Operation Hydra Case Skins

The Operation Hydra Case contains 17 weapon skins across 17 weapons and 23 rare knife/glove drops. By rarity: 2 Covert, 3 Classified, 5 Restricted, 7 Mil-Spec. The Covert skins are AWP | Oni Taiji and Five-SeveN | Hyper Beast.

The most expensive regular skin from the Operation Hydra Case is the AWP | Oni Taiji, currently priced at $1058.23 in Factory New. Among rare special items, knives and gloves can sell for significantly more — check the Rare Special Items section above for current prices.

The Operation Hydra Case can drop 23 rare special items including Sport Gloves | Hedge Maze, Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono, Sport Gloves | Superconductor, Moto Gloves | Spearmint, Specialist Gloves | Emerald Web, Sport Gloves | Arid, Driver Gloves | Crimson Weave, Moto Gloves | Cool Mint and 15 more. These have approximately a 0.26% chance of dropping per opening.

The most affordable skin from the Operation Hydra Case is the MAG-7 | Hard Water, starting at around $12.18 in Factory New. Mil-Spec grade skins are the most common drops and typically the most affordable.

Opening the Operation Hydra Case requires the case itself (~$41.76) plus a key (~$2.50 on Steam). The total cost is approximately $44.26. Most openings return Mil-Spec or Industrial skins worth less than the opening cost, but rare Covert or knife drops can be worth many times more.

Whether the Operation Hydra Case is worth opening depends on the current prices of its contents. The top Covert skin (AWP | Oni Taiji) is worth ~$1058.23, but the most common drops are Mil-Spec skins worth ~$12.18. Statistically, most case openings result in a net loss. Check all the prices on this page to evaluate the expected value.

Compare Operation Hydra Case prices across 30+ marketplaces on SteamAnalyst. Third-party markets like Skinport, BUFF163, and CSFloat often offer cases at lower prices than the Steam Community Market due to reduced fees. Prices can vary 10-30% between platforms.