★ StatTrak™ Classic Knife | Scorched (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This is the Classic Knife with a muted, almost camouflage-like paint job: dark grey shading over the blade and cream-coloured patches clustered near the edge. In Minimal Wear the finish reads practically the same as a pristine copy in hand, with only faint marks at the tip under close inspection. It is the grade for those who want a clean-looking blade without paying for the very top of the range.

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

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The blade carries a smoky spray-paint gradient that moves from slate blue near the spine to darker grey across the flat. Along the cutting edge runs a band of irregular cream and beige blotches, sprayed so that they look sun-bleached or burnt.

Tiny specks of wear may appear at the very tip and along the sharpened edge. The blotch band and the gradient stay complete. In normal view the knife is hard to tell apart from a Factory New copy. The spine, guard and handle remain clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ Classic Knife | Scorched is 0.06–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% 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 from CS20 Case as a rare special item.

What it costs in each quality

Among 12 skins of the Classic Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

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

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float within the grade keeps the edge and tip noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the tip and the cutting edge in the preview, as these parts lose paint first and cut into the pale blotch band.
• Look at how the blotches fall along the edge, because their placement varies between copies.
• Note whether the knife is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-pristine look at a lower cost than the top grade.
• Buyers who accept faint marks at the tip that are hard to see in game.
• A sensible balance of appearance and cost.