What are CS:GO Skin Stickers and Why are They so Important

CS:GO has many different types of items, but none are as varied or as intriguing to new players as the stickers. They are entirely cosmetic and don’t change the game in any way. In fact, none of the items in the game affect the gameplay – you can’t buy skins to get an advantage over your opponents.

Despite that, stickers are still really popular among the player base. Thousands of people are trading, buying, and selling these stickers every single day. Today, we will take a closer look at stickers and where they fit within the whole CS universe.

So let’s start.

The CS:GO Economy and How it Works

Since the skin system was introduced in 2013, CS:GO has had its own booming economy. This monetary system in the game lets players buy, sell, and trade various items with each other.

Every player has their own inventory filled with skins, which fluctuate in value. None of the skins have a fixed price that you can count on – the value is determined by several factors, including its rarity, wear and tear, demand, and uniqueness.

Lots of people are actively involved in CS:GO trading, and some are incredibly serious about it. They invest in items with dropped prices hoping that the price will go up in the future so that they can sell and make a profit. It’s a bustling little world of its own within the wider game – there’s something for anyone on the market, and the scene is very active.

The Role of Weapon Skins

As the name implies, weapon skins change the visuals on your weapon. The whole model is changed, and you can see all the intricate little details when carrying this weapon, and all the other players will also see your skin in the game.

Some skins are so extensive and detailed that they completely change how the weapon looks. They are about fun and let you customize your character the way you want. Skins can’t help you shoot better, but they can motivate you to practice.

In the end, it all comes down to personal choice. You decide how your character will look and which skins you want to equip.

The Stickers

CS:GO stickers are the same thing as real-life stickers. They are small decorations that you can apply to any skin in the game. You can only use a single sticker once. That’s why you need to carefully consider the item that you want to “stick” before you actually do it.

You can add stickers to any weapon, but you can also add them to weapon skins, which means that you can trade skins with stickers. If you put a sticker on a default skin, though, you won’t be able to trade it.

In general, players can add around four stickers to a weapon, but weapons like the R8 and G3SG1 can have up to five. It’s impossible to remove stickers after applying them. Like with other skins, tickers also have a fluctuating value that depends on a number of factors.

How to Get Them

In most cases, players get stickers from Sticker Capsules. There are community sticker capsules that drop better stickers and regular sticker capsules. Both can drop at the end of any game, and you can instantly get your stickers after the game.

To do that, you need to have a capsule key. These keys can only be traded or purchased. However, there are also tournament sticker capsules that can only be purchased on the Steam Market. These capsules can be opened without a key.

Then we have souvenir stickers, which can only be found with souvenir weapons. Of course, you can also buy any of these stickers on one of the markets or trade other skins for them.

How They Add to the Value of a Skin

Only stickers that come from teams or tournaments add value to skins. For example, stickers from Cologne or Katowice tournaments in 2014 will increase the value of the skin, but in most cases, stickers don’t increase the value of the skin.

In fact, they are more likely to reduce the value of the skin. Why? Simply because you can’t remove them. If a sticker is removed, the skin gets damaged, which is another thing most players look to avoid. However, some rare stickers can make the skin unique and add value to it.

Stickers can also hide damages on a weapon. That’s why people are reluctant to get items with them. They could potentially get a damaged item without even knowing it, but on the other hand, if you plan on keeping a weapon skin that’s damaged, you can make it prettier with a sticker and hide its flaws.

Examples of Stickers Adding to Skin Value

As we mentioned before, only rare and unique stickers add value to your skin. Here is a list of stickers you should be looking for:

• RMR 2020
• Belin 2019
• Kato 2019
• London 2018
• Eleague 2018
• PGL 2017
• Cologne 14,15,16
• Katowice 2014
• DHW 2013
• MLG 2016

Apart from tournament stickers, there are non-event stickers. They have different rarities, including Gold 1 & Gold 2, Pink, Purple, and Blue is the most common category. The most valuable sticker is the iBuyPower Katowice 2014, with a price tag of $15,000.

Conclusion

Stickers are a big part of the CS:GO trading market. They are unique because you can combine them with other items. You can also earn a lot by trading them if you know what you are doing since some stickers are worth thousands of dollars. We hope that this article helped you understand all the aspects of stickers in CS:GO.