Home Depot is launching new Limited Edition Ryobi 18V cordless power tools with a Blackout color scheme.
The new Ryobi Limited Edition tools are said to be in celebration of 30 years of 18V compatibility.
Ryobi 30th anniversary tools will officially be available starting on 2/2/26.
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Ryobi also gave the Blackout treatment to their chargers.
At this time, from info that popped up online, the cordless drill kit will be priced at $99. The non-Blackout Ryobi 18V HP cordless drill kit, with a 2Ah battery instead of 4Ah, is considerably less expensive on Home Depot’s website, at $69 for the kit right now..
Here’s what the Ryobi Blackout and standard cordless drills look like next to each other.
The last time Home Depot launched limited edition blackout tools was in 2017 when they had a stealth-black Ridgid 18V cordless power tool combo kit – see New Ridgid Stealth-Black 18V Brushless Combo Kit (Limited Edition).
I don’t recall any black or alternate color schemes for Ryobi or Ridgid cordless tools in the 8+ years since then.
Scalpers have already been buying up inventory to sell the new Ryobi Limited Edition tools on Amazon and ebay.
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Ryobi confirmed that there will be Limited Edition Blackout tools, but wasn’t able to share more information yet. According to social media posts, Home Depot store associates said the tools are meant to be put out on the sales floors on Monday 2/2/2026.
So far, I’ve seen images for a new limited cordless drill kit, and also a Ryobi 18V cordless vacuum.
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Ryobi 18V HP cordless drill kit: $69 at Home Depot
Ryobi 18V HP Blackout limited edition cordless drill kit: $99 at Home Depot
hmm.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the look – if I were in the market for a Ryobi 18V cordless drill kit right now I might steer towards the Blackout limited edition – but this seems like a money-grab.
The $30 premium isn’t just for the new color, you also get a higher capacity battery (4Ah vs 2Ah).
The Ryobi One+ HP compact brushless drill is advertised as having the lightest weight among their 18V cordless drills.
I’d rather have Ryobi 4Ah batteries than 2Ah, but at an over 43% premium for the limited edition anniversary Blackout kit compared to the standard kit right now? I’d go for the considerably lower price.
If you want to get the blackout Ryobi tools, be sure to visit Home Depot stores on 2/2/26, before the scalpers get their hands on everything. Supplies are likely going to be limited.
Ryobi 30th anniversary tools have already flooded ebay and have appeared on Amazon. I expect to see them in Walmart’s online marketplace too.
At this time it’s unclear whether these tools will be available at Home Depot’s website or if they’ll be in-store only.
Ryobi would not provide more info in time for this post, other than to confirm the 2/2/26 launch date.
Robert
Stuart, I hadn’t given it thought before. What does it mean to be “officially be available starting on 2/2/26” if scalpers can already get it? The link to Amazon came up with $160 for the kit, from some seller named Allset.
Adam
That official part is when they are supposed to be put out in store. They are currently in top stock, and if you provide the sku, 1014729230, to an associate, should be able to locate in store, likely the no-home bay.
Adam
I think a black Edge battery would have made more sense than a different charger. Obviously the tools would be flying off the (topstock) shelves even faster if that was the case. At least they chose to do it on the metal chuck model.
Most stores have only been allocated 4 of the drills, larger ones 12, with many people going in to get one before being put out on display. There is also the blacked-out vac that is in stores as well right now. A full list of what is supposed to be coming is floating around online.
Definitely a money grab.
Champs
You can also disassemble the bodies and put them in a bath of black Rit dye. Reddit has several examples of this in /r/MilwakueeTool alone.
Only time will tell if scalpers have read the market correctly and consumers still have money burning holes in their pockets for purchases like these. It’s pretty telling that there’s a sweetener, because I know that even in the best of times I would not pay one cent more or find the patience to do it myself.
bonnie
Or just masked off and spray paint.
Personally I don’t see the point in making my tools harder to see. The bright color is a feature when I’ve got stuff strewn around the yard or a messy shop.
Peter
This, I like it what I can see my tools easy.
For me it is better especially in dim crawl spaces, attics or outdoors.
MikeK
I’ve bought a variety of Ryobi tools and kits, leaving me with surplus chargers, and one of those that lives in storage is already black. I wonder if there’s significance that the blackout tools are being launched in stores on Groundhog Day?
Mister Mike
Why is a black tool more cool? In the clutter of a workplace or workbench the “blackout” color makes any tool harder to see. It’s like tool designers have never dropped a drill off a roof into dense shrubbery or worse into a lake. Part of reason I like Ryobi’s florescent green or Dewalt’s yellow or Milwaukee’s red is that I never lose sight of them. I think Ryobi’s original dark blue would be more appropriate for celebrating a milestone like this.
Stuart
I didn’t even think of that! Ryobi-blue would have been a great choice, but I guess Blackout is trendier.
bonnie
The blue tools also developed a pretty poor repution, so I doubt they’d want to go back to that.
Kompahko
They could’ve gone for the old school blue woth a touch of yellow. Play on their heritage
Luis
These remind me of the subompact Makita LXT tools. Agreed with others that Dark blue would’ve been more suitable as a tribute to the old tools