★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Scorched (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

★ Karambit | Scorched pairs the classic hooked blade with a smoky, sun-dappled spray paint in greys and blacks. In Field-Tested the paint begins to thin on the edge, tip and raised parts of the grip, and the bare steel underneath blends with the grey palette instead of contrasting with it. The result is a karambit that still reads as Scorched while looking used.

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, Minimal Wear, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

The blade is covered in pale silver-grey paint with soft darker clouds that drift towards the spine and the base. The grip carries a darker gunmetal and charcoal tone with smoky stains spread over the finger grooves and the textured area near the guard.

The cutting edge and tip show clear strips of bare steel, and scuffs appear on the spine teeth and the bulges between the finger grooves. The outer rim of the ring begins to lose paint. In game the knife still reads as smoky grey, with lighter worn lines along the edges. The middle of the blade and the recessed parts of the grip remain mostly painted.

Field-Tested quality — float range 0.15–0.38

The float of ★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Scorched ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Field-Tested quality covers 0.15–0.38 — 31% 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:

• CS:GO Weapon Case (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• CS:GO Weapon Case 2 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• CS:GO Weapon Case 3 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• Operation Bravo Case (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• Winter Offensive Weapon Case (on sale since Dec 18, 2013)
• eSports 2013 Case (on sale since Jul 9, 2014)

And 5 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Among 18 skins of the Karambit in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 14th by price, counting from 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 8% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the grade, since low-float copies of a worn grade keep noticeably more paint on the edge and tip.
• Inspect the cutting edge, blade tip and ring rim, as these lose paint first.
• Compare the light-to-dark balance of the pattern on the blade, because the smoky patches are placed differently on each copy.
• Decide whether you want the StatTrak™ version and check for a name tag before buying.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want the karambit for daily use and accept visible edge wear.
• Buyers who like how bare steel blends with the grey palette.
• A practical grade where the skin is still clearly recognisable.