The Secret Behind CS2's Most Interesting Collection

The AWP | The Prince isn't 2,000 years old; but the symbol printed on it is. This is the story of the Canals Collection, the deleted Venice map that became one of the rarest AWPs in CS2. Video game essay de_canals was a map Valve built from scratch, set in the heart of Venice — St. Mark's Square, the Doge's Palace, the Bridge of Sighs. It failed competitively and got pulled. Then Valve turned it into a frozen-supply skin collection, with the AWP | The Prince at the top carrying the Lion of St. Mark: a symbol that runs from the Book of Ezekiel, through the Tetramorph of Christian art, to the Republic of Venice, and finally onto a sniper rifle. This is the de_ep dive into how a failed map became a closed economy — and why The Prince is the quiet elite AWP nobody talks about. 0:00 Canals, 2,000-Year-Old Symbol 4:05 The Lion of St. Mark 8:12 Advertisement - Skins.com 8:45 The Canals Collection 15:22 Why Canals Is So Rare 🟦 SPONSOR https://skins.com 🔗 LINKS 🌐 CS2Liquid.com — the Waterdex index, trade-up calculators & tools 🐦 Twitter/X: @mikewater9 ▶️ Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @mikewater9