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USP-S in CS2: price, damage, magazine and silencer stats

The USP-S in Counter-Strike 2: who can buy it, what it costs, its damage, magazine and reserve, kill award and silencer entry, from Valve's game files.

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The USP-S is a secondary-slot pistol in Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), and Valve’s item data lists Counter-Terrorists as the class that uses it. This guide lists its values as they appear in Valve’s game files, which were mirrored on Oct. 22, 2026.

The numbers below are the raw values from those files.

USP-S stats at a glance

Stat Value
Price $200
Kill award $300
Damage 35
Bullets per shot 1
Magazine size 12
Reserve 2 (counted in magazines)
Headshot multiplier 4.0
Armor ratio 1.01
Penetration 1.0
Range 4096
Range modifier 0.91
Cycle time 0.17
Max speed 240

The files mark the USP-S as a pistol that is not fully automatic and has no burst mode.

Who can buy the USP-S and what it costs

Valve’s item data lists Counter-Terrorists as the class that uses the USP-S. The price in the weapon file is $200, and the same file lists a kill award of $300.

Damage, armor and range

Damage is 35, and each shot fires one bullet. Its headshot multiplier is 4.0.

Armor ratio is 1.01 and penetration is 1.0. Range is 4096, with a range modifier of 0.91.

Magazine and reserve

The magazine holds 12 rounds, and the weapon file lists a reserve of 2, counted in magazines.

The silencer

The weapon file lists the USP-S silencer as detachable. It defines two shot sounds: one for a regular shot and one for a silenced shot.

Stats given as pairs

Some stats in the file come as pairs of values:

Stat First value Second value
Spread 0.0025 0.0015
Recoil magnitude 29 23
Inaccuracy when firing 0.071 0.052

Accuracy values by movement state

The file lists these inaccuracy values:

State Value
Standing 0.0049
Crouching 0.00368
Moving 0.01387
Jumping 0.09448

Changes to the USP-S

In the Jan. 21, 2026 update, under Misc, Valve wrote that it increased material fidelity on some of the base guns and listed USP-S among them.

FAQ

Who can buy the USP-S in CS2?

Valve’s item data lists Counter-Terrorists as the class that uses it.

How much does the USP-S cost?

The weapon file lists a price of $200.

How much damage does the USP-S do?

The weapon file lists damage of 35 per shot, with a headshot multiplier of 4.0.

How many bullets are in a USP-S magazine?

The magazine holds 12 rounds, and the file lists a reserve of 2, counted in magazines.

How much money does a USP-S kill give?

The kill award in the weapon file is $300.

Does the USP-S have a silencer?

The weapon file lists the silencer as detachable, and the USP-S has a separate sound for a silenced shot.

USP-S changes in the game files

Values of the USP-S that changed in the game files since May 3, 2024.

DateValueBeforeAfter
March 18, 2026Reserve24 rounds2 magazines of 12

Reserve ammunition is now represented either as number of magazines, shells, or bullets, depending on the weapon.

Tuned reserve magazine counts per-weapon.

Game file weapons.vdata, build 2000764 (March 18, 2026), GameTracking-CS2 mirror. All weapon changes

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