CS2 Weapon Case
Sealed Dead Hand Terminal
Sealed terminal released in March 2026 — its gold pool carries the first new glove designs added to the game since December 2020.
Sealed Dead Hand Terminal
Sealed terminal released in March 2026 — its gold pool carries the first new glove designs added to the game since December 2020.
Drop Odds Breakdown
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| 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% |
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.
Expected Value Analysis
Not enough live prices to estimate this case's expected return — but 79.92% of openings land a Mil-Spec usually worth less than the key, so opening loses money on average
Chance of a Covert (red) or the rare special (knife/gloves) per opening
Case Contents
All 17 possible weapon skins in this case, grouped by rarity:
Covert (2 items)
Classified (3 items)
Restricted (5 items)
Mil-Spec (7 items)
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
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- Check your current inventory value with the Inventory Lookup
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the odds of getting a knife from the Sealed Dead Hand Terminal?
- The odds of pulling the rare special item (a knife or gloves) from the Sealed Dead Hand Terminal 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 Sealed Dead Hand Terminal?
- Sealed Dead Hand Terminal 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 Sealed Dead Hand Terminal?
- 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 Sealed Dead Hand Terminal worth it?
- On expected value, no. A key costs $2.50 and around 79.92% of openings return a low-value Mil-Spec skin, so the average opening loses money. High-value pulls are rare (Covert 0.64%, knife/gloves 0.26%). Most players open cases for skins they want rather than profit.