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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, also known as CS:GO, is one of the most popular tactical first-person shooters that requires players to team up in competitive turn-based game modes defense and attack. It's hailed as one of the best competitive shooters and has paved the way for many other great titles to follow. What makes it even more successful is that it is completely free to play on multiple platforms.
Since the game is free to play, this gives players the option to spend a little on unique skins that will set them apart from the rest of the competition. These weapon skins are available in different styles for your favorite weapons and can be purchased for real money. Not only will they make you look like a boss, but some of them can also benefit you if you decide to sell them to others. You can find awesome affordable skins that look colorful and creative without paying hundreds of dollars. Here are some of the best skins we've seen this year so far!
Top 10 Best Skins 2022 For CS:GO
water elemental
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The Water Elemental skin has a sparkling ruby red frame with a perfectly contrasting splash of blue that will pop on the battlefield. While you can only find this skin for the Glock-18, it's relatively inexpensive, especially if you don't mind buying one that's already been used.
- The Escape Collection
- Available for: Glock-18
- Estimated Price: New from Factory – $9,50
neon jumper
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The Neon Rider is a colorful pop art display with a punk flair, showing bright pinks, blues and hints of gold. It depicts a skeletal figure outlined in vibrant colors, taunting your enemies. You can most commonly find this skin available for the Mac-10 or AK-47, but the price is slightly higher for the AR, with an estimated cost of up to $40.
- The Chroma 2 Collection
- Available for: Mac-10, AK-47
- Estimated Price: Factory New or Field Tested - $10,26 to $38,36
lead glass
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If you're looking for something that will truly set you apart from the competition, look no further than the Leaded Glass skin. This skin is a beautiful mosaic of bright orange and blues, pieced together to look like stained glass. You might only be able to find it for the M4AI-S, but it's another great affordable option.
- The Specter 2 Collection
- Available for: M4A1-S
- Estimated Price: Factory New - $12,21
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Ghost Disruptor
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The Phantom Disruptor is less fun and colorful and more fierce with its more subtle color palette of light yellows and blues. The skin depicts a ghost-like beast spread across the frame of the weapon with sharp teeth and spiny tusks. You can usually find this strictly for the AK-47, and what better gun to flaunt this skin?
- The Prism 2 collection
- Available for: AK-47
- Estimated Price: Factory New - $11,22
Cortex
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This graffiti-style skin features bright and bold bubblegum pink colors on an otherwise plain frame, giving you just the right amount of drip to show off your competition and let your guns shine. You can get this excellent skin for relatively cheap, but it may only appear for USP-S.
- The clutch collection
- Available for: USP-S
- Estimated Price: Factory New – $9,51
tiger butterfly
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This one-of-a-kind skin looks stunning on the battlefield with its mismatched animal prints. This skin features a giraffe that transitions into a cheetah or tiger-like print, bringing big bold yellow and orange colors against darker shades of brown and black. Although you can only find it for the SG 553, you can get a new factory version of it at a great price!
- The collection of gun holsters
- Available for: SG 553
- Estimated Price: Factory New - $2,93
Light Rail
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The Light Rail is a sleekly styled skin perfect for those who just want a pop of color without any other crazy jazz. The tip is a gleaming gold that melts into the bronze and then dissipates into the weapon's ordinary flesh. You may notice a text stamp on the frame that continues to add to that factory-built aesthetic. You can more often find it available for the Desert Eagle, and it's another cheap catch.
- The Prism collection
- Available for: Desert Eagle
- Estimated Price: Factory New - $3,51
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Atheris
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The skin of Atheris is a beautiful yet menacing depiction of a serpent coiled around the hilt of your weapon, displaying large scales in vivid greens with hints of blue. Get this skin for your AWP and remind your competition of the venom you'll be releasing soon, and for a reasonable price estimated around $14 for a brand new model.
- The Prism collection
- Available for: AWP
- Estimated Price: Factory New - $13,76
neo noir
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The Neo-Noir skin is one of the best skins we've seen so far, with its seemingly comic-inspired detailed styling. This skin shows a sad, reclining woman in thick black streaks nuanced with hues of pink, purple, and blue. It can be found in a few different weapon varieties, allowing you to match your set or find one for the weapon you prefer. However, prices will vary accordingly and will average around $40 for new factory options.
- The Danger Zone Collection
- Disponible pour : AWP, Glock-18, USP-S, M4A4
- Estimated price: Assorted, Factory New – around $40.
Vanish
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Sometimes all you need is a little color, and the Fade skin does just the trick. This skin doesn't feature any graphics or designs, just a gorgeous, vibrant color gradient that animates your guns and makes your other players gape with envy. The great thing about this skin is that it's available for many different varieties of weapons and gear, especially knives! You can even find an alternate faded color scheme with amber tones. However, this tends to be one of the more expensive skin options, and prices vary depending on the item.
- The Chop Shop collection
- Available for: various knives, AWP, MP7, Mac-10, specialty gloves, Glock-18, UMP-45
- Estimated Price: Varied
Here's our list of the top 10 skins for this year so far, but there are plenty of other great choices. Comment below which skins have been your best finds and purchases.
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