Paracord Knife — CS2 finishes, cases and drop odds
The Paracord Knife is a CS2 knife with 19 finishes, dropped as a rare-special (gold) item by 3 cases. The best odds are 0.064% per opening (1 in 1,564) in the Fever Case.
Cases that can contain a Paracord Knife
3 CS2 cases contain the Paracord Knife, listed below by the chance of pulling one from a single opening. The best odds are in the Fever Case at 0.0639% (1 in 1,564), where 7 of its 28 knife/glove finishes are Paracord Knife finishes.
| Case | P(Paracord Knife) | Finishes / pool | Open cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fever Case | 0.0639% · 1 in 1,564 | 7 / 28 | $3.39 | Open |
 Fracture Case | 0.0639% · 1 in 1,564 | 13 / 52 | $3.28 | Open |
 Shattered Web Case | 0.0639% · 1 in 1,564 | 13 / 52 | $10.33 | Open |
Odds = the case's gold chance × Paracord Knife finishes ÷ all knife/glove finishes in its pool, with every finish equally likely (Doppler phases share one finish, as in the game). They cover any Paracord Knife finish, before wear and StatTrak. Open cost is the case + key from DropLabz's Steam market snapshot (market data updated Oct 27, 2026).
The cheapest case to chase a Paracord Knife in is the Fracture Case: at $3.28 per opening and 1 in 1,564, that is about $5,129.92 of openings per Paracord Knife on average, and a 6.2% chance of at least one in 100 openings.
Paracord Knife price
The cheapest Paracord Knife is the Paracord Knife | Safari Mesh in Battle-Scarred condition, at $54.65 on the Steam Community Market (market data updated Oct 27, 2026). 19 of its finishes are priced in the snapshot. Compare it with every other type on cheapest CS2 knives.
Finishes (19)
| Finish | StatTrak | Price from | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | $94.18 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
| Yes | $58.33 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
 Paracord Knife | Case Hardenedcase-hardened | Yes | $111.92 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case |
| Yes | $107.95 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
| Yes | $76.36 | Fever Case | |
 Paracord Knife | Dopplerdoppler | Yes | $287.09 | Fever Case |
| Yes | $212.79 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
| Yes | $55.81 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
 Paracord Knife | Marble Fademarble-fade | Yes | $196.63 | Fever Case |
| Yes | $63.06 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
| Yes | $60.84 | Fever Case | |
| Yes | $54.65 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
| Yes | $60.21 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
| Yes | $186.12 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
| Yes | $72.85 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
 Paracord Knife | Tiger Toothtiger-tooth | Yes | $153.10 | Fever Case |
| Yes | $83.86 | Fever Case | |
| Yes | $63.65 | Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case | |
 Paracord Knife (Vanilla) | Yes | $79.02 | Fever Case, Fracture Case, Shattered Web Case |
Each linked finish opens its own page: Steam price by wear, the cases that drop it with the odds of that exact finish, and every trade-up route to it with the input float each wear needs.
Trade up to a Paracord Knife
Since the October 2025 update, 5 Covert skins from a case can become one of its knives. 18 Paracord Knife finishes can be targeted — pick one in the finish list above, or browse every Covert → knife contract.
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