Opening loot crates or cases is definitely a rite of passage for all CS players out there. From common gun skins to rare karambits, those crates can have it all. Following these traditions, Counter-Strike 2 has also implemented crates in the game. But obtaining the CS2 crates can be a costly ordeal.
How Do I Get Crates In CS2?
In CS2, you can get crates as rewards, buy them, and get them from Twitch drops or from third-party platforms. Here are the details:
- Weekly Rewards – The weekly rewards system gifts you a crate or a CS2 case every week for leveling up in the game. You can also get gun skins, graffiti, and more items as rewards. But this also means you will have to be consistent and play the game a lot to level up and unlock crates.
- Buy Crates – You can visit the CS2 shop to buy crates online using real money. Just boot up the game from Steam and head over to the market to buy your desired crate. A fair warning: Crates in the game are pretty expensive.
- Twitch Drops – You will often find Valve collaborating with the streaming platform Twitch to reward CS players. Watching a certain streamer’s stream can get you claimable CS2 crates. Make sure to keep an eye out for Twitch Drops announcements on the game’s official website.
- Third-Party Platforms – You can also get crates, rare skins, and more from third-party websites where these items are sold for real money. Buying from these websites might cost you a bit more than your regular in-game market since the crates can be super rare.
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How To Open Crates In CS2
To open a crate in CS2, access your inventory, select your crate, and click the Unlock Container option. Once you attempt to open, you will see an option to either use keys that you already own for that specific type of crate or buy keys from the Market.
Keys also cost money to buy from the Market and can be rather expensive (sometimes even more than the crate), so make sure you have the funds to buy and open a crate before fully diving in.
