VANGUARD

A case on DROP.SKIN (cs2), first seen 3 Nov 2026. Every value is DROP.SKIN's own item price.

Price
$4.99
Advertised RTP
85.32%
EV $4.26 from 47 items
Observed RTP, 30d
83.13%
53 openings, odds method
Variance
7.8×
of price², per opening
Tail share
18.7%
of openings carry half the EV
Below price
91.5%
of openings return less than the price

Advertised vs observedper window, 95% band and the advertised marker

observed, 95% bandadvertisedoutside bandsmall sample
24 hours
13 openings · below min
7 days
50 openings · below min
30 days
53 openings · below min
since tracking started
53 openings · below min
-0.5%123.3%247.0%

Small sample. 53 openings and 11.6 expected rare hits: below the 100 openings and 5 hits the test needs, so no verdict.

Windowsthe test per window

WindowOpeningsObservedDev.Method
24h1393.49%±152.7—odds
7d5080.78%±79.4—odds
30d5383.13%±77.4—odds
All5383.13%±77.4—odds
Enough sample: 100 openings and 5 expected rare hits (odds method) or 1,000 openings (sample method).

Items, odds and values47 items · odds sum to 1 · observed counts over 53 openings, 30 days

Share of the expected value, most valuable first; colour is the item's rarity.
ItemOddsValueEV shareObservedExpectedHot / cold
★ Karambit | Slaughter (Minimal Wear)knife · covert1 in 11,261$9812.0%00.0—
★ Karambit | Crimson Web (Well-Worn)knife · covert1 in 8,183$7132.0%00.0—
StatTrak™ AK-47 | Wasteland Rebel (Well-Worn)StatTrak · weapon · covert1 in 1,497$1302.0%00.0—
StatTrak™ P2000 | Fire Elemental (Well-Worn)StatTrak · weapon · #eb4b4b1 in 1,303$1142.0%00.0—
AWP | Neo-Noir (Factory New)weapon · covert1 in 678$59.052.0%00.1—
★ Navaja Knife | Stained (Well-Worn)knife · covert knife1 in 547$47.652.0%00.1—
StatTrak™ XM1014 | Tranquility (Minimal Wear)StatTrak · weapon · Legendary1 in 478$41.642.0%00.1—
AK-47 | Black Laminate (Battle-Scarred)weapon · mil spec1 in 466$40.572.0%00.1—
MAC-10 | Toybox (Minimal Wear)weapon · pink1 in 396$34.532.0%00.1—
StatTrak™ M4A4 | Griffin (Factory New)StatTrak · weapon · restricted1 in 369$32.142.0%00.1—
StatTrak™ SCAR-20 | Cardiac (Minimal Wear)StatTrak · weapon · classified1 in 329$28.672.0%00.2—
StatTrak™ MAG-7 | Firestarter (Factory New)StatTrak · weapon · Mil Spec Grade1 in 326$28.392.0%20.2—
StatTrak™ M4A1-S | Basilisk (Well-Worn)StatTrak · weapon · restricted1 in 303$26.432.0%00.2—
AWP | Pink DDPAT (Field-Tested)weapon · restricted1 in 297$25.872.0%00.2—
M4A1-S | Decimator (Well-Worn)weapon · pink1 in 383$15.290.9%00.1—
Dual Berettas | Hemoglobin (Factory New)weapon · restricted1 in 380$15.110.9%00.1—
SSG 08 | Threat Detected (Field-Tested)weapon · mil spec1 in 377$14.900.9%00.1—
StatTrak™ MP9 | Airlock (Well-Worn)StatTrak · weapon · classified1 in 324$11.550.8%00.2—
StatTrak™ Glock-18 | Blue Fissure (Minimal Wear)StatTrak · weapon · milspec1 in 308$10.610.8%10.2—
StatTrak™ Sawed-Off | Devourer (Battle-Scarred)StatTrak · weapon · Classified1 in 273$8.680.7%00.2—
StatTrak™ Sawed-Off | Devourer (Minimal Wear)StatTrak · weapon · classified1 in 255$7.790.7%00.2—
Galil AR | Dusk Ruins (Minimal Wear)weapon · blue1 in 249$7.460.7%00.2—
StatTrak™ MP5-SD | Phosphor (Battle-Scarred)StatTrak · weapon · classified1 in 243$7.160.7%00.2—
UMP-45 | Gold Bismuth (Minimal Wear)weapon · restricted1 in 236$6.840.7%00.2—
