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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

CS2 Blue Inventory for Every Budget (2026)

Every pick from our blue CS2 loadout video: agents, 110 blue weapon skins across all 34 guns, and nine knife and glove…

12 min read

Updates

All CS2 Chicken Breeds and Colors: The 34 Variants and What We Know About Rarity

All 34 CS2 pet chicken colors across the Catalana, Polish and Silkie breeds, rendered from the game files, with an honest take…

8 min read

Updates

CS2 Pets Guide: How to Hatch Your Chicken Egg, Feed It and Keep It Alive

The CS2 pet timeline from egg to retirement, with the feed rules, the warnings the game gives you and the dates to…

7 min read

Updates

CS2 Chicken Eggs Explained: How to Get One, How It Hatches and What the Pet System Means for Trading

Chicken eggs are showing up in CS2 Weekly Drops after the Rush Hour update. Here is how to get one, how the…

13 min read

Trading

CS2 Trade Up Contracts: How They Work (2026 Guide)

The rules of CS2 trade up contracts in 2026: 10 skins for one grade up, 5 Coverts for a knife or gloves,…

12 min read

Market

The Cheapest CS2 Knife Skins

The cheapest way to own each of the 20 CS2 knife types, from the $50.29 Shadow Daggers | Bright Water to the…

9 min read

Market

The Most Expensive CS2 Knife Skins

On October 20, 2026 the most expensive CS2 knife on SkinsMonkey was a Factory New Karambit Crimson Web at $19,267.64. Here are…

9 min read

Skins

Best Knife Skins in CS2

Our picks for the best-looking CS2 knife skins in four budgets, from a Bowie Knife Lore under $150 to a Karambit Doppler…

9 min read

Guides

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

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

10 min read

Esports

pashaBiceps’ CS2 Inventory (October 2026): What Our Checker Found

We checked pashaBiceps' Steam inventory with our CS2 Inventory Value Checker on October 20, 2026: 411 items, a Black Pearl Skeleton Knife,…

6 min read

Updates

CS2 Crosshair Update Explained: Why Your Old Code Says “Invalid” and What Valve Changed (Updated October 2026)

Valve slipped the biggest crosshair change in the game's history into the Rush Hour update on September 22, then changed the share…

10 min read

Guides

Best CS2 Crosshair Codes and Settings (October 2026)

Valve rebuilt the CS2 crosshair on September 22, 2026 and changed it twice more by September 30. This guide covers the ten…

14 min read

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