★ StatTrak™ Survival Knife | Rust Coat (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

In Battle-Scarred, ★ Survival Knife | Rust Coat leans fully into its theme: the rust layer is denser and darker, and bare steel is reduced to scattered patches. The finish is meant to look old, so heavy wear here completes the design rather than spoiling it. The dark composite handle gives a calm contrast to the brown, corroded blade.

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 Battle-Scarred

The finish sits only on the blade: grey steel with a blue tint is spotted with orange and brown rust that gathers more densely along the serrated spine, around the gut hook and near the guard. The long cutout in the blade and the bevel keep a slightly lighter metallic sheen under the rust.

The rust layer is thicker and darker and spreads from the edges and serrations over most of the flat of the blade. Bare steel survives only as smaller patches, mostly along the bevel and around the cutout. In game the blade reads as uniformly brown and aged, with less contrast between metal and rust than in Well-Worn. The handle stays clean, since it has no finish to wear.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The float of ★ StatTrak™ Survival Knife | Rust Coat ranges from 0.4 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 92% 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 Fever Case as a rare special item.

Price by quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this: Well-Worn — 1.8× dearer. Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

Among 13 skins of the Survival Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

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 21% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits in the range, because on this finish a lower float means more visible steel and a higher one means heavier rust.
• Look at the inspect image of the blade flat, since the rust spots are placed differently from copy to copy.
• Check the serrations, gut hook and tip, as they darken first and set the overall tone of the blade.
• Decide whether you want a StatTrak™ version or a name tag, because both affect what you are paying for.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players looking for a budget entry into owning a ★ knife with a coherent look.
• Fans of the aged theme who want the rust to read at its fullest.
• Conclusion: heavy wear suits this finish, so this grade gives the full look at the lowest cost.