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Everything about SCAR-20 in CS2

The SCAR-20 is a semi-automatic sniper rifle that trades a high rate of fire and powerful long-distance damage for sluggish movement speed and big price tag.

Rifles In-game price $5,000 20 / 40 rounds

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SCAR-20 CS2 / SCAR-20

Damage 80 Body

Armor penetration 82.5% Body · armor: 66

Rounds / min 240 Recoil magnitude: 31

Magazine 20 40 rounds

SCAR-20 round profile

Effective range Long sightline

Firing rhythm Repeated single shots

Defining trait

A scoped semi-auto action repeats long-range hits quickly. High price and slower movement keep it anchored near 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 313.6

Head · helmet 258.7

Body 78.4

Body · armor 64.7

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 magnitude31

Base spread0.00030

Standing Diameter up to 66.3 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: 215 u/s
Reserve ammo: 40
Reload fire lockout: 3.1 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.