The Story of The Dragon Lore: One Skin To Rule Them All

It’s no secret that, for better or for worse, nothing makes the world of CS:GO spin like a skin.
StatTraks. Stickers. Serpents. Sapphires. Pandoras that’ll make you purr, rifles riddled with scandal, and Blue Gems that could buy you a house. The hole that is Counter-Strike cosmetics is deep, inexhaustible and, sometimes, irredeemably dark. But, man, is it tempting to fall into.
Because, amidst a sea of sigh-inducing, cent-on-the-dollar blues, there shines an elite crew of highly-coveted statement pieces. Classic, iconic, costly showstoppers that’ll help you stomp the server in style.
But no matter how flashy and sophisticated said showpieces get, none will ever supersede - or be as sought after - as the bolt-action beast that started it all.
This is the story of the CS:GO cosmetic to end all CS:GO cosmetics. The ultra-rare offering that, when you think about it, essentially shaped the world of skin trading, gambling, and scamming into the withering wild west it is today.
This is the story of the Dragon Lore.
Written & Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Edited by: Connor Dunn (@ConnorDunn_)
Produced by: Matt Massey, Keith Capstick (@KeithCapstick) & Miles Hackett (@miles_hackett)
Thumbnail by: Bennett Grainger (insta: @bennettgrainger)
Thanks to our featured creators for lending their voices to the project! You can find their Twitch and/or KZbin channels using the following links:
Sparkles - / sparkles
zipeL - / zipelcs / / zipelcs
TeaWithMilkAndSugar - / teawithmilkandsugar
Video Courtesy List: pastebin.com/x...
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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[@Sparkles]

Absolute pleasure to be interviewed for this vid, dragon lore #1

[@SourCloud]

You left a giant mark in the cs community when you unboxed that Souvenir DLore. Thank you for your content!

[@aidenfrost10]

The kennyS signed Dragon Lore will forever be a legend like Lochness or Bigfoot. Does it really exist? If it did, without a doubt would be the most expensive skin of all time.

[@nolanbutbetter4755]

I'd take a device dragon lore over it

[@benallmon5613]

@@nolanbutbetter4755 You clearly weren't old enough to appreciate what KennyS was.

[@nolanbutbetter4755]

@@benallmon5613 what? device has been playing the game for as long as KennyS and was always better. I've also been watching both since 2014.

[@zeus5452]

@@nolanbutbetter4755 better awper ? device ? oh no oh fuck no kenny was way better

[@nolanbutbetter4755]

@@zeus5452 maybe in 2013-14 when no one played the game. Kenny in his peek was the 6th best player in the world, the same year device was the third best player bro. Kenny was really good and I understand that but you have to be real man

[@SourCloud]

Although I do admit the Dragon Lore is sexy, and I want one. I gotta say, that P250 Sand Dune is SO MUCH MORE SEXY and I do in fact own multiple ones. So if I don't see a story of the true GOAT skin of CSGO by at least April 1st, I will be sad...

[@levydondoyano7715]

Petition to pin this comment

[@shimapancyra]

@@levydondoyano7715 Take my sign

[@gn0am831]

@@levydondoyano7715 TAKE MY SIGN

[@688bryan]

@@levydondoyano7715 take my sign

[@Stallzyx]

I have one with a 0.420 float, so I agree :)

[@Zootola]

Missed opertunity to call it the Lore of the Dragon Lore

[@uprising9904]

"One skin to rule them all" isn't boring either

[@swiss_prince4056]

or like "The Lore of the Dragon"

[@VPRChickN]

"The Dragon's Lore" That would've been my title tbh.

[@lunamoonfang2]

awp-itunity?

[@spoopytigrams9076]

was gonna comment this then saw urs

[@lonkhoi6764]

pov: u got dragon lore and sold for 10$ in 2014

[@angelmaciel2173]

rip my man🙏

[@cryogie2041]

I'm crying forever

[@nycto0]

It was never $10, I remember it being atleast $400 for FT D-lore.

[@DumbassUsername]

Sold mine for $30 :(

[@nycto0]

@@DumbassUsername How?!? It was never soo cheap!

[@loganhillmedia]

So happy to see Tea featured in this video, small creator but such a great creator.

