If you're looking to enhance your collection of CS 2 skins without breaking the bank, consider exploring these cost-effective trade ups. Not only do they offer a chance to trade in your existing skins for more valuable ones, but they also inject a fresh style and appeal into your arsenal. Here's a rundown of the most budget-friendly trade ups currently available in CS 2:
Craft AWP | PAW
Featuring a whimsical design with multi-colored cats and dogs in a cartoon style, this skin creates a vibrant visual on the rifle while leaving the buttstock, sight, and barrel unchanged.
Recipe:
- 10 Glock-18 | Warhawk;
- Cost: 10 x £0.14 = £1.4;
- Drop out rate: 20%.
Craft M4A4 | Evil Daimyo
Adorned with intricate geometric patterns in shades of red and gray against a black lacquered backdrop, this skin features a graphic of a samurai’s helmet at its center, with intersecting swords elsewhere on the weapon.
Recipe:
- 10 Nova | Ranger;
- Cost: 10 x £0.15 = £1.5;
- Drop out rate: 20%.
Craft M4A1-S | Decimator
A sleek black finish embellished with a geometric motif of multicoloured triangles, highlighted with deep blue accents and a vibrant emblem above the magazine, maintaining a cohesive style throughout.
Recipe:
- 10 MAC-10 | Last Dive;
- Cost: 10 x £0.50 = £5;
- Drop out rate: 33%.
Craft USP-S | Cyrex
Modern in appearance, this pistol features a black body adorned with contrasting red stripes and touches of white paint, along with a counter-terrorist silhouette emblem engraved on the slide.
Recipe:
- 5 P2000 | Turf and 5 Glock-18 | Ironwork;
- Cost: 5 x £0.12 + 5 x £0.11 = £1.15;
- Drop out rate: 20%.
Craft AWP | Atheris
Enhanced by the vivid image of an African tree viper in blue-green hues, with snake scale decorations on the sighting mechanism, adding a distinctive flair to the black rifle body.
Recipe:
- 10 Galil AR | Akoben;
- Cost: 10 x £0.19 = £1.9;
- Drop out rate: 16.6%.
Craft AK-47 | Slate
Presented in solid black with textured inserts on the forend, magazine, and grip, offering a minimalist yet refined appearance.
Recipe:
- 10 Nova | Windblown;
- Cost: 10 x £0.15 = £1.5;
- Drop out rate: 20%.
Craft M4A1-S | Emphorosaur-S
Featuring a green upper body with brown stripes resembling dinosaur skin, detailed with realistic eyes and claws on the receiver, and a bright yellow magazine with cartridge images and the number 94.
Recipe:
- 10 P250 | Re.built;
- Cost: 10 x £0.13 = £1.3;
- Drop out rate: 20%.
Craft AK-47 | Phantom Disruptor
Black-painted with a fantasy-inspired monster motif in pastel colours like pink, orange, yellow, and blue, giving the rifle an enigmatic and mystical aesthetic.
Recipe:
- 10 Sawed-Off | Apocalypto;
- Cost: 10 x £0.37 = £3.7;
- Drop out rate: 33.33%.
Craft AWP | Phobos
Inspired by Blade Runner, featuring dark green metal plates with a black and yellow pattern on the central case, accented by indicators and buttons, while keeping the barrel unpainted.
Recipe:
- 10 Nova | Exo;
- Cost: 10 x £0.17 = £1.7;
- Drop out rate: 20%.
Craft AK-47 | Blue Laminate
Leaving the metal parts unpainted, with wooden components in varying shades of blue on the buttstock, forend, and grip.
Recipe:
- 10 P250 | Steel Disruption;
- Cost: 10 x £0.55 = £5.5;
- Drop out rate: 50%.
Craft Desert Eagle | Crimson Web
Fully covered in red semi-gloss paint with intricate black webbing details, accented by smaller black elements.
Recipe:
- 6 CZ75-Auto | Hexane, 2 USP-S | Blood Tiger, 1 Negev | Bratatat;
- Cost: 6 x £1.25 + 2 x £1.19 + 1 x £0.38 = £11.68;
- Drop out rate: 25%.
Exploring the world of trade ups in CS 2 unveils numerous opportunities to enrich your skin collection. The affordable USP-S | Cyrex stands out as a prime example of combining accessibility with quality craftsmanship.