Chroma 3 Case: 47% RTP, 13% chance to profit — Skinory
Chroma 3 Case

Return from opening Chroma 3 Case

In-game case, Valve odds Opening price$5.53
F Grade
47% Payout
−$2.93 Average loss per opening

Top prize ★ Karambit | Doppler · $1 197.08 · 0.0087% chance per opening

What happens to $100

Scenario: open the case 18 times with the whole $100 budget and sell every drop at market prices. Here is what you get:

Openings it buys 18
Left after 18 openings $19.46 8 times out of 10: between $9.22 and $126.16
Chance to end ahead 13%
Chance to double 3.3%
Chance at the top prize 0.16%
Openings until zero 22

The calculation uses current market prices and published odds. It is a statistical estimate; an individual opening can differ.

Ranked 20 of 42 CS2 cases by payout

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Questions

Why is the Chroma 3 Case payout below 100%?

The case and key cost $5.53, and almost everything that drops is a cheap skin: 79.92% for the lowest tier, 0.26% for a knife or gloves. Multiply the odds by market prices and you get 47% — that much of every 100 comes back on average.

Where do the prices come from?

The best market offers at the time of the calculation: Skinport, CSFloat, Market.CSGO, DMarket, Waxpeer and White.Market. That is what a drop actually sells for, not a display price.

What does “openings until zero” mean?

The model sells each drop and opens again while the balance covers the next case. For Chroma 3 Case, the median balance falls below the opening price after about 22 openings.

What if I get lucky?

Over 18 openings the chance to pull ★ Karambit | Doppler is 0.2%, and the chance to double the budget is 3.3%.