How to open cases in CS:GO

If you don’t yet know how to open cases in CS GO, we will help you with a detailed guide from which you will find out what it is, whether it makes sense, and which boxes are worth the bother for, since this is not the cheapest thing. And it’s all because of those same notorious keys, which you can’t find during the day, even for a lot of money. 

Case — This is an object that falls during a roller, which contains non-standard weapons, knives, or gloves. Well, or more simply put — skins. Chests always belong to a specific collection of items, be it Operation Bravo, eSports 2013 or a Weapon Case. When you hover your cursor over a box, you will see a list of items that are guaranteed to fall out of it if opened. Minimum rarity — army quality (dark blue skins), maximum — yellow (with an asterisk), i.e. a very rare item like a knife.

When you collect 10 or more skins of the same denomination (i.e. color), you can sign a contract with Steam, where for a dozen skins they will give you one of a higher denomination. We have more detailed information about the rarity of items in this article — We recommend that you read it carefully.

All ways to get cases in the game

Steam does not particularly share statistics about how cases drop out in CS GO, with what frequency, in what quantity, etc. Roughly speaking, it’s a classic random, just like with receiving skins. There are several classic ways to knock out a precious (or not so precious) box that hides a lot of loot:

• Regular game on CS GO servers protected by the built-in VAC anti-cheat. The emblem of built-in protection guarantees the legality of the card and receipt of the case upon completion of the roller. The main condition — bring the game to the end, do not merge and do not leave the game. Otherwise, you can get a ban from your teammates for this;

• Game on IDLE servers. The so-called “farm servers”, where the rollers last about 3-5 minutes, which significantly increases the speed of receiving various drops, including boxes;

• Participation in various operations like "Vanguard". The method is paid, since a battle pass for such events costs money. Each player has access to a number of individual missions, for which he will receive all sorts of goodies, random chests and a case for a specific campaign (once a week). We recommend not opening them right away, because a rare and significant box can be sold through the Steam trading platform with a good profit. The main thing — wait for an increase in demand, as indicated by the pricing curve.

• Purchase from a friend, or through the Steam community using the in-game trading system. Everything is as simple as possible here: you submit a request, the second player confirms it and you make a deal if both parties have reached an agreement.

Here we are talking only about official options. You can try to get the chest for free, but at your own peril and risk, as they say.

How to get keys

So, you’ve already figured out how to get or buy cases in CS GO. There is only a little left — find the right key to open it. And if the boxes can be legally obtained for free with a certain amount of luck, the keys will have to be obtained for real money, and this pleasure is not cheap. 

The average cost of a master key starts from 200 rubles or more per piece, although more often the price exceeds 250-300 “wooden” rubles. Therefore, it makes sense to purchase them only if a very expensive pink or red skin or a knife can fall out of the case. 

Although we may have gotten a little carried away about the free keys. On thematic websites, forums and in various public pages, the administration periodically holds a draw for freebies that everyone can receive. Even if the chance is small, the good old rule applies here: “more attempts” more opportunities." So participate, be active, show your interest and get a free case from CS GO as a reward.

Important! For collectible cases like the same Operation Bravo A universal key does not fit, only a compatible one. Its cost is even higher, and finding such ones is problematic due to the unreasonably inflated cost. 

Is it possible to open the case without a key

 At least “ideology” Steam does not imply keyless access to the depths of its boxes; this can be done, and completely legally. Another thing is that the action takes place on third-party sites, and not inside your inventory for CS:GO. There are a lot of sites on the Internet where you are offered for free, or for real money, to blow up a couple of units/tens/hundreds of boxes from any collection, including the most expensive and epic types like eSports, Chroma, Gamma 2 and Hydra. Maybe something even better has come out now, but keeping track of everything is extremely problematic.

The procedure is classic for such resources:

• Register and log in (only through the Steam platform and carefully look at the reviews on the Internet);

• You make a deposit that you want to spend;

• Select the required collection, or a specific type of cases;

• Spin the roulette and hope for top loot;

• Send winnings to your Steam account;

• Pick it up, put it on and enjoy the new model of your favorite machine gun, shotgun or AWP. 

You can quite easily run into a freebie if you just visited the site for the first time and have not yet managed to deposit money. It is advisable to try your luck on major holidays or events like Black Friday, a major tournament or before the New Year. Well, don’t forget about promotional codes that are easy to get from top bloggers and streamers on YouTube.

Is it possible to create your own website with cases?

Many gamers are concerned about how to make money on cases in CS GO, how to sell them for maximum profit, and so on. Logical option — create your own website, but not everything is as simple as it seems. There are several reasons for this:

• Programming knowledge is required (without this you simply can’t get anywhere);

• It is necessary to establish an uninterrupted procedure for the supply of real skins from Steam, preferably in bulk and automatically.

• You need to fine-tune the chance for each specific skin in a set or in a random one;

• The possibility (or rather the necessity) of legal authorization through Steam;

• Configuring a bot for automatic trading and transferring things to the player;

• Organization of a well-thought-out personal account where you can top up your balance, withdraw skins, sell unnecessary goods, etc.;

• The need to organize account replenishment with all modern non-cash systems (at least the main ones like Visa/MasterCard/Qiwi/Yandex);

• Creating a field for real reviews. You decided to do everything as transparently and honestly as possible, otherwise they will simply ban you;

• Possibility of translating the site into Russian and English (the audience is not always from the CIS);

• Ability to add/remove/block certain cases, skins;

• A well-thought-out anti-cheat and anti-hack system for particularly smart users who like to increase their chances, and in general are not particularly friendly with such a concept as pride.

And even if you decide to hire a professional team of developers who will create, fill and support everything, you need to constantly monitor the quality of the work performed. It doesn’t cost the audience anything to destroy your site on forums or thematic sites, calling it dishonest, cheating or empty. That is why it is necessary to work hard and invest in your reputation.

And something tells us that if you create such a site, you will forget about the game for at least several years to come. But others will have the opportunity to get a free case in CS GO.