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Editor, SkinsMonkey Blog · covering CS:GO and CS2 skins since 2019
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Latest article: Steam Sale Dates 2026: Winter Sale, the 2027 Calendar and What It Means for CS2 Skins · Nov 7, 2026

Skins

Best Stiletto Knife Skins in CS2 (2026)

Our picks for the best Stiletto Knife skins in CS2 across four budgets: Damascus Steel under $250, Marble Fade under $500, Fade…

11 min read

Trading

SkinsMonkey Halloween Event 2026: Skin or Scream and How to Push the Bonus to 45%

Skin or Scream runs on SkinsMonkey from October 21 to November 5, 2026: guess whether a CS2 skin costs more or less…

7 min read

Updates

CS2 Overwatch Is Back as the VACNet Labeling Portal: How It Works and Who Gets In

Valve sent a new wave of VACNet labeling invites and credited labelers with better matches. Here is how the Overwatch-style portal works.

8 min read

Market

The Cheapest CS2 Skins

The price floor in CS2 is $0.10 and 256 finishes sit on it, so this list answers a better question: the cheapest…

5 min read

Esports

ohnePixel’s CS2 Inventory

Our checker valued ohnePixel's public CS2 inventory at $63,032.89 on 22 October 2026, pricing 380 of its 625 entries. Here is the…

6 min read

Market

The Most Expensive CS2 Skins

On 22 October 2026 the most expensive CS2 skin in our wiki was a Factory New Sport Gloves | Hedge Maze at…

6 min read

Market

Best CS2 Skins

We counted SkinsMonkey offers for 952 CS2 skin pages on November 5, 2026 and ranked the skins by weapon. The AK-47 |…

12 min read

Updates

One Year After the CS2 Trade-Up Update: The $6 Billion Round Trip

A year ago five Coverts started trading up into knives and the market lost $2.5 billion in days. Here is where prices…

3 min read

Guides

Nuke Callouts in CS2: Every Position and What It Is For (2026)

Every Nuke callout used in CS2 in 2026, grouped by area and floor, with a line on what each spot is for,…

13 min read

Skins

Best AWP Skins in CS2 (2026)

Our picks for the best AWP skins in CS2 across four budgets: Atheris under $20, Neo-Noir under $100, Asiimov under $500 and…

11 min read

Skins

The Cheapest AWP Skins in CS2

The entry price for every AWP finish in CS2, from the $0.16 AWP | Safari Mesh to the first Coverts under $50,…

10 min read

Market

The Most Expensive AWP Skins in CS2

On October 22, 2026 the most expensive AWP skin on SkinsMonkey was a Factory New AWP | Gungnir at $16,034.24, just ahead…

11 min read

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