CS2 weapon · Pistols · T-side only
Tec-9
T eco favourite. High armor pen + fire rate makes it a force-buy classic.
$500$300 kill rewardT-side onlyHeadshot 1-tap to ~16m
Base damage
33
Body shot, no armor, point-blank
Fire rate
500
500 RPM · 8.3 shots/sec
Magazine
18
90 in reserve
Armor pen
91%
Through-armor damage retention
Headshot dmg
132
One-shot kill
Chest vs vest
32
4 body shots to kill
Movement
240
96% 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 | 1 126 dmg | 1 106 dmg | 2 86 dmg |
| Chest | 4 32 dmg | 4 26 dmg | 5 21 dmg |
| Stomach | 3 39 dmg | 4 33 dmg | 4 27 dmg |
| Leg | 4 25 dmg | 5 21 dmg | 6 17 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%
Tec-9240 u/s96%
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 Tec-9
A taste of the Tec-9’s finish catalog. Every drop, supply estimate, and market price lives on /skins/.
Other pistols
Same slot — alternatives and buy-tier peers.