★ Classic Knife | Scorched (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This is the Classic Knife with a muted, almost camouflage-like paint job: dark grey shading over the blade and cream-coloured patches clustered near the edge. In Minimal Wear the finish reads practically the same as a pristine copy in hand, with only faint marks at the tip under close inspection. It is the grade for those who want a clean-looking blade without paying for the very top of the range.

Item type: knife. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The blade carries a smoky spray-paint gradient that moves from slate blue near the spine to darker grey across the flat. Along the cutting edge runs a band of irregular cream and beige blotches, sprayed so that they look sun-bleached or burnt.

Tiny specks of wear may appear at the very tip and along the sharpened edge. The blotch band and the gradient stay complete. In normal view the knife is hard to tell apart from a Factory New copy. The spine, guard and handle remain clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of ★ Classic Knife | Scorched is 0.06–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

It drops from CS20 Case as a rare special item.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 9th of 12 skins Covert Classic Knife in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ version

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 22% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float within the grade keeps the edge and tip noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the tip and the cutting edge in the preview, as these parts lose paint first and cut into the pale blotch band.
• Look at how the blotches fall along the edge, because their placement varies between copies.
• Note whether the knife is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-pristine look at a lower cost than the top grade.
• Buyers who accept faint marks at the tip that are hard to see in game.
• A sensible balance of appearance and cost.