CS2 Knife Commands: Essential Guide for Beginners [2025]

CS2 Knife Commands: Essential Guide for Beginners [2025]

By Marcus Chen

March 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM

Before learning knife commands in CS2, you'll need to enable the developer console:

  1. Open CS2 game settings
  2. Set "Enable Developer Console" to "Yes"
  3. Press the ~ (tilde) key to open console

Basic Setup Commands:

sv_cheats true
mp_drop_knife_enable true

Drop your current weapons using the G key and move away from the buy zone. Then use this command format to spawn knives:

subclass_change [number]

Knife Command Numbers:

  • 500: Bayonet
  • 503: Classic Knife
  • 505: Flip Knife
  • 506: Gut Knife
  • 507: Karambit
  • 508: M9 Bayonet
  • 509: Huntsman Knife
  • 512: Falchion Knife
  • 514: Bowie Knife
  • 515: Butterfly Knife
  • 516: Shadow Daggers
  • 517: Paracord Knife
  • 518: Survival Knife
  • 519: Ursus Knife
  • 520: Navaja Knife
  • 521: Nomad Knife
  • 522: Stiletto Knife
  • 523: Talon Knife
  • 524: Default Knife
  • 525: Skeleton Knife

Additional Useful Commands:

  • use weapon_knife
    - Quickly switch to knife
  • give weapon_knife
    - Obtain a knife (requires sv_cheats 1)

Note: Some commands may not work in certain game modes or on secured servers. Always test commands in a training environment first.

Remember to close the console after entering commands by pressing the ~ key again. You can experiment with different knives by changing the number in the subclass_change command.

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