★ Shadow Daggers | Autotronic (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Shadow Daggers | Autotronic pairs a red anodized body with dark grey blade bevels and silver mesh discs on each blade. In Factory New the red is even and saturated across the handles and the blade inlays, and the line between red and grey stays crisp. This is the condition for buyers who want the finish exactly as designed.

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: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

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. Silver mesh discs sit on the red inlay, adding a technical detail to the plain colour blocks. On worn copies the red wears first on the rims of the handle cutouts, the tips of the wings and guard, and along the border where the red inlay meets the grey bevel. The grey steel shows damage much less, so wear is read mostly through the red parts.

The red anodizing is uniform on the handles, guards and blade inlays, with no visible marks. The border between the red inlay and the grey bevel is sharp along its whole length. The silver mesh discs and the handle emblem are fully clean. In game the knife reads as a solid bright red with dark blades.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of ★ Shadow Daggers | Autotronic ranges from 0 to 0.85; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 8% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

It drops as a rare special item from:

• Operation Riptide Case
• Dreams & Nightmares Case

Price by quality

Among 23 skins of the Shadow Daggers in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 17th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 38% 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 the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the red anodizing completely clean.
• Players building a red-themed inventory who value crisp colour on inspect.
• The choice for those who want the finish exactly as designed.