Improvised Balaclava (Balaclava)
A makeshift balaclava. Cost effective protection from the cold, but unremarkable at preventing melee and projectile damage.
Crafting one takes 15× Cloth, straight from your inventory — no workbench needed. A recycler breaks one down into Cloth. 14 skins exist for it — see every Improvised Balaclava skin with live prices, topped by Santa Balaclava.
Crafting
 Cloth | ×15 |
Blueprint
Recycling
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Popular Improvised Balaclava Skins
All skins →14 skins are listed, from $0.10 to $53.55, with a median of $0.60. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-10-04.
| Skin | CS.Deals | Steam Market | DMarket | LIS-SKINS | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Forest Camo Balaclava | $0.10 | $0.15 | $0.10 | — | $0.10 |
 Desert Camo Balaclava | $0.10 | $0.13 | $0.12 | $0.13 | $0.10 |
 Red Check Balaclava | $0.32 | $0.48 | $0.34 | $0.32 | $0.32 |
 Skin Balaclava | $0.44 | $0.63 | $0.46 | $0.45 | $0.44 |
 Skeleton Costume Balaclava | $0.64 | $0.78 | $0.52 | $0.51 | $0.51 |
 Murica Balaclava | $0.51 | $0.65 | $0.53 | $0.51 | $0.51 |
 Nightmare Clown Balaclava | $0.60 | $0.93 | $0.75 | $0.64 | $0.60 |
 Carrot Balaclava | $0.63 | $0.89 | $0.62 | $0.61 | $0.61 |
 Knitted Balaclava | $1.44 | $1.46 | $1.77 | — | $1.44 |
 Double Yellow Balaclava | $1.61 | $2.07 | $1.77 | $1.60 | $1.60 |
 Nightmare Balaclava | $6.00 | $2.34 | $2.33 | — | $2.33 |
 Valentine Balaclava | $3.58 | $4.79 | $3.13 | $3.29 | $3.13 |
 Burlap Brains Balaclava | $19.99 | $4.92 | — | $8.91 | $4.92 |
 Santa Balaclava | $75.00 | $74.26 | $53.55 | — | $53.55 |
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