[@drav1ce71]

Tea and Zipel

[@loganhillmedia]

@@drav1ce71 yeah I love them both

[@Stallzyx]

same!

[@da_floofy_one]

i played a match today and one of the enemies had a battle scarred d lore. (a crown foil on the scope) i managed to snag it for a round and i have never been so excited to run around with an awp before lmao

[@DaSwissy]

Wish I had known csgo would become so big back in 2014 😂 Woulda made alot of cash

[@Eskii_NZL]

I was at a Internet cafe a few years ago and some dude there had a dlore, howl and some sick ass sapphire and ruby knives. Half the net caffe was standing over him echo that shit I awe g a dlore irl 😂

[@takeiteasy4556]

The clip of Simple losing his dlore is hilarious, the “nooooooo”

[@thetrends5670]

"Everyone and their mother wanted a D'Lore" - Dimitri Pascaluta

[@austinnelson4435]

The souvenir dlore may be the most expensive gun skin, but there is actually a more expensive knife. The fn Karambit blue gem paint seed 387 is estimated to be worth $1.5 million. It is very cool and I think you guys should do a video about it.

[@jace_519]

blue gems are more expensive however, they arent skins, they are variants of skins, a normal case hardened isnt as expensive, only blue gems

[@yohan1207]

In 5 years and 4K hours in csgo I think I saw Dlore in match only few times and I had it in my hands only once. I was happy like little kid (even tho I was back then). Trully a fitting skin to rule them all.

[@ahmedhammad6-k9l]

My favorite is the entire asiimov set tbh Especially the AK 47

[@hehexd69420]

For me, its the AWP Asimov with AK Fire Serpent ;)

[@Sam-px6mj]

for me it's the howl, i have an ft one and i love it

[@novalzeuz]

AWP Fever Dream

[@jshrubz]

The Blackiimov AWP for me is the best AWP skin in the game. I've had one for years and wouldn't even dream about using a different one. Blackiimov over DLore any day.

[@Stallzyx]

Great video and love having the interview sections with Sparkles and Tea :) I was never in a position to really afford skins over $300 or so, but the DLore was always a grail. I held FaZe Mito's randomly in a trade server when I found him chilling but I was a low / high float collector and still have many of the m4s. Used to have 0.1800x awp asiimov (which I got from a chinese guy who was unaware and I should never have resold it), and a blackiimov 0.99978

[@Fr.NVKelvin]

One skin to rule them all One skin to find them One skin to bring them all In the darkness binds our wallet -lord gaben forge this skin in the fire pit of mount steam to rule all the lands

[@r00kie36]

Why does mount steam work so well in this context lol

[@josce9193]

Actually...the most legendary skin of all time is the p250 sand dune

[@sriunnam]

No. The scout blue spruce is the legendariest of them all

[@nemesis7456]

video about patterns and skins. karambit case hardened 387 1.5million dollars +

[@philipp9387]

the real ones still knows kennyS real AWP the man o war Magic Stick!

[@kaeden7170]

Seeing that reaction of Faze Rain brought back memories. I hope he gets fully recovered.

[@smileybear420]

What happened to him?

[@AAAAA-es8zn]

@@smileybear420 he had a drug addiction and was temporarily in a wheelchair

[@TheDeltaStation]

Time stamp?

[@Corrupted]

​@@smileybear420 Pain killers if I recall correctly, fucked his nerves real bad

[@KazPeRinzky]

The Lore is a big staple in the csgo world 100% no doubt, and its a very rare item, but the existence of M4A4 Howl is also something else. you can technically still open a cobble souvenir case and win the lottery, but Howls will never be dropped in any case or in any other way other than getting one in the markets. it would be quite a good video to make!

[@AngeloSends]

Didn't appreciate certain unethical creators being included in this video..

[@mrmozao]

Ok, gotta say this: Dimitri's voice is weirdly different, with a higher pitch than older videos. New mic, maybe?

[@lolkaslolpez4823]

Ah yes, Dragon Lore Lore

[@astro9980]

i have a Dragon Lore tattoo on my arm, probably im the only one in the world.

