★ 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.

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 composite handle stays matte black-grey with its ribbed panels and hex bolts, framing the cold tones of the blade. Stain placement and density differ between copies, so some blades show more blue than others. On worn copies the cutting edge, the tip and the serrations lose the patina first, followed by the spine.

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 wear: float 0–0.07

The float of ★ Survival Knife | Stained ranges from 0 to 1; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 7% 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 as a rare special item from:

• Shattered Web Case
• Fracture Case

Price by quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 1.7× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 2.1× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2.1× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2.1× cheaper

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

Among 17 skins of the Survival Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 14th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it 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 the Factory New quality suits

• 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.