★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Scorched (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

This grade shows the Scorched karambit with much of its spray paint rubbed down to bare metal. The dark patches survive mostly in the recessed areas of the grip and the middle of the blade, while edges and protruding parts turn plain steel. Because the finish is greyscale to begin with, heavy wear changes the knife less than it would on a brightly coloured skin.

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.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Well-Worn

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.

Large areas of the blade near the edge and tip are bare metal, and the paint on the spine is broken up. The finger-groove bulges and the ring are largely worn through. In game the knife looks noticeably more metallic, with the smoky pattern only in patches. Paint holds mainly in the centre of the blade and the deeper parts of the grip.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Scorched is 0.06–0.8; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.45 segment (9% 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:

• 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.

What it costs in each quality

Among 18 skins of the Karambit in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 16th 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 13% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• 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 Well-Worn quality suits

• Budget-minded players who mainly want the karambit shape and animations.
• Fans of a used, metallic look with partial smoky patches.
• A cheaper route to the knife where the greyscale finish hides wear better than bright skins.