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The Gallery Case is the CS2 case that Valve released with The Armory update on October 2, 2024. This guide lists all Gallery Case skins: the 17 weapon skins sorted by rarity and the 13 Kukri Knife finishes in the rare special item slot. For each skin you get the wear we would buy and its SkinsMonkey price on November 1, 2026, our picks by looks, and the ways to get the case and its skins now that it is no longer in the Armory.
Every skin below can be traded for with the skins you already own on SkinsMonkey. The tables also show current prices for every wear, so you can compare them with the prices from November 1.
When the Gallery Case Came Out and What Is Inside
Valve added the Gallery Case to the game on October 2, 2024, in the same update that introduced the Armory, the Armory Pass and weapon charms. It was not a weekly drop. You earned Armory Credits by playing with an active Armory Pass, redeemed them for the case in the Armory, and then needed a key to open it.
- Feb 6, 2024 The Kilowatt Case brings the Kukri Knife to CS2.
- Oct 2, 2024 The Armory update adds the Gallery Case.
- Sep 10, 2025 Valve announces the last chance to get it.
- Oct 1, 2025 The Gallery Case is removed from the Armory.
- Oct 22, 2025 Five Covert skins can be traded up into a knife.
Inside are 17 community-designed weapon skins: 2 Covert, 3 Classified, 5 Restricted and 7 Mil-Spec. The rare special item is the Kukri Knife in the same 13 finishes it has in the Kilowatt Case, the first case released for CS2. There are no gloves in this case.
Our WIKI lists these drop chances for one opening: 79.92% for a Mil-Spec skin, 15.98% for Restricted, 3.20% for Classified, 0.64% for Covert and 0.26% for a Kukri Knife. That is roughly one knife in 385 cases, and each single Kukri finish has a 0.02% chance.
How We Picked and Priced These Skins
Prices are SkinsMonkey prices from November 1, 2026, for non-StatTrak skins. In every table the second column shows the wear we would buy and what it cost on that day, next to current From and Up to prices for every wear. The From price is the cheapest wear we list.
The wear you pick changes the price a lot in this case. A Battle-Scarred AK-47 | The Outsiders started at $6.83 and a Factory New one at $62.42. Float and pattern can move the price further within one wear. Our top picks are the skins we think look best in first person, with the price of a clean wear as the tiebreaker.
Jump to: Kukri Knife · Covert · Classified · Restricted and Mil-Spec · Best skins · Wear · How to get them
The Kukri Knife: All 13 Finishes in the Gallery Case
The Kukri has a wide blade that bends forward toward the tip. In the Gallery Case it comes in the original knife finishes: four color and pattern finishes, three darker finishes, five camo finishes and the vanilla knife without a finish. On November 1 the cheapest was the Kukri Knife | Safari Mesh at $53.63 and the most expensive wear in the whole case was a Factory New Kukri Knife | Crimson Web at $564.34.
Kukri Knife | Fade
- Wear we would buy
- Factory New
- Price on Nov 1
- $221.61
- From today
- $139.05
Our top pick from the Kukri finishes. Pink and purple at the tip run into orange and yellow toward the handle, and the long curved edge shows the whole gradient. The Fade only exists in Factory New and Minimal Wear, and on November 1 Factory New cost $221.61, only $6.39 more than Minimal Wear. Drops from the Gallery and Kilowatt cases.
Three more finishes with strong color:
- Kukri Knife | Case Hardened: blue, purple and gold heat staining, and the pattern is different on every knife. Field-Tested cost $125.71. Look at the pattern before you trade; our Case Hardened skins guide explains how patterns change the price.
- Kukri Knife | Slaughter: red with darker red swirls. It only exists in Field-Tested, Minimal Wear and Factory New, and all three started between $154.73 and $175.79.
- Kukri Knife | Crimson Web: red web lines over the blade. Field-Tested cost $109.22, but Factory New was $564.34, more than five times as much.
| Item | Wear we would buy (Nov 1) | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FadeKukri Knife | Factory New, $221.61 | $139.05up to $217.75 | Check |
 Case HardenedKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $125.71 | $73.39up to $257.79 | Check |
 SlaughterKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $154.73 | $99.82up to $175.87 | Check |
 Crimson WebKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $109.22 | $93.28up to $151.39 | Check |
 Blue SteelKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $93.95 | $90.61up to $204.59 | Check |
 StainedKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $80.19 | $75.25up to $137.33 | Check |
 Night StripeKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $65.48 | $42.13up to $169.27 | Check |
 VanillaKukri Knife | No finish and no wear, $110.77 | $72.97up to $111.11 | Check |
The darker finishes are quieter. Kukri Knife | Blue Steel is dark blued metal, Kukri Knife | Night Stripe is grey and blue, and Kukri Knife | Stained is bare steel with blotches. The vanilla Kukri has a black blade with a polished edge, and since it has no finish it also has no wear. It started at $110.77, more than every camo Kukri in any wear except Factory New.
