★ Paracord Knife | Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

The Paracord Knife in Case Hardened pairs a mottled gold and blue blade with a paracord-wrapped handle and a long slot along the spine. In Battle-Scarred the blade looks heavily scratched, with much of the colour faded towards plain steel and only fragments of the pattern left. It is the most affordable way into this knife and finish, and it reads as a rough, well-used tool.

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

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The finish covers the metal of the knife: the blade, the spine with its long cut-out slot and the small guard area. The base of the blade is a pale gold with soft yellow and cream tones, while blue and purple patches gather towards the tip and along parts of the edge, with rusty orange spots near the spine and the base.

Most of the edge, tip and spine show bare grey steel, and heavy scratches cross the flat of the blade. The gold and blue tones survive only as faded fragments. In game the knife looks rough and steel-coloured from a distance, with traces of colour seen on inspection. The paracord handle still looks unchanged.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The float of ★ Paracord Knife | Case Hardened ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

It drops as a rare special item from:

• Shattered Web Case
• Fracture Case

Price by quality

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 2.8× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 25% dearer
• Field-Tested — 2% dearer
• Well-Worn — 3% cheaper

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

Among 13 skins of the Paracord Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin is the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 1.6× dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Look at the pattern on the actual copy, since the share of blue, gold and purple differs from one knife to another.
• Check the float position within the wear grade, because a low float keeps the edge and tip noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the tip, the cutting edge and the spine around the slot, as these lose colour first.
• Check whether the knife carries a name tag and whether it suits you.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players who want the most affordable entry into the Paracord Knife with this finish.
• Fans of a rough, heavily used knife look.
• Budget entry where the knife itself matters more than the colours.