The Best CS2 Stickers You Can Buy
Valve’s competitive shooter Counter-Strike 2 enables its players to express themselves in a number of ways both in and out of the battlefield. From fancy weapon skins to custom music kits, CS2 has something in store for everyone.
However, your ability to customize your guns in CS2 doesn’t end even after you purchase your dream skins for your favorite weapons. If you’re an avid skin collector and want to make your weapon skins stand out from the crowd, you might want to invest in some additional stickers.
While stickers can certainly add a new layer of glamour to your weapon skins, they can often come at hefty price tags. Some CS2 stickers, like the ones found in the Katowice 2014 collection, are infamous for being extremely overpriced for the average player to purchase. However, that is not always the case.
There’s no doubt that tournament stickers can be quite pricey, rare, or both, which is why many players opt to get regular (better known as ‘non-tournament’) stickers instead.
In this article, we’re gonna take a look at some of the best regular CS2 stickers that you can choose to purchase right away if you’re looking to spice up your inventory and add some extra flavor to your weapon skins.
Top 5 CS2 Stickers to Buy
Before we get into the list, it’s important to mention that we haven’t included the contraband sticker Howling Dawn, which has been discontinued from the game but is still available for purchase on marketplaces at high price tags.
1. Crown (Foil)
The Crown Foil is the only sticker on this list that will cost you upwards of $100, and to call this sticker absolutely worth it would be an understatement. It is currently one of the most popular stickers on the Steam Market and is also quite rare. To top it off, the Crown Foil can make even the worst skins look decent due to its unique and bright yellow glow.
The Crown Foil is ideally used on the scope of AWPs, but feel free to switch up its positioning based on your personal preference.
2. Battle Scarred (Holo)
With a price tag of only $3 on the Steam Market, the Battle Scarred Holo is a bang for the buck. Featuring scars that resemble a claw, the Holo variant of the Battle Scarred sticker can make a nice and shiny addition to most Rifle skins out there. The default variant of the Battle Scarred sticker isn’t necessarily bad, but the holo variant is what makes this sticker worthy of mentioning in this list.
You can choose to place the Battle Scarred Holo on your M4 skins to make them stand out.
3. Incineration (Holo)
‘Incineration’ was a kill medal awarded in Halo 3 multiplayer for killing an enemy set on fire before being added to CS2 as a sticker through the Halo Capsule, but you don’t really need to be a Halo player to see why this is the hottest sticker (no pun intended) in the game. The Incineration sticker features a flaming skull icon and owning one will ironically make you the coolest person in the game.
You can choose to place the Incineration Holo on any gun, but it can look extra spicy on AWPs.
4. Unicorn (Holo)
The Unicorn was one of the most colorful stickers in the game at the time of its release through the Enfu Sticker Capsule. The Holo variant of the sticker further amplified the colors present in the stickers and made it a fan-favorite sticker in the CS community. Currently, it’s available to purchase on the market for about $3.
The Unicorn Holo can be an ideal choice if you’re looking for stickers for your SMGs, Shotguns, or Rifles in CS2.
5. Dragon Lore (Foil)
While the majority of CS2 players won’t be able to purchase the AWP Dragon Lore anytime soon, you can choose to settle for the Dragon Lore sticker instead. Featuring a fire-breathing dragon, this sticker is certain to make each AWP shot you take feel crisper. The Foil version of this sticker comes at a reasonable price tag of about $12.
It goes without saying that players would generally want to place this iconic sticker on their AWP skins.
Should You Scrape CS2 Stickers?
Now that you have got yourself a list of the top five stickers you should buy in CS2, you might wish to know whether or not should you should scrape these stickers in the game. To put it simply, there’s no specific answer to this question.
Generally, scraping stickers might deteriorate their visual quality. However, some scraped stickers might be considered to be better than their unscraped variants, similar to how some Battle-Scarred skins can be considered to be better than their Factory New counterparts. It all comes down to personal preference in the end. If you’re a minimalist, you can choose to scrape some of these stickers to see how they turn out, but if you wish to retain the colors of these stickers, your best bet would be to leave them unscathed. Scraping is most commonly used for removing the backgrounds from tournament stickers.
Conclusion
If none of these stickers in this list manages to entice you, don’t get concerned. The Steam Market has a wide variety of CS2 stickers available to purchase that you can check out here. Take your time to browse through the enormous collection of stickers and pick the one that perfectly fits your style. Your sticker preference can also vary with the skins that you have and their positioning. A Crown Foil will likely look much fancier on the scope an AWP Asiimov rather than one on the back of an Atheris, for instance.
As time progresses, Valve is constantly adding new and unique stickers to CS2 that never fail to delight the player base. These stickers range from tournament stickers to regular stickers from capsules that are made by community content creators. Be sure to keep up with the ever-expanding sticker collection of CS2 and see what grabs your attention.
