The easiest place to buy a charm in CS2 is a marketplace: the Steam Market or a site like LIS-SKINS, where charms usually cost less and you can pick the exact pattern you want. Regular charms cost anywhere from a few cents to about $15, while copies with rare patterns sell for many times the base price. The Armory Pass is another route, but it is paid and you cannot choose a specific charm; see how to get a charm in CS2 for details.
Charms arrived with the Armory update in October 2024. The first two collections were Missing Link, with miniature agents and characters, and Small Arms, with tiny copies of weapons and knives. Below is what drives a charm's price and which patterns are valued most.
What affects the cost of charms?
Most charms are inexpensive. The final price largely depends on the pattern. Interestingly, the presence of patterns in charms was a surprise for the gaming community. The same item gets different colors depending on this parameter. The pattern matters most when buying charms of the higher Exotic and Extraordinary rarities.
Unlike skins, charms do not wear out. They also have far more patterns, up to 100,000. Depending on the number of a specific pattern, the coloring of the entire item or its individual part changes. For instance, number 12500 gives a yellow color and number 25000 a green one. Between these numbers, the shade will be gradient, gradually transitioning from yellow to green.
For a deeper look at how this works, see our guide to types of charm patterns in CS2.
The effect of the charm can change too: it may shine more or look duller, and that also affects the price. The image below shows an example with the Lil’ SAS charm.
Using the same Lil' SAS charm, let's consider the numbers of patterns where certain colors dominate:
from 1 to 2000: shades of red;
from 2001 to 12000: shades of orange;
from 12001 to 22000: shades of yellow;
from 22001 to 60000: shades of green;
from 60001 to 80000: shades of blue;
from 80001 to 100000: shades of purple.
According to community reports, in October 2024 a Lil' SAS with the very rare pattern #1 sold to a collector for $814, while a regular copy cost about $3 at the time. Today a standard Lil' SAS costs under a dollar, and a copy with such a rare color is very hard to find for sale.
The rarest charm patterns that can be bought in CS2
The most rarely encountered patterns make these items particularly valuable. Below are the color gradations and the most valuable patterns for popular charms. Prices are for a regular copy; sellers ask noticeably more for a rare pattern.
Semi-Precious
The Semi-Precious charm costs around $10 and uses the following color scheme:
1-10000: light green;
10000-20000: dark green;
20000-30000: turquoise;
30000-50000: blue;
50000-60000: light blue;
60000-80000: blue-violet (blue predominates);
80000-90000: violet-blue (violet predominates);
90000-100000: violet.
A rare and impressive example is the emerald texture (number 11285). Patterns like this rarely come up for sale and collectors value them above regular copies.
Baby Karat CT
The CT knife (a regular copy costs around $9) has the following color gradation:
1-50000: bronze;
50000-100000: gold.
The closer to the figure of 100000, the more golden the knife's body becomes. The rarest and most desired pattern for this charm is 92432 (gold).
Baby Karat T
The T knife costs around $15 and, like the previous one, has a color gradation from 1 to 50000 in bronze and from 50000 to 100000 in gold.
The rarest pattern of Baby Karat T is 97660 (gold).
Die-cast AK
The miniature Die-cast AK costs around $2 and has the following color gradation scheme:
1-10000: gold;
10000-20000: orange;
20000-25000: red;
25000-60000: pink;
60000-87000: purple;
87000-98000: blue;
98000-100000: light blue.
The rarest pattern remains the purple Die-cast Kalash (number 82376). Red Kalash (texture 22150), Gold (9561), Sapphire (99819) are also rare.
Titeenium AWP
The mini AWP costs around $3, and its color gradation looks like this:
1-20000: yellow;
20000-40000: green;
40000-60000: blue;
60000-80000: dark blue;
80000-100000: violet-pink.
The rarest and therefore most expensive is the pattern for Titeenium AWP numbered 95546 (a mix of pink and yellow). The texture 82519 (a mix of blue, violet, and yellow) is also considered rare. Attention should also be paid to patterns 31644 (a mix of green and pink), 65917 (a mix of blue and pink), 4374 (yellow).
Next are the miniature agents and other characters. Like weapon copies, they have their own patterns.
Hot Wurst
The popular Hot Wurst charm costs around $9 and has an unusual gradation: from 1 to 15000 the holographic effect is weak, from 15000 to 100000 it is strong. Its most valuable patterns are 87807 (Liquid Fire) and texture 7632 (default appearance).
Lil' Crass
Lil' Crass costs under a dollar and has the following color scheme:
1-25000: red;
25000-40000: orange;
40000-75000: yellow;
75000-84000: lime green;
84000-93000: green;
93000-97000: turquoise;
97000-100000: blue.
The rarest and most wanted patterns for this character are 95139 (Turquoise Bandana), 99613 (Blue Bandana).
That's Bananas
The smiling banana charm costs under a dollar. Its color gradation looks like this:
1-5000: bronze;
5000-20000: dark yellow;
20000-98000: yellow;
98000-100000: lime green.
The rarest patterns of this charm are 1963 (Bronze), 16289 (Dark Yellow), 59264 (Yellow), 99877 (Lime Green).
Diamond Dog
Diamond Dog costs around $6 and stands out among the first two collections: its pattern changes the amount of shine rather than the color. Less shiny patterns are numbered from 1 to 50000, shinier ones from 50000 to 100000.
The rarest options are 2807 (iridescent texture) and 98880 (white).
Buy CS2 charms only on trusted platforms. In the LIS-SKINS catalog you can filter charms by price and pattern; if you are not sure where to start, read how to choose a charm, the overview of all types of charms in CS2 and our list of the most expensive charms.
