Souvenir skins are a special variant of covert and classified skins that drop only from Souvenir Packages — free viewer drops awarded during Counter-Strike Majors and select CS2 events. Souvenir skins are permanently identified by (1) a distinctive gold outline in-game, (2) four pinned tournament stickers on the weapon that cannot be scraped, and (3) their tournament + team + player provenance recorded in the item history.
What makes Souvenirs interesting is sticker crafts: the specific pro-player and team stickers pinned to a Souvenir dramatically affect its value. A Souvenir AWP Dragon Lore with the Titan Katowice 2014 Holo sticker pinned to the correct side has sold for over $400,000; the same Souvenir Dragon Lore with generic tournament stickers might trade at $30,000. Historic sticker crafts (especially from tournaments held in 2014–2015 with limited-edition Holo runs) are the most valuable category in all of CS2 collecting.
Below is the top 25 Souvenir variants active in our database, sorted by trading volume. Prices update daily.
All variants — live prices
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a Souvenir skin in CS2?
Souvenir skins drop only from Souvenir Packages awarded to viewers during CS2 Majors (and select non-Major events). To get a chance at a Souvenir Package: link your Steam account to your HLTV.org account (or the Major's official viewer platform), watch matches on the Major stream, and hope for a random package drop. Package drop rates are approximately 1 per 5–10 hours of watch time.
Why are Souvenir skins so expensive?
Three drivers: (1) supply is capped — Souvenirs only drop from finite Major viewer pools; (2) sticker crafts are permanent — the four tournament stickers pinned to a Souvenir cannot be scraped or replaced, so historic sticker combinations (Titan Holos, iBUYPOWER Cologne 2014) become permanent collectibles; (3) team/player provenance — Souvenirs from historic matches (Titan vs LDLC Katowice 2014, etc.) carry premium provenance value.
Souvenir vs regular skin — which is better?
For playing: regular. Souvenirs cannot have stickers added or removed (the four pinned stickers are permanent), so you cannot customise them. For investment: Souvenirs with premium stickers dominate — they represent the highest-appreciation category in CS2 collectibles. For everyday-carry with vanity value: StatTrak regular is usually the answer.
What is the most expensive Souvenir skin?
The most expensive Souvenirs are usually AWP Dragon Lore variants with iconic sticker crafts. A Souvenir AWP Dragon Lore with Titan Katowice 2014 Holo (pinned to the correct side, on Cache map) has sold for $500,000+ at auction. Runners-up: Souvenir AK-47 Case Hardened, Souvenir M4A4 Poseidon, and Souvenir P90 Death by Kitty with pro-player crafts.