★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers | Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred is the most worn version of the Case Hardened push daggers, with the heat-tinted patches heavily scratched and muted. The blue and gold are still present in the larger areas of the blades, but the overall look is rough and darker. It is the most affordable way to carry this knife and finish.

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.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

Both daggers share one finish: the double-edged blades and the T-shaped handles with their finger cut-outs are covered in a case-hardened patina over silver steel. Gold and pale yellow tones fill much of the blades, broken by patches of blue and violet that spread across the flats and run onto the handle frames.

Heavy scratching covers the edges, tips and handle frames, with large areas of bare or darkened steel. The patina on the blade flats is muted and broken by wear marks. In game the blue and gold tones are still visible at normal distance, but the knife looks rough up close. No part of the daggers remains fully clean.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The float of ★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers | Case Hardened ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

It drops from Shadow Case (on sale since Sep 15, 2015) as a rare special item.

Price by quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 2.5× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 1.7× dearer
• Field-Tested — 19% dearer
• Well-Worn — 17% dearer

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 2nd of 18 skins Covert Shadow Daggers 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 1.6× dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Compare the amount of blue and gold on both blades, since the pattern defines the look of each copy as much as the wear does.
• Check the blade tips and the rims of the handle cut-outs, as these lose colour first.
• Look at where the float sits within the wear grade, because copies near the cleaner end show noticeably less scuffing.
• Make sure the visible side in the inspect animation carries the colours you want, as the two daggers can differ.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players looking for the lowest-cost way to own this knife and finish.
• Buyers who care more about the knife model than the condition of the patina.
• The budget entry for those who accept a rough look.