CS2 skin buying guides

33 guides that rank real market listings by budget, weapon and rarity. Prices are the cheapest live listing on Skinport as of 2026-07-16 and move with the market.

By weapon

Best AK-47 skins under $1020 picks · $0.09 to $9.82Best AK-47 skins under $2520 picks · $2.24 to $24.86Best AK-47 skins under $5020 picks · $8.29 to $44.73Best M4A4 skins under $1020 picks · $0.02 to $8.58Best M4A4 skins under $2520 picks · $0.81 to $23.94Best M4A1-S skins under $1020 picks · $0.23 to $9.63Best M4A1-S skins under $5020 picks · $1.38 to $49.35Best AWP skins under $1017 picks · $0.14 to $9.42Best AWP skins under $2520 picks · $0.81 to $24.34Best AWP skins under $5020 picks · $4.67 to $48.18Best Desert Eagle skins under $520 picks · $0.14 to $3.37Best Desert Eagle skins under $2520 picks · $0.46 to $23.22Best Glock-18 skins under $520 picks · $0.39 to $4.85Best USP-S skins under $520 picks · $0.19 to $3.86Best USP-S skins under $2520 picks · $0.59 to $20.90

By weapon class

Best pistol skins under $520 picks · $3.37 to $4.85Best SMG skins under $520 picks · $3.70 to $4.99Best rifle skins under $1020 picks · $7.37 to $9.88Best shotgun and MG skins under $520 picks · $3.16 to $4.99

Knives and gloves

Knives under $10020 picks · $89.07 to $99.62Knives under $25020 picks · $226.42 to $247.32Knives under $50020 picks · $464.08 to $499.30Cheapest knives in CS220 picks · $42.31 to $46.44The most expensive CS2 knives20 picks · $2,088.94 to $11,611.63Butterfly Knives under $1,00018 picks · $474.09 to $803.96Karambits under $75017 picks · $399.38 to $713.10Bayonets under $25017 picks · $130.04 to $230.86Gloves under $10020 picks · $58.65 to $96.37Gloves under $25020 picks · $143.82 to $249.65Cheapest gloves in CS220 picks · $34.84 to $66.05

By rarity and specials

Covert skins under $5020 picks · $31.35 to $49.35Classified skins under $2520 picks · $15.10 to $24.97The most expensive CS2 skins20 picks · $2,489.79 to $11,611.63