Gallery Case
A weapon case released Jul 1, 2024: 17 community finishes plus a rare special slot with 13 knives across 1 model. It comes from Armory Star exchange in-game, not from weekly drops.
Item facts
What's inside & drop odds
30 items30 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
| Tier | Odds | Avg item value | Adds to EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Special (knife / gloves) avg over 12 of 13 priced | 0.26% | $73.77 | $0.192 |
| Covert | 0.64% | $44.55 | $0.285 |
| Classified | 3.20% | $6.94 | $0.222 |
| Restricted | 15.98% | $1.50 | $0.239 |
| Mil-Spec | 79.92% | $0.338 | $0.270 |
Verdict: opening is entertainment, not value. You get back 39% 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 →
Gallery Case prices across 23 markets
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Lowest ask · 74 snapshots since Apr 12, 2026 · dashed = a gap over a week
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How the Gallery Case drops and opens
Gallery Case, first sold Jul 1, 2024, comes from the Armory: leveling the Armory Pass earns Stars, which exchange for this case in-game. Supply follows the Armory rotation — currently from $0.530 across 23 marketplaces; dated rotation changes are tracked in the drop-pool registry. Drop-pool registry →
A $2.49 store key is mandatory per opening (keys left the market in 2019), and the case itself typically costs less bought outright than farmed. The economics: $3.09 in, $1.21 expected out, 39% average return before fees. Anyone hunting one skin should buy it directly — the tiles above link each item to its markets.
From this page's data: 30 items priced live, the 27-day median case price moved -13.5%, Steam volume holds near 2 cases sold per day. All prices recompute with every data snapshot.
Gallery Case questions
What is inside the Gallery Case?
17 community finishes from Mil-Spec to Covert, topped by M4A1-S (Vaporwave) and Glock-18 (Gold Toof), 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 $3.09 per opening the average path to the rare slot costs roughly $1,188.50.
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 Gallery Case worth opening?
Not by the math: each $3.09 opening returns $1.21 on average, so about 39% of the money comes back. Open for fun, buy skins directly.
Will the Gallery Case be discontinued?
It already left the weekly pool: it is an Armory Star exchange. Valve rotates the Armory without notice; the registry logs each change with a date. Drop-pool registry →
How do I get one without opening it?
Buying it is the practical route — from $0.530 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 →