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For the full CS2 case list, see our comprehensive table below. Over the years, Valve has continued to add new CS cases across both CS:GO and CS2, and nowadays, there are plenty to open. Without further ado, here is the full list of all CS2 cases.
| Year | Case | Release Date | Price (Steam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fever Case | March 31st, 2025 | $1 |
| 2024 | Gallery Case | October 2nd, 2024 | $1.50 |
| 2024 | Kilowatt Case | February 6th, 2024 | $0.55 |
| 2023 | Revolution Case | February 9th, 2023 | $0.60 |
| 2022 | Recoil Case | July 1st, 2022 | $0.55 |
| 2022 | Dreams & Nightmares Case | January 20th, 2022 | $2.25 |
| 2021 | Operation Riptide Case | September 22nd, 2021 | $14 |
| 2021 | Snakebite Case | May 3rd, 2021 | $0.70 |
| 2020 | Operation Broken Fang Case | December 3rd, 2020 | $9.50 |
| 2020 | Fracture Case | August 6th, 2020 | $0.70 |
| 2020 | Prisma 2 Case | March 31st, 2020 | $1.65 |
| 2019 | Shattered Web Case | November 18th, 2019 | $7 |
| 2019 | CS20 Case | October 18th, 2019 | $1.50 |
| 2019 | Prisma Case | March 13th, 2019 | $1.70 |
| 2018 | Danger Zone Case | December 6th, 2018 | $1.75 |
| 2018 | Horizon Case | August 2nd, 2018 | $2 |
| 2018 | Clutch Case | February 14th, 2018 | $1.10 |
| 2017 | Spectrum 2 Case | September 14th, 2017 | $3.90 |
| 2017 | Operation Hydra Case | May 23rd, 2017 | $32.50 |
| 2017 | Spectrum Case | March 15th, 2017 | $5 |
| 2016 | Glove Case | November 28th, 2016 | $12 |
| 2016 | Gamma 2 Case | August 18th, 2016 | $4 |
| 2016 | Gamma Case | June 15th, 2016 | $3.75 |
| 2016 | Chroma 3 Case | April 27th, 2016 | $4 |
| 2016 | Operation Wildfire Case | February 17th, 2016 | $4 |
| 2015 | Revolver Case | December 8th, 2015 | $3.60 |
| 2015 | Shadow Case | September 17th, 2015 | $2 |
| 2015 | Falchion Case | May 26th, 2015 | $2 |
| 2015 | Chroma 2 Case | April 15th, 2015 | $4 |
| 2015 | Chroma Case | January 8th, 2015 | $5.50 |
| 2014 | Operation Vanguard Weapon Case | November 11th, 2014 | $5 |
| 2014 | eSports 2014 Summer Case | July 10th, 2014 | $13.50 |
| 2014 | Operation Breakout Weapon Case | July 1st, 2014 | $11.20 |
| 2014 | Huntsman Weapon Case | May 1st, 2014 | $9.50 |
| 2014 | Operation Phoenix Weapon Case | February 20th, 2014 | $5.20 |
| 2014 | CS:GO Weapon Case 3 | February 12th, 2014 | $9.75 |
| 2013 | eSports 2013 Winter Case | December 18th, 2013 | $12 |
| 2013 | Winter Offensive Weapon Case | December 18th, 2013 | $8 |
| 2013 | CS:GO Weapon Case 2 | November 8th, 2013 | $13 |
| 2013 | Operation Bravo Case | September 19th, 2013 | $50 |
| 2013 | eSports 2013 Case | August 14th, 2013 | $70 |
| 2013 | CS:GO Weapon Case | August 14th, 2013 | $100 |
Remember, the price of Counter-Strike cases is always changing in a rapidly moving market. We’ll try to keep the above prices up to date, but the nature of the CS2 marketplace is that they’re always on the move.

