This article was contributed by Radosław Davidović who works as customer success manager for Hellcare.
Approaching the end of 2023, let’s take a look back at the CS2 world and explore the coolest, priciest, and rarest weapon skins that caught everyone’s attention. From amazing designs to crazy prices, we’ll go over the highlights of the year and celebrate the art that made a big impact on the gaming scene.
The Best Weapon Skins in CS2 in 2023
Now, let’s explore the best weapon skins in CS2 for 2023. We’ll thoroughly analyze these skins from various angles and provide you with a comprehensive overview. Let’s dive in.
AK-47 | Asiimov
Introduced four years ago, AK-47 | Asiimov quickly gained popularity within the gaming community, and its popularity can be attributed to several factors. The skin is in the “Covert” rarity level, which means it’s exceptionally rare to obtain. Furthermore, its design appeals to a broad spectrum of tastes, making it a visually attractive choice for many gamers. The current trading price is fluctuating below 150. Well, some might consider AK-47 | Asiimov seemingly expensive at first glance. However, several skin analysts argue that this particular weapon skin is undervalued, suggesting potential for its market price to rise in the future.
Butterfly Knife | Doppler Ruby
Butterfly Knife | Doppler Ruby is a highly popular knife skin, having a blade painted with shiny colors. The StatTrak feature is available for this knife skin, and the Factory New version of this knife skin, with this feature added, is currently being traded for around $15,000. It’s part of the special ” Butterfly Knife | Doppler” series, and even though it’s not the rarest skin in this series, it’s one of the expensive ones. The skin has a lot of fans, and currently used by professional players. But, because of it’s price, you don’t see it in the game very often.
The Most Expensive Skins in CS2
The price of CS2 skins depends on a bunch of things. Like, how cool it looks, how many players are eager to have it in their inventory, if it’s a bit worn out, and whether the pro players use it or not. So, the fancier and more popular a skin is, especially if the pros are into it, the higher its cost tends to be in the gaming market.
Karambit Case | Hardened (Blue Gem)
Are you excited to learn about the priciest skin in gaming history? Can you guess its value? Perhaps 20k-30k? Keep reading, and you’ll find out.
The Karambit Blue Gem is a super rare Case Hardened skin in CS2. It’s so popular and rare that it’s not surprising the most expensive skin in CS2 is a Karambit Blue Gem. The skin, currently owned by a collector from China, is worth over $1.5 million USD. Thinking of getting $1.5 million worth of skin by opening cases? Yes, you can try but bear in mind that you will have less than 0.001% chance of getting it.
Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lore
Second place goes to Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lore. A sniper rifle with an impressive eight-year history, has consistently held high trade values. The skin, having a factory-new wear level is currently traded at around $68,000, but it was $20,000 in early 2019. Can you believe it? A person who bought the skin in 2019 for $20,000 just made a $48,000 profit.The skin’s design, painted with an olive-painted rifle body and a fire-spitting dragon, adds to its value. However, obtaining this exclusive skin proves challenging, given the 0.004% drop rate. Please note that the skin can only be obtained from Cobblestone Collection Case through CS2 case openings. For those aiming to get this rare and expensive skin, even opening a thousand cases may not guarantee success.
Which Skin is the Rarest?
Alright, understood. We know there are rare and common skins, but what does rarity actually mean in the context of CS2?
A rare CS2 skin is a skin with a limited availability, making it highly wanted by players. The rarity of a skin is determined by its classification into several tiers:
- Consumer Grade (common)
- Industrial Grade (uncommon)
- Mil-Spec (rare)
- Restricted (even rarer)
- Classified (exceptionally rare)
- Covert (extremely rare)
Factors influencing rarity extend beyond tier classification, with limited edition releases, commemorative events, and special promotions contributing to the exclusivity of certain skins, and in its turn the level of rarity contribute to the uniqueness and desirability of the CS2 skins.
Here are the top 3 most rare skins in CS2:
- Karambit Case Hardened (Blue Gem) – There is only one skin, as mentioned earlier.
- M4A4 Howl – Due to a copyright dispute surrounding the artwork featured on the skin, it was removed from the collection; therefore, it can only be obtained through trading.
- Bayonet Crimson Web – Highly desirable but has lost its value about seven times compared to its all-time high price.
Conclusion
As we wrap up 2023, the world of CS2 weapon skins has had quite a ride. We’ve seen awesome designs, crazy prices, and some seriously rare finds. Looking ahead, these skins are like treasures from the past, guiding us into the next part of CS2’s story. Let’s see what the future holds for this community.
About the author
Radosław Davidović is Hellcase’s customer success manager. He enjoys blogging to share his knowledge and experience with customers.
Last Updated on November 30, 2023 7:43 pm CET