★ StatTrak™ Butterfly Knife | Gamma Doppler (Minimal Wear) Phase 1

Skin overview

In Minimal Wear this Gamma Doppler keeps the same Phase 1 palette of cool blue and violet marbling with flashes of green on the blade. The range for this grade is very narrow, so the anodized finish still reads as clean and saturated in hand and on inspect. The difference from Factory New is hard to spot without close examination, which makes this grade a practical way to get the look.

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

Anodized Multicolored: several colours in the metal coating; it wears little, the colours only dull with use.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The blade is covered in a marbled anodized finish: dark smoky veins run over patches of blue, violet and teal-green, with the colours shifting along the length of the blade towards the tip. In Phase 1 the cooler blue and violet tones dominate, while green appears as lighter flashes near the base and along the edge.

In Minimal Wear the possible marks are limited to faint dulling at the very tip of the blade and along the spine, visible only up close. The marbled pattern and colour patches on the rest of the blade remain fully intact. The handles and green inlays look the same as on a Factory New copy. At normal distance in game the knife is practically indistinguishable from the cleaner grade.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.08

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ Butterfly Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1 is 0–0.08; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.08 segment (12% 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:

• Operation Riptide Case
• Dreams & Nightmares Case

StatTrak™ version

This is the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon shows confirmed kills. There is also the regular version without the counter.

What to check before buying

• Look at the blade on inspect, since the balance of blue, violet and green varies between Phase 1 copies.
• Check how much dark marbling covers the blade, as some patterns look darker overall than others.
• Compare the float position within the grade if you want the cleanest tip and spine.
• Note whether the copy is StatTrak™ or carries a name tag, as both change how the item is presented.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want the Gamma Doppler look and do not need a flawless tip.
• Buyers who prefer to save compared with Factory New while keeping nearly the same appearance.
• A sensible entry into this knife with almost no visual compromise.