CS2 AUG Skins

The AUG is the Counter-Terrorist scoped rifle, the CT-side mirror of the Terrorists' SG 553.

It fires 5.56mm rounds, costs $3,300 in the in-game economy, and trades raw mobility for a magnified scope and tighter spray when zoomed. After a long stretch as a niche pick it became a tournament staple during its 2018–2019 overpowered window, before Valve raised its price and trimmed its scoped accuracy. It remains a strong eco-to-force buy and a popular anchor weapon on CT bombsites.

The cheapest is AUG (Commando Company) at $0.00; the dearest, AUG (Akihabara Accept) at $2,833.

The AUG's role and why its skins are cheap

The AUG is exclusive to the CT side and is the only fully automatic rifle besides the M4 that CTs can buy. Pressing zoom drops your movement speed but tightens the spray and adds magnification, rewarding pre-aimed angle holds over run-and-gun play. Historically it was overlooked because of its higher cost and the scope's awkward feel, then dominated in 2018–2019 when its scoped accuracy was strong enough that pros bought it over the M4; Valve then bumped its price and reduced its first-shot accuracy while scoped. Today it's a value force-buy and a comfortable hold weapon. Because demand is lower than for the headline rifles, the vast majority of AUG finishes are inexpensive, so a sharp-looking AUG is one of the cheapest ways to upgrade a CT loadout.

Iconic and high-value AUG finishes

The grail is the AUG Akihabara Accept from the Rising Sun Collection: an anime-styled finish from a discontinued, very limited collection that trades for thousands and rarely appears in good condition. Among current cases, the AUG Flame Jörmungandr is the top Covert, with a red Norse-dragon motif and a custom magazine. Other standouts include AUG Chameleon (color-shifting Covert), AUG Bloodtype, AUG Syd Mead (a sci-fi artist collaboration), AUG Stymphalian, AUG Momentum, AUG Aristocrat and AUG Fleet Flock. Older Classified and Restricted finishes like AUG Wings and AUG Hot Rod carry collector appeal from earlier operations.

Float behaviour and what drives value

The AUG has large flat side panels and a long body, so wear shows up clearly across the receiver and stock — Field-Tested copies of darker or painted finishes often display visible scratching, while solid-color and hydrographic finishes like Chameleon stay clean even at higher floats. There are no famous pattern-index 'gem' tiers on the AUG the way there are on Case Hardened weapons, so value is driven mainly by rarity tier, exterior, and StatTrak availability rather than seed. Discontinued supply is the single biggest multiplier, which is why Akihabara Accept dwarfs everything else regardless of condition.

Price tiers and value picks

Entry-level AUGs (Storm, Spalted Wood, Tom Cat, Random Access, Plague and similar Consumer/Mil-Spec finishes) cost a few cents to a couple of dollars and are ideal for a budget CT loadout. Mid-tier Restricted and Classified finishes such as Bloodtype, Momentum, Stymphalian and Aristocrat run from a few dollars into the low tens. Covert finishes (Chameleon, Flame Jörmungandr) and any StatTrak versions sit at the top of the live catalog, and the discontinued Akihabara Accept is in a class of its own. Use the wear and StatTrak filters to find the cheapest acceptable copy of the look you want.