[@bananaboy1026]

I see the m0nesy 1 v 3 clip already being put to good use

[@PapaBlackSheeep]

Finally we know sparkles' name

[@toby_cook]

"I bought this when I was drunk"

[@s4mukn1ght35]

Haha Howl goess copyright

[@spintirea]

My cousin won a FN Dragonlore from Phantomlord even he was not a subscriber. I can't believe we sold it for 1400$ on that days.

[@Cssisabeautifulthang]

The dragon lore looks weird. The scope would look better purple

[@MrChermas]

Finally, Dragon Lore Lore

[@ericmassey3781]

Not to piss off and get threatened, Gungnir is better looking skin than D Lore

[@turdferguson7686]

The Prince too. both way cooler.

[@amirhoseinabdi762]

i miss Jericho's overwatch videos

[@Totallyrandomvidsoooos]

Kenny s wish you luck man from every bit of my heart loved your plays man

[@Henkiix]

It sucks wildfire is superior

[@Nick-ij5nt]

I'd still rather have a Gungnir tbh

[@Claasic]

Any of the godmode dragon lore. Device signature. Guardian KennyS , fer

[@CptnKraken]

+rep for including my man TeaWithMilkAndSugar!

[@Corrupted]

The DLore deserves the #1 spot, but I really wished the Medusa was it - looks WAYYY better imo

[@Nabil_Aiman]

Medusa doesnt have the same prestige tho

[@elpiedra1596]

Not even close lmfao.

[@RonaldReynolds-o8e]

Virgil Dale

[@elpiedra1596]

200 keys could never unlock its secrets. Yeah, even the flavour text is badass. Tradición del dragón.

[@headshooterpl2128]

I'll agree that DL is nice skin and I would like to have one. But to be honest it isn't the best skin to an AWP. The best is Asiimov. I opened my StatTrak Battle Scared 0.47 float one in August of 2014 and currently I've got 483k kills on it taking over that I'm an AWPer so it was great to open that skin back in 2014 Phoenix case.

[@jaceee6395]

3:01 i see what you did there. 2010s = Twenty “Tenz” *shows photo of Tenz*

[@jamilangon5798]

Have Factory Dragon Lore AWP... but still silver *ATLEAST IM RICH*

[@arthyzlive3987]

i bought one dragon lore back then mw for about 200 dollar zold it one week later when it waz at 267 dollar, had a ibuypower holo too i bought for 25 dollar zold it when it went up to 50 dollar, hmmm zo many regreatz. could have been very rich if i held on to thoze zkinz longer.

[@allenqueen]

When I can buy a Dragon Lore and a Howl and it would not be a financially stupid decision, I will know that I've made it to the rich club

[@mohammed2242]

Honestly this skin sucks.... If I would ever use it, it would just be to flex how much money I have...

[@sebastian38383]

Now the Karambit case hardened 387 fn is 10x the price of a fn dragon lore

[@thelastguardin8079]

perfect blue gems are like 3x of that

[@downiegaming9709]

true i think that im like 2015-2018 sorta the d'lore was the goat of all skins but i think that its the 387 kara now cause its 1of1 ya know

[@punk92punk]

Gungnir>dlore

[@whitytywhite7757]

I acctually have dragon lore its given by my friend gunji!😮😮😮

[@settsilvers1051]

I just want to know why Karrigan used his pistol instead of AWP

[@flipss3]

Gosh Cobble got removed in 2018. I fell like it was yesterday.

[@xVMouseVx]

spending thousands of dollars for a jpeg on your virtual gun OR spending hundreds of dollars for a jpeg on your real gun

the guy using 5 m4a1 knights is madness there worth like 3k a pop

[@TIOLIOfficial]

❌

[@bammbamm1226]

Not gonna lie was never a fan of dragon lore I don’t think it looks good and there are nicer skins specially for awps

[@realbaba9347]

safari mesh > dragon lore

[@despair268]

Cool as a status and all that but personally always found it an ugly looking skin unless insanely high float.

[@Wizard-lz6gh]

DLore is literally the best skin I've ever seen in my life. IDC if valorant has a literal dragon man, DLore is and will always be better.

