★ StatTrak™ Ursus Knife | Fade (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Ursus Knife | Fade is a tanto-style survival knife with a chrome blade airbrushed in a gradient that runs from gold near the guard through orange and pink to blue and purple at the tip. In Factory New the transparent paint lies evenly over the chrome, so the colour transitions stay smooth and the blade keeps its full shine. The olive-green handle and black guard frame the bright blade without competing with it.

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

Anodized Airbrushed: a coloured coating with an airbrushed design on top; the coating holds while the design fades with wear.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The whole faceted tanto blade is covered by the fade: gold and amber near the guard and the serrated section of the spine, then orange, red and pink across the middle, ending in violet and blue at the angled tip. The transparent paint sits over a chrome base, so the colours have a metallic sheen and change slightly with lighting.

In Factory New the gradient is intact from the guard to the tip, with no visible breaks in the paint. Copies at the higher end of this range may show a tiny mark at the tip under close inspection, but nothing that reads in normal play. In game the blade looks uniformly glossy and the colour transitions stay soft. The handle, guard and pommel look clean.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ Ursus Knife | Fade is 0–0.08; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (88% 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:

• Horizon Case
• Danger Zone Case

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 8th of 17 skins Covert Ursus 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 31% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Look at how much pink, purple and blue the pattern places on the visible side of the blade, since the colour balance differs between copies.
• Check the float position within the range, as a lower float keeps the tip and edge cleaner.
• Inspect the tip, the cutting edge and the serrations, which lose paint first.
• Check whether a name tag is applied and whether it suits you.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the gradient with no marks on the tip or edge.
• Players who inspect their knife often and value the full chrome shine.
• Conclusion: the choice for a clean, complete Fade.