Welcome to the ultimate guide for Counter-Strike 2’s knife tier list! In this article, we will be rating knives based on their skins, defaults, and animations. My opinions on the best and worst knives are backed by extensive research, so you can trust this tier list to make informed decisions on whether to keep or sell your current knife. Let’s dive in and discover the top knives in the game!
S Tiers
Bowie Knife
If you use this knife it’s because you love to brag about size. It’s clean, pointy, and LARGE. When you pay for a skin on the Bowie, you’re paying for the full skin. You provide for your family, and at a decent price too (avg per skin) compared to others. Pat yourself on the back! You win.
M9 Bayonet
There is not a SINGLE skin that looks bad on this knife, and it’s the only knife where this is the case. Any float, even the Scorched Battle-Scarred. Its pullout is SEXY, the knife itself looks extremely testosterone-pilled chadjak’d and it’s just. SEXY.
A Tiers
Karambit
Only knife where I think the default looks the best. It’s a clean, a classic, even iconic, but it belongs in A tier because every other skin on this knife feels inferior to the vanilla. Could’ve also done something better with the inspect, like done with the Talon.
Kukri Knife
Call me crazy, but I really like this knife’s animations. All of them are so unique, especially the right click attack. The knife itself looks really good too. My only problem is that it covers quite a lot of the screen, but it’s still pretty regardless.
B Tiers
Ursus Knife
I personally really like the inspect animation for this. It’s also a super simple knife, with few straight edges and I LOVE simplicity. Certain skins also show up on this knife quite nicely. It’s the perfect middle-tier knife. Not too bad, not absolutely amazing.
Nomad Knife
Nice animations, alright looking knife. Animations are what push it up to the B tier. I also like the skins where the handle stays its vanilla colour.
C Tiers
Gut Knife
The Gut Knife is a pretty nice budget one. The vanilla looks crap but with certain skins like Dopplers or Case Hardened, it looks nice. I’m a fan of it, but I’d never buy it. If someone had a nice float, nice skin Gut Knife I’d respect it.
Bayonet
The M9 Bayonet’s down-syndrome brother. It looks like a toy and feels like one. It’s not terrible, but why go for it when the M9 exists??
Skeleton Knife
I sleep. The only interesting thing about it is the one inspect animation, but it only does it SOMETIMES. ZZZZZZZZZZ
D Tiers
Butterfly Knife
This is THE single most overrated knife in the game. I seriously don’t get it. Is it because of the animation? Just get a Reddit Stories YouTube video playing in the background while you play the game, because unlike a Butterfly Knife, it’s a much cheaper sensory stim.
Buy a fidget spinner or go play Valorant.
Flip Knife
Extremely boring and ugly. Should’ve stayed a default. You can barely even see the knife flip animation, and the inspect bores me to death. Would rather go for a default knife.
Shadow Daggers
If you like this knife it’s because you’re compensating for the fact you cant afford any others, and made a poor financial transation.
And that wraps up our share on Counter-Strike 2: fridge’s knife tier list (aka. The Best And Worst Knives In The Game). If you have any additional insights or tips to contribute, don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. For a more in-depth read, you can refer to the original article here by fridge, who deserves all the credit. Happy gaming!
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