eSports 2014 Summer Case

eSports 2014 Summer Case

Base Grade Rare pool · since Apr 12, 2026 -0.6% · 8 d-9% · 28 d

A weapon case released Jul 9, 2014: 17 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

Type Weapon case opens with a key
Released Jul 9, 2014 first Steam Market sale
Key $2.49 store only, not tradable
Rare special 0.26% ≈ 1 in 385 openings
Knives 65 variants across 5 models
Sold / day ~74 all markets
Liquidity High how fast it sells
Fair price $9.60 suggested
202d range $7.55 – $21 lowest ask, min–max
Steam spread $3.41 -27% · ask vs buy order
Steam sales 30d 637 avg 21.2 / day

What's inside & drop odds

82 items

82 items: 17 community finishes plus 65 knives in the rare special slot. Odds are per opening, shared across the items in each tier.

Rare Special (knife / gloves) 0.26% · 65 knives across 5 models · floors $37.77 to $1,492.20
Karambit (Fade)
Karambit (Fade) $1,492.20 to $1,800.00 · ST $1,540.00+
Karambit (Vanilla)
Karambit (Vanilla) $850.66
Karambit (Slaughter)
Karambit (Slaughter) $770.16 to $945.73 · ST $860.00+
M9 Bayonet (Fade)
M9 Bayonet (Fade) $716.90 to $1,027.23 · ST $801.05+
M9 Bayonet (Vanilla)
M9 Bayonet (Vanilla) $601.05 to $602.83 · ST $601.05+
Karambit (Blue Steel)
Karambit (Blue Steel) $581.36 to $1,049.00 · ST $626.21+
M9 Bayonet (Slaughter)
M9 Bayonet (Slaughter) $575.27 to $728.21 · ST $599.95+
Karambit (Case Hardened)
Karambit (Case Hardened) $540.29 to $1,408.12 · ST $690.00+
Karambit (Crimson Web)
Karambit (Crimson Web) $478.87 to $5,484.10 · ST $514.23+
Karambit (Stained)
Karambit (Stained) $436.30 to $703.80 · ST $480.00+
M9 Bayonet (Blue Steel)
M9 Bayonet (Blue Steel) $403.89 to $720.61 · ST $404.68+
Karambit (Night)
Karambit (Night) $390.75 to $1,645.99 · ST $391.00+
M9 Bayonet (Case Hardened)
M9 Bayonet (Case Hardened) $378.99 to $1,020.00 · ST $470.92+
M9 Bayonet (Crimson Web)
M9 Bayonet (Crimson Web) $374.78 to $3,978.38 · ST $419.47+
Karambit (Scorched)
Karambit (Scorched) $345.29 to $1,125.96 · ST $369.99+
Karambit (Urban Masked)
Karambit (Urban Masked) $340.03 to $730.00 · ST $350.94+
Karambit (Forest DDPAT)
Karambit (Forest DDPAT) $324.86 to $699.00 · ST $324.86+
Karambit (Safari Mesh)
Karambit (Safari Mesh) $316.21 to $623.03 · ST $325.46+
Karambit (Boreal Forest)
Karambit (Boreal Forest) $310.97 to $1,275.98 · ST $333.26+
M9 Bayonet (Stained)
M9 Bayonet (Stained) $310.93 to $458.00 · ST $333.09+
Bayonet (Fade)
Bayonet (Fade) $296.11 to $435.99 · ST $356.98+
M9 Bayonet (Night)
M9 Bayonet (Night) $276.76 to $945.00 · ST $314.68+
M9 Bayonet (Urban Masked)
M9 Bayonet (Urban Masked) $253.47 to $583.70 · ST $262.72+
M9 Bayonet (Scorched)
M9 Bayonet (Scorched) $249.20 to $635.00 · ST $258.13+
Flip Knife (Fade)
Flip Knife (Fade) $247.62 to $318.98 · ST $286.76+
Bayonet (Slaughter)
Bayonet (Slaughter) $246.44 to $317.65 · ST $319.50+
M9 Bayonet (Forest DDPAT)
M9 Bayonet (Forest DDPAT) $239.07 to $676.70 · ST $257.61+
M9 Bayonet (Boreal Forest)
M9 Bayonet (Boreal Forest) $237.14 to $978.14 · ST $247.71+
M9 Bayonet (Safari Mesh)
M9 Bayonet (Safari Mesh) $231.43 to $900.69 · ST $240.20+
Flip Knife (Slaughter)
Flip Knife (Slaughter) $228.52 to $239.85 · ST $249.95+
Bayonet (Case Hardened)
Bayonet (Case Hardened) $193.91 to $449.99 · ST $250.00+
Bayonet (Vanilla)
Bayonet (Vanilla) $188.19
Bayonet (Crimson Web)
Bayonet (Crimson Web) $159.86 to $1,547.24 · ST $208.53+
Flip Knife (Crimson Web)
Flip Knife (Crimson Web) $148.78 to $1,036.96 · ST $191.79+
Bayonet (Blue Steel)
Bayonet (Blue Steel) $146.86 to $343.31 · ST $198.02+
Flip Knife (Vanilla)
Flip Knife (Vanilla) $140.87
Flip Knife (Case Hardened)
Flip Knife (Case Hardened) $133.94 to $273.89 · ST $150.13+
Flip Knife (Blue Steel)
Flip Knife (Blue Steel) $130.72 to $269.38 · ST $148.63+
Bayonet (Stained)
Bayonet (Stained) $125.97 to $259.99 · ST $159.18+
Bayonet (Night)
Bayonet (Night) $113.69 to $676.12 · ST $154.23+
Bayonet (Urban Masked)
Bayonet (Urban Masked) $109.88 to $408.69 · ST $129.89+
Bayonet (Scorched)
Bayonet (Scorched) $106.73 to $300.00 · ST $130.13+
Bayonet (Safari Mesh)
Bayonet (Safari Mesh) $105.99 to $303.50 · ST $112.60+
Bayonet (Forest DDPAT)
Bayonet (Forest DDPAT) $103.96 to $281.00 · ST $126.92+
Bayonet (Boreal Forest)
Bayonet (Boreal Forest) $102.97 to $322.35 · ST $124.98+
Gut Knife (Fade)
Gut Knife (Fade) $102.54 to $135.17 · ST $130.40+
Flip Knife (Stained)
Flip Knife (Stained) $101.90 to $168.37 · ST $117.73+
Flip Knife (Night)
Flip Knife (Night) $101.12 to $567.78 · ST $127.82+
Flip Knife (Urban Masked)
Flip Knife (Urban Masked) $96.08 to $333.43 · ST $105.99+
Flip Knife (Scorched)
Flip Knife (Scorched) $93.45 to $233.45 · ST $105.09+
Flip Knife (Boreal Forest)
Flip Knife (Boreal Forest) $91.81 to $218.00 · ST $93.83+
Flip Knife (Forest DDPAT)
Flip Knife (Forest DDPAT) $89.70 to $300.21 · ST $97.00+
Flip Knife (Safari Mesh)
Flip Knife (Safari Mesh) $88.39 to $149.98 · ST $91.26+
Gut Knife (Case Hardened)
Gut Knife (Case Hardened) $84.23 to $174.99 · ST $109.49+
Gut Knife (Slaughter)
Gut Knife (Slaughter) $60.97 to $101.93 · ST $120.10+
Gut Knife (Crimson Web)
Gut Knife (Crimson Web) $59.98 to $327.77 · ST $85.79+
Gut Knife (Blue Steel)
Gut Knife (Blue Steel) $51.88 to $159.49 · ST $70.06+
Gut Knife (Vanilla)
Gut Knife (Vanilla) $50.05
Gut Knife (Stained)
Gut Knife (Stained) $46.54 to $109.34 · ST $70.94+
Gut Knife (Night)
Gut Knife (Night) $41.85 to $420.69 · ST $55.02+
Gut Knife (Urban Masked)
Gut Knife (Urban Masked) $40.65 to $155.00 · ST $53.79+
Gut Knife (Boreal Forest)
Gut Knife (Boreal Forest) $40.35 to $130.00 · ST $46.41+
Gut Knife (Scorched)
Gut Knife (Scorched) $39.54 to $400.00 · ST $56.29+
Gut Knife (Forest DDPAT)
Gut Knife (Forest DDPAT) $39.53 to $230.00 · ST $49.04+
Gut Knife (Safari Mesh)
Gut Knife (Safari Mesh) $37.77 to $120.10 · ST $48.95+

