VALORANT Champions 2025 Anthem “Last Shot” Released Ahead of Paris Finals

Riot Games has officially launched the VALORANT Champions 2025 anthem, establishing the foundation for the largest tournament of the year. The anthem is called "Last Shot" and is recorded by the up-and-coming duo Templuv with Canadian artist 347aidan.

The anthem expresses the competitive spirit of VALORANT and will be played live for the first time at the Champions Finals Opening Ceremony in Paris, on October 5, 2025. So, there is no shortage of elegance.

“Last Shot” – VALORANT Champions 2025 Anthem Released

The VALORANT Champions 2025 Anthem Released "Last Shot" represents the raw feelings of high-stakes VALORANT moments, from clutch performances to the rush of a win. Riot not only released a song, but also a cinematic music video, featuring vivid visuals that exemplify the disorder and excitement of some of VALORANT's most iconic rounds.

As per Riot's Lead Music Supervisor Jonny Altepeter, templuv and 347aidan's collaboration has the perfect combination of passion and competitive spirit to create something that fits the players and fans' perspective. Templuv, made up of Julian Conner and Brodin Plett, offered some of their history with VALORANT to the piece.

VALORANT Champions 2025 – Paris Awaits

The VALORANT Champions 2025 Finals Paris will take place at the Accor Arena, October 3–5, and will feature the top 16 teams in the world in the fifth edition of Riot's flagship esports event. Previous editions have taken place in Berlin, Istanbul, Los Angeles, and Seoul, demonstrating that Paris is the latest of many stops for the VCT around the globe.

The Finals not only crown the ultimate Champions but also provide the first live performance of "Last Shot" in the Opening Ceremony on October 5. Similar to their previous "music to gaming/competitions," Riot Games continues their legacy with "Last Shot" following on from and continuing a globally recognised standard of new content on launch day after the start of the matches. Riot's past contributions to this musical tradition include "SUPERPOWER" (Julie & Natty of Kiss of Life ft. Mark Tuan), "Ticking Away" (Grabbitz & bbno$), "Fire Again" (Ashnikko), and "Die For You" (Grabbitz).

Last year's finals peaked at over nine million concurrent viewers, an unrivalled number for an esports competition. What are the odds that Riot creates or breaks a record with the Finals this year? Whether the finals meet the audience's expectations or not, fans can expect not just some of the best matches of the year but also a cultural moment in recruiting VALORANT to the future of music as a talented, meaningful, valuable experience for all people - esports fan or otherwise.

Music Meets Esports – Riot’s Tradition Continues

Riot Games has always leaned into the combination of music and esports, deliberately integrating anthems into its biggest esports events. Just as League of Legends Worlds songs have become cultural phenomena, VALORANT Champions anthems are creating a legacy of their own.

Each group of songs chronicles a part of the players’ journey, emotional highs and lows, and represents much more than competition for fans. It creates a soundtrack to memories they cannot forget. With the release of “Last Shot”, Riot is once again merging music with gaming, adding cultural weight to VALORANT’s Champions stage as much as it does to the esports stage. Consider checking out our complete Valorant Guide to understand the game's mechanics.