Top 10 CS2 Skins to Scare Enemies and Teammates
This selection showcases skins with the darkest designs in the game. Skulls, ghosts, monsters – all of these are quite common on weapons in CS2. When compiling the top, the main criteria were appearance, lore, and design concept.
10. AWP | Oni Taiji
- Factory new – $570
- Minimal wear – $420
- Well-worn – $255
- Field-tested – $360
- Battle Scarred – $180
Taking the tenth spot in our improvised top is the AWP Oni Taiji. The design elements of this skin are inspired by traditional Japanese painting, creating a unique atmosphere of a showdown between a samurai and a demon across the entire rifle body. This original style adds a special aesthetic and mystery to the weapon’s appearance. When the item is in the hands of an opponent or a teammate, they will definitely inspect it closely, focusing their gaze on this piece of art. This skin is quite rare in the game, as it was released in 2015, so many players may have never encountered it in-game.
9. AK-47 | Nightwish
- Factory new – $80
- Minimal wear – $24
- Well-worn – $8
- Field-tested – $11
- Battle Scarred – $6
The impressive design of this skin makes you wonder about its mysterious origin. The main part of the rifle depicts a monster in the form of a spirit of a deceased deer with glowing eyes and sharp teeth. The weapon undoubtedly stands out with its bright color scheme and pearlescent effect. The iridescence makes this gun a true work of art, and its price on the market is quite affordable. The skin is found in the “Dreams and Nightmares” case, which was formed on a competitive basis. In 2021, VALVE announced a contest for creating skins in the theme of “Dreams and Nightmares” and awarded the winners $100,000 for adding their work to this collection. Almost all representatives from the container could have made it into our selection based on their concept, but this AK-47 rightfully earned its “Covert” quality and made it into our top 9.
8. M4A1-S | Nightmare
- Factory new – $41
- Minimal wear – $21
- Well-worn – $8
- Field-tested – $11
- Battle Scarred – $7
After the “Nightwish” from the monster from the ninth spot, you will definitely have nightmares. Indeed, the name M4A1-S “Nightmare” confirms this fact and earns its place in our selection. The skin is somewhat of a classic when it comes to “scary” skins in CS2. It has been in the game for over 5 years and is very common in user inventories. Despite its low cost, this model is one of the best choices for the M4 with a silencer.
7. M4A1-S | Hyper Beast
- Factory new – $151
- Minimal wear – $53
- Well-worn – $17
- Field-tested – $21
- Battle Scarred – $13
If we are talking about the “classics” of “scary” skins in Counter-Strike, then it is impossible to ignore the “Hyper Beast” collection. This lineup features four weapons, each unique in its own way. So, if you want to collect all representatives of this collection, you definitely won’t go wrong. The M4A1-S is the first device among all the beloved collection. The design is so popular among the community that you can find a huge number of gaming mousepads, hoodies, toys, and posters with that same monster.
6. M4A1-S | Night Terror
Factory new – $1.66
Minimal wear – $0.73
Well-worn – $1.27
Field-tested – $0.48
Battle Scarred – $2.3
This device is the epitome of pain, fear, and agony. It’s those inscriptions that immediately catch your eye when you get your hands on this skin. In the central part of the rifle, there’s a portrait of a woman with her eyes completely shut. Perhaps she’s the author of those very phrases, writing them with her own blood. On the opposite side of the gun, a piece of the body is missing, revealing some kind of electronic board inside. And the magazine is made of transparent material, through which you can see the bullets, ready for their purpose. As the quality deteriorates to “Battle-Scarred,” the weapon’s body takes on a darker shade, sinking into a mysterious purple glow. For this reason, on the trading floor, the “Battle-Scarred” version is priced higher than the “Factory New” quality.
5. FAMAS | Rapid Eye Movement
- Factory new – $8
- Minimal wear – $3.10
- Well-worn – $1.20
- Field-tested – $1.40
- Battle Scarred – $1.10
The “Dreams and Nightmares” case has already been mentioned in this top, and here we have another representative from this “scary” collection. As soon as the community saw this skin, everyone wanted to acquire it and try it out in the game as soon as possible. The appearance of the rifle turned out to be truly unusual and conceptual. Besides the visual aspect, it has a quite creepy association linked to the skin’s name. Rapid eye movement is the effect of active eye movement during sleep. When a person sleeps, their eyes move so much that it creates a sensation that they might simply pop out. This psychological disorder often accompanies screams and unstable emotional states. Agree, after this information, inspecting the weapon becomes genuinely eerie?
4. M4A4 | Tooth Fairy
- Factory new – $8.40
- Minimal wear – $5
- Well-worn – $3
- Field-tested – $3.20
- Battle Scarred – $2
Looking at the skin’s name, it’s hard to imagine that there could be anything scary. On the contrary, the tooth fairy has always been associated with childhood, something fairy-tale-like and kind. It is precisely because of this contrast that it climbed so high in our top. The tooth fairy depicted on the main part of the weapon is unlikely to leave a coin after taking a child’s tooth. Apparently, the skin’s author also doubts the fairy’s good intentions and left a carved inscription on the magazine: “Don’t sleep.”
3. MP7 | Abyssal Apparition
- Factory new – $8
- Minimal wear – $3
- Well-worn – $1.10
- Field-tested – $1.45
- Battle Scarred – $1
The skin design utilizes the chromatic aberration effect, adding glitches and mystery. A similar effect can be seen in many horror movies, so it fits perfectly into our concept. The submachine gun’s body is adorned with a unique abstract pattern reminiscent of whirls and tentacles of a mysterious creature. According to the author’s statement, this image symbolizes the abyss where lost souls go, lost in the darkness. The magazine depicts the outline of a person surrounded by twisting tentacles, creating an impression of captivity and confinement.
2. P90 | Death Grip
- Factory new – $14
- Minimal wear – $9
- Well-worn – $5
- Field-tested – $5.75
- Battle Scarred – $5.40
The weapon’s body is adorned with a unique pattern representing intricately detailed images of human hands. Wear, starting from “Factory New,” gives the weapon’s body some texture and character. As wear increases, the pattern on the weapon’s body undergoes changes: the images of hands gradually transform into images of bones, and the bright background gradually changes to a more subdued gray. This skin literally “dies” before your eyes with changes in float. Most likely, only true connoisseurs know about this feature, so you can definitely surprise every player on the server.
1.SSG 08 | Bloodshot
- Minimal wear – $60
- Well-worn – $7
- Field-tested – $9
- Battle Scarred – $6
The first place in the top is taken by a skin containing almost all the interesting features used by designers in this industry. The placement of eyes on the bolt part of the weapon is arguably the most original solution among all the skins in Counter-Strike. Thanks to this feature, it creates the sensation that you’re holding not a weapon, but something alive and malevolent. The open maw of the monster is often used to place an original sticker. Players often stick a food sticker there to “feed” the monster. After the update with random sticker placements, you could even arrange a whole dinner for it.