CS2 Case Drop Rates Explained (2025): Odds, Costs & Best ROI Cases

Thousands of players pour cash into CS2 cases chasing knives — but what are the real odds? In this article, the Blix team has compiled all the essential information on CS2 case opening odds, knife chances, and case opening costs in 2025.

You’ll discover the probability of dropping rare items, including elusive gold-level drops. We’ll also explore whether it’s possible to profit from CS2 cases and how expected value affects your chances.

If you’re trying to decide whether opening CS2 cases is worth it, this guide will help you make smarter, data-driven choices.

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CS2 Case Drop Rates: How Item Rarities Affect Your Odds

CS2 Skin Rarity Tiers Explained

Each CS2 weapon is assigned a rarity, officially known as “Weapon Quality.” Any skin can drop from the case, ranging in rarity from Mil-Spec to Covert, and Gold-tier items such as knives and gloves.

• Gray (Common): Consumer Grade, Base Grade.
• Blue (Uncommon): Industrial Grade.
• Navy Blue (Rare): Mil-Spec, High Grade.
• Purple (Mythical): Restricted, Remarkable.
• Hot Pink (Legendary): Classified, Exotic.
• Red (Ancient): Covert, Extraordinary.
• Gold (Exceedingly Rare): Knife, Gloves.
• Rose Gold (Immortal): Contraband (Discontinued).

This data will help you assess the risks soberly before spending money on opening a case.se.

Skin rarity	Color	Chance of drop
Mil-Spec	Navy Blue	~79.92%
Restricted	Purple	~15.98%
Classified	Pink	~3.20%
Covert	Red	~0.64%
Exceedingly Rare	Gold	~0.26%

The odds are fixed and do not accumulate over time. They are applied when the case is opened and are in no way dependent on your luck in the past. The item can be a StatTrak™ —the chance of this is approximately 10%, and it replaces the standard version of the skin of the same type.

But remember that even a dropped red (Covert) skin can be worth less than $5, depending on its model and quality.

Knife and Glove Odds in CS2: Are Gold Drops Worth It?

How Many Cases to Get a Knife? (Probability Breakdown)

The chance of getting a knife in CS2 from opening a case is 0.26%, meaning that, on average, you would need to open around 400 CS2 cases to get one knife drop.

This low knife drop rate in CS2 means every time you open a case, there is a 0.26% chance of getting a knife, and a 99.74% chance of not getting one. Whether it’s your 15th case or your 1500th, the odds of getting a knife remain the same — each case is an independent event. 

User-Reported Knife Drop Rates vs Official Stats

Users agree that, given the low odds, it is more profitable to buy a knife rather than hope for a lucky drop: “Knife odds are 0.265% or roughly 1 in 400 cases… just buy the knife” — Reddit user.

Gloves can drop with the same probability — 0.26% — as knives. Check our guide to “Top 10 Best CS2 Gloves in 2025: Must-Have Picks for Every Player” about cool gloves.

Number of open cases	Probability of at least one gold item (knife or gloves)
50 cases	~11.9%
100 cases	~22.8%
267 cases	~50% (coin: either it falls out or it doesn’t)
500 cases	~70.8%
1000 cases	~92.6%

Even after 500 open cases, you still have a 30% chance of not getting a gold drop!

Sticker Capsule Drop Rates: CS2 Sticker Odds Explained

CS2 sticker capsules contain stickers of varying rarity and value. You usually get one of the following types of items:

• High Grade
• Remarkable
• Exotic
• Extraordinary

Foil stickers are the rarest, and high-grade stickers are the most common. However, no one knows the chances of getting a foil sticker. We have created a table with the approximate chances of receiving each sticker rarity:

Rarity	Odds	Simplified Odds
High Grade	80%	4 in 5
Remarkable	16%	1 in 6
Exotic	3.2%	1 in 31
Extraordinary	0.641%	1 in 156

Souvenir Package Drop Rates: Are They Worth It in 2025?

As of June 2025, the chances of rare skins falling out of souvenir packages in CS2 are as follows:

• Consumer — 80%;
• Industrial — 16%;
• Mil-Spec — 3,2%;
• Restricted — 0,64%;
• Classified — 0,12%;
• Covert — 0,026%.

This means that 4 out of 5 souvenir packages contain low—level skins, and the chances of getting the rarest ones, such as AWP Desert Hydra, are only 1 in 3900.

