What is an anti-eco in CS2?
Anti-eco is a cash-efficient round. The buying team picks up $1,050 SMGs (MAC-10, MP9) or shotguns and armor, spending maybe $2,500 total per player. Against a pistol-only eco, this equipment set dominates at short range and preserves bank for the next round. Anti-eco execution typically looks like a fast B-site rush with grouped SMG fire. Managing the anti-eco correctly is a small but compounding edge — teams that consistently defeat ecos without overspending carry a larger economic lead into rounds 5-7 of a half.
Related terms
More economy & rounds terms
Eco round
An eco round is when a team saves their money rather than full-buying, spending little or nothing on weapons and…
Force buy
A force buy is when a team spends their limited money (often after losing a round) to buy partial equipment…
Full buy
A full buy is a round where all five players have rifles, armor, a helmet and full utility — typically…
Loss bonus
The loss bonus is the consolation money a team gets after losing a round, ranging from $1,400 to $3,400 depending…
SMG
SMGs are secondary primary weapons (MAC-10, MP9, MP7, UMP-45, P90) used primarily on anti-eco and force-buy rounds. They kill bonus…