enEvery CS2 skin term in plain words — from float to liquidity.
Five skin conditions by float range: Factory New (to 0.07), Minimal Wear (to 0.15), Field-Tested (to 0.38), Well-Worn (to 0.45) and Battle-Scarred (to 1). Each skin has its own range — not every one can be Factory New.
AK-47 | Vulcan, pattern 1. Only the float changes; other finishes may wear differently.
Wear does not increase through play. Not every skin is available in all five conditions.
A number from 0 to 1 baked into every skin copy at creation: it defines texture wear. The lower the float, the better the condition and usually the higher the price.
A number from 0 to 1000 that sets where the texture lands on the weapon model. Irrelevant for most skins, but on some (Case Hardened, Fade) it separates an ordinary copy from a collector piece worth many times more.
The internal finish number in game files. For Doppler it is the paint index, not the seed, that defines the phase or gem — Ruby, Sapphire, Black Pearl.
Learn moreA skin variant with a built-in kill counter. Drops in roughly 10% of case openings and trades at a notable premium over the regular version.
A souvenir version of a skin from a souvenir package associated with a tournament. Stickers and presentation depend on the package and that tournament’s rules.
Item grades from Consumer to Covert, with knives and gloves above. Each next grade drops roughly 5 times less often than the previous one.
Learn moreA set of skins united by their source: a case, an operation or tournament souvenir packages. Trade-up contracts work within the collections of the input skins.
A container with skins of its collection, opened with a paid key. Rarity odds are fixed and published by Valve — from blues to knives.
The set of cases and collections that can drop after a match this week. Valve rotates it periodically — our drop pool page tracks the current lineup.
Learn more10 skins of one rarity are exchanged for 1 random skin of the next rarity from the input collections. The output float is computed from the normalized input floats.
10 Mil-Spec skins → 1 Restricted skin. The result depends on the collections and floats of the inputs.
Inspecting a specific item through its inspect link. Lets you check its appearance, float and pattern in the game or a compatible tool.
A 3v3 CS2 mode: win a round by eliminating the opponents or controlling the tower when time runs out. Advance toward the enemy castle.
Learn moreA Case Hardened pattern with a large share of blue on the visible side. Its value depends on the weapon, specific seed, wear and demand.
AK-47 | Case Hardened · #661A perfect Marble Fade of red and blue only, with no yellow. Max seeds on the Karambit are extremely rare and prized by collectors.
Karambit | Marble Fade · #412Doppler splits into phases 1–4 and the gems Ruby, Sapphire and Black Pearl, set by paint index. Gems trade at multiples of regular phases.
Karambit | Doppler · RubyThe share of pink-purple gradient on a Fade skin. The closer to 100%, the "fuller" the fade and the pricier the knife or pistol.
Glock-18 | FadeA pattern of webs on a dark-red background. Large centered webs on the play side are prized — the more webs, the higher the price.
Butterfly Knife | Crimson WebValve's official market: money stays in the Steam wallet, fees are ~13%. Third-party markets allow cashouts, so their prices usually sit below Steam's.
The midpoint of actual sale prices over a period. Far harder to manipulate than the lowest listing and immune to outliers — it is what our charts are built on.
Sales during a period: $10, $11, $50 → median $11.
How fast an item sells at market price. Few listings and rare sales mean low liquidity: a quick sale will require a price cut.
Two skins cost $10: one sells every hour, the other once a week. All else being equal, the first is more liquid.
An estimate of the total value of CS2 skins in circulation. On the Invest page it is computed from listings on the biggest markets.
Learn moreExpected return from opening: the average value of possible drops divided by the cost of the case and key. This is a calculation based on odds and prices, not a guaranteed result for an individual opening.
Illustrative calculation: an average drop worth $3 with an opening cost of $5 → 60% return.
The number of sales over a period, usually 30 days. High volume means a live market, trustworthy prices and easy resale.
120 items sold in a day → a volume of 120 sales, not 120 active listings.
A skin with stickers applied. Expensive crafts use rare stickers (Katowice 2014, Crown) on fitting positions; on resale stickers return only a fraction of their price.
An AK-47 and a few stickers: try the combination in 3D before buying.
