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CS2 Knife and Glove Contracts

Knife and glove contracts in CS2

The October 23, 2025 Counter-Strike 2 update added the ability to create knives and gloves through contracts using secret (red) skins. This system has seriously changed the economy of the game: prices have dropped, and many players have started collecting crafts instead of opening cases. Contracts have become a convenient and fast way to get top items directly.

What are contracts in CS2?

Contracts allow you to exchange a set of skins for an item of higher rarity. Five secret items are required to obtain knives and gloves. The total is determined by the collection that is in the contract the most. The wear of items is not taken into account — a knife or gloves may fall out in any capacity.

The chances and risks of crafting knives and gloves

To increase the likelihood of an expensive drop, consider:

The majority collection — the final item belongs to the larger collection.
The cost of secret items — high prices increase the average drop rate.
Mixing collections distributes the chance proportionally.
Wear does not affect — the final item can be any condition.

Proper selection of secret items helps to control most possible outcomes.

Which skins should I use to craft knives

How to craft a butterfly knife

The most reliable way is to use secret skins from the Breakthrough case, which contains only the Butterfly Knife. Suitable skins:

P90 | Asiimov;
M4A1-S | Cyrex.

How to craft kerambit

Secret old weapon cases are suitable for classic colors:

AWP | Lightning Strike;
SSG 08 | Blood in the water;
AK-47 | Desert Rebel;
M4A4 | Asimov;
Sawed-Off | The Kraken.

Secret skins from the chrome series are used for the "Waves", "Tiger" and "Marble Gradient" colors.

How to craft a bayonet and an M9 Bayonet

There is no guaranteed recipe, but secret items from weapon cases give the best chances:

AK-47 | Jaguar;
Desert Eagle | Golden Carp;
AWP | Asimov;
M4A4 | X-ray;
AUG | Chameleon.

How to craft Gut Knife and Flip Knife

The same secret items are used as for kerambit and bayonet knives - they all belong to the same early collections.

How to craft a falchion

The Falchion Case gives you a 100% chance:

AWP | High-speed beast;
AK-47 | Aquamarine revenge.

How to craft a classic knife

Classic Knife is created only with the help of secret items from CS20 Case:

FAMAS | Homage;
AWP | Wild Flame.

How to craft Shadow Daggers

Shadow Case contains only one type of knife, so the result is always guaranteed.

How to Craft a Bowie Knife

Operation Wildfire Case is the only case with a Bowie Knife:

M4A4 | Battlestar;
AK-47 | Fuel Injector.

How to craft a kukri knife

The Kukri Knife is only available in the Gallery Case and Kilowatt Case. Any secret of these cases give 100% results.

AWP | Chrome cannon;
AK-47 | Legacy;
Glock-18 | Golden Tooth;
M4A1-S | Vaporwave.

How to craft a skeletal knife, a paracord, and a survival knife

These knives are in the Shattered Web and Fracture Case:

AK-47 | Legion of Anubis;
MAC-10 | On the hunt;
Desert Eagle | Information flow;
AWP | Distribution.

How to craft Talon, ursus, stiletto and navajo

These knives fall out of Horizon, Danger Zone, Prisma and Prisma 2. Suitable secret:

Desert Eagle | Code red;
AK-47 | Neon Racer;
AWP | Neonoire;
AK-47 | Asimov.

For rare colors:

Five-SeveN | Angry Crowd;
M4A4 | Emperor;
M4A1-S | Player Two;
Glock-18 | Queen of Bullets.

Which secret skins to use for gloves

The first episode

Glove Case and Operation Hydra Case:

M4A4 | Bummer;
SSG 08 | Dragon Flame;
Five-SeveN | High-speed beast;
AWP | The great demon.

Second episode

Clutch Case and Revolution Case:

MP7 | Blood Sport;
M4A4 | Neonoire;
M4A4 | Temukau;
AK-47 | Shot in the head.

The third episode

Broken Fang Case, Snakebite Case, Recoil Case:

Glock-18 | Neonoire;
M4A1-S | Information flow;
USP-S | The traitor;
M4A4 | In living color;
USP-S | Information flow;
AWP | Chromatic aberration.

Conclusion

Knife and glove contracts in CS2 are a convenient way to get rare items without opening cases. Use secret items from the right collections, do not mix unnecessary series and focus on the cost of entry — this way you will significantly increase the chance of getting an expensive item. Read more useful guides on our CS2CASE blog.

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