★ Karambit | Crimson Web (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred is the most worn take on ★ Karambit | Crimson Web, where much of the blade shows bare metal and the web survives only in fragments. Red remains mainly toward the spine and on protected areas, giving a rough, heavily used character. It is the most accessible way to own this finish on the karambit.

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

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The curved blade is coated in a deep red base with a black spider-web hydrographic running across its full length, finished with a semi-gloss topcoat that gives the red a slight sheen. The cutting edge shows a thin line of bright steel, and the red darkens slightly toward the tip.

Much of the blade is bare steel, with red and web fragments left mainly toward the spine. The ring shows heavy scuffing across its face and rim. In game the knife reads as largely metallic with patches of red. The handle remains the cleanest part of the knife.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.8

The whole float range of ★ Karambit | Crimson Web is 0.06–0.8; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.8 segment (47% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

It drops as a rare special item from:

• CS:GO Weapon Case (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• CS:GO Weapon Case 2 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• CS:GO Weapon Case 3 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• Operation Bravo Case (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• Winter Offensive Weapon Case (on sale since Dec 18, 2013)
• eSports 2013 Case (on sale since Jul 9, 2014)

And 5 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 11× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 1.6× dearer
• Field-Tested — 8% dearer
• Well-Worn — 5% dearer

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 5th of 18 skins Covert Karambit in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 10% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Look at where the web falls on the blade, since placement varies between copies and a well-centred, clearly visible web looks best.
• Inspect the tip and cutting edge first, as that is where paint loss starts on this knife.
• Note that the Factory New range for this skin is very narrow, so compare it closely with low Minimal Wear copies.
• If you choose a StatTrak™ version, check the counter and decide whether a used kill count matters to you.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget entry for owning a karambit with this finish.
• Players who like a heavily used, metallic look.
• The most accessible way to get this knife, at the cost of most of the web.