Counter-Strike 2 directory: Quick links to our tips & CS2 guides

Counter-Strike fans waited 11 years for CSGO to turn into CS2, and if you’re grinding the game trying to improve your rank, then our full list of helpful guides could help you turn that Gold Nova 1 into Master Guardian 1.

It’s not been the smoothest start to life for Counter-Strike 2, with players complaining early on about missing features and inconsistent gunplay. With every update, however, CS2 gets closer and closer to feeling like the ultra-popular CSGO, except with hugely improved graphics.

Whether you’re new to the game, someone coming back to Counter-Strike, or a seasoned veteran, our guides have plenty of tips, tricks, and information to help you boost your performance and gain Rating to move up the ranks.

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Crosshairs

The most important thing in CS2 is your ability to shoot at your enemies accurately. If you don’t have the right crosshair, this could put you at a major disadvantage. Don’t worry though, as we have all the crosshairs used by professional Counter-Strike players so you can find one that works for you, and start tapping heads like the best of them.

• Best crosshair codes used by pros
• Donk’s crosshair & settings
• ZywOo’s crosshair & settings
• s1mple’s crosshair & settings
• m0NSEY’s crosshair & settings

Cosmetics

Knives, skins, stickers, cases & more!

Shooting well isn’t the only important thing in CS2 though. If you don’t look good doing it, what’s the point? That’s why we’ve put together every guide you need to look sick on the server, from cases to knives, stickers to weapon skins.

• Best cases to open
• Best knives
• Best weapon skins
• Most expensive skins
• Most expensive stickers

Settings

• Best settings for max FPS
• How to show FPS in CS2
• Best keybinds
• Console commands
• Most popular mice, keyboards, and settings used by pros

General

• CS2 ratings explained
• What is ADR?
• How to switch to left-handed view model
• How to change view bob settings
• How to jump throw
• Best CS2 maps
• CS2 player count

Our team of CS2 experts

Our team of Counter-Strike experts have been playing the game for years, with many putting hundreds of hours into CSGO long before the transition to Counter-Strike 2. With that in mind, our team works together to prepare and write in-depth guides to make sure you perform as well as possible the next time you hit the servers.

• Calum Patterson
• Jeremy Gan
• Carver Fisher
• Connor Bennett
• Brad Norton
• Matt Porter

For more news and guides, check out our CS2 news page.