Essential CS2 Knife Commands Guide for Beginners [2025]

Essential CS2 Knife Commands Guide for Beginners [2025]

By Marcus Chen

March 4, 2025 at 03:10 AM

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

Enable Developer Console:

  • Go to CS2 game settings
  • Set "Enable Developer Console" to Yes
  • Press ~ (tilde) key to open console

Video settings menu in console

Video settings menu in console

Basic Setup Commands:

  1. Enter these commands in console:
sv_cheats true
mp_drop_knife_enable true

CS2 player holding knife in-game

CS2 player holding knife in-game

  1. Drop your current weapons using G key
  2. Exit the buy zone
  3. Use
    subclass_change [number]
    to spawn different knives

Knife Type 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
    : Quick switch to knife
  • give weapon_knife
    : Spawn a knife (may not work in all game modes)

These commands allow you to test different knives before making a purchase, helping you choose the perfect knife based on both aesthetics and animations.

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