★ StatTrak™ Survival Knife | Stained (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Survival Knife | Stained puts a forced patina on the blade: pale blue-grey steel crossed by darker blue veins and clouded stains, set against a plain black composite handle. In Factory New the stains read crisp and even from the tip to the serrations. This is the version for buyers who want the marbled pattern exactly as intended.

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.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The finish covers the blade only: light blue-grey steel with darker blue veins and cloudy stains, giving a marble-like look that runs from the tip past the fuller cutout and the gut hook. The serrated section and the spine carry the same stains, slightly darker toward the back of the blade.

The patina is intact across the whole blade, with clear veins and sharp transitions between light steel and blue stains. The edge, tip and serrations show no scratches. In game the blade reads as a clean, cool-toned marble surface. The handle looks the same in every wear.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ Survival Knife | Stained is 0–1; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (7% 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:

• Shattered Web Case
• Fracture Case

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 13th of 17 skins Covert Survival Knife 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 46% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within its wear grade, since lower values keep the edge and tip cleaner.
• Look at the stain pattern on the blade, as the amount of blue and the placement of veins differ between copies.
• Inspect the cutting edge, tip and serrations, which lose the patina first.
• Check whether the item is StatTrak™ or carries a name tag if that matters to you.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the patina pattern without any marks.
• Players who inspect their knife often and notice details on the edge.
• The cleanest choice for those who value an untouched blade.