MVP Skin Showcase: jL - ESL Pro League Season 20

Since Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov has joined up with the roster, Natus Vincere have become consistent title contenders, winning the first Major of CS2 - PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen, the Esports World Cup and now ESL Pro League Season 20. A big part of the success has been the good mood noted in the NAVI camp, with a lot of that being attributed to the zany antics of Lithuanian rifler jL who was the MVP at the PGL Major. 

Another reason for Natus Vincere’s consistency is the step up that jL has taken over the last couple of months, with the rifle star winning a Major MVP and his second at ESL Pro League Season 20. He had an outrageous 1.50 rating heading into the semi-finals, which fell to 1.31 after a mediocre final against Eternal Fire. It was thanks to him that Natus Vincere lifted the trophy in Malta as the Lithuanian is quickly becoming one of the best players in the Counter-Strike scene, with highlights (and beautiful skins) a plenty throughout the event.

Without further rambling, let’s take a look at the skins on display from the MVP of ESL Pro League Season 20…

Possibly because it is the center of his country’s flag or perhaps because jL likes green, the Lithuanian has a green-themed knife and glove combo. NAVI’s star sports a pair of Specialist Gloves | Emerald Web gloves. These gloves are particularly eye-catching, being a bright emerald green with a striking spiderweb pattern. To complement the green of the Emerald Web, he has more green, with his gorgeous Butterfly Knife | Gamma Doppler Emerald. This knife mixes the best animation from the Butterfly Knife with one of the best finishes, the Emerald finish, a finish only made better with Counter-Strike 2’s updated lighting. A Minimal Wear pair of Specialist Gloves | Emerald Web is valued at just over $2K and the Butterfly Knife | Gamma Doppler Emerald is around $18K.

His rifle, with which he found all three kills in the clutch, was his Factory New AK-47 | Wild Lotus which had four mousesports | Katowice 2014 stickers on it. The AK-47 | Wild Lotus has one of the most intricate designs in the game, with an abundance of lotus flowers atop a gorgeous subtle green base. The focal point of the design is the largest lotus flower, the orange lotus which is particularly eye-catching. The Wild Lotus in Factory New will set you back around $12K, with the mousesports | Katowice 2014 stickers valued at around $500 each, making the craft around $14K.

In this magnificent highlight, where the Lithuanian finds three kills pushing the smoke on CT, jL was using his Factory New M4A1-S | Printstream with four Keyd Stars (Holo) | Katowice 2015 stickers. The well-known Printstream finish is a mixture of black and white with areas of pearlescent highlights. The weapon skin is valued at around $500 with the Keyd Stars stickers around $250 each.

Other skins -

Outside of the already mentioned skins, jL has some stunning crafts that fit his green inventory with our standout favorite being the Desert Eagle | Emerald Jörmungandr which is inspired by the Nordic “World Serpent”.

• AWP | Gungnir with one DickStacy (Gold) | Katowice 2019 ($13K + $2K)
• USP-S | Overgrowth with two Team Dignitas (Holo) | Cologne 2014 and two Crown (Foil) ($65 + 2($1K) + 2($600))
• Glock-18 | Gamma Doppler Emerald with five Natus Vincere (Holo) | Copenhagen 2024 ($650 + 5($2))
• Desert Eagle | Emerald Jörmungandr with four Flipsid3 Tactics (Holo) | Boston 2018 ($400 + 4($30))

Want to see his entire collection? Check out his Steam account and browse at your leisure!