How Valve Calculates CS2 Case Odds: The RNG System Explained

Even though Valve traditionally does not disclose the internal drop mechanics, in 2017, the company officially published item drop rates for cases for the first time. This resulted from the entry into force of a law in China obliging game companies to publish the drop rates of loot box contents. These values are the same for most CS2 cases, except for exceptions like souvenir packages.

We will provide the source, which is a Chinese website. If you don’t like Google’s built-in translation, there’s a guy on Reddit who translated this document for all of us.

Perfect World CS:GO has finally published their case odds (in a reluctant way) just like what they did with Dota 2 earlier.
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Cost of Opening CS2 Cases in 2025: Key + Case Breakdown

Current Key and Case Prices

In 2025, keys remain at a fixed price of $2.49. The cost of cases is determined by demand, rarity, and “popularity” for a particular collection. Below, we present a table of the cost of cases on the safest marketplace with low prices: CS.MONEY.

We’ve also included ROI (return on investment), which estimates the percentage of profit or loss relative to the money spent.

According to data from the community and personal calculations from users on Reddit and forums, the average ROI is -70% to -90%. This means that, in most cases, the player loses money. ROI statistics are sourced from the csroi platform.

CS2 Case Name	Cost of Case	Cost of Key	Average Return on Case	Return on Investment (%)
Fever Case	$0.74	$2.49	$0.97	75,12%
Gallery Case	$0.70	$2.49	$0.94	63,21%
Kilowatt Case	$0.46	$2.49	$0.55	70,28%
Chroma 2 Case	$3.85	$2.49	$5.26	58,56%
Chroma 3 Case	$3.76	$2.49	$5.08	53,42%
Chroma Case	$4.65	$2.49	$6.25	59,09%
Clutch Case	$0.69	$2.49	$1.10	44,55%
CS20 Case	$1.14	$2.49	$1.72	49,52%
CS:GO Weapon Case	$91.01	$2.49	$123	52,72%
CS:GO Weapon Case 2	$13.91	$2.49	$15.12	67,62%
CS:GO Weapon Case 3	$8.88	$2.49	$9.74	70,08%
Danger Zone Case	$1.41	$2.49	$1.98	47,53%
Dreams & Nightmares Case	$1.64	$2.49	$2.19	47,37%
eSports 2013 Case	$80	$2.49	$90.71	18,4%
eSports 2013 Winter Case	$14.09	$2.49	$15.56	58,12%
eSports 2014 Summer Case	$11.50	$2.49	$14.61	46,25%
Falchion Case	$1.79	$2.49	$2.33	55,77%
Fracture Case	$0.28	$2.49	$0.43	55,3%
Gamma 2 Case	$3.94	$2.49	$5.32	46,5%
Gamma Case	$4	$2.49	$5.31	52,45%
Glove Case	$11.80	$2.49	$16.27	28,37%
Horizon Case	$1.58	$2.49	$2.21	57,32%
Huntsman Weapon Case	$10.01	$2.49	$12.71	61,56%
Operation Bravo Case	$45.38	$2.49	$57	49,8%
Operation Breakout Weapon Case	$11.05	$2.49	$11.91	41,58%
Operation Broken Fang Case	$8.24	$2.49	$11.56	42,75%
Operation Hydra Case	$22.20	$2.49	$30.48	45,28%
Operation Phoenix Weapon Case	$4.85	$2.49	$6.83	60,41%
Operation Riptide Case	$13.50	$2.49	$18.26	28,48%
Operation Vanguard Weapon Case	$3.65	$2.49	$5.24	60,99%
Operation Wildfire Case	$4.38	$2.49	$4.94	62,48%
Prisma 2 Case	$1.19	$2.49	$1.79	56%
Prisma Case	$1.19	$2.49	$1.74	60,78%
Recoil Case	$0.25	$2.49	$0.31	62,42%
Revolution Case	$0.46	$2.49	$0.61	51,86%
Revolver Case	$3.03	$2.49	$3.91	49,86%
Shadow Case	$1.60	$2.49	$2.18	61,75%
Shattered Web Case	$6.06	$2.49	$8.51	41,07%
Snakebite Case	$0.47	$2.49	$0.61	64,03%
Spectrum 2 Case	$3.20	$2.49	$4.37	44,63%
Spectrum Case	$4.67	$2.49	$6.58	54,6%
Winter Offensive Weapon Case	$7.15	$2.49	$9	63,13%

We have described the cases over the past five years in detail in the article “New CS2 Cases and Souvenir Packages.”

