CS:GO Weapon Case 3
A weapon case released Sep 20, 2013: 12 community finishes plus a rare special slot with 65 knives across 5 models. It has left the active drop pool and now drops only rarely, so supply is shrinking.
Item facts
What's inside & drop odds
77 items77 items: 12 community finishes plus 65 knives in the rare special slot. Odds are per opening, shared across the items in each tier.
Tile price: the current floor at the cheapest market; the second line is the range across wears. Each tile opens the item page with every wear and market.
Is it worth opening: the math
| Tier | Odds | Avg item value | Adds to EV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Special (knife / gloves)avg over 60 of 65 priced | 0.26% | $355.68 | $0.925 |
| Covert | 0.64% | $92.30 | $0.591 |
| Classified | 3.20% | $31.43 | $1.01 |
| Restricted | 15.98% | $12.33 | $1.97 |
| Mil-Spec | 79.92% | $6.60 | $5.27 |
Verdict: opening is entertainment, not value.You get back 62% of the opening cost on average, and the rare slot takes ≈ 385 openings to hit. If you want a specific skin, buying it outright is almost always cheaper.
EV = Valve's published tier odds × wear-weighted median asks across markets, 90/10 StatTrak blend, Doppler averaged across phases · How the math works → · How we price →
CS:GO Weapon Case 3 prices across 21 markets
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Lowest ask · 21 snapshots since Jun 17, 2026 · dashed = a gap over a week
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How the CS:GO Weapon Case 3 drops and opens
CS:GO Weapon Case 3, first sold Sep 20, 2013, has rotated out of the active weekly pool: it now drops only from the rare pool at a sharply reduced rate, so most copies on the market are old stock changing hands — currently from $12.13 across 22 marketplaces. Retired cases tend to appreciate as that stock thins out; the dated pool history is in the drop-pool registry. Drop-pool registry →
Opening requires a $2.49 key from the in-game store: since 2019 keys cannot be traded or resold, so there is no cheaper key, and the case itself is usually cheaper on a marketplace than waiting for a drop. Expected value per opening is $9.76 against a $15.79 cost — on average 62% comes back, before selling fees. If you are after one specific skin, buying it outright wins, and every tile above links to its own price comparison.
From this page's data: 77 items priced live, the 27-day median case price moved +2.8%, Steam volume holds near 1 cases sold per day. All prices recompute with every data snapshot.
CS:GO Weapon Case 3 questions
What is inside the CS:GO Weapon Case 3?
12 community finishes from Mil-Spec to Covert, topped by CZ75-Auto (Victoria), plus a rare special slot: 65 knife variants across 5 models. The full priced list is above on this page.
What are the knife odds?
0.26% per opening, about 1 per 385 openings on average. At $15.79 per opening the average path to the rare slot costs roughly $6,080.50.
How much is the key?
$2.49 in the in-game store. Keys cannot be bought on the market or traded: the price is the same for everyone.
Is the CS:GO Weapon Case 3 worth opening?
Not by the math: each $15.79 opening returns $9.76 on average, so about 62% of the money comes back. Open for fun, buy skins directly.
Will the CS:GO Weapon Case 3 be discontinued?
It already rotated out of the active pool (rare pool as of our Apr 12, 2026 registry snapshot). It still drops rarely — cases never leave the game entirely. Drop-pool registry →
How do I get one without opening it?
Buying it is the practical route — from $12.13 across the markets in the table above. It no longer drops weekly.
Is opening cases legal in my country?
Loot-box rules differ by country: Belgium treats paid loot boxes as gambling and Valve disabled case opening there, while several other countries require odds disclosure or age gates. If opening is restricted where you live, buying items directly stays available. Responsible trading guide →