Butterfly Knife Skins
25 finishes $338.83 – $10,609.68 36 marketsThe Butterfly Knife is one of the most popular knives in CS2, prized for its unique flip animation. Demand stays consistently high, making it one of the most traded knife models.
Cheapest: Safari Mesh $338.83 · Most expensive: Black Pearl $10,609.68
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All 25 finishes
cheapest ask per finish · min–max across wears · cards ⇄ boardUpdated: October 13, 2026
Vanilla CovertNo finish 
Operation Breakout Weapon Case $1,000.00 -6% 24 mkts #4 in demand ST 
Gamma Doppler Covert4 phases + Emerald 
Operation Riptide Case from $1,529.41 -10.9% $1,529–$1,700 wears · 5 phases in board view · 17 mkts ST 
Doppler Covert4 phases + Ruby · Sapphire · Black Pearl 
Spectrum Case from $1,694.01 -2.6% $1,860–$2,065 wears · 7 phases in board view · 18 mkts #1 in demand ST 
Fade CovertFade percentage Operation Breakout Weapon Case $1,890.85 -12.8% $1,891–$2,137 wears · 24 mkts #2 in demand ST 
Autotronic Covert Operation Riptide Case $590.87 -8.2% $591–$1,146 wears · 27 mkts #3 in demand ST 
Marble Fade CovertFire & Ice seeds Spectrum Case $1,165.42 -12% $1,165–$1,278 wears · 23 mkts #5 in demand ST 
Black Laminate Covert Operation Riptide Case $492.23 -10.2% $492–$715 wears · 26 mkts #6 in demand ST 
Rust Coat Covert Spectrum Case $450.00 -11.7% $450–$455 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Freehand Covert Operation Riptide Case $495.06 -10.1% $495–$593 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Bright Water Covert Operation Riptide Case $440.67 -7.7% $441–$534 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Tiger Tooth Covert Spectrum Case $964.80 -6.8% $965–$1,058 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Lore Covert Operation Riptide Case $450.17 -9.5% $450–$1,689 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Blue Steel Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $620.14 -6.9% $620–$1,021 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Damascus Steel Covert Spectrum Case $607.79 -10.3% $608–$774 wears · 28 mkts ST 
Ultraviolet Covert Spectrum Case $412.12 -9.2% $412–$1,726 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Night Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $430.62 -7% $431–$1,552 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Crimson Web CovertWeb patterns Operation Breakout Weapon Case $497.35 -4.6% $497–$3,530 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Slaughter Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $1,015.14 -6.5% $1,015–$1,225 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Stained Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $471.52 -8.3% $472–$779 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Safari Mesh Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $338.83 -6.7% $339–$640 wears · 27 mkts ST 
Forest DDPAT Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $375.72 -8.5% $376–$534 wears · 28 mkts ST 
Urban Masked Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $397.45 -8.4% $397–$939 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Boreal Forest Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $379.31 -7.2% $379–$740 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Case Hardened CovertBlue gem seeds Operation Breakout Weapon Case $587.26 -7.8% $587–$1,225 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Scorched Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $390.28 -6.3% $390–$753 wears · 24 mkts Vanilla No finish Operation Breakout Weapon Case 27/day · 24 markets $1,000.00 -6% 27 24 Gamma Doppler All phases Operation Riptide Case 177/day · 17 markets from $1,529.41 $1,529–$1,700 wears -10.9% 177 17 
Phase 1 Covert Operation Riptide Case 14 markets $1,553.48 $1,553–$1,748 wears -9.2% — 14 
Phase 2 Covert Operation Riptide Case 14 markets $1,910.69 $1,911–$1,942 wears -8.7% — 14 
Phase 3 Covert Operation Riptide Case 13 markets $1,529.41 $1,529–$1,733 wears -12.1% — 13 
Phase 4 Covert Operation Riptide Case 14 markets $1,532.55 $1,533–$1,732 wears -9.2% — 14 Emerald Rare phase Operation Riptide Case 12 markets $6,391.48 $6,940–$6,972 wears -7.4% — 12 Doppler All phases Spectrum Case 86/day · 18 markets from $1,694.01 $1,860–$2,065 wears -2.6% 86 18 
Phase 1 Covert Spectrum Case 12 markets $2,062.16 $2,062–$2,352 wears -6.7% — 12 
Phase 2 Covert Spectrum Case 13 markets $3,647.56 $3,678–$3,960 wears -11.8% — 13 
Phase 3 Covert Spectrum Case 13 markets $1,694.01 $1,861–$2,065 wears -1% — 13 
Phase 4 Covert Spectrum Case 13 markets $2,479.08 $2,479–$2,543 wears -12.1% — 13 
Ruby Rare phase Spectrum Case 13 markets $8,301.70 $9,140–$9,584 wears -3.2% — 13 