Hidden Costs Most Players Miss When Opening CS2 Cases

At first glance, opening a case in CS2 seems like an inexpensive affair — the case itself can be bought for a few cents, and the key costs $2.49. However, the real cost per opening goes far beyond those numbers. Here’s what’s important to consider:

• Collectible cases — Players often buy cases from certain collections, the prices of which can reach tens of dollars. This is especially true for old or rare cases.
• Chance of failure — The vast majority of drops from cases have a low market value, often less than the cost of opening. Given the low odds of obtaining rare items, every opening carries a high risk of loss.
• Behavioral traps — Many players open cases under the influence of excitement, unknowingly falling into the trap of trying to “recoup” their costs, which often leads to even higher overall spending.
• Commissions and resale — Even if you’re lucky enough to get an expensive skin, you can lose up to 15% of its value due to commissions when selling it on Steam or through third-party sites.

As a result, opening just one case might not cost $2.49 in the long run — it could cost dozens or even hundreds of dollars, especially for regular case-openers. Here are a few confirmations from Reddit, where players share their personal experiences of significant losses when opening cases:

• “I had a drop a couple years ago for a butterfly knife… Now it is worth over 1200 €, did not get that luck ever since… 0 reds, 0 golds.” — Reddit.
• “Hello Reddit community! Is it normal that for 1000 opened cases I get NOTHING, having spent 11k$ I have never received an item more expensive than 100$?” — Reddit.

If you’re considering buying or selling valuable items, don’t miss our guide: How to Trade Skins Safely in CS2: A Step-by-Step Guide..

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Is Opening CS2 Cases Worth It in 2025?

The short answer is: financially, no — but emotionally, maybe if you’re fully aware of the risks. The key is $2.49, and most of the skins in the case cost less than a dollar, many as low as $0.03. The chance of a knife or gloves is almost extremely rare, and it’s cheaper to just buy them on CS.MONEY than to find them in the case.

Case Opening Simulations and Real-World Data

• Let’s simulate opening 1000 CS2 cases at $3 each, for a total investment of $3,000.
• According to the odds, we can expect about 2-3 knives or rare skins, the total market value of which is about $400-600
• The remaining 997 drops are low-grade skins at $0.05-$0.50, totaling about $100-$200
• The bottom line is that the total value of the dropped loot is about $500-$1000, which is much less than the investment of $3000.

But if you need excitement, we have a possible solution.

Best Sites For Case Open in CS2

The xplay.gg platform has a special “Luck Vault” section where you can open cases with guaranteed cool skins. Skin collections change about once a month in the Gold Collection and every two months in the Silver Collection.

First guaranteed prize after 20 openings. To open cases, you don’t need to pay real money. You can use the site’s internal currency, which you earn just by playing on xplay.gg servers.

But if you want even more excitement, we have a special article that will please you: Best Sites For Case Open in CS2.

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Best CS2 Cases to Open in 2025

Opening cases in CS2 is risky, but even in this lottery, you can identify cases with a potentially higher return on investment in 2025. This does not mean that you will make a profit, but these cases have a higher than average chance of “recouping” your investment.

Case	Price	Reason for popularity/profitability
Kilowatt Case	$0.46	The choice of traders and collectors. Inside are knives with Skeletal animation, for which there is a real hunt.
Gallery Case	$0.70	It has the highest ROI
Snakebite Case	$0.47	A good set of skins – black AK-47 Slate, dark Desert Eagle Trigger Discipline, colorful MP9 Food Chain.
Revolution Case	$0.46	Includes valuable skins such as M4A4 Temukau and AK-47 Head Shot.

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FAQ – Common Questions About CS2 Drop Rates

Q1: What is the Rarest Drop in CS2?

The rarest drop from cases in CS2 is a Knife or Gloves at their most expensive. Karambit | Case Hardened Blue Gem (Pattern #387) is the rarest and most expensive item ever dropped from cases in CS2.

Q2: Can I Get Banned for Opening Cases?

No, you cannot get banned just for opening cases in CS2. However, using multiple idle accounts or exploiting case drop systems on official servers may lead to account restrictions or bans.

Q3: Do Drop Odds Change Over Time?

No, the item drop rates in Counter-Strike 2 do not change over time; they are fixed and revealed officially.