Biggest gainer this period: P90 | Desert Warfare (WW) +1179.4%
This weekly CS2 skin market recap covers the price window from August 23, 2026 to August 30, 2026 (7 days). Every figure below is drawn from SkinPulse's daily skin-price snapshots — no editorial claims about market causation.
Data pool: 8301 skins had snapshots on both the start and end dates. After removing items priced under $1 (or under $0.50 at window start), 5904 skins qualified for the comparison.
Top 10 CS2 Skin Gainers
| # | Skin | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P90 | Desert Warfare (WW) | $10.90 | $139.45 | +1179.4% |
| 2 | Souvenir SSG 08 | Acid Fade (FN) | $18.67 | $184.89 | +890.3% |
| 3 | P90 | Verdant Growth (WW) | $0.78 | $6.65 | +752.6% |
| 4 | M4A1-S | Control Panel (FN) | $402.37 | $1924.11 | +378.2% |
| 5 | ★ Huntsman Knife | Fade (MW) | $484.41 | $1396.30 | +188.2% |
| 6 | Nova | Wood Fired (WW) | $5.08 | $13.21 | +160.0% |
| 7 | M4A4 | Desert-Strike (BS) | $30.48 | $78.51 | +157.6% |
| 8 | XM1014 | Jungle (FT) | $4.17 | $10.10 | +142.2% |
| 9 | Galil AR | Sandstorm (WW) | $1.84 | $4.39 | +138.6% |
| 10 | ★ Survival Knife | Case Hardened (FN) | $173.70 | $388.35 | +123.6% |
Spotlight — top 3 gainers
Top 10 CS2 Skin Losers
| # | Skin | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Souvenir AWP | Safari Mesh (MW) | $126.06 | $6.24 | -95.0% |
| 2 | Desert Eagle | Hand Cannon (WW) | $1958.35 | $379.10 | -80.6% |
| 3 | M4A1-S | Moss Quartz (WW) | $82.33 | $23.88 | -71.0% |
| 4 | P90 | Glacier Mesh (MW) | $22.91 | $7.42 | -67.6% |
| 5 | MAG-7 | Heaven Guard (WW) | $2.85 | $1.11 | -61.1% |
| 6 | M249 | Jungle DDPAT (FT) | $9.42 | $3.71 | -60.6% |
| 7 | Charm | Austin 2025 Highlight | w0nderful Double AWP Kill | $2.52 | $1.00 | -60.3% |
| 8 | MAG-7 | Prism Terrace (FT) | $71.76 | $32.05 | -55.3% |
| 9 | ★ Karambit | Gamma Doppler (MW) | $4461.31 | $2121.08 | -52.5% |
| 10 | ★ Nomad Knife | Safari Mesh (FN) | $284.19 | $135.68 | -52.3% |
Spotlight — top 3 losers
Top 10 Priciest CS2 Skins That Moved
Skins with the highest end-of-window price out of everything that recorded at least a 1% price change either direction.
| # | Skin | Price | 7d Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AK-47 | Wild Lotus (FN) | $15,453.23 | -5.6% |
| 2 | AWP | Gungnir (FN) | $11,265.58 | -22.5% |
| 3 | AWP | Dragon Lore (MW) | $9,234.84 | -2.2% |
| 4 | AWP | Gungnir (FT) | $7,710.35 | -7.8% |
| 5 | M4A4 | Howl (FN) | $7,493.36 | +2.6% |
| 6 | AWP | Gungnir (BS) | $6,907.46 | -1.2% |
| 7 | ★ Sport Gloves | Vice (FN) | $6,415.65 | +5.8% |
| 8 | AWP | Dragon Lore (FT) | $6,320.80 | -1.1% |
| 9 | ★ Sport Gloves | Superconductor (MW) | $6,082.80 | -2.2% |
| 10 | AWP | Dragon Lore (WW) | $5,589.22 | -2.8% |
Methodology
Prices are pulled from the SkinPulse skin database, sourced daily from Steam Community Market, Skinport, Waxpeer, and CS.Trade. The main price used for comparison is a cross-market median. Skins with fewer than two snapshots in the window or a starting price below $0.50 are excluded to reduce noise. Percentages are computed as (end_price − start_price) / start_price × 100. "Priciest movers" ranks by end-of-window price out of skins that moved at least 1%.
Spotlight blurbs are taken verbatim from each skin's own editorial description on its skin page. This recap was generated automatically by the generate_market_recap management command on 2026-08-31.
