Tec-9 Usage & Performance

• #2Fire Rate
• #3DPS
• #3Cost
• #4Armor Pen
• #5Popularity
• #5Kill Share
• #7Accuracy

The Tec-9 is a more situational Pistol in Counter-Strike 2, accounting for 0.67% of the Pistol kills tracked across live CS2 matches and ranking the 5th most-used Pistol of 7. Across competitive Counter-Strike 2 lobbies it fills a distinct role in the Pistol meta, and the breakdown below turns that reputation into hard numbers — usage, precision and damage output side by side. The relative-popularity chart shows that running to roughly 0.2× the average Pistol’s kill share, marking the Tec-9 a niche choice most players pass over. On the kill-share radar it sits behind the Desert Eagle, the most-used weapon in the class, making it easy to see at a glance how the Tec-9 stacks up against every other Pistol. Precision is the trade-off — the Tec-9’s 18.3% hit accuracy trails the Pistol average of 21.7% shown on the accuracy gauges. The DPS comparison chart rates its theoretical output at 275 damage per second, 3rd of 10 Pistols and behind the Dual Berettas at 317 DPS. On the spec charts it reads as a balanced Pistol, with a 500 RPM fire rate and 90.6% armor penetration measured against the rest of the class. The cost comparison puts it mid-priced for a Pistol at $500, balancing its cost against the performance shown above. Use the interactive charts to compare the Tec-9’s kill share, accuracy, DPS, fire rate, armor penetration and price against every other Pistol in CS2, all updated continuously from real match data.

Tec-9 Stats

Core stats for the Tec-9, datamined from the Counter-Strike 2 game files.

• Price$500
• Kill Reward$300
• Damage33
• Fire Rate500 RPM
• Magazine18
• Armor Penetration90.6%
• Headshot Multiplier4×
• Wallbang Power1
• Effective Range4,096
• Movement Speed240
• Ammo Type9MM
• TeamT
• Fire TypeSemi-auto

Tec-9 Damage by Range

How much damage the Tec-9 deals per shot at different distances. Counter-Strike 2 reduces bullet damage the further it travels — every 500 units (about 12.7 m) the damage is multiplied by a range modifier of 0.79.

With its base damage and 90.60% armor penetration, the Tec-9 one-shot headshot kills a helmeted opponent out to roughly 10 m.

Damage is per bullet against an unarmored target; body values assume a chest or arm hit and headshots apply a 4× multiplier.