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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 6 Oct 2026

No change to the USP-S’s numbers in Valve’s file since May 2024.

CS2 weapon · Pistol · CT side USP-S

Valve: “Precise, silent, and (somewhat) deadly.” A fan favorite from Counter-Strike Source, the Silenced USP Pistol has a detachable silencer that gives shots less recoil while suppressing attention-getting noise.

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Target & armour
Buy USP-S when…

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

Valve’s buy menu: “Consider in the first round of the half.”
Buy recommended$200
$4,100 buys it with Kevlar and a helmet and leaves $2,900.
Price
$200
game data
Kill reward
$300
game data
Damage
35
game data
Armour pen
50.5%
derived
Fire rate
353 RPM
derived
Ammo
12 / 24
game data
Reload lock
2.20 s
game data
Run speed
240
game data
Penetration
1.0
game data
Accurate range
23.81 m
derived · silencer on

Damage & kill outcomes @ 30 m

Hits to kill, by zone and armour
ZoneNoneKevlarHelmet
Head112
Chest488
Stomach366
Arms488
Legs555

Head vs Kevlar + helmet at 30 m: 56 damage per hit → 2 hits to kill · TTK 170 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 – 45 m1 hit
  • 46 m – 60 m+2 hits
Kevlar
  • 0 m – 45 m1 hit
  • 46 m – 60 m+2 hits
Kevlar + helmet
  • 0 m – 46 m2 hits
  • 47 m – 60 m+3 hits
Against Kevlar + helmet: 1 change between 0 and 60 m.

Damage over distance

  • Head · no armour
  • Head · helmet
  • Chest · Kevlar
  • Chest · no armour
Here: 56 damage per hit at 30 m.

1st shot spreadsilencer on

Sure to hit a 30 cm plate to23.81 m

At 30 m the first shot can land up to 19 cm from the crosshair.

silencer off: sure to 20.59 m.derived · 0.1524 m ÷ (spread + inaccuracy) — Valve’s own 30 cm plate

Spray & firing mode

Phase
10 bullets · 1.53 s of fire at 353 RPM · 2 left in the magazine.
Valve’s recoil inputs: kick 23 · direction variance 0 · same recoil seed as the P2000.Valve’s file holds these inputs, not the path the bullets take — so no path is drawn here.

Firing mode guidance

Semi-automatic — one shot per click. Pace the taps: each shot widens the next.

Spread still varies shot to shot — a guide, not a guarantee.

What beats the USP-S?

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

  • USP-S + Kevlar + helmet$1,200$2,900 left
  • USP-S + Kevlar$850$3,250 left
  • USP-S alone$200$3,900 left
Kill reward $300 — 1 kills pay the gun back. Armour: Kevlar $650, with helmet $1,000 (Valve’s items_game.txt).

Counterplay tips

  • Fight it beyond 23.81 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 9.92 m.
  • It needs 7 chest hits at 15 m against armour — trade it rather than duel alone.
  • It moves at 240 u/s — expect it to reposition quickly.
  • Drop its holder first: they lose a $200 gun, and each kill it makes pays them $300.

No — 2 hits to a helmeted head at 30 m (56 each).

Buy now or save now?with $4,100

If you lose0 kills1 kill2 kills
+$1,400after winsbuy$4,300 nextbuy$4,600 nextbuy$4,900 next
+$1,900a half’s first lossbuy$4,800 nextbuy$5,100 nextbuy$5,400 next
+$2,400buy$5,300 nextbuy$5,600 nextbuy$5,900 next
+$2,900buy$5,800 nextbuy$6,100 nextbuy$6,400 next
+$3,400the capbuy$6,300 nextbuy$6,600 nextbuy$6,900 next
rule · ours: buy when a lost round still leaves $1,200 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
$200 · $300
Fire rate · magazine
353 RPM · 12/24
Range modifier · penetration
0.91 · 1
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).