CS2 Keys

39 skins $2.17–$24.57 12 markets

Every weapon case in CS2 opens with its own named key bought in-game for $2.49 (regional Steam pricing varies). The key usually costs more than the case it opens, so the real cost of an opening is always case plus key.

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All 39 skins

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Skin Price 30d Sold/day Markets
Prisma Case Key 162/day · 11 markets $12.08 +1.2% · 9 d 162 11 Horizon Case Key 151/day · 9 markets $10.77 +22.4% · 9 d 151 9 Chroma 2 Case Key 138/day · 11 markets $11.04 +8.5% · 9 d 138 11 Operation Breakout Case Key 117/day · 10 markets $24.57 -9% · 9 d 117 10 Spectrum Case Key 115/day · 5 markets $13.53 -0.9% · 9 d 115 5 Operation Phoenix Case Key 107/day · 10 markets $12.67 -8.2% · 9 d 107 10 CS:GO Case Key 102/day · 12 markets $7.28 -11.7% · 9 d 102 12 Operation Hydra Case Key 101/day · 11 markets $2.17 0% · 9 d 101 11 Danger Zone Case Key 82/day · 10 markets $14.97 -11.8% · 9 d 82 10 Gamma 2 Case Key 73/day · 6 markets $14.02 +1.5% · 9 d 73 6 Glove Case Key 72/day · 10 markets $14.06 -10.7% · 9 d 72 10 Operation Wildfire Case Key 70/day · 8 markets $13.04 +17.3% · 9 d 70 8 Chroma 3 Case Key 69/day · 11 markets $15.00 +0.3% · 9 d 69 11 Operation Vanguard Case Key 60/day · 5 markets $12.26 -0.5% · 9 d 60 5 Spectrum 2 Case Key 59/day · 8 markets $16.36 -1.6% · 9 d 59 8 Gamma Case Key 48/day · 6 markets $16.24 +10.3% · 9 d 48 6 Chroma Case Key 30/day · 5 markets $12.60 +0.2% · 9 d 30 5 Winter Offensive Case Key 27/day · 6 markets $9.08 -10.3% · 9 d 27 6 Shadow Case Key 26/day · 8 markets $12.06 +0.8% · 9 d 26 8 Clutch Case Key 25/day · 6 markets $11.10 +0.1% · 9 d 25 6 Huntsman Case Key 23/day · 9 markets $10.81 -3.9% · 9 d 23 9 CS20 Case Key 20/day · 6 markets $19.14 +11.6% · 9 d 20 6 Falchion Case Key 19/day · 10 markets $11.72 +0.4% · 9 d 19 10 Community Sticker Capsule 1 Key 18/day · 5 markets $4.70 -2.6% · 9 d 18 5 CS:GO Capsule Key 17/day · 5 markets $3.93 -35.2% · 9 d 17 5 Revolver Case Key 13/day · 5 markets $10.88 +21.8% · 9 d 13 5 eSports Key 12/day · 8 markets $14.13 0% · 9 d 12 8 Dreams & Nightmares Case Key — — — — Fever Case Key — — — — Fracture Case Key — — — — Gallery Case Key — — — — Kilowatt Case Key — — — — Operation Broken Fang Case Key — — — — Operation Riptide Case Key — — — — Prisma 2 Case Key — — — — Recoil Case Key — — — — Revolution Case Key — — — — Shattered Web Case Key — — — — Snakebite Case Key — — — —
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Price = cheapest ask with buyer fees included · Sold/day = trades across all tracked markets · snapshot Jul 9 · How we price →

About Keys

Keys purchased since October 2019 are bound to the buyer: they cannot be traded or listed on the market. The keys you see with market prices here are legacy CS:GO-era keys, which still trade and long served as the currency of skin trading.

Prices range from $2.17 (Operation Hydra Case Key) to $24.57 (Operation Breakout Case Key).

What a case key costs

Valve sells case keys in-game at a fixed $2.49 in USD regions; other currencies follow regional Steam pricing, which is why players in different regions see different numbers. There are no discounts, no bulk pricing and no way to earn keys by playing. For any worth-it math the key is the constant: a case is worth opening only if its expected value clears the case price plus the key.

Why modern keys cannot be traded or sold

In October 2019 Valve made all newly purchased keys untradeable and unmarketable after concluding that nearly all resold keys were fraud-sourced. A key bought today exists only in your own inventory and can only open cases. Marketplace key prices therefore refer exclusively to old stock bought before the cutoff.

Legacy keys as collectibles and currency

Keys bought before October 2019 remain tradable and marketable, and for years they were the de facto currency of the trading scene. Supply only shrinks as old keys get consumed on cases, so surviving legacy keys such as the CS:GO Case Key, eSports Key and operation keys trade above the store price and slowly appreciate.

One key opens one case

Every case has its own named key: a Fever Case Key opens only the Fever Case, a Kilowatt Case Key only the Kilowatt Case. All of them cost the same $2.49 in the store, and the in-game store is the only source of keys for opening modern cases.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a CS2 case key cost?
Every case key costs $2.49 in the in-game store (regional currency prices vary with Steam pricing). There is no cheaper legitimate source for keys that open modern cases.
Can I buy a CS2 key on a marketplace instead of in-game?
Not for modern cases: keys bought since October 2019 cannot be traded or listed, so marketplaces only carry legacy CS:GO-era keys. To open a current case you buy its key in-game.
Why are old CS:GO keys so expensive?
Tradable keys stopped being minted in October 2019, and every legacy key consumed on a case disappears forever. Shrinking supply plus collector demand keeps them above the store price.
Is there one universal key for all cases?
No. Each case has its own named key that opens only that case. The price is the same $2.49 for all of them.