CS2 weapon · Snipers · Both sides
SSG 08
"Scout." One-shot kill HS, but body shots aren't lethal at full HP.
$1,700$300 kill rewardBoth sidesHeadshot 1-tap at any range
Base damage
88
Body shot, no armor, point-blank
Fire rate
48
48 RPM · 0.8 shots/sec
Magazine
10
20 in reserve
Armor pen
85%
Through-armor damage retention
Headshot dmg
352
One-shot kill
Chest vs vest
81
2 body shots to kill
Movement
230
92% 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 | 1 326 dmg | 1 274 dmg | 1 221 dmg |
| Chest | 2 81 dmg | 2 68 dmg | 2 55 dmg |
| Stomach | 1 102 dmg | 2 85 dmg | 2 69 dmg |
| Leg | 2 66 dmg | 2 55 dmg | 3 45 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%
SSG 08230 u/s92%
AWP (slowest sniper)200 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 SSG 08
A taste of the SSG 08’s finish catalog. Every drop, supply estimate, and market price lives on /skins/.
Other snipers
Same slot — alternatives and buy-tier peers.