It has become a common practice among live service games to offer a wide variety of skins that players get their hands on to enhance their appearances. Although skins themselves are not necessarily expensive in most games, there exist specific skins such as Rust skins or CS2 skins that are relatively expensive for a variety of reasons and can be bought in the Steam market for over a thousand dollars. In this article, we’ll talk about the top 5 most expensive skins in the game sold on the Steam Marketplace and I am sure you will be amazed to find the cost of skins we are going to discuss on this list below.
5) Alien Relic SMG | Rust — Price $1,809
The Alien Relic SMG is one of the rarest skins in the game, so it is going to be hard to find Rust accounts with this skin. Designed by prominent Rust YouTuber Rcham, the Alien Relic SMG skin is well known for its neon hieroglyphs that glow in the dark and provide the player with a competitive edge, especially in nighttime engagements. Given its unique design and competitive edge, the Alien Relic SMG skin commands a high price on the Steam Marketplace.
4) Legacy Enduring War Dog | Dota 2 — Price – $1,827
The Legacy Enduring War Dog is one of the most iconic and valuable courier skins in Dota 2. In Dota 2, these couriers have the role of transporting items to heroes during the game. Now that each hero has its own courier, it has become very common for players to have a personalized courier with their favorite skin. Among the many courier skins in the game, the Legacy Enduring War Dog is a courier skin that has captured the hearts of Dota 2 enthusiasts with some even willing to pay $1,827 to get their hands on it.
3) Reaper Mask | PUBG — Price $1,949
Of all the skins in PUBG, some of the most desired skins are the Wasteland set especially the Reaper Mask skin. However, the attractiveness of this skin is that it was available only to those individuals who attended the first major event of PUBG – PUBG Global Invitational (PGI) 2018. The Wasteland set includes a Doomsday Hoodie, Survivalist’s Slacks, and the all-famous Reaper Mask.
2) Souvenir AWP Desert Hydra Battle-Scarred Condition | Counter-Strike 2 — Price $1949
Counter-Strike 2 is notorious for hosting some of the most insanely expensive skins among video games. The Souvenir AWP Desert Hydra Battle-Scarred Condition stands out as the most expensive skin even among the other rare skins in CS2 because of its Battle-Scarred status as it was released to commemorate the 2022 PGL Antwerp CS: GO Championship. This skin was sold for a whopping $1949 on the Steam Marketplace.
1) Blue Party Hat | RuneScape — Price – $4,000
The Blue Party Hat in RuneScape is one of the most easily recognizable pieces of equipment to wear in the game and costs a fortune. Originally this skin in the game was distributed among the players in a Christmas holiday event decades ago, and since then this tradable cosmetic has become as scarce as gold. Due to its scarcity, the Blue Party Hat now commands a staggering price, ranging from 75-100 billion in-game currency. This translates to real-world value as well, with sellers often fetching well over $4,000 for a single hat.
