Operation Hydra Case opening simulator
Unbox the Operation Hydra Case as many times as you like, free. At today's Steam prices one opening is worth $19.63 on average against $40.02 for the case plus key (−51%). The rare pool has 24 knives and gloves; the best regular drop is AWP | Oni Taiji. Got a Covert? Five of them can go into a knife trade up.
Knife / Gloves · 0.26% · 24 items
Average value across wears, best first: ★ Sport Gloves | Hedge Maze ($4,499.40), ★ Sport Gloves | Pandora's Box ($3,604.50), ★ Moto Gloves | Spearmint ($1,827.71), ★ Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono ($1,787.43), ★ Sport Gloves | Superconductor ($1,691.87), ★ Specialist Gloves | Emerald Web ($1,600.46), ★ Driver Gloves | Crimson Weave ($1,460.28), ★ Sport Gloves | Arid ($1,137.51), ★ Specialist Gloves | Foundation ($937.32), ★ Moto Gloves | Cool Mint ($913.76), ★ Driver Gloves | Lunar Weave ($862.13), ★ Moto Gloves | Eclipse ($648.18), ★ Hand Wraps | Leather ($644.04), ★ Hand Wraps | Slaughter ($637.40), ★ Moto Gloves | Boom! ($592.20), ★ Driver Gloves | Convoy ($577.01), ★ Driver Gloves | Diamondback ($541.35), ★ Hand Wraps | Badlands ($459.49), ★ Hand Wraps | Spruce DDPAT ($387.94), ★ Specialist Gloves | Forest DDPAT ($354.00), ★ Bloodhound Gloves | Charred ($287.25), ★ Bloodhound Gloves | Bronzed ($271.50), ★ Bloodhound Gloves | Snakebite ($219.04), ★ Bloodhound Gloves | Guerrilla ($210.71).
Covert · 0.64% · 2 items
Classified · 3.20% · 3 items
Restricted · 15.98% · 5 items
Mil-Spec · 79.92% · 7 items
Operation Hydra Case in CS2: price, odds and best drops
The Operation Hydra Case costs $37.53 on the Steam Community Market. Add the $2.49 key and one opening costs $40.02. At the prices of 2026-10-03 an average opening is worth $19.63, which is $0.49 back for every $1 spent, and about 6.1% of openings are worth more than the case plus key. It ranks #23 of 43 cases by value back.
Odds are the published CS2 case odds: 79.92% Mil-Spec (7 skins), 15.98% Restricted (5), 3.20% Classified (3), 0.64% Covert (2) and 0.26% knife or gloves (1 in 385). The most valuable regular drops are AWP | Oni Taiji ($499.19), Five-SeveN | Hyper Beast ($347.96), M4A4 | Hellfire ($211.57).
The rare pool has 24 knives and gloves. Averaged across all wears and weighted by the wear odds, the highest value is ★ Sport Gloves | Hedge Maze at $4,616.39, the lowest is ★ Bloodhound Gloves | Guerrilla at $210.71. Every knife and glove with prices and floats is on the Operation Hydra Case knives page. Compare it with the rest on best CS2 cases to open or all CS2 cases (the drop odds of every case are on CS2 case odds); five Covert drops of one case can go into a knife trade up.
Operation Hydra Case FAQ
How much does the Operation Hydra Case cost in CS2?
About $37.53 on the Steam Community Market on 2026-10-03, plus the $2.49 key, so $40.02 for one opening.
Is the Operation Hydra Case worth opening?
On average an opening returns $0.49 for every $1 spent (expected value $19.63 against a cost of $40.02), rank #23 of 43 cases. About 6.1% of single openings are worth more than they cost. Use the simulator above to see how a run of openings plays out.
What is the best skin in the Operation Hydra Case?
The most valuable regular drops are AWP | Oni Taiji ($499.19), Five-SeveN | Hyper Beast ($347.96), M4A4 | Hellfire ($211.57). The most valuable knife or gloves is ★ Sport Gloves | Hedge Maze at $4,616.39 on average across wears.
What are the odds of a knife from the Operation Hydra Case?
Knives and gloves are 0.26%, or 1 in 385 openings. With 24 items in the rare pool each one is about 0.011% per opening.
How many skins are in the Operation Hydra Case?
17 regular skins (7 Mil-Spec, 5 Restricted, 3 Classified, 2 Covert) plus 24 knives and gloves.
Can I open the Operation Hydra Case for free?
Yes. The simulator above opens it with real odds and live Steam prices, no deposit and no real items.
How the simulator works
- Real odds: Mil-Spec 79.92%, Restricted 15.98%, Classified 3.20%, Covert 0.64%, knife or gloves 0.26% (the published CS2 case odds). StatTrak™ 10%.
- Wear: Factory New 3%, Minimal Wear 24%, Field-Tested 33%, Well-Worn 24%, Battle-Scarred 16%, then a random float inside the skin's own range.
- Prices: Steam Community Market, refreshed every hour, before the 13% Steam fee; knives and gloves above Steam's $2,000 listing cap use the lowest marketplace price. Change the case price to match today's market.
- Expected value is the average value of one opening at today's prices. Every case is below the $2.49 key + case cost on average; the simulator shows you how far below.
- Nothing is bought or opened for real. It is a free calculator, not a case site.