The Cheapest CS2 Covert Skins for Trade-Ups

If you're doing CS2 trade-ups hoping for a knife, you get that starting smart (using cheap items for the best trade-up options) is the key. Covert skins are what you need before you get the knife, but finding 5 good ones (low float) from good collections that don't cost too much can be hard.

Many players still don’t know what the cheapest Covert skin in CS2 is, and that’s why we made a list of the best cheap Covert skins for knife trade-ups. They're affordable, great for filling those last trade-up slots without spending too much.

From the M4A4 | Neo-Noir to the shiny AWP | Chrome Cannon, each skin gives you some value while keeping costs down.

AWP | Chrome Cannon

• Price Range: $22 (BS) - $78 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Kukri Knife

A cheap covert AWP skin with a cool chrome finish, from the Kilowatt Collection, is the AWP | Chrome Cannon. With the title of the cheapest CS2 covert skin, this AWP trade-up can get you any Kukri Knife. The best Kukri Knife you can get from the trade-up of five BS AWP | Chrome Cannons is the $185 FN Kukri Knife | Case Hardened, while the worst outcome from five BS AWPs is the BS Kukri Knife | Safari Mesh for $43.

AK-47 | Head Shot

• Price Range: $25 (BS) - $94 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Hydra Gloves, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, Sport Gloves

AK-47 with a graffiti look from the Revolution Collection, Head Shot is the second cheapest covert skin on the list. While being cheap, the best outcome that five FN AK-47 | Head Shot can give you is the famous MW Sport Gloves | Vice, priced at $1,389. While the worst outcome of five BS AK-47s is BS Hydra Gloves | Mangrove valued at $33.

M4A4 | Temukau

• Price Range: $25 (BS) - $113 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Hydra Gloves, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, Sport Gloves

Part of the Revolution Collection, M4A4 | Temukau is one of the cheapest CS2 coverts in the game. The worst outcome five BS M4A4 Temukaus can get you is the BS Hydra Gloves | Mangrove at a price of $33. While the best outcome is incredibly profitable from five FN M4A4s, you can get MW Sport Gloves | Vice, which cost up to $1,389.

M4A4 | In Living Color

• Price Range: $32 (FT) - $102 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Broken Fang Gloves, Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, Sport Gloves

M4A4 | In Living Color from Snakebite Collection is another cheap M4A4 covert skin, which trade-up gives you gloves. The best glove outcome you can get from combining five FN M4A4 | In Living Color is the MW Sport Gloves | Slingshot valued at $948. Possibly the worst outcome from five FT M4A4’s is the FT Hand Wraps | Desert Shamagh, which has a price of $43.

AWP | Chromatic Aberration

• Price Range: $31 (FT) - $74 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Broken Fang Gloves, Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, Sport Gloves

AWP | Chromatic Aberration from the Recoil Collection is currently in the top 3 of the cheapest CS2 covert skins. The best outcome of the five FN AWP Chromatic Aberrations is the $948 MW Sport Gloves | Slingshot, and the worst outcome of the five FT AWPs is the FT Hand Wraps | Desert Shamagh, priced at $43.

M4A4 | Neo-Noir

• Price Range: $27 (BS)  - $114 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Hydra Gloves, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, Sport Gloves

From the Neo-Noir family, M4A4 | Neo-Noir is one of the cheapest covert M4A4 skins in CS2 right now. Part of the Clutch Collection, the worst trade-up of five BS M4A4 | Neo-Noir is the BS Hydra Gloves | Mangrove at $33, and the best outcome of five FN M4A4s is the MW Sport Gloves | Vice costing $1,389.

M4A4 | Desert-Strike

• Price Range: $30 (WW) - $91 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Huntsman Knife

Among CSGO covert skins, M4A4 | Desert-Strike from the Huntsman Collection has consistently been one of the cheapest options. Now in CS2, after the trade-up update, the outcomes of combining five Desert-Strikes in a contract will give you a Huntsman Knife. The best outcome of the five FN Desert Strikes is the $353 FN Huntsman Knife | Case Hardened. While the worst knife you can get from a trade-up of five WW M4A4 Desert-Strikes is the WW Huntsman Knife | Safari Mesh at $53.