The five camo finishes are the cheapest way to get a Kukri. Kukri Knife | Safari Mesh, Kukri Knife | Forest DDPAT and Kukri Knife | Boreal Forest all started under $56 in Battle-Scarred, and Kukri Knife | Scorched and Kukri Knife | Urban Masked are the grey and white options. On all five, Battle-Scarred, Well-Worn and Field-Tested were less than $2 apart on November 1, so Field-Tested is the wear to take.
| Item | Wear we would buy (Nov 1) | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Safari MeshKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $54.72 | $35.56up to $60.05 | Check |
 Forest DDPATKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $56.63 | $37.01up to $123.59 | Check |
 Boreal ForestKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $56.04 | $36.68up to $119.30 | Check |
 ScorchedKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $58.74 | $38.30up to $75.38 | Check |
 Urban MaskedKukri Knife | Field-Tested, $62.79 | $41.27up to $86.94 | Check |
Covert Skins: M4A1-S | Vaporwave and Glock-18 | Gold Toof
Only two weapon skins in the case are Covert, and both are bright designs in purple and pink. Each has a 0.32% chance per opening, so together they drop about two and a half times as often as a Kukri.
M4A1-S | Vaporwave
- Wear we would buy
- Field-Tested
- Price on Nov 1
- $62.50
- From today
- $35.87
Our top pick from the weapon skins. Purple, pink and white with a classical white bust on the receiver, a checkered stock and a light blue silencer, named after the vaporwave art style. Field-Tested cost $62.50 on November 1, only $0.06 more than Well-Worn. Minimal Wear was $91.63 and Factory New $176.02. Drops from the Gallery Case.
Glock-18 | Gold Toof
- Wear we would buy
- Minimal Wear
- Price on Nov 1
- $41.76
- From today
- $36.85
The cheapest Covert in the case. The slide is drawn as a grinning mouth full of teeth with a cartoon eye at the back, over a purple frame. Battle-Scarred, Well-Worn and Field-Tested all started between $37.79 and $37.89, and Minimal Wear cost $41.76, so we would pay the few dollars extra for the cleaner one. Drops from the Gallery Case.
Classified Skins: AK-47 | The Outsiders, P250 | Epicenter and UMP-45 | Neo-Noir
The three Classified skins each started between $5 and $7 in Battle-Scarred on November 1, far below the two Coverts. The AK-47 had the most offers of the three on SkinsMonkey.
- AK-47 | The Outsiders: orange, red and green with yellow, and cartoon drawings all over the body. It keeps the colors of a wooden AK, so it fits most T side loadouts. Field-Tested cost $8.37, Minimal Wear $14.66.
- P250 | Epicenter: chrome in purple and pink with green and teal rings that spread from the center of the slide. Field-Tested cost $6.17, only $0.24 more than Battle-Scarred.
- UMP-45 | Neo-Noir: black and white with pink, purple and teal artwork of a woman. Several older skins carry the Neo-Noir name too. Field-Tested cost $5.86; Minimal Wear was $12.04.
Restricted and Mil-Spec: The Twelve Cheapest Gallery Case Skins
Twelve of the 17 skins started under $2 on November 1, so here you can often buy Factory New or Minimal Wear for a few dollars. The cheapest skin in the case was a Battle-Scarred MP5-SD | Statics at $0.20.
Restricted
- SSG 08 | Rapid Transit: white and grey with lines and stops that look like a metro map. Field-Tested, $1.66.
- MAC-10 | Saibā Oni: pink and purple with white artwork on the grip, one of the pink skins in the case. Factory New cost $4.87.
- Dual Berettas | Hydro Strike: two blue pistols with orange details and Hydro Strike lettering, made to look like water guns. Minimal Wear, $3.35.
- P90 | Randy Rush: tan desert camo with red parts, a spade symbol and serial numbers. Factory New cost only $3.45.
