★ Shadow Daggers | Autotronic (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

In Battle-Scarred the red anodizing of the Autotronic is heavily chipped, with grey metal breaking through on the handles and blade inlays. The dark bevels hide scratches better, so the blades still look solid while the body looks rough. It is the most affordable way to own this red pair of push daggers.

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

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The handles of both daggers are anodized in a bright red with open cutouts and pointed wings, carrying a small dark emblem near the base. Each blade has a dark grey, slightly textured bevel running along both edges and the tip, with a red inlay on the flat that continues the colour of the handle.

Large areas of the red anodizing are gone from the handles, especially around the cutouts and wings, exposing grey metal. The blade inlays are heavily chipped, and the area around the mesh discs is worn as well. The dark bevels look scratched but remain the most intact part of the knife. In game the daggers read as red and grey in roughly patchy proportions, with a rough, used character.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.85

The whole float range of ★ Shadow Daggers | Autotronic is 0–0.85; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.85 segment (47% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

It drops as a rare special item from:

• Operation Riptide Case
• Dreams & Nightmares Case

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 9th of 18 skins Covert Shadow Daggers 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 39% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the red shows wear quickly and a low float looks noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the rims of the handle cutouts and the wing tips, as these are the first places the red wears off.
• Look at the border between the red blade inlay and the grey bevel for chipping.
• Check whether the knife is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag you are comfortable with.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Buyers looking for the lowest entry point to the Autotronic Shadow Daggers.
• Players who prefer a rough, chipped red-and-grey look.
• The most accessible way to own this knife.