★ StatTrak™ Talon Knife | Doppler (Factory New) Phase 3

Skin overview

★ Talon Knife | Doppler (Phase 3) pairs a deep blue anodized blade with a pale ivory handle set with brass rivets. In Factory New the candy coating is unbroken, so the marbled swirls of lighter blue sit cleanly over the darker base from tip to finger ring. This is the grade for a buyer who wants the colour exactly as it was painted.

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

Anodized Multicolored: several colours in the metal coating; it wears little, the colours only dull with use.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The blade carries a deep blue to violet anodized base with lighter blue marbled swirls that drift across its face, darkening toward the spine and the cutting edge. The spine has saw-tooth ridges and a row of round cut-outs that break up the colour field.

In Factory New the anodized coating has no visible breaks on the blade, the teeth or the finger ring. Copies near the top of the range can show a barely noticeable softening right at the tip under close inspection. At normal viewing distance in game the blade reads as a solid, glossy blue with clear marbling. The ivory handle and brass details look untouched.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of ★ StatTrak™ Talon Knife | Doppler Phase 3 ranges from 0 to 0.08; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 88% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

It drops as a rare special item from:

• Prisma Case
• Prisma 2 Case

StatTrak™ version

This is the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon shows confirmed kills. There is also the regular version without the counter.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the float position within the range, since copies near the upper end of Factory New and Minimal Wear read almost identically.
• Compare the pattern on the screenshot, because the balance of light swirls and dark blue areas differs from copy to copy.
• Inspect the tip and the spine teeth, as these are the first places where the anodizing shows wear.
• Check whether the copy is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag if either matters to you.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the Phase 3 colour in its cleanest state.
• Players who inspect their knife often and want the tip and teeth flawless.
• Conclusion: the reference grade for a blue Doppler Talon.