CS2 Knife Commands: Complete Guide & List for Beginners [2025]

CS2 Knife Commands: Complete Guide & List for Beginners [2025]

By Marcus Chen

March 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM

In CS2, you can preview and use different knives using console commands. Here's how to do it:

Enable the Console:

  1. Open Game Settings
  2. Set "Enable Developer Console" to Yes
  3. Press the ~ (tilde) key to open console

Video settings menu in console

Video settings menu in console

Basic Setup Commands:

  • sv_cheats true
  • mp_drop_knife_enable true

CS2 player holding knife in-game

CS2 player holding knife in-game

To change knives, use the command: subclass_change [number]

Available Knife Codes:

  • 500: Bayonet
  • 503: Classic Knife
  • 505: Flip Knife
  • 506: Gut Knife
  • 507: Karambit
  • 508: M9 Bayonet
  • 509: Huntsman Knife
  • 512: Falchion Knife
  • 514: Bowie Knife
  • 515: Butterfly Knife
  • 516: Shadow Daggers
  • 517: Paracord Knife
  • 518: Survival Knife
  • 519: Ursus Knife
  • 520: Navaja Knife
  • 521: Nomad Knife
  • 522: Stiletto Knife
  • 523: Talon Knife
  • 524: Default Knife
  • 525: Skeleton Knife

Gold blade black-handled knife

Gold blade black-handled knife

Additional Useful Commands:

  • use weapon_knife: Quickly switch to knife
  • give weapon_knife: Obtain a knife (requires sv_cheats 1)

Important Notes:

  • Exit the buy zone before spawning knives
  • Some commands may not work in certain game modes
  • Drop your current knife (G key) before spawning a new one

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