How To Get Souvenir Packages In CS2
Introduction
If you do manage to get hold of any of these packages, it can really boost your overall experience – by giving you items that aren’t only highly collectable but also have sentimental value, and they generally look pretty great, too. Souvenir skins generally come with their own distinctive designs – and if you don’t want to keep them, you can trade or sell them on the Steam Community Market, which makes them highly sought-after by CS fans and collectors alike by using your Steam Trade URL..
If you are a part of a CS event and/or tournament, whether as a player or spectator, not only do you get the thrill of immersing yourself in the competitive gaming community – but you could also be rewarded with some potentially highly coveted souvenir packages. Here, we’ll not only look at what they are and how they work – but how you can get them.
What is a Souvenir Package in Counter-Strike?
Souvenir packages are their own very distinct category of weapon cases in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. They basically contain a weapon skin that comes from one of the collections that is associated with the current active duty map – depending on the match that awarded the skin.
Before 2019, you could randomly earn souvenir packages while watching professional tournaments. If you watched matches within the CSGO client, then you might be awarded a random souvenir package that would be added to your inventory whenever a significant event occurred during the match. This feature added a real layer of excitement to anyone watching the matches and was a real incentive to start engaging with the professional scene.
However, since the Starladder Berlin tournament of 2019, the rules on how you could get a souvenir case have changed. You can no longer get souvenir packages simply by watching matches. Instead, to be eligible to get souvenir packages, you’ll need to buy a viewer pass or acquire souvenir tokens from the in-game store.
Viewer passes in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive work in a similar way to traditional season passes. If you purchase the pass, you’ll get a tournament coin, which will increase in level alongside your pass… and will unlock better rewards with each level. You can level up your event coin by completing various special quests or by successfully predicting a match outcome. After you’ve got enough souvenir tokens, you’ll then be able to exchange them for souvenir packages. These special event souvenir cases will contain unique souvenir skins exclusive to the event.
Essentially, souvenir packages are a great way to celebrate and remember your favorite tournaments – and can be a great way to get hold of exclusive and valuable in-game items and skins.
Souvenir Drops
You may have heard reference to Souvenir drops – and these are basically special rewards that are given during major tournaments. These drops come in the form of souvenir packages – holding potentially valuable skins. If you want to get a souvenir drop, it works in the same way as a standard Souvenir Package – you’ll need to buy a viewer pass or souvenir tokens from the in-game store. Souvenir drops can feature some of the most coveted and valuable skins in the game, which makes them a prized possession for anyone interested in the game.
Souvenir Skins
Souvenir skins are unique cosmetic items that have standout, unique weapon finishes – and you can get them with souvenir tokens to commemorate a specific match in a tournament. These skins aren’t tied to a single set; instead, the weapon skins inside the packages depend on the maps that are played and the stickers that are used by the professional players in those matches.
One souvenir token will allow you to claim a souvenir package from a single match in the tournament, and the weapon skins in your package will reflect the map on which the match took place, as well as the stickers that were used by the players in the match. So, for example, if you spend your souvenir tokens on a match between N’avi and EG that was played on the Nuke map, the souvenir package you get will contain a skin from the Nuke collection along with a combination of four stickers used by the pros in that match. In the same way, spending your souvenir tokens on a match that was played out on the Mirage map will award you with a skin from the Mirage collection – the same for Dust II, and so on and so forth.
Are Souvenir Packages Actually Worth It?
The good news is that, yes, practically all the souvenirs you get will be totally worth it. Even though you can’t use souvenir skins in trade-up contracts, they are usually more valuable than their regular versions.
When you open a souvenir case, you should go for specific collections that could potentially include extremely rare weapon skins. While you will always receive a random skin from one of the competing teams, if you spend your souvenir tokens strategically, it can be highly profitable. Souvenir packages can contain some of the most expensive weapon skins in the game – and they’re normally a pretty valuable investment.
The Best CS Souvenir Packages Ever
So, with that being said, here are some of the CS souvenir packages that have stood out thanks to their valuable content – and are considered some of the best ever…
Cobblestone Souvenir Package – DreamHack 2014
This package is famous for containing the Souvenir AWP Dragon Lore… which is one of the most iconic and expensive skins in the game. The rarity and unique design of Dragon Lore make this package legendary with collectors.
Mirage Souvenir Package – ESL One Cologne 2015
The Mirage package from this tournament includes the coveted Souvenir Desert Eagle Blaze, another highly sought-after skin. The fact that it looks so incredible – and isn’t widely available has made it a real favorite with players.
Overpass Souvenir Package – ELEAGUE Major 2018
This package offers the Souvenir M4A1-S Master Piece, another stunning and incredibly valuable skin. It has such a detailed design and rarity that it really has become a top choice for souvenir collectors.
Cache Souvenir Package – FACEIT Major 2018
This package contains the Souvenir M4A4 Howl – making it a very rare find. The Howl has a unique artwork and controversial history that makes it both highly valuable and very desirable.
Inferno Souvenir Package – PGL Major Krakow 2017
This one features the Souvenir AK-47 Fire Serpent – making it another prized package. The Fire Serpent has a beautifully intricate design – and its limited release makes it a real standout souvenir skin.