★ StatTrak™ Butterfly Knife | Fade (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Fade finish on this Butterfly Knife is built on colour alone: a warm gradient from red at the point to gold near the serrated base, set against black handles with red channels. At Minimal Wear the narrow float range of this skin means the look stays very close to a fresh copy. Any marks are small and mostly visible only on close inspection.

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

Anodized Airbrushed: a coloured coating with an airbrushed design on top; the coating holds while the design fades with wear.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The blade is the main surface of the finish: the tip and upper curve are pink and deep red, which fade through orange into gold toward the serrated section and the base. The paint is transparent, so the chrome underneath gives the gradient a glossy, metallic sheen.

Light marks may appear on the blade edge and near the tip, where the paint can thin slightly over the chrome. The handle edges can show faint scuffs on the black coating, while the red inlays stay clean. At normal distance in game these details are hard to spot and the gradient reads the same as on a fresh copy. The colour transition along the blade remains fully visible.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.08

The float of ★ StatTrak™ Butterfly Knife | Fade ranges from 0 to 0.08; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.08 — 12% 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 from Operation Breakout Weapon Case (on sale since Jun 23, 2014) as a rare special item.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 2nd of 23 skins Covert Butterfly Knife in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ version

This is the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon shows confirmed kills. There is also the regular version without the counter. Right now the StatTrak™ version is 22% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Look at the pattern, since the amount of red, pink and gold on the blade differs between copies and affects how the knife looks in hand.
• Check the float position within the range, as a lower value means a cleaner chrome surface.
• Inspect the blade tip and edge, which are the first places to show marks.
• Check whether the knife carries a name tag and whether it suits you.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want the same look in game and are fine with marks visible only up close.
• Buyers looking for a lower entry point to this finish without losing the gradient.
• A practical option that keeps nearly the full appearance of the skin.