CS2 weapon · Snipers · Both sides
AWP
Most expensive primary. One-shot kill on body and limb hits. Slow movement.
$4,750$100 kill rewardBoth sidesHeadshot 1-tap at any range
Base damage
115
Body shot, no armor, point-blank
Fire rate
41
41 RPM · 0.7 shots/sec
Magazine
5
10 in reserve
Armor pen
98%
Through-armor damage retention
Headshot dmg
460
One-shot kill
Chest vs vest
114
1 body shot to kill
Movement
200
80% of knife baseline (250 u/s)
TTK (head, armor)
0ms
Headshot kill at point-blank
Damage falloff · Chest
Per-bullet damage vs range. The dashed line is the 100 HP kill threshold — anything above is a one-shot.
No armorArmored
Hits to kill · vest & helmet
Body region × range, against a 100 HP target with full armor.
135+
| Region | Close0m | Mid12m | Long24m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 1 454 dmg | 1 382 dmg | 1 309 dmg |
| Chest | 1 114 dmg | 2 95 dmg | 2 77 dmg |
| Stomach | 1 142 dmg | 1 119 dmg | 2 97 dmg |
| Leg | 2 86 dmg | 2 72 dmg | 2 59 dmg |
Each cell shows hits-to-kill, with damage-per-shot underneath. Computed against vest + helmet. For unarmored and stomach numbers, open the damage calculator.
Movement speed
How fast you move with this weapon held, vs other common references. Knife is the baseline (250 u/s).
Knife (baseline)250 u/s100%
M4A4 (rifle)225 u/s90%
AWP200 u/s80%
Recoil pattern
Spray patterns are tracked for the top five rifles (AK, M4A4, M4A1-S, SG 553, AUG). Open the recoil visualizer to compare them shot-by-shot.
Skins for the AWP
A taste of the AWP’s finish catalog. Every drop, supply estimate, and market price lives on /skins/.
Pros who main the AWP
Verified setup data — gear, sens, crosshair. Full roster on /setups/.
Other snipers
Same slot — alternatives and buy-tier peers.