As seen by the CS2 case list above, there are a total of 42 cases in the game at the moment. However, with Valve still frequently updating the game, you should expect even more CS2 cases to be added in the future.
99% of CS2 weekly drops you get come from the Active Drop Pool. These are otherwise known as Prime CS2 cases, which rotate on a fairly regular basis as Valve releases new cases in-game. Because Prime CS2 cases enter the game so regularly, they are usually much cheaper than other cases not in the Active Drop Pool.
| Case | Release Date | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Sealed Genesis Terminal | September 17th, 2025 | 39.6% |
| Kilowatt Case | February 7th, 2024 | 16.34% |
| Revolution Case | February 9th, 2023 |
14.85%
|
| Recoil Case | July 1st, 2022 |
14.85%
|
| Dreams & Nightmares Case | January 20th, 2022 |
13.37%
|
The Prime CS2 case drop pool changes almost every time Valve releases a new case – whenever it does, we’ll keep this list up to date here.
Rare CS2 cases can still drop as part of your Weekly Rewards, albeit at a much lower chance. All the rare CS2 cases have the exact same percentage chance of appearing – that is, not much chance at all. If you get one of these Counter-Strike cases from this drop pool, know you’re very, very lucky.
| Case | Release Date | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Snakebite Case | May 3rd, 2021 |
0.03030%
|
| Fracture Case | August 6th, 2020 |
0.03030%
|
| Prisma 2 Case | March 31st, 2020 |
0.03030%
|
| CS20 Case | October 18th, 2019 |
0.03030%
|
| Prisma Case | March 13th, 2019 |
0.03030%
|
| Danger Zone Case | December 6th, 2018 |
0.03030%
|
| Horizon Case | August 2nd, 2018 |
0.03030%
|
| Clutch Case | February 14th, 2018 |
0.03030%
|
| Spectrum 2 Case | September 14th, 2017 |
0.03030%
|
| Operation Hydra Case | May 23rd, 2017 |
0.03030%
|
| Spectrum Case | March 15th, 2017 |
0.03030%
|
| Glove Case | November 28th, 2016 |
0.03030%
|
| Gamma 2 Case | August 18th, 2016 |
0.03030%
|
| Gamma Case | June 15th, 2016 |
0.03030%
|
| Chroma 3 Case | April 27th, 2016 |
0.03030%
|
| Operation Wildfire Case | February 17th, 2016 |
0.03030%
|
| Revolver Case | December 8th, 2015 |
0.03030%
|
| Shadow Case | September 17th, 2015 |
0.03030%
|
| Falchion Case | May 26th, 2015 |
0.03030%
|
| Chroma 2 Case | April 15th, 2015 |
0.03030%
|
| Chroma Case | January 8th, 2015 |
0.03030%
|
| Operation Vanguard Weapon Case | November 11th, 2014 |
0.03030%
|
| Operation Breakout Weapon Case | July 1st, 2014 |
0.03030%
|
| Community Sticker Capsule 1 | May 1st, 2014 |
0.03030%
|
| Huntsman Weapon Case | May 1st, 2014 |
0.03030%
|
| Sticker Capsule 2 | February 27th, 2014 |
0.03030%
|
| Operation Phoenix Weapon Case | February 20th, 2014 |
0.03030%
|
| CS:GO Weapon Case 3 | February 12th, 2014 |
0.03030%
|
| Sticker Capsule | February 5th, 2014 |
0.03030%
|
| Winter Offensive Weapon Case | December 18th, 2013 |
0.03030%
|
| CS:GO Weapon Case 2 | November 8th, 2013 |
0.03030%
|
| Operation Bravo Case | September 19th, 2013 |
0.03030%
|
| CS:GO Weapon Case | August 14th, 2013 |
0.03030%
|
When a container comes out of the Prime CS2 cases drop pool, you’ll usually find that it goes straight to the rare cases list.
There are a few discontinued CS2 cases that don’t drop anymore. You won’t find them in your weekly drops as part of the CS2 case drop pool, so the supply that is currently in existence is all there is left. Eventually, these discontinued CS2 cases will become extinct, but that doesn’t seem likely to happen any time soon.
| Case | Release Date | Chance |
|---|---|---|
|
eSports 2014 Summer Case
|
July 10th, 2014 | 0% |
|
eSports 2013 Winter Case
|
December 18th, 2013 | 0% |
|
eSports 2013 Case
|
August 14th, 2013 |
0%
|
Ultimately, whether the CS2 case list of discontinued items grows in the future is entirely at Valve’s discretion. It doesn’t feel likely that any more CS2 cases will be discontinued, but Valve has shown it can work in mysterious ways.

Valve’s addition of the Armory changed CS2 cases for good. Suddenly, the developer added a new way for cases to be added to the game, and this was a little scary. Armory CS2 cases don’t drop as Weekly Drops, like every other case in the game. Instead, they can only be purchased from the Armory using earned Stars. Despite being bought with Stars, players do still need to purchase a key to open these Armory Counter-Strike cases.
| Case | Release Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
|
Fever Case
|
March 31st, 2025 | 2 Stars (Armory) |
|
Gallery Case
|
October 2nd, 2024 | 2 Stars (Armory) |
Right now, there are only two Armory CS2 cases, but you can be certain that Valve will add even more in the future.

In late 2025, Valve added Sealed Terminals to CS2, in what proved to be a controversial update. Only time will tell, but these Sealed Terminals could prove to be the future of Counter-Strike cases. Players can open Sealed Terminals for free, and can re-roll their drop five times. For each item, they will be presented with an offer, at which point they can either accept (and pay Valve the fee for the skin) or re-roll for another offer. If all the offers run out, then the CS2 Sealed Terminal is destroyed.
This is controversial as Valve sets the price and pockets the entire fee for the skin. It’s a fundamental change in how CS cases work, so we’ll just have to wait and see if the developer keeps them around long-term. For now, the Sealed Genesis Terminal is the only one in CS2.
If you’re buying CS2 cases, it’s only natural to want the best return on your investment. And if you’re reading this, we’re going to guess you want to find the CS2 cases with the best ROI, so you know exactly what to open.
To help, we’ve put together a list of the CS2 cases with the best ROI. This data compiled from CSROI should give you an idea about the current CS2 case prices, as well as the average return on investment you can expect to receive when opening them. Despite having all the data, it’s still very difficult to get a profit from CS2 cases, so of course, proceed with caution.
| Case | Case Type | Unboxing ROI | Profit Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Wildfire Case | Rare | 64.75% | 7.5% |
| CS:GO Weapon Case 2 | Rare | 60.63% | 10.96% |
| CS:GO Weapon Case 3 | Rare | 60.25% | 13.86% |
| eSports 2013 Winter Case | Discontinued | 59.68% | 12.08% |
| Shadow Case | Rare | 59.23% | 6.61% |
| Snakebite Case | Rare | 58.86% | 7.64% |
| Operation Vanguard Weapon Case | Rare | 56.78% | 6.68% |
| Operation Hydra Case | Rare | 56.77% | 8.84% |
| Gallery Case | Armory | 56.29% | 6.48% |
| Huntsman Weapon Case | Rare | 56.26% | 6.46% |
The newest CS2 case is the Fever Case, which was added on March 31st, 2025.
The cheapest CS2 case is a tie between the Recoil Case and Kilowatt Case, both of which can usually be found for around $0.55.
The most expensive CS2 case is the CS:GO Weapon Case, the first-ever case released in the game, costing $100.
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