Best Skins for Sticker Crafts in CS2. Buy One Skin for Life and Change Its Design However You Want!
With the addition of the ability to freely place stickers on weapons in Counter-Strike, an entire sticker craft industry has emerged. Many skins have gained a second life, and designers have filled the Steam Workshop with numerous items that have enormous potential for upgrades using stickers. Currently, there’s a whole category of skins in the game that have acquired the status of “canvases,” helping enthusiasts realize their creative ideas. In this article, we’ve collected items that have shown themselves most brightly in this status and will show you that your imagination is practically limitless with them.
Glock-18 | Weasel
- Factory new – $36.34
- Minimal wear – $2.67
- Field-tested – $1.56
- Well-worn – $1.38
- Battle Scarred – $1.38
Let’s start with the already iconic Glock-18, which became a sticker craft legend even before that famous sticker update. The animal’s head has tried on many team stickers, such as IBUYPOWER or Flash Gaming, transformed into a leopard or even a robot. It must be admitted that most ideas came from the era of its older brother, the AK-47 | Jaguar, but now the price of that skin reaches $1,000, so we didn’t include it in this selection. The Weasel perfectly replaced the Jaguar from 2014, and the number of different craft variations already numbers in the dozens.
Desert Eagle | Tilted
- Factory new – $3.23
- Minimal wear – $0.65
- Field-tested – $0.19
- Well-worn – $0.32
- Battle Scarred – $0.11
When this pistol appeared in the game along with the Overpass 2024 collection, sticker crafts already existed in the game. The community immediately noticed this design and came up with a huge number of ideas for improving this skin. The original scene on the body is presented in the most diverse forms: humorous, aggressive, or simply absurd. You can choose absolutely any and even change it depending on your mood. Absolutely anyone can acquire these two identical items, and together with stickers, the price will hardly ever exceed even five dollars.
USP-S | Cortex
- Factory new – $44.66
- Minimal wear – $10.62
- Field-tested – $5.77
- Well-worn – $5.30
- Battle Scarred – $5.24
Another legend that changed its appearance long before the transition to CS2 and the new engine. As you remember, stickers used to be placed exclusively in fixed positions on the body, and one of the four available options was located right on the skull image. Many stickers were placed in this spot, and even such a small change was considered very original and valued in the community. Now this skin is still upgraded in a similar place, but also has quite a few upgrade options on the slide and suppressor.
Glock-18 | Shinobu
- Factory new – $52.49
- Minimal wear – $13.65
- Field-tested – $7.37
- Well-worn – $6.70
- Battle Scarred – $6.55
Alternating between “veterans” and “newcomers”! Another fresh skin that became a hit and even made it into the top three best skins of 2025 according to HLTV. There’s practically no doubt that numerous sticker crafts played a major role in its popularity. What’s especially cool is that they can be implemented both on the classic color scheme (Minimal Wear and above) and on the reddened one (float from 0.4 and below). First and foremost, the eyes are emphasized in this design through various sticker effects. Honestly, it’s already hard to imagine this skin without these improvements, because this is a case where the design isn’t trying to be changed, but only to enhance the author’s original concept.
M4A4 | Desolate Space
- Factory new – $177.29
- Minimal wear – $33.36
- Field-tested – $17.56
- Well-worn – $16.05
- Battle Scarred – $15.12
As you’ve already understood, skins featuring various characters become hits among sticker craft enthusiasts. Such designs are easiest to work with and there’s always a choice: improve the existing idea or completely change it. This “cosmonaut” has become a real mannequin on which players test the most diverse fantasies. Sometimes it seems we’ve already started to forget what the original skin looks like without any “upgrades.”
Clean Canvases
- AK-47 | Redline
- AK-47 | Midnight Laminate
- AK-47 | Slate
- AK-47 | Wintergreen
Let’s pause on a separate “caste” of skins among sticker craft enthusiasts, which we call “clean canvases” or “blank slate.” This includes minimalist designs that lack any inscriptions, drawings, or other decorative elements. Here, the scope for creativity opens up to the maximum, and players can implement absolutely any idea. Country flags, references to various films, characters, or just chaotic sketches turning into something cohesive. If you like any of these ideas, don’t rush to look for a guide on how to replicate this craft. Go to the trading platform and look for a ready-made version – there’s a high probability you’ll find it.
M4A4 | Temukau
- Factory new – $172.43
- Minimal wear – $81.90
- Field-tested – $49.39
- Well-worn – $47.22
- Battle Scarred – $43.96
Switching to “beautiful ladies” who, with the appearance of CS2, have become regular visitors to the “beauty salon.” For example, the main character of M4A4 | Temukau has already stopped being shy and increasingly appears in the game in more revealing images. You also all remember her rather original sticker crafts with a Pokéball or throwing other objects. In our opinion, this is one of the most paradoxical cases where stickers work positively on such an independent and even slightly “overloaded” design.
AK-47 | The Empress
- Factory new – $512.67
- Minimal wear – $142.22
- Field-tested – $129.86
- Well-worn – $121.84
- Battle Scarred – $125.35
AK-47 | The Empress, as befits a true empress, always remains elegant and majestic. Players rarely spoil the skin’s atmosphere and mainly emphasize the empress’s image, playing with her golden locks. Besides the hair, the female head can try on a helmet, transforming into a warlike Amazon or ancient Greek Athena. If you have this skin in your inventory, be sure to check out ideas for “improving” it. It’s practically impossible to ruin anything here.
M4A4 | Neo-Noir
- Factory new – $253.00
- Minimal wear – $86.05
- Field-tested – $48.82
- Well-worn – $45.63
- Battle Scarred – $42.90
The famous collection featuring long-haired girls, but it’s the main character of the M4A4 who has become a regular at makeup artists and stylists. Sometimes they emphasize her noir vibes, sometimes make her a bit “wild,” and in some cases transform her into Medusa Gorgon. All these images truly transform her original appearance and focus attention only on her image, forgetting about the rest of the weapon.
MAC-10 | Sakkaku
- Field-tested – $1.51
- Well-worn – $0.65
- Battle Scarred – $0.64
Our transformation hit parade concludes with MAC-10 | Sakkaku. The anime lady also loves to visit the stylist and try on various accessories like glasses, bows, or intimidating masks. We would recommend choosing sticker crafts that don’t completely cover her incredibly beautiful eyes. This mesmerizing, even hypnotic effect, reminiscent of the Sharingan, is the main feature of the skin, which you wouldn’t want to lose for the sake of a humorous image.
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