Operation Hydra Case Gloves, Skins & Odds
Everything inside the Operation Hydra Case: all 17 weapon skins, every glove in its rare pool, the odds, and how the case fits into the CS2 glove trade up.
The Operation Hydra Case was released in 2017 and contains 17 weapon skins plus a rare pool of 24 gloves.
Below: every skin by rarity, every glove in the rare pool, the odds, and what the case means for trade ups.
Try it for free: open the Operation Hydra Case in the Operation Hydra Case simulator with real odds, or check live prices for every glove in this case on CS2TradeUp.gg.
All Operation Hydra Case skins
These are the weapon skins that can drop from the Operation Hydra Case, from rarest to most common. Each can also drop as StatTrak.
Covert (2)
Classified (3)
Restricted (5)
Mil-Spec (7)
The Covert skins in this case are the inputs for its glove trade up: Five-SeveN | Hyper Beast, AWP | Oni Taiji.
What gloves are in the Operation Hydra Case?
The Operation Hydra Case's rare special pool is gloves, not knives. It drops these six glove types from the first glove collection:
- Bloodhound Gloves
- Driver Gloves
- Hand Wraps
- Moto Gloves
- Specialist Gloves
- Sport Gloves
Bloodhound Gloves (4)
Bloodhound Gloves | Snakebite
Bloodhound Gloves | Bronzed
Bloodhound Gloves | Charred
Bloodhound Gloves | GuerrillaDriver Gloves (4)
Driver Gloves | Crimson Weave
Driver Gloves | Convoy
Driver Gloves | Lunar Weave
Driver Gloves | DiamondbackHand Wraps (4)
Hand Wraps | Slaughter
Hand Wraps | Badlands
Hand Wraps | Spruce DDPAT
Hand Wraps | LeatherMoto Gloves (4)
Moto Gloves | Cool Mint
Moto Gloves | Boom!
Moto Gloves | Spearmint
Moto Gloves | EclipseSpecialist Gloves (4)
Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono
Specialist Gloves | Emerald Web
Specialist Gloves | Forest DDPAT
Specialist Gloves | FoundationSport Gloves (4)
Sport Gloves | Superconductor
Sport Gloves | Hedge Maze
Sport Gloves | Arid
Sport Gloves | Pandora's BoxThe same rare pool (same items, same finish set) also drops from Glove Case. Covert skins from those cases lead to the same pool in a trade up.
Operation Hydra Case odds
Valve has disclosed the same rarity odds for every standard weapon case. The Operation Hydra Case follows them:
| Rarity | Chance per case | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| Mil-Spec | 79.92% | 1.25 |
| Restricted | 15.98% | 6 |
| Classified | 3.20% | 31 |
| Covert | 0.64% | 156 |
| Knife / gloves | 0.26% | 385 |
A pair of gloves is therefore roughly a 1-in-385 drop, and each case also needs a key. On average that makes unboxing one of the most expensive ways to get gloves. See CS2 case odds explained.
Operation Hydra Case and knife trade ups
Since the October 2025 update, five Covert skins can be traded up into a knife or pair of gloves. The result is drawn from the rare pool of the case your Covert inputs come from. So five Covert skins from the Operation Hydra Case can only give gloves from the list above.
That makes the pool's average value the number that matters: a trade up aimed at the best glove in this case can just as easily land on the cheapest one. Mixing Covert skins from different cases splits your odds between their pools.
Price it before you sign. The knife trade up calculator lists every possible result from this case's pool with odds, predicted float and expected value at live prices.
More: how the knife trade up works and how the output float is calculated.
Operation Hydra Case prices right now
| Lowest price | Wear | Cheapest on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Hydra Case | $22.00 | DMarket | |
| Cheapest Covert skin from this case: Five-SeveN | Hyper Beast | $170.96 | Well-Worn | CS.MONEY |
| 5 of them (the knife or glove trade-up) | $854.80 | Well-Worn | CS.MONEY |
| Cheapest gloves from this case: Bloodhound Gloves | Guerrilla | $56.18 | Battle-Scarred | SkinSwap |
Lowest listing across up to 11 marketplaces in the CS2TradeUp.gg price feed, without StatTrak or Souvenir, checked on 2026-11-11. Prices change every day, so open a skin for live prices.
Is the Operation Hydra Case worth opening?
Opening any case is a paid random draw: most openings return a Mil-Spec worth far less than the case plus key. If you want a specific pair of gloves from this pool, buying it outright is almost always cheaper. If you want any gloves from the pool, compare the price of five Covert skins from this case against the pool's average value in the calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What gloves are in the Operation Hydra Case?
The Operation Hydra Case contains Bloodhound Gloves, Driver Gloves, Hand Wraps, Moto Gloves, Specialist Gloves and Sport Gloves in the first glove collection.
What are the Operation Hydra Case odds?
Knives or gloves drop about 0.26% of the time (roughly 1 in 385), Covert 0.64%, Classified 3.2%, Restricted 16% and Mil-Spec 80%.
Can I trade up Operation Hydra Case Covert skins into gloves?
Yes. Five Covert skins from the Operation Hydra Case give one item from its rare pool: gloves. Mixing cases splits the odds between pools.