The Survival Knife is CS:GO’s answer to “bringing a knife to a gunfight” – and honestly, it kinda works. This default blade is the Honda Civic of melee weapons: unglamorous, reliable, and painfully uncool until you’re stuck without it. Sure, you’ll feel instant knife envy watching teammates flex their karambits, but the Survival Knife’s quick jabs and silent backstabs are brutally efficient. It’s the weapon you begrudgingly respect while sprinting to a bombsite, only to forget exists once you die to a headshot. Pro tip: Treat it like a clingy ex – ignore it until you really need it, then pray it doesn’t embarrass you mid-lunge.