Containers are a type of item exclusive to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. When opened, they will provide a player with a cosmetic item, randomly selected from the container's selection of cosmetic items, with those of higher rarity having a smaller chance to appear.
Weapon Cases

The CS:GO Weapon Case, the first weapon case in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Weapon Cases were introduced in the Arms Deal update. Players have a chance to receive weapon cases as a drop after each completed game on a VAC secured server.
In order to open a weapon case, the player requires a matching key which can be bought in-game. Alternatively tradable keys can be bought from another player via the Steam Market, but these tradable keys are limited in quanity. Tradable keys were removed in the Key Change update on October 28th, 2019, which made all future keys restricted to the purchasing account. Each weapon case contains a collection of weapon skins ranging from Mil-Spec (rare) skins to exceedingly rare knife skins. Unique to weapon cases, there is also a chance to receive a StatTrak™ version of the weapon skin you receive.
Types of weapon cases include:
- Black - Valve created weapon skins requiring a CS:GO Case Key
- eSports - Valve created weapon skins requiring an eSports Key, with a portion of proceeds supporting the CS:GO eSports scene.
- Yellow - Community created weapon skins requiring unique keys with a portion of the proceeds going to support the skins' authors
Probability
On September 11, 2017, Perfect World CS:GO Team released information regarding the probability of item quality available from Weapon Cases, in accordance with policy from the Ministry of Culture mandating that Chinese video games with lootbox-type microtransactions need to announce their loot quality stats.[1]
The probability of items received in a weapon case are calculated under the following rules:
- From Mil-Spec items to Covert items, the relative probability of getting an item one grade higher than the current grade is 1:5.
- For Rare Special Items, its relative probability to Covert items is 2:5.
- Different items of the same quality will have the same chance to appear.
- Any items that have a StatTrak variant will have a 1/10 chance of coming with one.[2]
In percentage forms, the probability of individual item grades are as follows:[3]
Quality | Normal Variant Probability | StatTrak Variant Probability |
---|---|---|
Rare Special Items | 0.25575% | 0.02558% |
Covert | 0.63939% | 0.6394% |
Classified | 3.19693% | 0.31969% |
Restricted | 15.98465% | 1.59847% |
Mil-Spec | 79.92327% | 7.99233% |
The probability of individual items in each item grade is then divided equally for all available items. The properties of the item itself (e.g. float & wear values) are further randomized.
|
Sticker Capsules

The Sticker Capsule, featuring the very first player applicable stickers in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Sticker Capsules are a type of container in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Dropped sticker capsules require a corresponding sticker capsule key to be used in order to be opened. When opened, the player will receive a random sticker from the capsule contents.
The types of sticker capsules include:
- Key Capsules - The first three sticker capsules in Global Offensive dropped to players after matches on VAC secure servers. They required keys to open & have a small lock on the front. The Sticker Capsule & Sticker Capsule 2 shared the same key.
- Shop Capsules - After briefly experimenting with coupon drops in the Community Sticker Collection 2, which had no capsule. Valve would transition to direct in-game sticker sales for many community stickers with no capsule & also created the Enfu Sticker Capsule, which does not require a key to open. These are the traditional capsules you will see added to Global Offensive today, like the Battlefield 2042 Sticker Capsule.
- Event Capsules - Event based stickers sold directly for a limited time from the in-game store, during major tournaments or events with the proceeds being shared amongst the eSports organizations & teams who qualified. These capsules do not require a key to open.
|
|
Souvenir Packages

The DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package, the first souvenir package in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Souvenir Packages are a type of container dropped during a championship match in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Since the StarLadder Berlin Major 2019, souvenirs can only be purchased by using souvenir tokens.
Unlike other containers, they do not need any key to be used or opened. When opened, they drop a Souvenir quality weapon skin with one or more tournament stickers already applied.
|
Graffiti Boxes
|
Patch Packs

CS:GO Patch Pack, the first Patch pack in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Patch Packs are a type of container in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Patch packs can be purchased from the In-game Store, though some patches are exclusive as operation rewards.
They do not require a key to open. Once opened they will drop a patch which can be applied to an agent.
|
|
Collectable Pin Packs
|
Music Kits
Series
Prime Drops
Only available for players with the prime status upgrade, the prime drops are cases which are typically released recently. The Recoil Case is the most recent addition to the prime drops pool.
- #355 - Recoil Case
- #339 - Dreams & Nightmares Case
- #315 - Snakebite Case
- #307 - Fracture Case
- #238 - Clutch Case
Store Only
Store offers are available through either the In-game Store, or through an operation store (if an operation is active).
