★ Talon Knife | Stained (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

In Well-Worn the Stained Talon looks like a tool that has seen real use. Scratches cut through the patina on the blade and the stains lose some of their depth, leaving more plain grey steel. The ivory handle and brass rivets still give the knife its recognisable silhouette.

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 Well-Worn

The blade is covered in a forced patina: cloudy grey, bluish and smoky stains spread over polished steel, with the heaviest blotches along the middle of the curve. The spine carries saw-tooth ridges and three round holes, and the edge and tip stay lighter than the body of the blade.

Scratches cover the edge, tip and spine and spread onto the flat of the blade. The stains look paler and patchier, with more plain grey steel showing. The handle carries visible scuffs, while the brass rivets still stand out. In game the blade reads as duller and greyer than on cleaner grades.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The whole float range of ★ Talon Knife | Stained is 0–1; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.45 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:

• Horizon Case
• Danger Zone Case

What it costs in each quality

Taking Well-Worn as the baseline:

• Factory New — 1.7× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 16% dearer
• Field-Tested — 8% dearer
• Battle-Scarred — 1% cheaper

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

By price this skin is 5th of 13 skins Covert Talon Knife in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 18% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since scratches on the edge and tip grow quickly toward the dirtier end.
• Look at the stain layout in inspect, as the placement and darkness of the patina differ between copies.
• Inspect the saw-tooth spine and the tip, which lose their patina first.
• Note whether a name tag is applied and whether a StatTrak™ counter matters to you.

Who should buy Well-Worn

• Budget buyers who want the Talon shape with an ivory handle.
• Players who prefer a duller, more used blade.
• A practical entry if the knife model matters more than the finish.