[@SCHMOBEX]

f valorant skins for real they look like toys compared to even an ak safari mesh

[@jamilgonzaga7081]

@@SCHMOBEX Gotta be real here, valorant skins are so cringey. The only skins I liked there are the camo or anything-themed that are similar to csgo skins. It gives the natural touch of a handicraft

[@aimtenshi]

why kennyS doenst play legacy strike he can abuse old awp again

[@freyjulundr]

valorant trying to cope hard realising how hard they failed

[@deolic]

Morgen and AdmiralBulldong in the same video

[@overratedyamaha7434]

I guess you can say.. This is the dragon lore.. Lore..

[@AHappyCub]

While the majority of the fanbase gravitate more towards complex skins like Dragon Lore, i wish Valve would introduce lower grade skins that still looks cool and simple, love skin series such as Evil Daimyo and Urban Hazard

[@zytreak]

Awp atheris?

[@theZCAllen]

@@zytreak I named mine Verdi

[@psyonix8325]

for me it looks like shit, But it is expensive so glad i save mine.

[@hyw6202]

do dimitri just sound different today?

[@oldman713]

I dont know why but this gave me goosebumps :D

[@irrelevant60]

dragon lore lore

[@RoronoaZoro-up5qx]

My man Kenny is always on any awp related video. Now it is Monesy's time to carry the beacon.

[@KyrozR6]

i remember when a fac new d lore was like 2k not 60 lmfao

[@Ostathis]

its actually ugly. So many better awps

[@krissam7791]

10:46 hol' up the number one dragonlore literally has a 00001337 float?! Genuinely wonder how much that'd be worth today.

[@shafiendd]

3:01 he says tens with tenz in the background

[@TEAMYALA]

although dragon lore is nice I feel like there are way better. ik u guys might hate me on this but fade, desert hydra, gugnir are all way better idk its my opinion

[@SlayNorway]

i disagree with fade its pretty boring but ye, people tend to go towards expensive/rare rather then nicer

[@Mr._Benji_Fahrenheit]

Does anyone else thinks the dlore looks ugly?

[@nicolaithomsen9473]

Home studio with poor sound treatment? What happened to 2020+ normal audio quality of theScore esports?

[@mercer6323]

It's wanted for it's value, not for it's looks, I'm thankful if anything c:

[@RahulKhannaDance]

They Missed The Chance Of Caling This Video "The Lore Of The Lore"

[@abhisheksathe123]

Bro whoever wrote the script of this video deserves a beer. The words at start with all S and the theme continues through the video with other letters

[@trisfaleel]

*make the s sound not just starting with the letter*

[@keisukesakamori]

i would take real life than virtual skin

[@JamesArthur-r6r]

Christiansen Forges

[@sskuk1095]

Unfortunately, you did not mention that the dragon lore skin was actually based on a mosaic in the map cobblestone.

[@mohammed2242]

You mean the AWP | Baby Puke?

[@Stak0]

missed opportunity to title this vid: The Lore of the Dragon Lore.

[@dallasmaru8703]

I know you guys are working on The Story of Optic Scump!! When's it due??

[@SaintNick420]

My friend sold his Dlore because he kept getting teamkilled everytime he buys the awp 🤣

[@ShirleyAllen-y7x]

Kristian Pass

[@RuthHerring-d7h]

Kunze Pines

[@johnricjimenez3953]

i use to have a friend on steam that sold his dlore for 500 dollars XD He taught its a big win back then becuase its just skins

[@khalooozz3370]

Such an overrated skin

[@Ronvinke]

If it aint Dimitri, I aint interested.

[@6elo]

csgo skins were the first nfts

[@pikapika9647]

The early to mid 20 TenZ hahaha

[@sonixka257]

Tbh cheapest Valorant skin is better than this one. IMO csgo skins are rip off

[@HughFrederick-k8o]

Sofia Lake

[@EdisonGabriel-d8d]

Maximillian Views

[@DgjsdgGhjsgh-d7f]

Rippin Valleys

[@anggaralekitonu73]

why the fuck am i feel like crying watching the end of this video ? i'm crying because of a gun

[@SteveFloyd-h7x]

VonRueden Shoals

[@ThoreauDewar-g9e]

Rubie Point

[@RVxJINPACHI]

You missed a pretty golden chance to name the video "the lore of the dragon" but hey, that's just me