WEAPON DOSSIER · CS2 · Bolt-action sniper rifle

Everything about AWP in CS2

High risk and high reward, the infamous AWP is recognizable by its signature report and one-shot, one-kill policy.

Rifles In-game price $4,750 5 / 10 rounds

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AWP CS2 / AWP

Damage 115 Body

Armor penetration 97.5% Body · armor: 112.1

Rounds / min 41 Recoil magnitude: 78

Magazine 5 10 rounds

AWP round profile

Effective range Long sightline

Firing rhythm Shot → bolt → cover

Defining trait

115 base damage settles most body-shot duels. A rate of 41 rounds per minute and a 5-round magazine reward firing from cover.

01 / DAMAGE

Damage by distance

Move the slider to inspect calculated damage per hit. Values are rounded; actual damage also depends on hit zone and armor.

Distance 500 game units

015003000

about 13 m

Head 455.4

Head · helmet 444

Body 113.9

Body · armor 111

A headshot beats a helmet at this distance

02 / CONTROL

Accuracy and spread

Compare first-shot spread bounds from game parameters. Stance changes inaccuracy; the distance slider changes the zone diameter.

Recoil magnitude78

Base spread0.00020

Standing Diameter up to 205.7 cm at 12.7 m First-shot spread bound in the weapon’s primary mode

03 / FIELD NOTES

How to play it

Choose a range that suits the damage profile and stop before precision shots.

04 / HANDLING

Handling

Move speed: 200 u/s
Reserve ammo: 10
Reload fire lockout: 3.7 s

Values checked against CS2 weapon data · snapshot 2026-09-23 Source ↗

Reading the numbers

Why does damage change with distance?

The game applies a range modifier for every 500 game units. The slider models that modifier; it is not a guarantee for every encounter.

Is this a bullet spray pattern?

Compare first-shot spread bounds from game parameters. Stance changes inaccuracy; the distance slider changes the zone diameter. Coordinates from recorded OP.GG sequences: camera recoil without mouse compensation. Random bullet spread is excluded.