M4A4 | Battlestar

• Price Range: $27 (FT) - $109 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Bowie Knife

M4A4 | Battlestar is one of those CS2 cheapest covert skins. A trade-up contract consisting of five M4A4 | Battlestar from the Wildfire Collection always gets you a Bowie Knife. While the worst outcome you can get from combining five FT Battlestars is Bowie Knife | Safari Mesh priced at $47, the best outcome five FN M4A4 | Battlestars can get you is the FN Bowie Knife | Case Hardened with a price of $421.

USP-S | The Traitor

• Price Range: $28 (BS) - $120 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Broken Fang Gloves, Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, Sport Gloves

Part of the Snakebite Collection, USP-S | The Traitor is the cheapest USP-S covert item in the game. The best outcome you can get from combining five FN USP-Ss is the MW Sport Gloves | Slingshot at $948. Meanwhile, the worst outcome from using five BS USP-S Traitors in the trade-up is the BS Broken Fang Gloves | Needle Point, costing $45.

MP7 | Bloodsport

• Price Range: $27 (BS) - $75 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Hydra Gloves, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, Sport Gloves

MP7 | Bloodsport from the Clutch Collection is the cheapest covert MP7 skin. If you are looking for a glove trade-up, then MP7 | Bloodsport is the best pick. The worst outcome of a trade-up from five BS MP7 Bloodsports is BS Hydra Gloves | Mangrove, priced at $33. On the other hand, the most profitable outcome you can get from five FN MP7s is the MW Sport Gloves | Vice, costing around $1,389.

Glock-18 | Gold Toof

• Price Range: $29 (FT) - $207 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Kukri Knife

Another cheap covert Glock-18 skin for a trade-up is the Gold Toof. From the Gallery Collection, the worst outcome of a trade-up consisting of five FT Glock-18 | Gold Toofs is FT Kukri Knife | Safari Mesh at $43. The best outcome from five FN glocks is the FN Kukri Knife | Case Hardened, which costs $185.

FAMAS | Commemoration

• Price Range: $29 (FT) - $76 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Classic Knife

FAMAS | Commemoration is the cheapest covert skin from the anniversary CS20 Collection. The worst Classic Knife you can get from combining five FT Commemorations is the $65 FT Classic Knife | Safari Mesh. While the best knife outcome you can get from using five FN FAMAS | Commemorations is the FN Classic Knife | Fade at $282. 

AK-47 | Legion of Anubis

• Price Range: $30 (FT) - $53 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Nomad Knife, Paracord Knife, Skeleton knife, Survival Knife

AK-47 | Legion of Anubis from the Fracture Collection has always been one of the cheapest covert skins in CSGO, and it didn't change for CS2. Now it is one of those famous covert items in the game. Fame comes from the outcomes that five of these AK-47s can give you. The best outcome of five FN AK-47 | Legion of Anubis is the FN Skeleton Knife | Case Hardened, with a price of $531. However, the worst outcome of the five FT AK-47s is the FT Survival Knife | Safari Mesh at $41.

Glock-18 | Neo-Noir

• Price Range: $29 (BS)  - $218 (FN)
• Possible Outcomes: Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, Sport Gloves

As a part of the Broken Fang Collection, Glock-18 | Neo-Noir is one of the cheapest coverts you can use for trade-ups. The worst outcome of the trade-up, consisting of five BS (Battle Scarred) Neo-Noir glocks, is BS Broken Fang Gloves | Needle Point at around $45. The best outcome of the five FN (Factory New) glocks is the $948 MW Sport Gloves | Slingshot.

AWP | Hyper Beast

• Price Range: $31 (FT) - $181 (FN)
• Possible Outcome: Falchion Knife

From the Falchion Collection, AWP | Hyper Beast is one of the cheapest covert skins in CS2. The worst outcome of using five FT AWP | Hyper Beasts in a trade-up is the FT Falchion Knife | Safari Mesh, priced at $55. The best outcome of using five FN Hyper Beasts is the $297 FN Falchion Knife | Case Hardened.

Note

All prices in this article are accurate as of April 2026 and are based on the Battle-Scarred to Factory New (BS–FN) range at the time of writing. The prices are taken from some of the most trusted P2P marketplaces, such as CSFloat, Skinport, Skinrave, and, in some cases, the Steam Market. However, if you want to buy the skins directly from Steam, you’ll usually see slightly higher prices due to the fees.

Still, if you’re really going for trade-ups, we strongly recommend checking the exact skin and float from more sources and then buying it from the lowest-priced (trustworthy) marketplace you can find.