CS2 Glove Case: Gloves, Skins, Odds & Is It Worth Opening? (2026)

The Glove Case is a CS2 weapon case released on November 28, 2016, historically important as the very first container to introduce gloves as a rare special item — a full six glove types across 24 finishes. This guide breaks down every skin and glove inside, the real drop odds, current 2026 prices, and whether opening it is actually worth your money. 

What Is the Glove Case in CS2?

The Glove Case arrived with the "Brothers in Arms" update in November 2016, and it's the case that made CS2 gloves possible in the first place — before it, gloves simply didn't exist as an item type. It's no longer part of the weekly drop pool, so you'll need to pick one up on the market rather than earn it from playing. Unlike most retired cases, though, it hasn't gotten cheap — it typically trades for around $12, noticeably pricier than newer glove cases like Clutch or Revolution, because the supply is far thinner and the glove pool inside is stacked with some of the priciest cosmetics in the game. 

The case holds 17 standard weapon skins — 2 Covert, 3 Classified, 5 Restricted, and 7 Mil-Spec — plus the glove pool as the rare special item. As with every case, you'll need a Glove Case Key (around $2.50) to open it. For a primer on keys, Prime Status, and how case opening works in general, see our guide to getting CS2 cases. 

What Gloves Are in the Glove Case?

The Glove Case drops 24 glove finishes across six glove types — Bloodhound Gloves, Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, and Sport Gloves. Every glove is Extraordinary rarity, and the same finish pool is also shared with the Operation Hydra Case, released the following year as a second source for the exact same 24 gloves. For a full ranking across every case, see our gloves tier list and most expensive gloves guide. 

The headline pull is the Sport Gloves | Hedge Maze, a geometric maze-pattern design that runs upward of $7,930 in Minimal Wear — one of the priciest single items you can pull from any case in the game. Right behind it, Sport Gloves | Pandora's Box (around $5,690 MW) and Moto Gloves | Spearmint (around $6,470 FN) round out the case's grail-tier finishes. 

Some finishes have no Factory New listing currently in Skin.Land's live catalog, so the closest available wear is shown instead — check the live listing for the exact wear you want. 

Bloodhound Gloves are the case's most accessible entry point into the glove pool — Bloodhound Gloves | Charred still runs around $470 Factory New, but that's a fraction of what the Sport or Specialist finishes command. 

What Skins Are in the Glove Case?

Here's the full skin lineup with current 2026 prices, all in Factory New. 

Prices move daily — check the live catalog on Skin.Land before buying. 

The Covert Skins — M4A4 | Buzz Kill & SSG 08 | Dragonfire

The M4A4 | Buzz Kill is a bold yellow-and-black hazard-stripe finish running around $530 Factory New, still comfortably the priciest standard weapon skin from this case despite being an eight-year-old finish. The SSG 08 | Dragonfire pairs an orange dragon motif on the scout's stock, sitting at roughly $380 Factory New and remaining one of the more recognizable scout finishes in the game. 

Glove Case Odds & Drop Rates

The Glove Case uses the same fixed drop rates as every other CS2 weapon case. Here's the breakdown: 

In plain terms: about 4 out of every 5 openings hand you a cheap Mil-Spec skin, and a Covert (the M4A4 or SSG 08) shows up roughly once every 156 openings. Gloves land at the same 0.26% rate as knives in any other case — about 1 in 385 openings — and which of the 24 finishes you get is then rolled separately, so pulling a specific glove like the Superconductor is a much longer shot than pulling gloves in general. For the full math behind these numbers, see our CS2 case odds and chances guide. 

Is the Glove Case Worth Opening?

Short answer: no, not as an investment — and this case makes the math worse than most. Opening one costs around $14.50 (roughly $12 for the case plus $2.50 for the key), which is already steep compared to cases like Kilowatt or Revolution that cost under a dollar to try. About 80% of openings still land on a sub-$100 Mil-Spec or Restricted skin, so you're risking real money on odds that haven't improved just because the case itself is expensive. 

Every CS2 case carries a negative expected value by design, and the Glove Case is no exception — if anything, the higher upfront cost makes it a worse bet than cheaper cases with similar glove odds, like Revolution. If you specifically want one of the gloves or skins from this case, buying it directly on the market is almost always cheaper and guaranteed. For a broader take on which cases give the least-bad value, see our guide to which CS2 case is best to open. 

If you just want to try your luck without spending much, cheapest CS2 cases is your shortlist. For skins that hold value over time instead of a random roll, our CS2 skins to invest in guide has picks worth a look. 

Where Can You Buy the Glove Case?

If the history and the glove pool have you curious anyway, there's no reason to overpay — you can grab the Glove Case on Skin.Land for around $12. Add a Glove Case Key and you're ready to open it. Just remember the golden rule: only spend what you're happy to treat as entertainment money, and if there's a specific glove you're chasing, buying it outright is still the smarter move. 

FAQ

When was the Glove Case released?

The Glove Case was released on November 28, 2016, as part of the "Brothers in Arms" update. It was the first-ever CS2 (then CS:GO) case to introduce gloves as a rare special item drop. 

What gloves are in the Glove Case?

The Glove Case drops 24 glove finishes across six types — Bloodhound Gloves, Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves, and Sport Gloves. All are Extraordinary rarity, and the same 24 finishes are also available from the Operation Hydra Case. 

What are the odds of getting gloves from the Glove Case?

The odds of unboxing gloves from the Glove Case are 0.26%, the same rare-special-item rate shared by every CS2 case. Which of the 24 finishes you actually get, and its wear and StatTrak status, are then rolled separately. 

How much does it cost to open a Glove Case?

Opening one Glove Case costs around $14.50 total — about $12 for the case on the market plus roughly $2.50 for a Glove Case Key. That's noticeably pricier than most cases, since the Glove Case never got cheap the way newer glove-bearing cases have. 

Is the Glove Case worth buying or opening?

If your goal is a specific glove or skin, buying it directly from a marketplace like Skin.Land is cheaper and guaranteed. Opening the case has a negative expected value, and its higher upfront cost makes the math worse than cheaper cases with similar odds — treat it as entertainment, not an investment. 

What is the most valuable item in the Glove Case?

The Sport Gloves | Hedge Maze is the case's priciest pull by far, running upward of $7,930 in Minimal Wear. Among the standard weapon skins, the M4A4 | Buzz Kill leads at around $530 Factory New.