What are the odds of getting a knife from the Danger Zone Case?

The odds of pulling the rare special item (a knife) from the Danger Zone Case are 0.26% per opening — Valve's published rate for the gold "Rare Special Item" tier. Across 100 openings you have roughly a 22.9% chance of hitting at least one, so expect to open around 385 cases on average before a knife drops.

What are the drop rates for the Danger Zone Case?

Danger Zone Case uses Valve's standard weapon-case odds: Mil-Spec 79.92%, Restricted 15.98%, Classified 3.20%, Covert 0.64%, and the special knife/gloves tier 0.26%. Within each tier every skin is equally likely.

What is the chance of a Covert from the Danger Zone Case?

Any Covert (red) skin drops at 0.64% per opening. With 2 Covert skin(s) in this case, each specific Covert has about a 0.320% chance of being the one you unbox.

Is opening the Danger Zone Case worth it?

On expected value, no. A key costs $1.55 and around 79.92% of openings return a low-value Mil-Spec skin, so the average opening loses money. High-value Covert and knife pulls are rare (0.64% and 0.26%). Most players open cases for skins they want rather than profit.

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$1.55Key Price

2018Year Released

December 2018Release Date

WeaponCase Type

Danger Zone Case

Name: Danger Zone Case
Brand: Valve
Price: 1.55 USD
Availability: InStock

Released alongside the Danger Zone battle royale mode.

Release Date

December 2018

Year

2018

Key Price

$1.55

Type

🎒 Weapon Case

Drop Odds Breakdown

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Mil-Spec79.92%

Restricted15.98%

Classified3.20%

Covert0.64%

Special0.26%

Rarity Tier	Chance	Items	Per-Item Odds
Special (Knife / Gloves)	0.26%	1 (knife/gloves)	—
Covert	0.64%	2	0.320%
Classified	3.20%	3	1.067%
Restricted	15.98%	5	3.196%
Mil-Spec	79.92%	7	11.417%

⭐ Special Item (Knife / Gloves)0.26%The gold “Rare Special Item” drop — Horizon Knives. About a 22.9% chance of at least one across 100 openings (~1 in 385).

Odds are Valve’s published container probabilities; each item within a tier is equally likely, so per-item odds are the tier chance divided by the number of items in that tier. StatTrak appears on roughly 10% of non-special drops. Souvenir and other container types can differ.

ROI Analysis

Average Loss per Case

$-1.94

79.92% of openings return a low-value Mil-Spec — opening a case loses money on average

Covert / Knife Odds

0.64% / 0.26%

Chance of a Covert (red) or the rare special (knife/gloves) per opening

Recommendation

Trade Up

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Case Contents

All 17 possible weapon skins in this case, grouped by rarity:

Covert (2 items)

Classified (3 items)

M4A4

Mecha Industries

Restricted (5 items)

Desert Eagle

Trajectory

SSG 08

Darkwing

MP9

Vent Rush

MAC-10

Crimson Tsunami

Galil AR

Oxide Blaze

Mil-Spec (7 items)

SG 553

Scaffold

MP5-SD

Commuter

Nova

Acid Etched

P250

Neon Kimono

Sawed-Off

Retrobution

M249

Fubar

Tec-9

Flash Forward

Case Opening Tips

Case opening has negative expected value on average — try the Case Simulator risk-free first
Invest in skins you love rather than opening for profit
Consider float quality and condition when valuing items — use the Float Checker to analyse wear values
StatTrak and Souvenir variants are rarer and more valuable
Check live prices with the Price Tracker and Market Trends before buying
Keep keys on secure accounts and enable Steam Guard
Use the Skin Compare tool to compare similar skins before choosing
Use the Trade-Up Calculator for better ROI than opening cases
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