The Arms Deal Collection is the first set of 9 CS:GO skins, released on August 14, 2013 in the update of the same name together with the CS:GO Weapon Case. It includes the AUG | Wings, MP7 | Skulls, SG 553 | Ultraviolet, M4A1-S and USP-S | Dark Water, Glock-18 | Dragon Tattoo, Desert Eagle | Hypnotic, AK-47 | Case Hardened and AWP | Lightning Strike. All of them are still in CS2 (inventories carried over from CS:GO), every one has a StatTrak version, and prices on LIS-SKINS range from about $10 for the AUG to $470 and up for the AWP | Lightning Strike.
This update started the in-game skin economy that later grew to include stickers, patches, agents and, of course, expensive knives. Arms Deal and the updates that followed it brought concepts such as:
Trade-up contracts: 10 skins of one rarity turn into one skin of the next rarity. Since October 2025, 5 Covert skins can also be traded for a knife or gloves, see our guide to crafting knives and gloves in CS2;
Stickers: applied to weapons to add a personal touch, and rare stickers can raise a skin's resale value;
Name tags: single-use items that let you rename any weapon;
StatTrak: a counter that tracks kills for a specific weapon or knife.
The Arms Deal Collection itself is small, only 9 skins, but most of them are still in steady demand on the secondary market.
The CS:GO Weapon Case itself left the active drop pool long ago and costs about $100 on LIS-SKINS. For players who received these cases in the early years, when they dropped after matches and were worth almost nothing, it turned out to be a solid long-term investment.
To make the collection easier to follow, we list the skins from the most affordable to the most valuable. A defining feature of the collection: every skin has a StatTrak version, without exception.
AUG Wings
An extremely simple skin: a black body with an elegant white wing across the stock. The finish is applied on both sides, so the white and gray wings, which look like feathers, are visible whether you play right- or left-handed. The AUG Wings stands out for its narrow float range of 0.00 to 0.14, so it exists only in Factory New and Minimal Wear. The regular version costs from about $10, StatTrak around $16 to $18.
MP7 Skulls
One of the first skins where the layout depends on the pattern: on different copies of the MP7 Skulls the skulls sit in different places. The base coloring is always the same: a black body, black stock and dark purple magazine, with stylized black skulls with empty eye sockets spread across the weapon. It looks a little creepy but reads more as a bold design choice. The skin exists only in Minimal Wear and Field-Tested and costs from about $12.
SG 553 Ultraviolet
The first weapon to receive this finish. The rifle stands out with a black body and plenty of dark purple parts: grip, switches, stock, scope and handguard. No abstract art or graffiti, just a strict look. The MAC-10 later got the same style, followed by many knives from the Chroma, Spectrum, Prisma and Fever cases, including the Karambit, M9 Bayonet, Butterfly Knife and Navaja. The SG 553 Ultraviolet comes in all five wears and looks good even Battle-Scarred: worn versions cost from about $10, Factory New around $50.
M4A1-S Dark Water
Notably, the M4A1-S, like the USP-S, first appeared in the Arms Deal update, and the new rifle immediately got this skin with many pattern variations. Wavy lines are scattered across a steel background, forming an abstract pattern along the whole weapon. The Dark Water finish later came to the SSG 08 and FAMAS, while the USP-S got it at the same time as the rifle; it is next on the list. The M4A1-S Dark Water exists only in Minimal Wear and Field-Tested and costs from about $55, StatTrak around $100.
USP-S Dark Water
The pistol looks like a block of chrome steel dipped into a hydro-dipping tank: the body is covered with swirls of black and gray paint. Like the rifle, the USP-S Dark Water has several patterns, both common and rare. The float range is limited to Minimal Wear and Field-Tested. The regular version costs from about $55, StatTrak around $100 to $120. It remains one of the most recognizable old finishes for the USP-S.
Glock-18 Dragon Tattoo
Players in Asia are especially fond of this skin for one striking detail: a stylized dragon on the pistol's slide. Otherwise the Glock-18 Dragon Tattoo differs little from the stock version, with a black body, textured grip and minimal paint, which makes it a pick for fans of minimalism. This Restricted skin exists only in Factory New and Minimal Wear and costs from about $80, StatTrak around $220.
Desert Eagle Hypnotic
Here it is the opposite: a bold design and Classified rarity. The black body carries a pattern of rounded lines that strongly resembles a hypnotic spiral, hence the name. Players look for copies where the center of the rings sits as close to the trigger as possible, and the ring placement depends on the pattern index; we collected similar skins in rare skins with interesting pattern indexes. The Desert Eagle Hypnotic exists only in Factory New and Minimal Wear and costs from about $160.
AK-47 Case Hardened
No matter how many updates with new skins come out and how much attention the Fire Serpent, Vulcan and Fuel Injector get, the AK-47 | Case Hardened remains one of the best abstract finishes for the rifle. Its range of patterns will please anyone who likes heat tint and rainbow shades of tempered metal, and the most valuable Blue Top variants are rare; our AK-47 Case Hardened pattern guide explains how to tell them apart. The skin comes in all five wears: from about $160 in Battle-Scarred to around $430 in Factory New, with StatTrak Factory New at about $970. Good patterns can cost many times more.
AWP Lightning Strike
The first and only Covert skin in the Arms Deal Collection. A calm purple body and a detailed lightning bolt that crosses the rifle from the bipod to the stock. This weapon needs nothing else; even stickers would likely spoil the design. The AWP Lightning Strike exists only in Factory New and Minimal Wear and costs from about $470, StatTrak around $880.
These were and remain the first skins added to the game in the Arms Deal update. Later collections greatly expanded the choice, but any player who has spent time in Valve's shooter knows these nine by sight. Other finishes that have aged well are collected in the most popular old skins in CS2, and to learn how to turn skins from this collection into a higher-rarity item, read what a trade-up contract in CS2 is.
