Headshot percentage (HS%)
Why headshots matter
In CS2, a headshot does far more damage than a body shot. With the AK-47, one headshot kills an opponent even with a helmet. Other rifles, like the M4A4, cannot always kill a helmeted opponent with one headshot, but they still kill much faster through the head than through the body.
What is a good HS%?
It depends a lot on the player's role and weapons:
- Riflers in pro CS2 often sit around 45% to 60%.
- AWPers have a much lower HS%, because the AWP kills with one body shot and there is no reason to aim for the head.
- Players who get many kills with pistols on eco rounds often have a high HS%.
What HS% does not tell you
A high HS% shows good aim, but not impact. A player can have 70% headshots and still lose the important fights. That is why HS% is rarely used to judge pros on its own. K/D, ADR and KAST say more about how much a player helped the team.
Learn more in CS2 Rules Explained.
Related guides
CS2 Rules Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Competitive Counter-StrikeHow competitive CS2 works: two teams of five, T vs CT, 13 rounds to win a map, the bomb, the economy and how pro matches are played as BO1 or BO3.
K/D ratioK/D in CS2 is a player's kills divided by deaths.
AWPerThe AWPer is the CS2 player who uses the AWP, a $4,750 sniper rifle that kills with one body shot.
ADRADR in CS2 is average damage per round: total damage a player deals divided by rounds played.
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