CS2 Stickers: Prices, Capsules and Finishes

Sticker finishes explained

A finish changes how a sticker looks on the weapon; the same design often comes in several. Counts are from the item data, prices from October 25, 2026.

Tournament stickers and autographs

Since Katowice 2014 every Major has had team logo stickers next to the event logo, and since Cologne 2015 player autographs too. Valve shares part of the money with the teams: "50% of the tournament item sales are shared with the Tournament Organizer, Teams, and Players" (Cologne 2026 post). Our CS2 Major page covers the events themselves. 7,975 of all stickers are autographs.

From Antwerp 2022 to Budapest 2025 they came in Legends, Challengers and Contenders capsules, plus a champions autograph capsule after the final. For Cologne 2026 Valve replaced the capsules with a Major Shop where you redeem tokens for the exact sticker you want, at demand-based prices, partly because "players in certain regions cannot purchase sticker capsules". In July 2026 Valve added a Ranked Series of "stickers that indicate a team's final standing in the design" at a lower price. With them, Cologne 2026 has 1,371 stickers in the data, 579 of them Ranked Series, more than any Major before.

Players with the most autograph stickers

By the number of events with a signed sticker, then by the number of autograph stickers (every finish counts).

1. 1. apEX18 events, 77 stickers
2. 2. niko17 events, 72 stickers
3. 3. rain17 events, 62 stickers
4. 4. FalleN17 events, 61 stickers
5. 5. EliGE16 events, 59 stickers
6. 6. karrigan16 events, 59 stickers
7. 7. nitr014 events, 51 stickers
8. 8. NAF13 events, 49 stickers
9. 9. dupreeh13 events, 46 stickers
10. 10. electronic13 events, 45 stickers

How to get stickers in CS2

• Sticker capsules. Valve added them in its release notes of 5 February 2014: "Each capsule contains one sticker out of a series of sticker designs." Valve still releases new ones, such as the Jackass Sticker Capsule of July 2026.
• The Armory. Since October 2024 an Armory Pass earns credits you redeem for items, including sticker collections (the Armory Pass calculator works out what a pass gets you). Valve rotates them: the 2025 Community Stickers came in on 1 October 2025, Fruits & Vegetables and Auto Racing on 8 July 2026, when Sugarface 2 and Elemental Craft left.
• The Major Shop during the Cologne 2026 Major, with tokens, as described above. Valve said it would be open until September 29 (Ranked Series post).
• Trading and marketplaces. 10,433 stickers can be listed on the Steam Community Market. Items from the in-game store, the Armory, trade offers and the Steam Community Market have a 7 day re-trade and re-market hold (October 2024 notes). Marketplace prices for the same sticker differ a lot, so compare before you buy.

How applying, scraping and removing stickers works

• Up to five stickers per weapon, placed anywhere and at any rotation (6 February 2024). Rotation goes in half-degree steps since 8 July 2026. Stickers also go on the Zeus (February 2024) and the C4 (22 September 2026).
• An applied sticker stays on that weapon: you can scrape it or remove it, not take it back. The 2 October 2024 notes added a "sticker scrape level selector when applying new stickers to weapons".
• To scrape or remove one, select the sticker's icon under the weapon (16 April 2024). The 2 October 2024 notes added a "precise sticker wear level selector when scraping existing stickers" and say "Any applied stickers can only increase their sticker scrape level". The same update added a way to remove a sticker straight away instead of scraping it down.
• To show a sticker without using it, seal it in a Sticker Slab (November 2025) and hang that on the weapon as a charm. Breaking the slab returns the sticker.

How we price stickers

Each sticker's price is its lowest listing on the marketplaces we track, refreshed daily (these are from October 25, 2026). The Steam Market is left out because it pays sellers only in Steam Wallet funds, and so are BUFF163 and YouPin898, which pay out only through Alipay or WeChat Pay, unless no other marketplace lists the sticker. That is the same rule as the price checker. Rare stickers often have one or two listings, some far above what the sticker sells for. So rankings and price ranges only use a sticker when at least 2 marketplaces list it and its price is no more than 2 times the lowest listing on any of them, Steam and BUFF163 included. That holds for 10,123 of the 10,430 stickers with a price. Prices are for the clean sticker, not one applied to a weapon. For weapon skins, see the most expensive skins.

FAQ

How many stickers are in CS2?

11,134 in the game's item data, in 240 capsules and collections. 7,975 are player autographs, 2,100 are team logos, 101 are tournament logos and 958 are other designs (community, brand and Valve capsules). 10,433 of them can be traded on the Steam Community Market.

What is the most expensive sticker in CS2?

The Reason Gaming (Holo) | Katowice 2014 at $80,596.77, the lowest listing on October 25, 2026. 9 of the 10 priciest are Katowice 2014 Holo team stickers. We only rank a sticker when at least 2 marketplaces list it and its price is no more than 2 times the lowest listing anywhere, so one stray listing can't top the list.

Can you remove stickers in CS2?

Yes. Valve's notes of 16 April 2024 let you scrape or remove a sticker by selecting its icon under the weapon, and the 2 October 2024 update added a way to remove a sticker straight away instead of scraping it off. You can't take an applied sticker back off intact; to show one without using it up, put it in a Sticker Slab.

How do you scrape a sticker in CS2?

Select the sticker's icon under the weapon in your inventory and pick a wear level. Valve's 2 October 2024 notes added a "precise sticker wear level selector when scraping existing stickers" and a scrape level selector when you apply a new sticker. Scraping only goes one way: "Any applied stickers can only increase their sticker scrape level".

How many stickers can you put on a gun in CS2?

Five. Valve's release notes of 6 February 2024 say "All weapons now support up to five stickers", placed anywhere on the weapon at any rotation. The same update allowed stickers on the Zeus, and the 22 September 2026 update added stickers on the C4.

What are the sticker finishes in CS2?

Paper (3,250), Glitter (774), Holo (2,037), Foil (1,989), Gold (2,861), Lenticular (25), Embroidered (198). Lenticular is the rarest finish by count. Which finishes a Major set has changes from event to event.

What do the sticker colors mean?

The color is the rarity: High Grade (3,245), Remarkable (2,641), Exotic (3,019), Extraordinary (2,216), from blue to purple, pink and red. There is no green sticker rarity in the item data. One sticker, Howling Dawn, is Contraband: Valve retired it in June 2014 and said such items "will never be produced again".

Where do you get Major stickers now?

For IEM Cologne 2026 Valve dropped team and autograph capsules and opened a Major Shop: you buy tokens and redeem them for the exact sticker you want, at prices set by demand. In its Ranked Series post Valve said the Cologne 2026 Shop would be open until September 29. With the shop closed, Cologne 2026 and older Major stickers come from trading or a marketplace such as the Steam Community Market.

What is a Sticker Slab?

A charm that seals a sticker so you can hang it on a weapon without applying it, added on 12 November 2025. Valve's notes: the sealed sticker "can be returned to your inventory at any time by cracking open and discarding the slab".

What are the Jackass stickers?

The Jackass Sticker Capsule, released on 3 July 2026 with Paramount Games Studio. Valve: it "contains 39 stickers referencing iconic Jackass moments". Prices on October 25, 2026: $0.02 to $4.35.

Sources: sticker list, capsules, finishes, rarities and teams from the game's item files (ByMykel's CSGO-API); Valve's notes and posts linked above, plus the Rio 2022 and June 2014 posts; prices from our daily marketplace refresh. Sticker images: 620 hosted by us, the rest show a dot in their rarity color.