- M4A4 | Turbine: copper-brown parts on a black rifle, a quiet choice for the CT side. Field-Tested, $1.66; Factory New was $13.81.
| Item | Wear we would buy (Nov 1) | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rapid TransitSSG 08 | Field-Tested, $1.66 | $0.95up to $27.34 | Check |
 Saibā OniMAC-10 | Factory New, $4.87 | $1.25up to $4.89 | Check |
 Hydro StrikeDual Berettas | Minimal Wear, $3.35 | $0.77up to $14.72 | Check |
 Randy RushP90 | Factory New, $3.45 | $0.45up to $5.41 | Check |
 TurbineM4A4 | Field-Tested, $1.66 | $0.92up to $13.40 | Check |
Mil-Spec
The seven Mil-Spec skins are the most common drops in the case. Four of them cost under $2 even in Factory New, so there is no reason to buy a worse wear. On the Desert Eagle, USP-S and R8 Revolver, Factory New cost several times Minimal Wear, and Minimal Wear is the better buy.
- R8 Revolver | Tango: dark blue metal with red roses and a carved wooden grip. Minimal Wear, $0.65.
- M249 | Hypnosis: light blue and black spiral stripes over the whole gun. Factory New, $1.50.
- Desert Eagle | Calligraffiti: dark steel with calligraphy-style lines on the grip. Minimal Wear, $0.68.
- USP-S | 27: a tan frame under a dark slide, with a perforated silencer. Minimal Wear, $0.57.
- MP5-SD | Statics: black with blue parts on the silencer and grip. Factory New, $1.56.
- AUG | Luxe Trim: black with a quilted pattern on the stock and a brown magazine. Factory New, $1.92.
- SCAR-20 | Trail Blazer: black and dark grey with almost no color. Factory New, $0.77.
| Item | Wear we would buy (Nov 1) | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
 TangoR8 Revolver | Minimal Wear, $0.65 | $0.21up to $6.81 | Check |
 HypnosisM249 | Factory New, $1.50 | $0.19up to $1.12 | Check |
 CalligraffitiDesert Eagle | Minimal Wear, $0.68 | $0.26up to $7.83 | Check |
 27USP-S | Minimal Wear, $0.57 | $0.25up to $7.52 | Check |
 StaticsMP5-SD | Factory New, $1.56 | $0.19up to $1.57 | Check |
 Luxe TrimAUG | Factory New, $1.92 | $0.21up to $3.36 | Check |
 Trail BlazerSCAR-20 | Factory New, $0.77 | $0.18up to $2.09 | Check |
The Best Gallery Case Skins, in Our Opinion
We ordered the skins by how they look in first person, where you see them most. The Vaporwave comes first because its colors cover the whole rifle, and the M4A1-S is a rifle CT players buy often. The Kukri Fade is second only because it is a knife you see less in a match, and it is the Kukri we would buy for its gradient.
The Gold Toof is the most fun skin in the case and shows its teeth every time you pull out the Glock on the T side. The Outsiders is the AK-47 from this case, and Field-Tested cost $8.37 on November 1. Lower on our list, the Tango and Saibā Oni are the Mil-Spec and Restricted skins we liked most for under $5.
- M4A1-S | Vaporwave
Purple, pink and white over the whole rifle.
$35.87 – $389.43Check price - ★ Kukri Knife | Fade
Pink to orange gradient along the curved blade.
$139.05 – $217.75Check price - Glock-18 | Gold Toof
A grinning mouth on the slide, you see it every pistol round.
$36.85 – $195.13Check price - AK-47 | The Outsiders
Cartoon art in the colors of a wooden AK.
$4.58 – $101.94Check price - UMP-45 | Neo-Noir
Pink and teal artwork on a black and white SMG.
$3.45 – $78.66Check price - P250 | Epicenter
Purple chrome with rings spreading over the slide.
$3.93 – $44.81Check price - R8 Revolver | Tango
Red roses and a carved wooden grip.
$0.21 – $6.81Check price - MAC-10 | Saibā Oni
Pink and purple for a pink loadout.
$1.25 – $4.89Check price
What Wear to Buy on Gallery Case Skins
On the Covert and Classified skins, the three most worn wears cost almost the same. Battle-Scarred and Field-Tested were never more than $8 apart on November 1: on the Gold Toof the difference was 10 cents, and on the Epicenter 24 cents. Take Field-Tested or Minimal Wear, since the cheapest wear saves almost nothing.
Factory New is where the price jumps. A Factory New Vaporwave cost $176.02 against $62.50 in Field-Tested, and a Factory New Outsiders cost more than seven times its Field-Tested price. On the Kukri the jump is largest on the Crimson Web and Night Stripe, where Factory New cost more than four times Field-Tested.
