Valve released the Dead Hand Collection on March 14, 2026, adding 17 community-designed skins to Counter-Strike 2 and introducing the first new glove models the game has seen since 2020. The collection mixes gilded, regal finishes with street-style graffiti and industrial motifs. It is a Terminal-exclusive series, meaning players must unlock a Sealed Dead Hand Terminal to access the dealer’s offers rather than opening a standard case.
What’s in the Dead Hand Collection
The Dead Hand Collection includes these 17 weapon finishes:
- Glock-18 | Fully Tuned
- AWP | Queen’s Gambit
- P90 | Deathgaze
- P250 | Kintsugi
- AK-47 | Crane Flight
- MP9 | Urban Sovereign
- MP7 | Amberline
- M4A1-S | Electrum
- Galil AR | Galigator
- Desert Eagle | Firebreathing
- USP-S | Silent Shot
- UMP-45 | Fragment
- Sawed-Off | Fusion
- PP-Bizon | RMX
- M4A4 | Zubastick
- M249 | Bock Blocks
- Five-SeveN | Dark Polymer
How the Terminal system works
Dead Hand follows the same Terminal model Valve used for earlier drops. Sealed Terminals appear in the rank-up reward pool and can be obtained simply by earning XP and choosing rewards when you level up. When a Terminal is used from your inventory you’ll meet Booth, the game’s arms dealer, who shows a handful of purchase options priced according to rarity and condition. Each Terminal lets you buy only one skin, so players often wait until a favorite appears.
If you don’t receive a Sealed Terminal through level rewards, unopened Terminals are tradeable. You can buy a Sealed Dead Hand Terminal on the Steam Community Market via the official listing if you prefer a direct route to opening one. For background on how Valve rolled out the Terminal mechanic with the earlier Genesis collection, see the CS2 September 17 update coverage.
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Counter-Strike 2
Developed by Valve
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter-Strike 2 marks the largest technical leap in Counter-Strike’s history. Built on the Source 2 engine, Counter-Strike 2 is modernized with realistic physically-based rendering, state of the art networking, and upgraded Community Workshop tools.
- Genre: Shooter, Tactical
- Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
- Release: 2023-09-27
- Publisher: Valve
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Age Rating:
GRAC 19+ / PEGI 18 / USK 18 / CERO Z / ESRB M / CLASS_IND 18 / ACB R 18+
- IGDB Rating: 67.3/100
