With Christmas just under a week away and the new year fast approaching, Counter-Strike 2 fans are eager to see what Valve has in store for the shooter’s growing player base with the 2026 Service Medals.
While Valve has yet to officially reveal details about the 2026 Service Medals in CS2, dataminers have already managed to dig up game files that reveal a first look at the prestigious coin and its overall design.
CS2 2026 Service Medal Leaks
Shortly after the December 18 CS2 update hit the live servers, drastically impacting the skin economy as a result of a hidden change that reportedly removed Rare Cases from the drop pool, dataminers were able to find images of the upcoming 2026 Service Medal within the game files.
It didn’t take long for the leaks to start circulating throughout social media forums, shining a spotlight on all the variants of the next CS2 Service Medal.
CS2 Service Medal 2026: All Variants
As usual, the CS2 2026 Service Medal will have four variants: white, green, purple, and red.
Players will start with the white variant, which can be unlocked after hitting level 40 for the first time. Upon each subsequent time reaching level 40, players can upgrade their 2026 Service Medal to green, purple, and red variants, respectively. This means that to unlock the red variant of the 2026 Service Medal in CS2, you’ll need to reach level 40 a total of four times within a single year.
Needless to say, that will require a LOT of grinding. You can make the process a little easier on yourself by hitting level 40 before the year ends, and waiting for the new year to claim your Service Medal. You’ll still need to hit level 40 three additional times for the red medal. If you have some Bonus Rank tokens saved up from past Operations, you should consider using them on your hunt for the red medal.
