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Shadow Daggers Skins in CS2

The Shadow Daggers is a knife that drops as a rare special item from 5 official CS2 cases, first in the Shadow Case (September 2015). Below is every Shadow Daggers skin, which case has it, and your odds of unboxing one.

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All Shadow Daggers skins

There are 25 Shadow Daggers skins in official cases: Autotronic, Black Laminate, Blue Steel, Boreal Forest, Bright Water, Case Hardened, Crimson Web, Damascus Steel, Doppler and Fade and 14 more, plus the plain "vanilla" version with no paint. Each one drops in a random wear, from Factory New to Battle-Scarred. Knives can also drop as StatTrak™ versions, 10% of the time.

Shadow Daggers

Vanilla

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Autotronic

Autotronic

Operation Riptide Case, Dreams & Nightmares Case

Shadow Daggers | Black Laminate

Black Laminate

Operation Riptide Case, Dreams & Nightmares Case

Shadow Daggers | Blue Steel

Blue Steel

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Boreal Forest

Boreal Forest

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Bright Water

Bright Water

Operation Riptide Case, Dreams & Nightmares Case

Shadow Daggers | Case Hardened

Case Hardened

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Crimson Web

Crimson Web

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Damascus Steel

Damascus Steel

Spectrum Case, Spectrum 2 Case

Shadow Daggers | Doppler

Doppler

Spectrum Case, Spectrum 2 Case

Shadow Daggers | Fade

Fade

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Forest DDPAT

Forest DDPAT

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Freehand

Freehand

Operation Riptide Case, Dreams & Nightmares Case

Shadow Daggers | Gamma Doppler

Gamma Doppler

Operation Riptide Case, Dreams & Nightmares Case

Shadow Daggers | Lore

Lore

Operation Riptide Case, Dreams & Nightmares Case

Shadow Daggers | Marble Fade

Marble Fade

Spectrum Case, Spectrum 2 Case

Shadow Daggers | Night

Night

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Rust Coat

Rust Coat

Spectrum Case, Spectrum 2 Case

Shadow Daggers | Safari Mesh

Safari Mesh

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Scorched

Scorched

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Slaughter

Slaughter

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Stained

Stained

Shadow Case

Shadow Daggers | Tiger Tooth

Tiger Tooth

Spectrum Case, Spectrum 2 Case

Shadow Daggers | Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

Spectrum Case, Spectrum 2 Case

Shadow Daggers | Urban Masked

Urban Masked

Shadow Case

Which case has the Shadow Daggers?

The Shadow Daggers can drop from these cases (oldest first):

CaseReleasedShadow Daggers skins
Shadow CaseSeptember 201513
Spectrum CaseMarch 20176
Spectrum 2 CaseSeptember 20176
Operation Riptide CaseSeptember 20216
Dreams & Nightmares CaseJanuary 20226

Shadow Daggers odds per case

In every official case the chance of a rare special item is 0.26%, about 1 in 385. That chance is shared between all the gold items in the case, so a case with fewer gold items, or more Shadow Daggers finishes, gives better odds of a Shadow Daggers specifically:

CaseShadow Daggers / gold itemsChance per caseAbout 1 in
Shadow Case13 / 130.260%385
Spectrum Case6 / 300.052%1,923
Spectrum 2 Case6 / 300.052%1,923
Operation Riptide Case6 / 300.052%1,923
Dreams & Nightmares Case6 / 300.052%1,923

Assumes every gold item in a case is equally likely, as in our simulator. Valve only publishes the odds per rarity.

Unbox a Shadow Daggers for free

Want to see how long it takes to unbox a Shadow Daggers? Open the Shadow Case in our free CS2 case simulator: same odds as the game, no keys needed. If you'd rather play for real skins, case opening sites list the exact chance of every item. See the best CS2 case opening sites.

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Frequently asked questions

What case has the Shadow Daggers?

The Shadow Daggers drops from 5 official cases: Shadow Case, Spectrum Case, Spectrum 2 Case, Operation Riptide Case and Dreams & Nightmares Case.

How many Shadow Daggers skins are there?

We count 25 Shadow Daggers skins in official cases: 24 named finishes plus the plain "vanilla" version, such as Autotronic, Black Laminate, Blue Steel, Boreal Forest and Bright Water.

When was the Shadow Daggers added to CS2?

The Shadow Daggers first appeared in the Shadow Case, released in September 2015.

What are the odds of getting a Shadow Daggers?

Any rare special item has a 0.26% chance per case. The Shadow Case gives the best shot at a Shadow Daggers: 13 of its 13 gold items are Shadow Daggers skins, about 0.260% per opening, or roughly 1 in 385 cases (assuming every gold item is equally likely, as in our simulator).

Can I unbox a Shadow Daggers for free?

Not in the game, since every official case needs a key. You can open the cases that contain the Shadow Daggers as often as you like in our free CS2 case simulator, using Valve's odds.

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