Souvenir and StatTrak in CS2: what they are, what they cost, how to check

In short: three versions of one skin

• The normal version. The base item: it drops from cases, collections and contracts.
• StatTrak™. The same skin with a counter: on a weapon it counts kills, on a music kit it counts MVP awards. A separate item, not a property.
• Souvenir. A separate quality associated with a Major match. Tournament sticker sets vary by release; not every souvenir has a player autograph. Souvenir and StatTrak are mutually exclusive.
• A counter cannot be added later. No tool turns a normal skin into a StatTrak™ one. A Swap Tool exchanges counter values between compatible StatTrak items.
• Some skins have no StatTrak at all. The AWP | Dragon Lore, for instance, exists as a souvenir and never as StatTrak.
• Since May 2026 souvenirs work in contracts. Their souvenir attributes are stripped and the output is a normal item.

StatTrak: what the counter actually counts

StatTrak™ is a separate item version with a built-in counter. Weapons count the owner's kills with that item; music kits count MVP awards. The value appears in the inventory and on inspection. Using the item in Steam Trading or the Community Market resets its statistics: a new owner does not inherit the previous owner's kills.

• Where it comes from. The StatTrak version drops from cases and capsules alongside the normal one — a different variant, not an upgrade.
• What does not count. Bot kills, kills with another weapon, and modes where stats are not tracked.
• Trading and selling reset the counter. A buyer starts their own statistics. Do not pay extra for another player's kill count.
• Gloves have no StatTrak. Knives do.

The StatTrak Swap Tool: what it can and cannot do

Steam Support describes the single-use tool in CS2 — StatTrak Swap Tool . It swaps the counter values of compatible StatTrak items; when used on weapons, both must be the same weapon type.

• The weapon types must match. A StatTrak M4A1-S counter can be swapped with another StatTrak M4A1-S counter. An AK-47 or a knife does not form a compatible pair with it.
• Both items must be StatTrak. A count cannot move onto a normal skin.
• Wear and pattern are irrelevant. Only the number moves.
• The tool is single use. It is consumed on use and costs $0.99 in game or on the Market.
• A purchased tool cannot be traded. Since the 12 November 2025 update, newly purchased Name Tags and StatTrak™ Swap Tools can no longer be traded or listed on the Community Market.

What the StatTrak premium is worth

The premium is not fixed: it depends on how many StatTrak copies exist and on how popular the skin is with players rather than collectors. Below is a live comparison of the normal and StatTrak versions at the best market prices, followed by the price ladder of Major souvenir packages.

StatTrak versus the normal version

Live data

Skin Normal StatTrak™ Premium

USP-S | Kill Confirmed FN · Factory New $201.74 $612.74 +204% M4A4 | Asiimov FT · Field-Tested $152.00 $425.42 +180% AK-47 | Vulcan FN · Factory New $465.14 $1 245.00 +168% M4A1-S | Printstream FN · Factory New $354.23 $874.00 +147% AK-47 | Redline MW · Minimal Wear $112.57 $265.00 +135% AWP | Asiimov FT · Field-Tested $92.39 $201.66 +118% AWP | Hyper Beast FN · Factory New $127.22 $201.68 +59%

Major souvenir packages

DreamHack 2014 Cobblestone · 2014 $10 735.65 ESL One Cologne 2014 Cobblestone · 2014 $1 089.57 DreamHack 2013 Dust II · 2013 $885.07 EMS One 2014 Dust II · 2014 $765.25 MLG Columbus 2016 Cobblestone · 2016 $732.32 DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Cobblestone · 2015 $669.61 ESL One Katowice 2015 Cobblestone · 2015 $666.79 Atlanta 2017 Cobblestone · 2017 $622.23

Package prices are the best market offers. A package is tied to a match and a map: the more valuable the map collection and the older the tournament, the higher the price.

We take the first wear that has a price for both the normal and the StatTrak™ version. The premium is a ratio, not a dollar difference. Data refreshes about once an hour.

Why some skins have no StatTrak

1. The collection does not support StatTrak. Map-collection skins can have normal and souvenir versions without a StatTrak variant. For example, the AWP | Dragon Lore exists in both normal and souvenir quality. The normal version does not come from a souvenir package.
2. A skin's age does not decide StatTrak availability. Check the variants and source of the specific item: early skins include both supported and unsupported finishes.
3. It is not a weapon. Gloves, stickers, graffiti, agents and charms have no counter — there is nothing to count.
4. The item comes from a special source. Medals, coins and service items exist in a single variant.

Souvenirs: where the gold stickers come from

Traditional souvenirs commemorate a Major match and map. Sticker sets changed between tournaments: teams, the event, the map and sometimes a player autograph. An MVP autograph is not present on every release. Since 2026, the Souvenir-O-Matic can also convert an eligible weapon you own into a souvenir.

• A package instead of a case. Souvenir packages open without a key and return exactly one item from the map collection.
• A souvenir is never StatTrak. The two qualities are mutually exclusive.
• Stickers can be scraped and removed. That does not turn the souvenir into a normal skin. Removed stickers do not return to your inventory, and losing an original set can reduce collector value.
• Packages are never reissued. The print run closed with the tournament, so supply only shrinks.
• Packages from past Majors are still traded. They can be bought and opened at any time — historical prices are in the block above and on the map pages.

What changed in 2026

At the IEM Cologne 2026 Major Valve rebuilt the souvenir mechanic. The tournament announcement introduced the Souvenir-O-Matic: “Take any normal or Souvenir quality weapon in your inventory and select a completed match and one of the players. You’ll get your weapon back in Souvenir quality with gold team, autograph, and map stickers applied.”

• A souvenir is now made from your own item. No waiting for a package to drop — you need the skin and a finished match of the tournament.
• The Major Shop runs on tokens. Stickers are bought with tokens and prices move with demand; if a sticker drops 25 or more tokens within a day of your purchase, Valve refunds the difference automatically.
• Pick’Em and the Viewer Pass pay in tokens. Every coin upgrade level is worth 300 tokens, spendable on stickers or souvenirs.
• Half the revenue goes to the scene. Valve stated that 50% of Major Shop and Major Pass revenue is shared with the organiser, the teams and the players.
• Old packages are untouched. Souvenir packages up to and including Budapest 2025 remain ordinary market items.

How to verify a copy

1. 1
   Read the name

   The quality is part of the item name: StatTrak™ AK-47 | Redline (Field-Tested) or Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lore (Factory New). A name cannot be faked in an inventory.

2. 2
   Check the counter

   A StatTrak version shows a kill count in its description. Zero on an expensive skin is normal; a missing line means the item is simply normal.

3. 3
   Open the souvenir stickers

   Check the actual stickers in the description and inspect view: teams, event, map and an autograph where the release includes one. Stickers may have been scraped, removed or replaced.

4. 4
   Confirm through the inspect link

   The “Inspect in game” link exposes the float, the pattern and the stickers of that exact copy — paste it into the checker, no login needed.

5. 5
   Sanity-check the price

   A suspiciously good deal on an expensive souvenir is the classic bait. Compare prices across markets and keep the rules from How to sell skins safely in mind.

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