CS20 Case

CS20 Case

Base Grade Rare pool · since Apr 12, 2026 +1.3% · 6 d-13.3% · 27 d

A weapon case released Oct 14, 2019: 17 community finishes plus a rare special slot with 13 knives across 1 model. It has left the active drop pool and now drops only rarely, so supply is shrinking.

Item facts

Type Weapon case opens with a key
Released Oct 14, 2019 first Steam Market sale
Key $2.49 store only, not tradable
Rare special 0.26% ≈ 1 in 385 openings
Knives 13 variants across 1 model
Sold / day ~704 all markets
Liquidity High how fast it sells
Fair price $0.743 suggested
184d range $0.60 – $1.20 lowest ask, min–max
Steam spread $0.150 -10% · ask vs buy order

What's inside & drop odds

30 items

30 items: 17 community finishes plus 13 knives in the rare special slot. Odds are per opening, shared across the items in each tier.

Tile price: the current floor at the cheapest market; the second line is the range across wears. Each tile opens the item page with every wear and market.

Is it worth opening: the math

Opening cost $3.29 case $0.800 + key $2.49 Expected value $1.26 per opening You get back 38¢ / $1 before selling fees To hit the rare slot?Tier odds are published by Valve. 0.26% for the rare slot means 1 drop per 385 openings on average, about $1,266.65 at the current opening cost. ≈ 385 openings ≈ $1,266.65 at current prices
Tier Odds Avg item value Adds to EV
Rare Special (knife / gloves) avg over 12 of 13 priced 0.26% $126.05 $0.328
Covert 0.64% $41.28 $0.264
Classified 3.20% $5.82 $0.186
Restricted 15.98% $0.867 $0.139
Mil-Spec 79.92% $0.426 $0.340

Verdict: opening is entertainment, not value. You get back 38% of the opening cost on average, and the rare slot takes ≈ 385 openings to hit. If you want a specific skin, buying it outright is almost always cheaper.

EV = Valve's published tier odds × wear-weighted median asks across markets, 90/10 StatTrak blend, Doppler averaged across phases · How the math works → · How we price →

CS20 Case prices across 24 markets

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Official
Steam Market
No cash-out Bank card · PayPal
$1.18 +64% more than Skinport
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Marketplace 292 offers KYC
$0.720 −39% vs Steam
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#2
P2P 6288 offers
$0.730 +$0.01
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#3
Instant sell 432 offers
$0.740 +$0.02
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#4
Instant sell 111 offers
$0.760 +$0.04
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#5
Marketplace 2870 offers KYC
$0.770 +$0.05
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#6
China market 1152 offers KYC
$0.774 +$0.05
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#7
Marketplace 1131 offers KYC
$0.790 +$0.07
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#8
Instant sell 1108 offers
$0.790 +$0.07
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Each price is the total you pay, buyer fees included. The dot shows how well the venue fits your region. How we price →

Price history $0.720 -39% · 184d

Lowest ask · 74 snapshots since Apr 12, 2026 · dashed = a gap over a week

How the CS20 Case drops and opens

The weekly drop for CS20 Case, first sold Oct 14, 2019, ended when it moved to the rare pool; fresh copies are now scarce and the market recycles existing stock — currently from $0.720 across 24 marketplaces. Scarcity has historically pushed retired cases upward over time — the drop-pool registry records when each rotation happened. Drop-pool registry →

The key comes only from the in-game store at $2.49 (untradable since 2019), while the case itself is normally cheaper bought on a marketplace than farmed as a drop. Per opening the expected return is $1.26 on a $3.29 spend — roughly 38% back before fees. Buying a specific skin outright beats opening for it; every tile above links to prices.

From this page's data: 30 items priced live, the 27-day median case price moved -13.3%. All prices recompute with every data snapshot.

CS20 Case questions

What is inside the CS20 Case?

17 community finishes from Mil-Spec to Covert, topped by AWP (Wildfire) and FAMAS (Commemoration), plus a rare special slot: 13 knife variants across 1 model. The full priced list is above on this page.

What are the knife odds?

0.26% per opening, about 1 per 385 openings on average. At $3.29 per opening the average path to the rare slot costs roughly $1,266.65.

How much is the key?

$2.49 in the in-game store. Keys cannot be bought on the market or traded: the price is the same for everyone.

Is the CS20 Case worth opening?

No by expected value: $1.26 back per $3.29 opening, or 38% of the cost. Treat opening as entertainment, not as a way to acquire skins.

Will the CS20 Case be discontinued?

It already rotated out of the active pool (rare pool as of our Apr 12, 2026 registry snapshot). It still drops rarely — cases never leave the game entirely. Drop-pool registry →

How do I get one without opening it?

Buying it is the practical route — from $0.720 across the markets in the table above. It no longer drops weekly.

Is opening cases legal in my country?

Loot-box rules differ by country: Belgium treats paid loot boxes as gambling and Valve disabled case opening there, while several other countries require odds disclosure or age gates. If opening is restricted where you live, buying items directly stays available. Responsible trading guide →