Glock-18 | Vogue (Minimal Wear)weapon · Legendary1 in 235$6.790.7%10.2—
StatTrak™ Dual Berettas | Black Limba (Field-Tested)StatTrak · weapon · Mil Spec Grade1 in 211$5.680.6%00.3—
SCAR-20 | Crimson Web (Minimal Wear)weapon · mil spec1 in 208$5.520.6%00.3—
StatTrak™ P90 | Elite Build (Factory New)StatTrak · weapon · milspec1 in 206$5.430.6%00.3—
MAC-10 | Tatter (Field-Tested)weapon · restricted1 in 201$5.240.6%10.3—
StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build (Battle-Scarred)StatTrak · weapon · milspec1 in 20$4.355.2%12.70.37×
StatTrak™ Five-SeveN | Urban Hazard (Minimal Wear)StatTrak · weapon · Rare1 in 20$4.355.2%42.71.47×
StatTrak™ Dual Berettas | Urban Shock (Field-Tested)StatTrak · weapon · #8847ff1 in 19$3.924.8%42.81.44×
M4A1-S | Flashback (Well-Worn)weapon · #8847ff1 in 19$3.554.4%22.80.71×
MP9 | Food Chain (Battle-Scarred)weapon · pink1 in 19$3.524.4%32.81.06×
StatTrak™ P250 | Wingshot (Well-Worn)StatTrak · weapon · #8847ff1 in 19$3.194.0%42.91.40×
USP-S | Guardian (Minimal Wear)weapon · violet1 in 19$3.154.0%52.91.75×
StatTrak™ P250 | X-Ray (Factory New)StatTrak · weapon · Restricted1 in 19$2.913.7%32.91.05×
Souvenir Sawed-Off | Amber Fade (Factory New)Souvenir · weapon · Mil Spec Grade1 in 19$2.893.7%12.90.35×
Souvenir Dual Berettas | Contractor (Field-Tested)Souvenir · weapon · Consumer Grade1 in 19$2.873.6%32.91.05×
StatTrak™ R8 Revolver | Reboot (Field-Tested)StatTrak · weapon · Restricted1 in 19$2.613.3%52.91.75×
Five-SeveN | Violent Daimyo (Factory New)weapon · blue1 in 19$2.583.3%12.90.35×
StatTrak™ MP9 | Dart (Factory New)StatTrak · weapon · Mil Spec Grade1 in 19$2.232.8%22.80.71×
MAC-10 | Urban DDPAT (Well-Worn)weapon · Consumer Grade1 in 20$1.892.3%12.70.37×
StatTrak™ MAG-7 | Heat (Well-Worn)StatTrak · weapon · restricted1 in 20$1.641.9%22.60.77×
StatTrak™ UMP-45 | Delusion (Minimal Wear)StatTrak · weapon · Mil Spec Grade1 in 21$1.591.8%62.62.35×
StatTrak™ Sawed-Off | Yorick (Minimal Wear)StatTrak · weapon · Mil Spec Grade1 in 25$1.071.0%02.10.00×
Souvenir Tec-9 | Mummy's Rot (Well-Worn)Souvenir · weapon · Mil Spec Grade1 in 28$0.910.8%11.90.53×
Values are DROP.SKIN's own item prices; EV share = odds × value ÷ EV. Hot / cold compares observed drops of each item with odds × openings; small expected counts are left blank. Odds read from dropskin:cases-service/slug/vanguard/info, 11 Nov, 08:21 UTC.

Observed RTP over timedaily, 30 days

Observed RTP, dailyAdvertised 85.32%

Catalog changesprice, advertised RTP and contents, per capture

CapturedPriceAdvertisedItems
11 Nov, 08:21 UTC$4.9985.32%47
10 Nov, 08:14 UTC$4.9987.84%47
9 Nov, 08:07 UTC$4.9990.40%47
8 Nov, 10:58 UTC$4.9987.90%47
7 Nov, 10:51 UTC$4.9989.87%47
6 Nov, 10:44 UTC$4.9986.50%47
5 Nov, 10:38 UTC$4.9985.44%47
4 Nov, 07:07 UTC$4.9987.39%47
3 Nov, 07:29 UTC$4.9990.61%47
3 Nov, 04:28 UTC$4.9988.04%47
Each opening is tested against the capture in force when it happened; a price or odds change starts a new one.

listedcovert 0.2%#eb4b4b 0.1%covert knife 0.2%Legendary 0.6%mil spec 1.0%pink 5.9%restricted 7.0%classified 1.4%Mil Spec Grade 23.8%milspec 5.9%Classified 0.4%blue 5.8%Rare 5.1%#8847ff 16.0%violet 5.4%Restricted 10.8%Consumer Grade 10.5%best hit —