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

Opening cost $12.84 case $10.35 + key $2.49 Expected value $6.59 per opening You get back 51¢ / $1 before selling fees To hit the rare slot?Tier odds are published by Valve. 0.26% for the rare slot means 1 drop per 385 openings on average, about $4,944.56 at the current opening cost. ≈ 385 openings ≈ $4,944.56 at current prices
Tier Odds Avg item value Adds to EV
Rare Special (knife / gloves) avg over 60 of 65 priced 0.26% $320.10 $0.832
Covert 0.64% $112.23 $0.718
Classified 3.20% $19.88 $0.636
Restricted 15.98% $10.07 $1.61
Mil-Spec 79.92% $3.49 $2.79

Verdict: opening is entertainment, not value. You get back 51% 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 →

eSports 2014 Summer Case prices across 23 markets

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Steam Market
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$14.39 +52% more than Youpin
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China market 540 offers KYC
$9.46 −34% vs Steam
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#2
Marketplace 501 offers
$9.79 +$0.33
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#3
Marketplace 65 offers KYC
$9.83 +$0.37
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#4
Instant sell 35 offers KYC
$10.04 +$0.58
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#5
Instant sell 455 offers
$10.12 +$0.66
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#6
Instant sell 455 offers KYC
$10.12 +$0.66
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#7
Instant sell 525 offers
$10.21 +$0.75
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#8
Marketplace 319 offers KYC
$10.24 +$0.78
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Each price is the total you pay, buyer fees included. The dot shows how well the venue fits your region. How we price →

Price history $9.46 -54% · 202d

Lowest ask · 89 snapshots since Apr 12, 2026 · dashed = a gap over a week

How the eSports 2014 Summer Case drops and opens

The weekly drop for eSports 2014 Summer Case, first sold Jul 9, 2014, ended when it moved to the rare pool; fresh copies are now scarce and the market recycles existing stock — currently from $9.46 across 23 marketplaces. Scarcity has historically pushed retired cases upward over time — the drop-pool registry records when each rotation happened. 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 $6.59 against a $12.84 cost — on average 51% 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: 82 items priced live, the 28-day median case price moved -9%, Steam volume holds near 7 cases sold per day. All prices recompute with every data snapshot.

eSports 2014 Summer Case questions

What is inside the eSports 2014 Summer Case?

17 community finishes from Mil-Spec to Covert, topped by AK-47 (Jaguar) and M4A4 (Bullet Rain), 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 $12.84 per opening the average path to the rare slot costs roughly $4,944.56.

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 eSports 2014 Summer Case worth opening?

No by expected value: $6.59 back per $12.84 opening, or 51% of the cost. Treat opening as entertainment, not as a way to acquire skins.

Will the eSports 2014 Summer Case 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 $9.46 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 →