CS2 Essential Knife Commands: Complete Tutorial for Beginners (2025)

CS2 Essential Knife Commands: Complete Tutorial for Beginners (2025)

By Marcus Thompson

March 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM

Before using any knife commands in CS2, activate the developer console in Game Settings and press the ~ key to open it.

Basic Setup Commands:

  1. Enable cheats:
    sv_cheats true
  2. Enable knife dropping:
    mp_drop_knife_enable true

To spawn a new knife:

  1. Drop current weapons using G key
  2. Leave the purchase zone
  3. Aim at the ground
  4. Open console
  5. Use command:
    subclass_change [knife_number]

Knife Type Numbers:

  • 500: Bayonet
  • 503: Classic Knife
  • 505: Flip Knife
  • 506: Gut Knife
  • 507: Karambit
  • 508: M9 Bayonet
  • 509: Huntsman Knife
  • 512: Parcheão Knife
  • 514: Bowie Knife
  • 515: Butterfly Knife
  • 516: Shadow Dagger
  • 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:

  • Quick switch to knife:
    use weapon_knife
  • Give knife command:
    give weapon_knife

Note: These commands only work in training mode or with cheats enabled. Some commands may not work in certain game modes.

Remember to close the console after entering commands and ensure you're in an appropriate zone before attempting to spawn knives.

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