Fade and Slaughter come in fewer wears. The Kukri Fade only exists in Factory New and Minimal Wear, and the Slaughter has no Well-Worn or Battle-Scarred, so on those two the cleanest wear costs little extra. The float ranges behind each wear name are explained in our CS2 wear levels guide.
| Item | Field-Tested vs Factory New (Nov 1) | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VaporwaveM4A1-S | FT $62.50, FN $176.02 | $35.87up to $389.43 | Check |
| Gold ToofGlock-18 | FT $37.89, FN $149.30 | $36.85up to $195.13 | Check |
 The OutsidersAK-47 | FT $8.37, FN $62.42 | $4.58up to $101.94 | Check |
| Crimson WebKukri Knife | FT $109.22, FN $564.34 | $93.28up to $151.39 | Check |
| Night StripeKukri Knife | FT $65.48, FN $279.47 | $42.13up to $169.27 | Check |
| CalligraffitiDesert Eagle | FT $0.37, FN $5.93 | $0.26up to $7.83 | Check |
How to Get the Gallery Case and Its Skins Today
Valve announced the last chance to get the Gallery Case from the Armory on September 10, 2025, and removed it from the Armory on October 1, 2025. Since then none of Valve’s update notes has brought it back to the Armory or added it to the weekly drops, so you cannot earn it by playing. The case and its skins are still traded between players.
Since the October 22, 2025 update, five Covert skins can be traded up into a knife from the collection of one of them. Five Gallery Case Coverts give a Kukri Knife in a random finish, and five StatTrak Coverts give a StatTrak Kukri. On November 1, five Battle-Scarred Gold Toofs cost at least $188.95, while a Battle-Scarred Safari Mesh Kukri started at $53.63, so the contract makes sense only if you already own the Coverts. Our CS2 trade-up guide explains the rules.
If you want one specific skin in one specific wear, trading is the direct route. Check what your skins are worth with our free CS2 Inventory Value Checker, then trade them for the Gallery Case skin you want on SkinsMonkey.
Our top Gallery Case picks
Bottom line
Get the Vaporwave in Field-Tested as your main skin, and buy the Kukri directly instead of trading up for it.
The M4A1-S | Vaporwave is the skin from this case we would use every match, and Field-Tested cost $62.50 on November 1, 2026. For less money, the AK-47 | The Outsiders in Field-Tested and the Glock-18 | Gold Toof in Minimal Wear give you two more eye-catching skins from the same case.
If you want the knife, the Kukri Fade in Factory New was $221.61 and the camo finishes started under $56. Five Gold Toofs for a trade-up cost more than a camo Kukri, and the contract gives you a random finish.
FAQ
When was the Gallery Case released in CS2?
On October 2, 2024, with The Armory update. It was a reward in the Armory that you redeemed with Armory Credits from the Armory Pass, and you needed a key to open it.
What knife is in the Gallery Case?
The Kukri Knife, in 13 finishes: vanilla, Fade, Slaughter, Case Hardened, Crimson Web, Blue Steel, Stained, Night Stripe, Forest DDPAT, Boreal Forest, Scorched, Safari Mesh and Urban Masked. Our WIKI lists a 0.26% chance of a knife per opening. There are no gloves in the case.
Can you still get the Gallery Case?
Not from Valve. It was removed from the Armory on October 1, 2025, and Valve has not added it to the weekly drops. You can still get the case or its skins from other players, or trade up five of its Covert skins into a Kukri Knife.
What is the most expensive Gallery Case skin?
The Kukri Knife. On November 1, 2026 the highest wear price in the case was a Factory New Kukri Knife | Crimson Web at $564.34 on SkinsMonkey. Among the weapon skins, the M4A1-S | Vaporwave was the most expensive, from $54.75 in Battle-Scarred to $176.02 in Factory New.
How many skins are in the Gallery Case?
17 weapon skins: 2 Covert, 3 Classified, 5 Restricted and 7 Mil-Spec, plus the Kukri Knife in 13 finishes as the rare special item. All 17 weapon skins were designed by the community.
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Sources
- SkinsMonkey WIKI: Gallery Case skins, prices and drop chances (data)
- SkinsMonkey WIKI: Kukri Knife skins (data)
- Counter-Strike 2 release notes for 10/2/2024, The Armory (Valve, Steam)
- Counter-Strike 2 update of September 10, 2025, last chance in the Armory (Valve, Steam)
- Counter-Strike 2 update of October 1, 2025, Gallery Case removed from the Armory (Valve, Steam)
- Counter-Strike 2 update of October 22, 2025, Covert trade-up into knives (Valve, Steam)
- Counter-Strike 2 release notes for 2/6/2024, Kilowatt Case and Kukri Knife (Valve, Steam)
- Counter-Strike Wiki: Gallery Case
