectre — Riot's renderSoulburst SpectrePurpleBlueRed
  • Soulstrife Spectre — Riot's renderSoulstrife Spectre2 levels
  • Spline Spectre — Riot's renderSpline SpectreGreenRedBlue
  • Starlit Odyssey Spectre — Riot's renderStarlit Odyssey SpectreTwilightSunsetMidnight
  • Striker Spectre — Riot's renderStriker SpectreGreen/Yellow/BlackPink/Teal/PurpleBlue/White/Red
  • Task Force 809 Spectre — Riot's renderTask Force 809 Spectre
  • Tigris Spectre — Riot's renderTigris Spectre
  • Torque Spectre — Riot's renderTorque SpectreYellowBlueOrange
  • VALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Spectre — Riot's renderVALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Spectre
  • VALORANT GO! Vol. 3 Spectre — Riot's renderVALORANT GO! Vol. 3 Spectre
  • Velocity Spectre — Riot's renderVelocity SpectreYellowPurpleAquamarine
  • Venturi Spectre — Riot's renderVenturi Spectre
  • Wasteland Spectre — Riot's renderWasteland Spectre
  • Wonderstallion Spectre — Riot's renderWonderstallion Spectre
  • Yoonseul Spectre — Riot's renderYoonseul Spectre

In other languages Riot's client prints the Spectre as سبيكتر (Arabic) · スペクター (Japanese) · 스펙터 (Korean) · 骇灵 (Chinese (Simplified)) · 惡靈 (Chinese (Traditional)).

What this page will not print

  • Recoil pattern
  • First-shot deviation
  • Bloom per shot
  • Wallbang % per surface
  • Sample size

Riot publishes a single wall-penetration level and no recoil figures at all. This weapon’s level is Low — the rest of that column would be invented to fill the shape of a drawing.

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