Shadow Daggers — CS2 finishes, cases and drop odds
The Shadow Daggers is a CS2 knife with 25 finishes, dropped as a rare-special (gold) item by 5 cases. The best odds are 0.256% per opening (1 in 391) in the Shadow Case.
Cases that can contain a Shadow Daggers
5 CS2 cases contain the Shadow Daggers, listed below by the chance of pulling one from a single opening. The best odds are in the Shadow Case at 0.2558% (1 in 391), where 13 of its 13 knife/glove finishes are Shadow Daggers finishes.
| Case | P(Shadow Daggers) | Finishes / pool | Open cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shadow Case | 0.2558% · 1 in 391 | 13 / 13 | $17.43 | Open |
 Dreams & Nightmares Case | 0.0512% · 1 in 1,955 | 6 / 30 | $4.34 | Open |
 Operation Riptide Case | 0.0512% · 1 in 1,955 | 6 / 30 | $17.32 | Open |
 Spectrum 2 Case | 0.0512% · 1 in 1,955 | 6 / 30 | $22.43 | Open |
 Spectrum Case | 0.0512% · 1 in 1,955 | 6 / 30 | $24.46 | Open |
Odds = the case's gold chance × Shadow Daggers 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 Shadow Daggers 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 Shadow Daggers in is the Shadow Case: at $17.43 per opening and 1 in 391, that is about $6,815.13 of openings per Shadow Daggers on average, and a 22.6% chance of at least one in 100 openings.
Shadow Daggers price
The cheapest Shadow Daggers is the Shadow Daggers | Bright Water in Well-Worn condition, at $45.00 on the Steam Community Market (market data updated Oct 27, 2026). 25 of its finishes are priced in the snapshot. Compare it with every other type on cheapest CS2 knives.
Finishes (25)
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 Shadow Daggers
Since the October 2025 update, 5 Covert skins from a case can become one of its knives. 24 Shadow Daggers finishes can be targeted — pick one in the finish list above, or browse every Covert → knife contract.
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