★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Stained (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Karambit | Stained is a curved Karambit whose polished steel carries a forced patina of cloudy grey and pale blue blotches. In Factory New the mirror shine between the stains is intact, so the contrast between bright metal and smoky marks is at its sharpest. This is the grade for buyers who want the blade to look freshly treated.

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

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

Appearance in Factory New

The curved blade is bare polished steel covered with an irregular patina of smoky grey and pale blue blotches, denser along the spine and lighter toward the edge. The finger ring carries the same stained steel finish, while the grip is a dark grey textured handle with deep finger grooves and serrations along the back.

The blade, tip and ring are fully polished with no visible scratches. The grey-blue stains sit on clean, reflective steel and keep their crisp edges. In game the knife reads bright and high-contrast in the hand at normal distance.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Stained is 0–1; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (7% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

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

Compared with the Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 31% cheaper
• Field-Tested — 2× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2.1× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 13th 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 31% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the inspect view, because the placement and density of the stains differ from copy to copy.
• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, as a low float keeps more shine on the blade.
• Examine the tip, the cutting edge and the ring, since they lose polish first.
• Decide whether a StatTrak™ version or a name tag matters to you before comparing offers.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the patina on fully polished steel.
• Players who like a bright, high-contrast blade in the hand.
• The choice for those who value the cleanest possible look.