Sapphire Rare phase Spectrum Case 13 markets $5,251.20 $5,977–$5,987 wears -1.9% — 13 Black Pearl Rare phase Spectrum Case 10 markets $10,609.68 -6.5% — 10 Fade Fade percentage Operation Breakout Weapon Case 62/day · 24 markets $1,890.85 $1,891–$2,137 wears -12.8% 62 24 Autotronic Covert Operation Riptide Case 193/day · 27 markets $590.87 $591–$1,146 wears -8.2% 193 27 Marble Fade Fire & Ice seeds Spectrum Case 103/day · 23 markets $1,165.42 $1,165–$1,278 wears -12% 103 23 Black Laminate Covert Operation Riptide Case 204/day · 26 markets $492.23 $492–$715 wears -10.2% 204 26 Rust Coat Covert Spectrum Case 64/day · 24 markets $450.00 $450–$455 wears -11.7% 64 24 Freehand Covert Operation Riptide Case 254/day · 26 markets $495.06 $495–$593 wears -10.1% 254 26 Bright Water Covert Operation Riptide Case 250/day · 26 markets $440.67 $441–$534 wears -7.7% 250 26 Tiger Tooth Covert Spectrum Case 150/day · 26 markets $964.80 $965–$1,058 wears -6.8% 150 26 Lore Covert Operation Riptide Case 363/day · 26 markets $450.17 $450–$1,689 wears -9.5% 363 26 Blue Steel Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 98/day · 26 markets $620.14 $620–$1,021 wears -6.9% 98 26 Damascus Steel Covert Spectrum Case 95/day · 28 markets $607.79 $608–$774 wears -10.3% 95 28 Ultraviolet Covert Spectrum Case 114/day · 25 markets $412.12 $412–$1,726 wears -9.2% 114 25 Night Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 102/day · 25 markets $430.62 $431–$1,552 wears -7% 102 25 Crimson Web Web patterns Operation Breakout Weapon Case 141/day · 26 markets $497.35 $497–$3,530 wears -4.6% 141 26 Slaughter Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 141/day · 24 markets $1,015.14 $1,015–$1,225 wears -6.5% 141 24 Stained Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 100/day · 26 markets $471.52 $472–$779 wears -8.3% 100 26 Safari Mesh Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 119/day · 27 markets $338.83 $339–$640 wears -6.7% 119 27 Forest DDPAT Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 86/day · 28 markets $375.72 $376–$534 wears -8.5% 86 28 Urban Masked Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 123/day · 26 markets $397.45 $397–$939 wears -8.4% 123 26 Boreal Forest Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 107/day · 26 markets $379.31 $379–$740 wears -7.2% 107 26 Case Hardened Blue gem seeds Operation Breakout Weapon Case 120/day · 25 markets $587.26 $587–$1,225 wears -7.8% 120 25 Scorched Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 69/day · 24 markets $390.28 $390–$753 wears -6.3% 69 24 Price = cheapest fee-included ask across markets for any wear · How we price →
About the Butterfly Knife
Look, animation and handling
The balisong is a folding knife: two handles rotate around the pivot to sheath or expose the blade. In CS2 the draw and inspect animations show the handles flipping open and the blade spinning between the player's fingers, the longest and most theatrical melee animation in the game. Because the flip is so visible in first person, the Butterfly is bought as much for the motion as for the paint, and finishes that catch light during the spin (mirror-polished Dopplers, Tiger Tooth, Marble Fade) are especially sought after. The deploy is slightly slower-feeling than compact knives but melee speed values are shared across all knives, so it carries no gameplay penalty.
Finishes it carries
The Butterfly uses the shared knife finish set. Mirror/anodized finishes: Doppler (Phases 1-4 plus Ruby, Sapphire and Black Pearl), Gamma Doppler (with the green Emerald), Marble Fade, Tiger Tooth, Damascus Steel, Ultraviolet, Rust Coat, and Autotronic. Patterned/painted finishes: Fade, Crimson Web, Slaughter, Case Hardened, Blue Steel, Stained, Night, Bright Water, Freehand, Black Laminate, Lore, plus the camo group (Boreal Forest, Forest DDPAT, Safari Mesh, Urban Masked, Scorched). The plain factory-finish version, the Vanilla (★ Butterfly Knife with no paint), is itself one of the most expensive items because raw stainless steel suits the model and many players prefer it.
What drives value
Finish tier sets the floor, then pattern and float fine-tune the price. On Fade, a near-100% full fade with the magenta-to-yellow spread across both the blade and visible handle commands a large premium over a partial fade. Doppler value tracks the phase: Ruby and Sapphire (red/blue) and Black Pearl sell for multiples of common Phase 1-4 stones, and Gamma Doppler Emerald sits at the top. Case Hardened is pattern-driven, where high blue coverage (blue-gem tier patterns) is worth far more than a mostly-gold knife. Marble Fade buyers chase the 'Fire & Ice' arrangement, and Crimson Web values the web density and placement on the blade. Across all of these a lower float (Factory New / Minimal Wear) raises price, though most knives never reach high wear visually.
Cheapest way in versus other models
The realistic entry points are the camo-group finishes (Boreal Forest, Safari Mesh, Urban Masked, Scorched, Forest DDPAT) and Night/Stained/Blue Steel in higher wear, which are the lowest-priced Butterfly skins. Even so, the model sits in the premium bracket: a base Butterfly typically costs more than the equivalent finish on common models like the Falchion, Gut, Navaja or Shadow Daggers, and trades closely with the Karambit and M9 Bayonet at the top. If the goal is the cheapest possible knife, those compact models undercut the Butterfly; if the animation is the point, the Butterfly has no substitute.