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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 6 Oct 2026

No change to the Negev’s numbers in Valve’s file since May 2024.

CS2 weapon · Heavy · both sides Negev

Valve: “Pin-point suppressive fire to buy some time.” The Negev is a beast that can keep the enemy at bay with its pin-point supressive fire, provided you have the luxury of time to gain control over it.

5 m20 m30 m40 m60 m
Target & armour
Buy Negev when…

You can land several hits — a helmeted head takes 2 even up close.

Valve’s buy menu: “Consider in force buy rounds.”
Buy recommended$1,700
$4,100 buys it with Kevlar and a helmet and leaves $1,400.
Price
$1,700
game data
Kill reward
$300
game data
Damage
35
game data
Armour pen
71%
derived
Fire rate
800 RPM
derived
Ammo
150 / 300
game data
Reload lock
5.70 s
game data
Run speed
150
game data
Penetration
2.0
game data
Accurate range
12.52 m
derived

Damage & kill outcomes @ 30 m

Hits to kill, by zone and armour
ZoneNoneKevlarHelmet
Head112
Chest455
Stomach344
Arms455
Legs555

Head vs Kevlar + helmet at 30 m: 92 damage per hit → 2 hits to kill · TTK 75 ms.

derived · damage × range modifier^(units ÷ 500) × zone × armour, rounded down

Armour breakpoints

Where head hits-to-kill change, 0–60 m
no armour
  • 0 m – 60 m+1 hit
Kevlar
  • 0 m – 60 m+1 hit
Kevlar + helmet
  • 0 m – 60 m+2 hits
Against Kevlar + helmet: no change out to 60 m.

Damage over distance

  • Head · no armour
  • Head · helmet
  • Chest · Kevlar
  • Chest · no armour
Here: 92 damage per hit at 30 m.

1st shot spread

Sure to hit a 30 cm plate to12.52 m

At 30 m the first shot can land up to 37 cm from the crosshair.

derived · 0.1524 m ÷ (spread + inaccuracy) — Valve’s own 30 cm plate

Spray & firing mode

Phase
10 bullets · 0.67 s of fire at 800 RPM · 140 left in the magazine.

Every bullet is visible — skip its spray. source

Valve’s recoil inputs: kick 20 ± 2 · direction variance 0.Valve’s file holds these inputs, not the path the bullets take — so no path is drawn here.

Firing mode guidance

  • spray6+ shots · inside 6.3 mCommit and pull down
  • burst2–3 shots · 6.3–12.52 mStop, then reset between bursts
  • tap1 shot · past 12.52 mReset fully between shots
At 30 m: tap.rule · ours: tap past its standing accurate range (12.52 m), spray inside half of itSpread still varies shot to shot — a guide, not a guarantee.

What beats the Negev?

Weapon · edge30 m · headCost
Hits to kill from Valve’s file at your distance and armour — not win rates. Shotguns left out: pellets decide.

Economy context

  • Negev + Kevlar + helmet$2,700$1,400 left
  • Negev + Kevlar$2,350$1,750 left
  • Negev alone$1,700$2,400 left
  • Nova + Kevlar + helmet$2,050$2,050 left
Kill reward $300 — 6 kills pay the gun back. Armour: Kevlar $650, with helmet $1,000 (Valve’s items_game.txt).

Counterplay tips

  • Fight it beyond 12.52 m: past its standing accurate range even the first shot is not sure to land.
  • Catch it moving: on the move its first shot is only sure within 0.95 m.
  • It needs 5 chest hits at 15 m against armour — trade it rather than duel alone.
  • It moves at 150 u/s — re-peek fast; it is slow to follow.
  • Drop its holder first: they lose a $1,700 gun, and each kill it makes pays them $300.

No — 2 hits to a helmeted head at 30 m (92 each).

Buy now or save now?with $4,100

If you lose0 kills1 kill2 kills
+$1,400after winsbuy$2,800 nextbuy$3,100 nextbuy$3,400 next
+$1,900a half’s first lossbuy$3,300 nextbuy$3,600 nextbuy$3,900 next
+$2,400buy$3,800 nextbuy$4,100 nextbuy$4,400 next
+$2,900buy$4,300 nextbuy$4,600 nextbuy$4,900 next
+$3,400the capbuy$4,800 nextbuy$5,100 nextbuy$5,400 next
rule · ours: buy when a lost round still leaves $2,700 for it with full armour. Loss bonus and kill reward: Valve’s source

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Sources & evidence

Damage · armour · range
weapons.vdata · 10f3693c · 2026-09-23
Price · kill reward
$1,700 · $300
Fire rate · magazine
800 RPM · 150/300
Range modifier · penetration
0.97 · 2
Description · buy-menu lines
csgo_english.txt
Loss bonus · armour prices
gamemode_competitive.cfg · items_game.txt
Valve’s files, read 2026-10-06:weapons.vdataitems_game.txtgamemode_competitive.cfg

All the maths runs in your browser, from Valve’s weapon file (10f3693c, 2026-09-23).