From the souvenir sets in CS2 you can get unique variations of skins, which usually cost noticeably more than the regular versions. Over the course of the game's existence, the rules for dropping souvenir weapon variants have changed multiple times. There are several ways to get the valuable containers from which they fall out.
When can I get souvenir sets?
Souvenir sets are associated with and fall during major CS2 competitions. The easiest way to get multiple sets – is to buy a Viewer Pass from the in-game store during a major. It is sold in two versions – complete with or without three souvenir tokens. Each of the tokens can be exchanged for a souvenir set related to any of the completed Major matches. This results in a slightly better deal than purchasing spectator passes and sets individually.
In addition, during the majors, you can get additional souvenir tokens by increasing the level of your Pick’Em coin. Since it has four levels (bronze, silver, gold and diamond), three more tokens can be obtained this way. This method only works directly during a major, such as in the case of PGL Copenhagen Major 2024, until March 31.
There is no limit to the number of souvenir sets one player can open. If you want to get more than the above, you can buy them individually in the in-game store.
The old system of dropping souvenir sets
In the early years of the game, getting souvenir sets in CS:GO was organized differently. They were randomly given to players who watched the live stream of the competition. For example, about 20,000 containers were handed out during play on the final map at ESL One Cologne in 2015. Considering that there were about 1.2 million viewers, it turns out that only 1.6% won awards. In addition, the sets were signed «autograph» by the best player of the current round.
This system existed from 2015 to 2019. The souvenir sets that came out during this period are only on the market in small numbers. The most valuable of these is – Cobblestone. It no longer drops as the card it is associated with has been removed from the competitive mapple, and yet it is the one from which you can get a Dragon Lore souvenir AWP with a small probability.
How do I get souvenir sets from past majors?
If you want to get old souvenir sets to try your luck at unlocking them, the easiest way is to buy them from a third-party site. For example, in the catalog Lis-Skins.ru will find a wide range of sets from majors of past years with different collections.
