How to Bhop in CS2: Commands, Binds & Technique

CS2 bhop commands for practice

These need your own server — load any map from Practice mode or a private lobby, enable the developer console (Settings → Game), open it with ~, and paste:

sv_cheats 1
sv_enablebunnyhopping 1
sv_autobunnyhopping 1
sv_staminamax 0
sv_staminajumpcost 0
sv_staminalandcost 0
sv_maxvelocity 3500

What each one does:

• sv_autobunnyhopping 1 — hold jump and the server times every hop perfectly for you. The single best training aid, because it isolates the strafing.
• sv_enablebunnyhopping 1 — removes the speed cap that normally clamps you back toward running speed.
• The three sv_stamina* commands — kill the landing penalty that makes each successive hop slower.
• sv_maxvelocity 3500 — raises the hard speed ceiling so long chains keep accelerating.

All of it sits behind sv_cheats 1, so none of this touches matchmaking. The full convar list with defaults is on our CS2 commands page.

The jump bind that makes bhopping possible

Spacebar is the wrong tool for timing frame-perfect jumps. Bind jump to your scroll wheel instead:

bind mwheelup "+jump"
bind mwheeldown "+jump"

One flick of the wheel fires a burst of jump inputs, so one of them lands on the exact frame you touch the ground. Nearly everyone who bhops seriously scrolls; many keep spacebar bound too for normal play. Our bind generatorbuilds the exact lines if you'd rather not hand-write config.

The actual technique

With auto-bhop on, your only job is strafing:

1. Never touch W in the air. Forward input actively slows you down mid-jump.
2. Alternate strafe keys — A on one hop, D on the next.
3. Turn your mouse the same direction as the strafe key, in one smooth arc per hop. Strafe key plus matching mouse movement is what generates speed; either one alone does nothing.
4. Widen the arcs as you speed up. The faster you go, the gentler each turn needs to be.

Once chains feel smooth with auto-bhop, turn sv_autobunnyhoppingoff and add the timing: jump the instant you land, ideally with the scroll wheel. That's the full skill. Dedicated bhop community servers (search "bhop" in the community browser) add timers and maps built for it.

Does bhopping work in real matches?

Sort of — and the "sort of" matters. Stamina and the velocity clamp mean a perfect chain on official servers barely beats sprinting. Where legit bhopping earns kills is single-hop momentum: keeping speed off a drop on Overpass, hopping wide around a corner so you're not where the prefire expects, or clearing spawn a beat faster to steal map control. It's a movement tool, not a speedrun. The same air-strafe mechanics also power strafe jumps and jump peeks, which come up constantly — our movement guide covers those, and if ramps sound more fun than hops, surfing trains the identical mechanic for seconds at a time.

And no, scroll-jumping and practicing bhop won't get you banned — binds are just config, and the server commands only exist behind sv_cheats on servers you control.