In-game Store
- #340 - The Boardroom Sticker Capsule
- #320 - Battlefield 2042 Sticker Capsule
- #319 - 2021 Community Sticker Capsule
- #317 - StatTrak™ Tacticians Music Kit Box
- #316 - Tacticians Music Kit Box
- #314 - Poorly Drawn Sticker Capsule
- #306 - Warhammer 40k Sticker Capsule
- #305 - StatTrak™ Masterminds Music Kit Box
- #304 - Masterminds Music Kit Box
- #302 - Half-Life: Alyx Patch Pack
- #301 - Half-Life: Alyx Sticker Capsule
- #300 - Half-Life: Alyx Pin Pack
- #296 - CS:GO Patch Pack
- #295 - Halo Sticker Capsule
- #294 - CS20 Sticker Capsule
- #292 - X-Ray P250 Package
- #276 - Chicken Capsule
- #275 - Feral Predators Sticker Capsule
- #243 - Series 3 Pin Pack
- #223 - Perfect World Graffiti Box
- #222 - CS:GO Perfect World Sticker Capsule 2
- #221 - CS:GO Perfect World Sticker Capsule 1
- #178 - StatTrak™ Radicals Box
- #176 - CS:GO Graffiti Box
- #175 - Collectible Pins Capsule Series 2
- #174 - Bestiary Capsule
- #173 - Sugarface Capsule
- #143 - Collectible Pins Capsule Series 1
- #142 - Community Graffiti Box 1
- #110 - Team Roles Capsule
- #109 - Slid3 Capsule
- #108 - Pinups Capsule
- #49 - Enfu Sticker Capsule
Rare series
Often incorrectly referred to as "discontinued", rare series are available as drops to prime players only. These are dropped far less often than the Active series drops.
- #303 - Prisma 2 Case
- #293 - CS20 Case
- #274 - Prisma Case
- #259 - Danger Zone Case
- #244 - Horizon Case
- #220 - Spectrum 2 Case
- #208 - Operation Hydra Case
- #207 - Spectrum Case
- #179 - Gamma Case
- #172 - Gamma 2 Case
- #144 - Gamma Case
- #141 - Chroma 3 Case
- #112 - Operation Wildfire Case
- #111 - Revolver Case
- #80 - Shadow Case
- #50 - Falchion Case
- #48 - Chroma 2 Case
- #38 - Chroma Case
- #29 - Operation Vanguard Weapon Case
- #19 - eSports 2014 Summer Case
- #18 - Operation Breakout Weapon Case
- #17 - Huntsman Weapon Case
- #16 - Community Sticker Capsule 1
- #12 - Sticker Capsule 2
- #11 - Operation Phoenix Weapon Case
- #10 - CS:GO Weapon Case 3
- #9 - Sticker Capsule
- #7 - Winter Offensive Weapon Case
- #4 - CS:GO Weapon Case 2
- #3 - Operation Bravo Case
- #1 - CS:GO Weapon Case
Retired series
Retired series are discontinued. They either no longer drop, or have been removed from the In-game Store, Operation store, or Major store. Whilst these series can still be purchased through the Community Market, their supply is finite.
- #351-#354 - PGL Antwerp 2022 Autograph Capsules
- #344-#350 - PGL Antwerp 2022 Souvenir Packages**
- #343 - PGL Antwerp 2022 Contenders (Glitter/Holo/Gold)
- #342 - PGL Antwerp 2022 Challengers (Glitter/Holo/Gold)
- #341 - PGL Antwerp 2022 Legends (Glitter/Holo/Gold)
- #337-#338 - PGL Stockholm 2021 Autograph Capsules*
- #330-#336 - PGL Stockholm 2021 Souvenir Packages**
- #329 - PGL Stockholm 2021 Contenders Patches
- #328 - PGL Stockholm 2021 Challengers Patches
- #327 - PGL Stockholm 2021 Legends Patches
- #326 - PGL Stockholm 2021 Contenders (Holo/Foil)*
- #325 - PGL Stockholm 2021 Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #324 - PGL Stockholm 2021 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #321 - Operation Riptide Case*
- #318 - Riptide Surf Shop Stickers*
- #313 - 2020 RMR Contenders (Holo/Foil/Gold)*
- #312 - 2020 RMR Challengers (Holo/Foil/Gold)*
- #311 - 2020 RMR Legends (Holo/Foil/Gold)*
- #310 - Operation Broken Fang Stickers*
- #309 - Recoil Stickers*
- #308 - Operation Broken Fang Case*
- #299 - Metal Skill Groups Patches*
- #291 - Operation Shattered Web Stickers*
- #284-#290 - StarLadder Berlin 2019 Souvenir Packages**
- #281-#283 - StarLadder Berlin 2019 Autograph Capsules*
- #280 - StarLadder Berlin 2019 Minor Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #279 - StarLadder Berlin 2019 Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #278 - StarLadder Berlin 2019 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #277 - Shattered Web Case*
- #266-#272 - IEM Katowice 2019 Souvenir Packages**
- #263-#265 - IEM Katowice 2019 Autograph Capsules*
- #262 - IEM Katowice 2019 Minor Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #261 - IEM Katowice 2019 Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #260 - IEM Katowice 2019 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #251-#257 - FACEIT London 2018 Souvenir Packages**
- #248-#250 - FACEIT London 2018 Autograph Capsules*
