All CS2 M4A1-S Skins Ranked – Destructoid

In Counterattack 2The M4A1-S is by far the most popular rifle on the CT side. It’s cheaper than the M4A4, more powerful than the FAMAS, and importantly, it’s quieted, making it an essential asset for winning games of CS2.

Like every weapon in the game, the M4A1-S has a bunch of skins. You can use these skins to give your M4A1-S a new coat of paint by CS2 cases or buy them on the Steam Marketplace. With skins ranging from a few cents to thousands of dollars, you have a wide range of options here. You choose how much you want to invest in a shiny new M4A1-S skin in Counterattack 2.

List of skins for Counter-Strike 2 M4A1-S

Because the M4A1-S is the equivalent of the CT side of the CS2 AK-47, it features many of the most popular skins in the entire game. Your opponents won’t know what hit them when you dunk them with a shiny new M4 skin.

We rank these M4A1-S skins purely on appearance to place them into Tiers. If you buy Counterattack 2 Skins, this will almost certainly be your most important factor above all else. After all, why buy a skin if you don’t like the way it looks in-game?

In addition to each entry in our CS2 M4A1-S skins Tier List, we’ve also included an estimated price, according to recent transactions for the Factory New version of each skin on the Steam Marketplace. While technically you can Counterattack 2 skins on third-party marketplaces, most players will be purchasing through the Steam Marketplace, so this seems like the fairest way to compare prices. These prices change often, so we don’t factor them into our rankings when ranking each M4A1-S skin. Still, it’s good to know how much each could potentially cost you.

S-layer

• Blue Phosphorus ($800)
• Decimator ($40)
• Hot Rod ($1200)
• Nightmare ($45)
• Printstream ($550)

A level

• Black Lotus ($28)
• Chantico’s Fire ($130)
• Emphorosaurus-S ($3)
• Golden Spool ($190)
• Hyperbeast ($145)
• Icarus Fell ($650)
• Impending Danger ($1800)
• Knight ($1800)

B-level

• Atomic Alloy ($100)
• Basilisk ($12)
• Cyrex ($45)
• Dark Water ($90)
• Stained Glass ($12)
• Masterpiece ($480)
• Mecha Industries ($105)
• Nitro ($5)
• Player Two ($120)
• Welcome to the Jungle ($1800)

C-level

• Blood Tiger ($7)
• Boreal Forest ($1.80)
• Briefing ($11)
• Clear water ($28)
• Control panel ($50)
• Default ($0)
• Flashback ($3)
• Sparkling POP ($2.50)
• Guardian ($30)
• Moss Quartz ($70)
• Mud Spec ($1)
• Nightmare ($1.40)
• VariCamo ($1.10)

While some of these Counterattack 2 M4A1-S skins might be out of your budget, don’t forget you can also get them with a lower wear rating. The prices above reflect Factory New versions of each skin, though you can also get them in Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, and Battle-Scarred. They’ll look worse, but won’t burn as big a hole in your pocket.