The Best CS2 Cases To Open

September 28th, 2023

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If you’re tired of looking at your default AWP and M4 every time you play CS2, it might be time for you to spice up your game a bit by purchasing some fancy skins for your weapons. These skins won’t help you gain an edge over your opponents in combat, but they can often give you a boost in confidence and help you improve your gameplay. There are primarily two ways to get weapon skins in CS2 - by purchasing them directly off the market or by opening cases in-game.

While players generally opt to purchase skins directly from the Steam Community Market, some skins can easily cost you upwards of getting a brand new car. Most cases, on the other hand, will only cost you about $3 to open, and if you get lucky, you can make a lot of profit off them.

CS2 cases were originally introduced to the game way back in 2013 as a part of the “Arms Deal” update. Over the years, more and more cases have been added to the shooter by Valve, with each case bringing with it a variety of new skins. Currently, there are a total of 37 unique cases for the CS2 players to choose from, which is why it can often get overwhelming to decide which case you should open to maximize your profits.

For this reason, we have compiled together a list of the 10 best CS2 cases to open that will net you the most profit and some gorgeous skins. The cases listed below will get you the maximum returns on your investments and can reward you with some incredibly gorgeous skins if you manage to get lucky. But first, let’s check out the basics of opening cases in CS2.

How To Open CS2 Cases

If you’re a new player, you might find yourself struggling when attempting to open cases in CS2. To open CS2 cases, you need a weapon case and a key. Cases can be obtained for free as they drop randomly after completing matches in official or community servers, while keys need to be bought directly from the store for about $2.5. Once you have received a case drop or purchased one from the marketplace, simply follow these steps to open the case:

Open the CS2 main menu
Click on the inventory icon on the left-side panel of your screen
Find the case you wish to unbox, click on it and select “Unbox Container”
If you don’t have a key, you can click on the green button on the bottom of your screen indicating the key’s price
Finish the transaction and open the case

That’s it! You’ll see a roulette spinning for a while before landing on the skin that you will receive by opening that case.

CS2 Case Odds

There are different rarities of skins that you can obtain by obtaining CS2 cases - Mil-Spec, Restricted, Classified, Covert, and Rare Special Items, with the price of the skins generally increasing as their rarity increases.

Needless to say, a Restricted skin is harder to obtain than a Mil-Spec skin, a Classified skin is harder to obtain than a Restricted skin, and so on.

Here are the odds of receiving each tier of skin from opening a CS2 case, as revealed by the Perfect World CS2 Team when they released information regarding the probability of item quality available from cases:

Quality	Normal Variant Probability	StatTrak Variant Probability
Rare Special Items	0.25575%	0.02558%
Covert	0.63939%	0.6394%
Classified	3.19693%	0.31969%
Restricted	15.98465%	1.59847%
Mil-Spec	79.92327%	7.99233%

The Most Profitable CS2 Cases To Open

Now that you know how CS2 cases work, and the chances you have of obtaining the skins inside them, let’s take a look at the best CS2 cases to open in order to maximize profit:

10) Operation Broken Fang Case

Operation Broken Fang Case

Starting at

$4.09

-32%

The first case on this list is the Operation Broken Fang Case that was released as part of the Operation Broken Fang update in December 2020. This case contains a variety of exquisite gloves instead of the usual knives as its rare special item. The Operation Broken Fang Case contains one of the following skins:

9) Operation Vanguard Weapon Case

Operation Vanguard Weapon Case

Starting at

$2.22

-34%

Released in November 2014, the Operation Vanguard Weapon Case contains a collection of gorgeous knives as its special item including several variants of the M9 Bayonet, Karambit, Flip, Bayonet and Gut knives. The Operation Vanguard Weapon Case is currently a part of the rare drop pool and contains one of the following skins:

8) Revolver Case

The Revolver Case might not be the most popular case out there, but can net you some good profit if you manage to unbox a knife. Like the Operation Vanguard Case, this case also offers players with unique finishes on the same knives. The Revolver Case can get you one of the following skins upon opening:

7) Operation Wildfire Case

Operation Wildfire Case

Starting at

$1.85

-32%

The Fuel Injector and the Battlestar are primary attractions of the Operation Wildfire Case alongside the Bowie Knives included in it. Released on February 17th, 2016, the Operation Wildfire Case will give you one of the following skins upon opening:

6) Chroma 2 Case

If the M4A1-S Hyper Beast in the Chroma 2 Case isn’t enough to impress you, the attractive Doppler knives will certainly do the trick. The Chroma 2 Case can be opened to receive one of these skins:

5) CS2 Weapon Case 2

The Weapon Case 2 was released on November 8th, 2013, as part of the “The Arms Deal 2” update, and has 12 regular skins alongside 65 knife skins. You can open the CS2 Weapon Case 2 to obtain one of the following skins:

4) Operation Phoenix Weapon Case

Operation Phoenix Weapon Case

Starting at

$2.85

-36%

The Operation Phoenix Case is one of the most popular cases in CS2 as it includes the Redline and Asiimov, two of the most iconic skins in the game. The collection of knife skins like the Fades and Slaughters add further value to this case. Here’s a list of all the skins included in the Operation Phoenix Weapon Case:

3) eSports 2013 Winter Case

eSports 2013 Winter Case

Starting at

$8.18

-27%

The Electric Hive and the Afterimage are the main attractions of the eSports 2013 Winter Case, one of the earliest cases introduced to the title. Released in December 2013, the case offers players with the following skins:

2) Snakebite Case

The Snakebite Case is one of the newer cases on this list, and is quite popular among CS2 fans due to the collection of Gloves it offers as its rare special item. The covert skins in this case are also heavily sought-after in the community. The Snakebite Case drops you one of these skins at random:

1) CS2 Weapon Case 3

Unlike most other cases, the Classified section of the Weapon Case 3 is where you can find some serious value. With the average price of $31 on the Classified skins of this case, finding one of those can make you ten times your initial investment on the case and key combined. Here are the skins that the CS2 Weapon Case 3 offers:

Keep in mind that this list is arranged according to the increasing order of the average returns on your investment. However, the price of CS2 skins being highly volatile, the order and contents of the list is subject to change as time progresses. If you’re still looking to explore more options regarding which CS2 case to open, you can check out all the other cases that didn’t make it to the list here.