CS2 souvenir packages: Major containers tied to a single match
CS2 souvenir packages are the containers Valve issued around each Major Championship. Every package carries the name of an event and a map, and inside sits one Souvenir-quality weapon from that map's collection with gold tournament stickers already applied. They share the CS2 cases section with weapon cases and patch packs, but work differently: no key is needed, and the contents belong to a map rather than to a numbered case. In the grid above every package is labelled Base Grade; the rarity that matters is the one of the skin it rolls on opening.
The format dates back to the first CS:GO Majors, starting with the DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package, and every package moved into CS2 with player inventories. Each one is also bound to a specific match: the item description names the stage and the two teams, so two packages with the same event and map are still different items for a collector.
Map collections behind each package
The map in the package name decides the pool. A Mirage package rolls a skin from a Mirage collection, a Nuke package from a Nuke one. The version of the collection is fixed at the moment the package was added: Mirage packages from Berlin 2019 and earlier use the original Mirage Collection, while those from Stockholm 2021 onwards draw from the Mirage 2021 Collection released with Operation Riptide. Dust II went through the same split.
The collections you will meet most often in this category:
- Cobblestone — CS:GO-era packages only; the Cobblestone Collection tops out at the AWP | Dragon Lore, which is why these packages lead the grid by price.
- Dust II — older packages roll the original collection, newer ones the Dust II 2021 Collection.
- Ancient — the Ancient Collection, whose top finish is the M4A1-S | Welcome to the Jungle.
- Inferno and Nuke — packages from the reworked maps use the Inferno 2018 Collection and its Nuke 2018 counterpart.
- Anubis, Vertigo, Overpass, Train and Cache — the rest of the rotation, from the Anubis Collection of recent Majors to the Cache Collection of CS:GO-era events.
Gold sticker sets from one Major generation to the next
Every souvenir weapon comes pre-stickered, but what those gold stickers are depends on the event. The earliest packages apply only team logos and the tournament logo, since player autographs did not exist yet. From ESL One Cologne 2015 up to StarLadder Berlin 2019 the set also includes the gold autograph of a player who earned an MVP in that match, and that signature often separates an ordinary souvenir from a sought-after one.
Open any CS2 souvenir from PGL Stockholm 2021 or later, and in place of the autograph you will find a gold map sticker that exists only on souvenirs. From the same Major, gold team logos also became available in regular sticker capsules, so on newer souvenirs the sticker set adds less on top of the skin itself — the same logos sit among ordinary CS2 stickers. The last addition came with the Austin 2025 Major: packages redeemed for playoff matches became Souvenir Highlight Packages, whose weapon also carries a detachable charm with a video clip from that map. They are listed in a neighbouring category rather than in this grid.
What sets one package apart from another
Packages from one event can sit far apart in the grid. What separates them:
- Collection ceiling — the value of the top finish in the pool; a Covert AWP or rifle lifts every package of that map.
- Event era — CS:GO-era Majors, especially those with MVP autographs, have a smaller unopened supply, and it shrinks every time someone opens a package.
- The match — finals, famous upsets and popular teams draw collectors, because the teams on the stickers are fixed by the match.
For a budget entry, packages from the later Majors sit at the bottom of the range: sort the listings by price and look at Copenhagen 2024, Shanghai 2024, Austin 2025 and Budapest 2025 events. Keep in mind that opening is random, so the price of a package reflects the whole pool, not the Covert at the top of it.
How packages were obtained — and why no new ones appear
For most of their history, CSGO souvenir packages dropped at random to viewers who watched a Major match in the game client or on a linked stream. Starting with Berlin 2019, the system moved to the Viewer Pass: upgrading the event coin gave Souvenir Tokens, and each token was redeemed for a package from a completed match of the player's choice, with extra tokens sold in the in-game store. That model carried over into the CS2 Majors.
The Cologne 2026 Major update ended this. Valve stopped issuing souvenir packages and sticker capsules and introduced the Souvenir-O-Matic, which turns a non-StatTrak skin you already own into a Souvenir with the gold stickers of a completed match. The same update allowed souvenir weapons in trade-up contracts, but the result is always a normal-quality item: souvenir status and stickers do not carry over. In practice the supply of souvenir packages CS players can buy is closed — the packages listed in the grid are all that exist, and each one opened leaves the market for good.
Buying and selling souvenir packages on white.market
Trades run peer to peer, from one Steam inventory to another:
- Find the package by event and map name, or sort the grid by price.
- Buy the listing and accept the Steam trade offer from the seller when it arrives.
- To sell, list a package from your inventory, set the price and send the item once a buyer pays.
FAQ
Can I see which skin is inside a souvenir package before I buy it?
No. The package name tells you the event and the map, and its description names the match, but the weapon, finish and float are rolled only on opening. For a specific souvenir, buy the finished weapon instead.
Can a souvenir weapon also be StatTrak?
No. Souvenir and StatTrak are mutually exclusive, so no package rolls a StatTrak item, and the Souvenir-O-Matic does not accept StatTrak skins.
Does a souvenir skin give any advantage in a match?
No. Souvenir status, gold stickers and the highlight charm are cosmetic: the weapon handles exactly like any other copy of the same gun.
Is it safe to buy souvenir packages on a P2P marketplace?
It is, as long as the item comes to you through a regular Steam trade offer. Before accepting, check that the package name in the offer matches the listing you paid for.