CS2 cheat sheet
Everything you actually use, on one page.
Economy, prices, timings, binds. Designed to be printed (Ctrl+P) or kept on a second monitor while you queue.
Economy
Pistol round start$800/player
Win bonus$3,250/player
Loss bonus (1st loss)$1,400
Loss bonus (max, 5+)$3,400
Bomb plant bonus (Ts)$300/player
Wallet cap$16,000
Kill reward (rifle)$300
Kill reward (AWP)$100
Kill reward (shotgun)$900
Timings
Freeze + buy15s
Round (no plant)1:55 (115s)
Bomb timer40s
Defuse (no kit)10s
Defuse (with kit)5s
Bomb plant (T)3.2s
Smoke duration~17–18s
Molly burn~7s
Flash blind (max)~5s
Weapon prices
AK-47 (T)$2,700
M4A4 / M4A1-S$3,100 / $2,900
AWP$4,750
SSG-08 (Scout)$1,700
Galil / FAMAS$1,800 / $2,050
MP9 / MAC-10$1,250 / $1,050
P250$300
Deagle$700
Tec-9 / Five-SeveN$500 / $500
Armor + helmet$1,000
Defuse kit (CT)$400
HE / Flash / Smoke / Molly$300 / $200 / $300 / $400
Key binds (paste in console)
bind alt "+jumpthrow"alias "+jumpthrow" "+jump;-attack;-attack2"alias "-jumpthrow" "-jump"bind F "r_cleardecals"bind H "toggle cl_righthand 0 1"voice_scale 0.5Full guide: /launch/
Buy tier thresholds
Pistol round$800 (start)
Eco< $1,500
Half-buy (SMG)$1,500–$2,800
Force buy (Galil/FAMAS)$2,800–$4,500
Full buy$4,500+
AWP buy$5,750 (with armor)
Simulator: /economy/
Damage / armor
AK head (any range)~144 (1-shot kill)
M4 head (any range)~131 (1-shot kill)
Deagle head (any range)~212 unarmored / ~106 helmet
AWP body115 (1-shot)
USP-S head (no helmet)~140 (1-shot)
Armor reduction~50% body damage
Body multiplier1× chest / 1.25× stomach / 0.75× leg
Match format
Premier / MR12First to 13 · max 24 rounds
Half-time afterRound 12
OT win conditionFirst to 4 in OT
OT money start$10,000/player
CS:GO MR15 (legacy)First to 16 · max 30 rounds
Sensitivity quick math
cm/360°2.54 × 360 / (yaw × DPI × sens)
CS2 yaw (sens=1)0.022
eDPIDPI × sens
Pro avg eDPI~800
Common cm/36025–35 cm
Calculator: /sens/
Print-friendly: press Ctrl+P (or ⌘+P) and choose “Save as PDF”. The hero / nav are hidden in print mode.