Upgrader lets you risk a lower-value skin for a chance at a higher-value one — you pick a target skin and the site shows you the success percentage based on the value ratio. Spin the wheel and either upgrade or lose your input. Provably-fair on every site we rank.
Below: every country we publish a upgrader ranking for. Click through to see the operators that accept that country's accounts and rank for upgrader specifically — filtered for legal status, local payments and payout history.
Last updated: by Andreas MüllerReviewed quarterly
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Andreas Andersson
CS2 Gambling Expert
Pick your country below to see CS2 upgrader sites ranked specifically for that market — accounting for local payment methods, withdrawal reliability for that region, and the legal posture you should know before depositing. Looking for the global upgrader list instead? See our worldwide upgrader rankings →
8 countries with a published CS2 upgrader ranking. Each link goes to a country-specific ranking page with operators filtered for that market.
Upgrader sites in United States15 operators ranked
Upgrader sites in United Kingdom15 operators ranked
Upgrader sites in Canada15 operators ranked
Upgrader sites in Germany15 operators ranked
Upgrader sites in Australia15 operators ranked
Upgrader sites in Sweden15 operators ranked
Upgrader sites in Netherlands15 operators ranked
Upgrader sites in Brazil15 operators rankedFor upgraders we weight transparent success-rate math, target-skin liquidity, low minimum input value, and provably-fair verification.
Country-specific weightings (local payments, legal posture, payout reliability for that region) layer on top of these upgrader criteria. See how we rate for the full methodology, or our upgrader game-type guide for the format itself.
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