CS2 skin buying guides

36 guides that rank real market listings by budget, weapon and rarity. Prices are the cheapest live listing on Skinport as of 2026-08-25 and move with the market.

By weapon

Best AK-47 skins under $1020 picks · $0.08 to $9.80Best AK-47 skins under $2520 picks · $2.49 to $23.56Best AK-47 skins under $5020 picks · $8.64 to $49.60Best M4A4 skins under $1020 picks · $0.04 to $8.88Best M4A4 skins under $2520 picks · $2.90 to $24.98Best M4A1-S skins under $1020 picks · $0.24 to $9.93Best M4A1-S skins under $5020 picks · $1.45 to $49.60Best AWP skins under $1018 picks · $0.12 to $8.90Best AWP skins under $2520 picks · $2.14 to $23.61Best AWP skins under $5020 picks · $4.51 to $44.67Best Desert Eagle skins under $520 picks · $0.11 to $3.14Best Desert Eagle skins under $2520 picks · $0.56 to $17.96Best Glock-18 skins under $520 picks · $0.40 to $4.22Best USP-S skins under $520 picks · $0.19 to $3.80Best USP-S skins under $2520 picks · $0.65 to $21.03

By weapon class

Best pistol skins under $520 picks · $3.41 to $4.82Best SMG skins under $520 picks · $3.64 to $4.89Best rifle skins under $1020 picks · $6.59 to $9.93Best shotgun and MG skins under $520 picks · $2.66 to $4.94

Knives and gloves

Knives under $10020 picks · $86.31 to $99.81Knives under $25020 picks · $223.17 to $247.97Knives under $50020 picks · $453.09 to $499.50Cheapest knives in CS220 picks · $40.66 to $46.64The most expensive CS2 knives20 picks · $2,201.91 to $14,163.91Butterfly Knives under $1,00018 picks · $458.78 to $755.12Karambits under $75017 picks · $407.39 to $734.19Bayonets under $25017 picks · $120.26 to $236.16Gloves under $10020 picks · $62.64 to $98.58Gloves under $25020 picks · $135.77 to $240.24Cheapest gloves in CS220 picks · $32.49 to $61.86

By rarity and specials

Covert skins under $5020 picks · $31.65 to $49.60Classified skins under $2520 picks · $15.59 to $24.75Cheapest Covert (red) skins in CS220 picks · $13.60 to $32.37Cheapest Classified (pink) skins in CS220 picks · $1.18 to $3.37Cheapest Restricted (purple) skins in CS220 picks · $0.28 to $0.37The most expensive CS2 skins20 picks · $2,464.98 to $14,163.91