WEAPON DOSSIER · CS2 · Entry sidearm

Everything about Tec-9 in CS2

An ideal pistol for the Terrorist on the move, the Tec-9 is lethal in close quarters and features a high magazine capacity.

Pistols In-game price $500 18 / 54 rounds

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Tec-9 CS2 / TEC-9

Damage 33 Body

Armor penetration 90.6% Body · armor: 29.9

Rounds / min 500 Recoil magnitude: 23

Magazine 18 54 rounds

Tec-9 round profile

Effective range Close quarters

Firing rhythm Fast single shots

Defining trait

High mobility and quick single shots help clear a close angle. At range, the trigger pace has to slow down.

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 104.3

Head · helmet 94.5

Body 26.1

Body · armor 23.6

One armored headshot is not enough 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 magnitude23

Base spread0.00200

Standing Diameter up to 17.5 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: 240 u/s
Reserve ammo: 54
Reload fire lockout: 2.6 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.