★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Doppler (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This Minimal Wear copy keeps the marbled blue and violet look of the Doppler finish on the claw-shaped blade, with the silvery haze and pink accents still clearly readable. The grade sits in a very narrow slice at the top of the skin's range, so the difference from a clean copy is small and mostly found on the tip and the cutting edge. It gives the same recognisable colours at a less demanding grade.

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.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The finish covers the curved blade and the finger ring, while the handle stays a dark grey textured grip with finger grooves and serrated spine. On the blade, blue and violet tones are marbled with silvery-white clouds, and a pink to magenta tint appears near the guard and on parts of the ring.

In Minimal Wear small scuffs appear on the blade tip and in places along the cutting edge, and the outer rim of the finger ring may show light marks. The flat of the blade keeps its marbled colours and gloss almost untouched. At normal distance in game the wear is hard to notice, especially during inspect animations with fast movement. The handle remains unchanged.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.08

The float of ★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Doppler ranges from 0 to 0.08; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.08 — 12% 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:

• Chroma Case (on sale since Jan 8, 2015)
• Chroma 2 Case (on sale since Apr 15, 2015)
• Chroma 3 Case

Price by quality

By price this skin is 4th of 23 skins Covert Karambit 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 look at before you buy

• Look at the colour of this particular copy, since the balance of blue, violet, silver and pink differs between Doppler knives.
• Check where the float sits within the grade, as copies close to the next grade show more marks on the tip.
• Inspect the blade tip, cutting edge and finger ring, where wear appears first.
• Note whether the knife is StatTrak™, because both versions exist.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want the Doppler colours and accept faint marks on the tip.
• Buyers looking for a more affordable entry to this finish.
• Conclusion: nearly the same look in game with a small concession on the edge.