You can find good-looking CS2 skins for under $2: this list has five of them, priced from a few cents to about $2 even in clean wears. They are P2000 | Pulse, Glock-18 | Sacrifice, MP9 | Featherweight, M4A4 | Poly Mag and MAC-10 | Allure, all with current LIS-SKINS prices.
For each skin you will find what makes it stand out and which wear keeps it within budget. For even cheaper picks, see the best skins under $1, and with a slightly larger budget, the best skins under $5.
P2000 | Pulse
P2000 | Pulse has stayed popular for years; it has been around since 2014 and comes from the Huntsman Weapon Case. Bright geometric shapes in several shades of green on a black base seem to bend the outline of the pistol and create a 3D effect. Minimal Wear costs about $2, Field-Tested is under a dollar, and Factory New runs around $5. It also pairs well with plenty of stickers.
Glock-18 | Sacrifice
If you prefer artwork that tells a story over geometric patterns, take a look at Glock-18 | Sacrifice. The pistol shows a CT defusing the bomb, based on the graffiti at B site on Overpass. That graffiti marks a legendary moment: olofmeister completed the defuse and died in the flames right after. More on this and other map tributes in graffiti with history. Minimal Wear costs under a dollar, around $0.40, while Factory New is noticeably pricier at about $7.
MP9 | Featherweight
Another skin with an unusual visual effect is MP9 | Featherweight from the Revolution Case. It sticks to black and white, and that restraint gives it a distinctly futuristic look. The dots across the body imitate perforation, a technique real-world manufacturers use to cut a weapon's weight. Despite the striking design it costs next to nothing: about $0.50 even in Factory New.
M4A4 | Poly Mag
Here is another design built around one clever idea. The key detail of M4A4 | Poly Mag is in the name: the magazine is painted to look transparent. It is only a visual effect, but a carefully executed one, and the rest of the rifle gets the same attention to detail. This Recoil Case skin costs under a dollar in every wear: about $0.80 in Factory New and even less in Minimal Wear.
MAC-10 | Allure
For bright colors, look at MAC-10 | Allure. The whole body is covered in Asian-style painting: waves, clouds, ornaments and a beautiful woman who is in fact a demon from Japanese mythology. The skin holds up well at mid-range float values, and Minimal Wear costs about $0.80. Factory New is around $3, slightly above this list's limit. How float changes the look is covered in the CS2 float and wear guide.
All five skins are easy to dress up with inexpensive stickers; for ideas, see the best skin and sticker combos. And if you are ready to spend more, check out the best skins under $10.
