Best CS:GO grenades

HE Grenade wins 73% of its duels and tops the CS:GO ranking ahead of Molotov.

The biggest ELO gap sits between ranks 2 and 3, where Molotov edges ahead of Smoke Grenade by 44 points. HE Grenade commands the top spot with 1280 ELO, followed by Molotov at 1263, while Smoke Grenade holds third with 1219. Incendiary Grenade and Flashbang occupy the middle ranks, with Incendiary Grenade at 1198 and Flashbang at 1155. At the bottom, Decoy Grenade sits at 1085, suggesting the community reserves little favor for this tactical option. The 70-point gap between HE Grenade and Smoke Grenade reflects a clear preference for explosive damage over utility smokes among voters.

This ranking draws from 285 duels contributed by 30 players across 6 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The preference for HE Grenade reveals how players value direct damage potential when choosing their throwables, while Molotov's strong second-place finish shows fire remains a respected area denial tool. Smoke Grenade's middle position at 1219 marks the dividing line between favored and less favored grenades in this community vote. Cast your own vote and shape the next update of this ranking.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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