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Alex Churick

Editor, SkinsMonkey Blog · covering CS:GO and CS2 skins since 2019

Alex runs the blog and the price research behind it. He has traded CS:GO and CS2 skins since 2019, tracks case and collection prices daily and writes every update guide the day the patch lands.

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Latest article: CS2 Collections: Skins, Cases and Release Dates From 2013 to 2026 · Nov 3, 2026

Cases

CS2 Collections: Skins, Cases and Release Dates From 2013 to 2026

A guide to the 93 CS2 weapon skin collections on the SkinsMonkey WIKI, grouped by release year, with skin counts, rarity ranges,…

7 min read

Guides

CS2 Practice Config and Commands: The Full cfg for Nade and Aim Practice

A copy-paste CS2 practice config with 20 commands for grenade and aim practice, where to save practice.cfg, how to load it, and…

5 min read

Trading

Best Alternative to CS.MONEY in 2026: 10 Sites Compared

Ten alternatives to CS.MONEY compared by type, published seller fee, cash withdrawal, games and operator, from the operators' own pages read between…

11 min read

Updates

Someone Rebuilt CS2 Inside Roblox: What Project CS Is and Why It Went Private

Project CS is a free, unofficial copy of Counter-Strike 2 on Roblox, made by a creator called Acetul and reportedly built from…

7 min read

Cases

CS2 Doppler Phases Explained: Phase 1 to 4, Ruby, Sapphire, Black Pearl and Emerald

A guide to the CS2 Doppler and Gamma Doppler phases: what Phase 1 to 4, Ruby, Sapphire, Black Pearl and Emerald look…

13 min read

Skins

The Cheapest Karambit Skins in CS2 (2026)

The cheapest Karambit skins in CS2 on SkinsMonkey on November 2, 2026, from Safari Mesh at $496.19 in Battle-Scarred, with the wear…

10 min read

Skins

The Most Expensive Karambit Skins in CS2 (2026)

The most expensive Karambit skins in CS2 ranked by Factory New price on SkinsMonkey on November 2, 2026, from Crimson Web at…

10 min read

Skins

Best Karambit Skins in CS2 (2026)

The best Karambit skins in CS2 at four budgets, with SkinsMonkey prices from 2 November 2026: Ultraviolet under $700, Marble Fade up…

10 min read

Skins

Best MP9 Skins in CS2 (2026)

Our picks for the best MP9 skins in CS2 in four budgets: Ruby Poison Dart under $2, Food Chain under $10, Starlight…

11 min read

Skins

Best Nomad Knife Skins in CS2 (2026)

Our picks for the best Nomad Knife skins in CS2 in four budgets: Night Stripe under $150, Marble Fade up to $300,…

11 min read

Skins

Best P250 Skins in CS2 (2026)

Our picks for the best P250 skins in CS2 in four budgets: X-Ray under $1, Franklin under $5, Asiimov under $25 and…

11 min read

Cases

Case Hardened Skins in CS2: Blue Gems, Patterns and the Best Picks (2026)

A guide to Case Hardened skins in CS2: how the pattern seed and blue gems work, why some copies sell for over…

12 min read

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