- #247 - FACEIT London 2018 Minor Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #246 - FACEIT London 2018 Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #245 - FACEIT London 2018 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #241 - ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Attending Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #226 - ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Minor Challengers with Flash Gaming (Holo/Foil)*
- #227, #228, #229, #240, #242 - ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Autograph Capsules*
- #230-#236 - ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Souvenir Packages**
- #226 - ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Minor Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #225 - ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Returning Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #224 - ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #213-#219 - PGL Kraków 2017 Souvenir Packages**
- #212 - PGL Kraków 2017 Legends Autograph Capsule*
- #211 - PGL Kraków 2017 Challengers Autograph Capsule*
- #210 - PGL Kraków 2017 Challengers (Holo-Foil)*
- #209 - PGL Kraków 2017 Legends (Holo-Foil)*
- #200-#206 - ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017 Souvenir Packages**
- #182-#199 - ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017 Autograph Capsules*
- #181 - ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017 Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #180 - ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #165-#171 - ESL One Cologne 2016 Souvenir Packages**
- #147-#164 - ESL One Cologne 2016 Autograph Capsules*
- #146 - ESL One Cologne 2016 Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #145 - ESL One Cologne 2016 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #133-#140 - MLG Columbus 2016 Souvenir Packages**
- #115-#132 - MLG Columbus 2016 Autograph Capsules*
- #114 - MLG Columbus 2016 Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #113 - MLG Columbus 2016 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #101-#107 - DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Souvenir Packages**
- #83-#100 - DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Autograph Capsules*
- #82 - DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Challengers (Foil)*
- #81 - DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Legends (Foil)*
- #73-#79 - ESL One Cologne 2015 Souvenir Packages**
- #53-#72 - ESL One Cologne 2015 Autograph Capsules*
- #52 - ESL One Cologne 2015 Challengers (Foil)*
- #51 - ESL One Cologne 2015 Legends (Foil)*
- #47 - ESL One Katowice 2015 Challengers (Holo/Foil)*
- #46 - ESL One Katowice 2015 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #39-#45 - ESL One Katowice 2015 Souvenir Packages**
- #31-#37 - DreamHack 2014 Souvenir Packages**
- #30 - DreamHack 2014 Legends (Holo/Foil)*
- #22-#28 - ESL One Cologne 2014 Souvenir Packages**
- #21 - ESL One Cologne 2014 Challengers*
- #20 - ESL One Cologne 2014 Legends*
- #5 - eSports 2014 Summer Case
- #15 - EMS Katowice 2014 Legends*
- #14 - EMS Katowice 2014 Challengers*
- #13 - EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package**
- #8 - Gift Package, Pallet of Presents, Audience Participation Parcel***
- #6 - DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package**
- #5 - eSports 2013 Winter Case
- #2 - eSports 2013 Case
* Formerly available only as in-game offer
** Dropped only during event
*** Non-container (gift item type), available only as in-game offer during the winter holidays
Notes
- Opening containers is restricted in Netherlands and Belgium[4].
- In France containers can no longer be purchased from Steam Community Market, but can still be sold[5].
Behind the scenes
- In game files, an unused model for a weapon crate can be found, named
weapon_crate_a.mdl
, suggest that it could be possible to inspect a container model. The feature was later added to the game along with an opening animation in the Panorama UI update.
Gallery
General
X-Ray Scanner
References
- ↑ 应文化部政策要求关于CSGO随机抽取类物品概率与结果的公示 - csgo.com.cn (in Chinese)
- ↑ Perfect World CS:GO has finally published their case odds (in a reluctant way) just like what they did with Dota 2 earlier - Reddit r/GlobalOffensive
- ↑ https://i.imgur.com/n8BaDjO.png
- ↑ July 11, 2018 Update
- ↑ September 30, 2019 Update