CS2 knives: all 20 knife types

There are 20 knife types in CS2 weapon cases, with 428 finishes between them, dropped by 35 cases. Pick one for its finishes, the cases that drop it and its odds in each.

CS2 knife types compared

Knife	Finishes	Cases	Price from	Best odds per opening	Best odds in	Avg cost to unbox
Bayonet	25	16	$114.19	0.051% · 1 in 1,955	Chroma 2 Case	$33,586.90
Bowie Knife	25	5	$60.03	0.256% · 1 in 391	Operation Wildfire Case	$8,484.70
Butterfly Knife	25	5	$509.05	0.256% · 1 in 391	Operation Breakout Weapon Case	$8,484.70
Classic Knife	13	1	$83.54	0.256% · 1 in 391	CS20 Case	$9,771.09
Falchion Knife	25	5	$75.68	0.256% · 1 in 391	Falchion Case	$7,503.29
Flip Knife	25	16	$109.59	0.051% · 1 in 1,955	Chroma 2 Case	$33,586.90
Gut Knife	25	16	$57.27	0.051% · 1 in 1,955	Chroma 2 Case	$33,586.90
Huntsman Knife	25	5	$58.96	0.256% · 1 in 391	Huntsman Weapon Case	$8,484.70
Karambit	25	16	$446.29	0.051% · 1 in 1,955	Chroma 2 Case	$33,586.90
Kukri Knife	13	2	$54.37	0.256% · 1 in 391	Gallery Case	$1,071.34
M9 Bayonet	25	16	$341.78	0.051% · 1 in 1,955	Chroma 2 Case	$33,586.90
Navaja Knife	19	4	$51.01	0.064% · 1 in 1,564	Danger Zone Case	$7,116.20
Nomad Knife	19	3	$94.70	0.064% · 1 in 1,564	Fever Case	$5,129.92
Paracord Knife	19	3	$54.65	0.064% · 1 in 1,564	Fever Case	$5,129.92
Shadow Daggers	25	5	$45.00	0.256% · 1 in 391	Shadow Case	$6,815.13
Skeleton Knife	19	3	$148.13	0.064% · 1 in 1,564	Fever Case	$5,129.92
Stiletto Knife	19	4	$137.01	0.064% · 1 in 1,564	Danger Zone Case	$7,116.20
Survival Knife	19	3	$53.71	0.064% · 1 in 1,564	Fever Case	$5,129.92
Talon Knife	19	4	$167.34	0.064% · 1 in 1,564	Danger Zone Case	$7,116.20
Ursus Knife	19	4	$55.38	0.064% · 1 in 1,564	Danger Zone Case	$7,116.20

Price from is the type's lowest-priced finish on the Steam Market; the full ranking is on cheapest CS2 knives. Odds are for any finish of that knife type from one opening of its best case. Average cost to unbox is the lowest opening cost ÷ odds across its cases: the long-run spend per drop, from the current Steam market snapshot.

CS2 knives: common questions

How many knives are in CS2?

20 knife types drop from CS2 weapon cases, in 428 type-and-finish combinations (Doppler phases counted as one finish). The Bayonet has the most finishes, 25.

Which cases drop knives?

35 cases have knives in their rare-special (gold) pool. The most widely available is the Bayonet, found in 16 cases. Every case is ranked on best CS2 cases for knives.

What are the odds of unboxing a knife?

For one particular type, the best odds are 0.256% (1 in 391) for the Bowie Knife in the Operation Wildfire Case. The chance of any gold drop, and how it splits by case, is on CS2 knife odds by case; for your chance over many openings use the knife chance calculator.

Can you trade up to a knife?

Yes. Five Covert skins from one case can be traded up into one of that case's knives. The contracts, odds and costs are on knife and glove trade-ups.