CS2 Knife Commands: Essential Guide for Beginners [2025]

CS2 Knife Commands: Essential Guide for Beginners [2025]

By Marcus Chen

January 14, 2025 at 07:53 AM

CS2 knife commands let you preview and test different knives directly in-game. Here's how to use them effectively:

Enable the Console:

  • Open Game Settings
  • Set "Enable Developer Console" to Yes
  • Press the ~ (tilde) key to open console

Video settings menu in console

Video settings menu in console

Basic Setup Commands:

  1. Enter these commands in order:
    • sv_cheats true
    • mp_drop_knife_enable true
  2. Drop your current weapons using G key
  3. Move away from buy area

CS2 player holding knife in-game

CS2 player holding knife in-game

Knife Selection Command: Use "subclass_change XXX" where XXX is the knife code:

  • 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 (works only in certain game modes)

Note: These commands only work in training mode or with cheats enabled. They won't affect competitive gameplay.

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