CS2 Guides

CS2 Trade-Up Contracts: Rules, Odds and Float Formula

CS2 trade-up contracts turn 10 skins into one of the next rarity, or five Coverts into a knife or gloves. Here are the rules, odds, StatTrak and float formula.

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StatTrak™ vs Souvenir Skins in CS2: Key Differences

StatTrak™ skins count your kills; Souvenir skins mark a Major match with gold stickers. How each is obtained, why no item is both and where knives fit in.

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CS2 Rarity Tiers and Case Odds: Official Drop Rates

CS2 skins come in seven rarity grades, Consumer to Contraband. See each color, the official case odds per tier, the StatTrak chance and how drops work.

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How CS2 Cases Work: Keys, Drops and Official Odds

How CS2 weapon cases work: where to get them, the rules for keys, what is inside, the official odds per rarity, and how souvenir packages and capsules differ.

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CS2 Float Values Explained: Exteriors, Caps and Wear

A CS2 float is a number from 0 to 1 that sets how worn a skin looks. See the five exterior ranges, capped skins, how to check a float and how trade-ups use it.

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CS2 Fade Percentage and Marble Fade Patterns Explained

Fade percentage comes from a skin's pattern index. See how Fade looks on knives and guns, what Fire & Ice and Tricolor mean, and why Tiger Tooth barely varies.

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CS2 Doppler Phases: Doppler and Gamma Doppler Explained

Doppler knives come in seven phases and Gamma Doppler in five. See the colors of each phase, how to identify one, and which knives and cases have them.

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CS2 Knife Types: All 20 Knives and Their Cases

CS2 has 20 knife types, from the 2013 Karambit to the 2024 Kukri. See every knife, the cases that drop it, and what makes each blade look and move differently.

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CS2 Glove Types: All 8 Glove Families and Cases

CS2 has eight glove types, from Sport Gloves to Broken Fang Gloves. See which case introduced each one and how glove wear and the 0.06 to 0.80 float range work.

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Case Hardened Blue Gems in CS2: How Patterns Work

Case Hardened colors are set by a pattern index from 0 to 1000. Learn what a blue gem is, the best-known seeds by weapon and how to check a pattern.

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