CS2 Glove Types: All 8 Glove Families and Cases

Counter-Strike 2 has eight glove types: Sport, Driver, Specialist, Moto, Hand Wraps, Bloodhound, Hydra and Broken Fang. Gloves first appeared in the Glove Case in November 2016, and since the Dead Hand update of March 2026 there are 94 glove finishes in total. Every pair has a float between 0.06 and 0.80, and that number decides its wear condition.

All eight CS2 glove types

Six types came with the first Glove Case. The other two, Hydra and Broken Fang, each arrived with a later glove set. Finish counts include the 22 gloves from the Dead Hand Collection, and the full list of pages is on the CSDROP wiki gloves index.

Sport Gloves, Driver Gloves, Specialist Gloves, Moto Gloves and Hand Wraps are part of every glove set, so all seven glove cases contain them. The fingerless types are narrower: Bloodhound Gloves drop only from the Glove Case and the Operation Hydra Case, Hydra Gloves only from the Clutch and Revolution cases, and Broken Fang Gloves from the Operation Broken Fang, Snakebite and Recoil cases.

Those three fingerless types look alike, all studded and open at the fingers, and are told apart by the operation logo each one carries. The Bloodhound Gloves show the badge of Operation Bloodhound from 2015, even though they first dropped from the Glove Case in 2016. Like knives, every pair has a star (★) in its name, but gloves have their own rarity grade, Extraordinary, while knives are Covert.

Which cases introduced each glove set

Gloves come in sets. Each of the first three sets holds 24 gloves, four finishes for each of six types, and later cases reuse one of those sets instead of adding new designs. Seven cases contain gloves, plus the Dead Hand Terminal:

Valve’s own announcements confirm each step: the Glove Case brought « 24 all-new gloves » (Glove Case announcement), the Clutch Case added 24 new glove finishes (release notes for February 15, 2018), and the Operation Broken Fang Case shipped an all-new set of gloves (Operation Broken Fang page). The Dead Hand gloves were the first new ones since that 2020 set.

How glove wear and float ranges work

Gloves use the same wear system as weapon skins. Each pair gets a float value when it is created, and that value sets its exterior. The float is fixed for good, so playing with the gloves never wears them down.

What makes gloves different is the range. Every glove finish in CS2, including the 22 Dead Hand gloves, is limited to floats between 0.06 and 0.80, while many weapon and knife finishes run the full 0.00 to 1.00 scale. So Factory New gloves exist only in the narrow 0.06 to 0.07 band, and even the most worn Battle-Scarred pair stops at 0.80. A pair at 0.10 is Minimal Wear, for example, and a pair at 0.50 is Battle-Scarred.

Gloves also have a pattern number, like skins, so two pairs with the same name and exterior can show the design in slightly different positions. They never come in StatTrak or Souvenir versions.

Other ways to get gloves

Opening one of the seven glove cases is the traditional route, but there are two newer ones. Since October 22, 2025, a trade up contract can turn five regular Covert items into a pair of gloves or a knife from the collection of one of the items you put in (the October 22, 2025 update notes). Since March 11, 2026, Dead Hand Terminals can appear as a weekly drop and let you buy items from the Dead Hand Collection, whose rare special items are its 22 gloves (Valve’s Dead Hand announcement). You can also trade for gloves or buy them from other players on the Steam Community Market.

FAQ

How many glove types are there in CS2?

Eight: Sport, Driver, Specialist, Moto, Hand Wraps, Bloodhound, Hydra and Broken Fang. Together they have 94 finishes after the Dead Hand update of March 2026.

Can gloves be Factory New?

Yes, but only with a float from 0.06 to 0.07. No glove can go below 0.06, so a 0.00 float pair does not exist.

Can gloves be StatTrak?

No. There are no StatTrak or Souvenir gloves. That is also why a trade up contract made of five StatTrak Covert items can only return a StatTrak knife, never gloves.

Why do Bloodhound, Hydra and Broken Fang Gloves have only four finishes?

Each glove set gave its fingerless slot to one operation-branded type: Bloodhound in 2016, Hydra in 2018 and Broken Fang in 2020. The Dead Hand Collection added none of them, so each still has the four finishes from its original set.

Where can I see the exact float of my gloves?

Inspect the gloves from your inventory in game and open the item information. The float is listed as the Wear Rating, next to the Pattern Template number.