Free CS2 skins are exceptionally harder to come by now. In the past, before the release of Counter-Strike 2, players regularly received skins as drops at the end of CS:GO matches. Despite that, there are still some methods you can rely on to get some free CS2 skins.
In this guide, I’m going to walk you through everything you need to know about unlocking free CS2 skins, from the sites that you can use to the tactics you can employ to make your own free skins.
Read on to learn how to get free skins in CS2.
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How to Get Free Counter-Strike 2 Skins
To get free skins in CS2, you need to use the weekly care package. When you level up your XP rank (and you have Prime Status), you’ll see a pop-up advertising a series of possible rewards, and at least one of those rewards is always a skin.
The skins you get from the weekly care packages are never of a remarkable rarity, but with skin drops now gone completely, it’s the best you can get.
How to Get Free Skins in CS2 Without Prime
While not technically or completely ‘free’, players who purchase an Armory Pass can use the credits they earn to purchase skins. Players can spend four Armory credits on one random skin from the Overpass 2024, Graphic, or Sport & Field collections. They can also save up 25 credits for a limited edition Heat Treated Desert Eagle, but only until Jan. 14, 2025.
Aside from this, there’s also the trade-up function. Players can take 10 skins of the same rarity and trade them in for one skin of a higher rarity. While this isn’t exactly free since you’re giving up 10 skins to get one, it’s a method of getting higher-quality skins for no cost if you have a ton of lower-quality skins sitting in your inventory.
These are the only ways to acquire free CS2 skins in-game. Otherwise, players have to pay to open cases with a key, or just go straight to the Steam community market and buy the skins they want.
Outside of the game itself, several skin gambling and trading sites offer free CS2 skins or free case openings to their customers. Many of these sites offer these free skins or case openings as rewards for participating in games or trades on the website. Other sites offer them as sign-up rewards or deposit bonuses. Before jetting off and signing up for sites like this though, check out our guides on skin gambling and Counter-Strike betting.
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