Weapon Guide
All weapons with damage, recoil, price, and usage recommendations.
Rifles (7)
AK-47
The most iconic rifle in CS. High damage, one-tap headshot potential, but challenging recoil pattern to master.
M4A4
The standard CT rifle. Accurate, controllable recoil, and reliable at all ranges. Cannot one-tap headshot.
M4A1-S
Silenced variant of the M4. Lower fire rate but more accurate with no tracers. Preferred by many pros.
Galil AR
Budget T-side rifle. Solid for force buys when you cannot afford an AK-47. Decent damage with 35 round magazine.
FAMAS
Budget CT rifle with burst-fire mode. Lower damage than M4 but much cheaper. Good for force-buy rounds.
AUG
Scoped CT rifle with excellent accuracy when scoped. Higher armor penetration but expensive. Good for holding angles.
SG 553
Scoped T rifle with 100% armor penetration. Most damaging rifle per shot but difficult recoil pattern.
Pistols (7)
USP-S
Silenced CT starting pistol. Extremely accurate first shot, making it deadly for headshots on pistol rounds.
Glock-18
T starting pistol with burst-fire mode. Weaker per shot but higher fire rate and 20 round magazine for rushing.
Desert Eagle
The most powerful pistol. One-tap headshot at any range. High recoil and slow fire rate require precision.
P250
Budget pistol upgrade. Better armor penetration than starting pistols. Good for eco and force-buy rounds.
Five-SeveN
CT pistol with high armor penetration and 20 round magazine. Excellent for eco rounds and close-range fights.
Tec-9
T-side semi-auto pistol with high armor penetration. Good for rushing and close-range aggression on eco rounds.
CZ75-Auto
Full-auto pistol with only 12 rounds. Devastating in close range but very limited ammo. Good for ambushes.
SMGs (5)
MP9
Fast-firing CT SMG. Great for anti-eco rounds with $600 kill reward. High rate of fire for close-range fights.
MAC-10
Budget T SMG with high fire rate. Excellent for rushing and close-quarters combat with $600 kill reward.
MP7
Versatile SMG with good accuracy and manageable recoil. Effective at medium range unlike most SMGs.
UMP-45
Budget SMG with rifle-like damage. Lower fire rate but high damage per shot. Great value for force-buy rounds.
P90
Premium SMG with 50 round magazine. Easy to use with decent armor penetration. Popular in lower ranks.
Snipers (4)
AWP
The most powerful weapon in CS. One-shot kill to body and head. Expensive but game-changing in the right hands.
SSG 08
Budget sniper rifle. One-shot headshot, very accurate while jumping. Great for eco rounds and aggressive plays.
SCAR-20
Semi-automatic CT sniper. Rapid follow-up shots but expensive and considered dishonorable in competitive play.
G3SG1
Semi-automatic T sniper. Same stats as SCAR-20 but for T side. High damage output for holding or taking sites.
Heavy (6)
Nova
Budget pump-action shotgun. $900 kill reward makes it profitable on anti-eco rounds. Deadly at close range.
XM1014
Semi-automatic shotgun with good armor penetration. Fast follow-up shots for close-range area denial.
MAG-7
CT pump shotgun that can one-shot at close range. Great for holding tight angles and $900 kill reward.
Sawed-Off
T-side shotgun with high damage but extremely short range. Effective only in very tight spaces and ambushes.
Negev
Light machine gun that becomes a laser beam after sustained fire. 150 round belt for suppressive fire.
M249
Expensive machine gun with 100 round magazine. Rarely used competitively due to high cost and poor mobility.