Skeleton Knife Skins
19 finishes $98.74 – $2,283.80 36 marketsThe Skeleton Knife features a distinctive skeletonized handle design. It supports Marble Fade, Fade, Crimson Web, Case Hardened and other popular finishes, with prices starting at the mid-range for CS2 knives.
Cheapest: Forest DDPAT $98.74 · Most expensive: Black Pearl $2,283.80
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All 19 finishes
cheapest ask per finish · min–max across wears · cards ⇄ boardUpdated: October 12, 2026
Vanilla CovertNo finish 
Shattered Web Case $185.21 -11.5% 27 mkts ST 
Doppler Covert4 phases + Ruby · Sapphire · Black Pearl 
Fever Case from $505.73 $506–$559 wears · 7 phases in board view · 3 mkts #1 in demand ST 
Fade CovertFade percentage Shattered Web Case $437.45 -10.5% $437–$520 wears · 24 mkts #2 in demand ST 
Marble Fade CovertFire & Ice seeds Fever Case $314.99 -12.3% $315–$392 wears · 21 mkts #3 in demand ST 
Rust Coat Covert Fever Case $112.70 -8.8% $113–$139 wears · 21 mkts #4 in demand ST 
Tiger Tooth Covert Fever Case $257.58 -12.8% $258–$316 wears · 23 mkts #5 in demand ST 
Ultraviolet Covert Fever Case $152.42 -1.3% $152–$476 wears · 23 mkts #6 in demand ST 
Damascus Steel Covert Fever Case $164.08 -4% $164–$207 wears · 21 mkts ST 
Crimson Web CovertWeb patterns Shattered Web Case $218.20 -5.3% $218–$1,199 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Slaughter Covert Shattered Web Case $328.00 -3.9% $328–$365 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Night Stripe Covert Shattered Web Case $121.66 -1.8% $122–$377 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Blue Steel Covert Shattered Web Case $173.64 -8.6% $174–$358 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Stained Covert Shattered Web Case $149.97 -4.8% $150–$280 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Case Hardened CovertBlue gem seeds Shattered Web Case $198.76 +1.3% $199–$431 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Scorched Covert Shattered Web Case $110.88 -6% $111–$216 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Urban Masked Covert Shattered Web Case $111.93 -1.7% $112–$300 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Forest DDPAT Covert Shattered Web Case $98.74 -3.5% $98.74–$200 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Boreal Forest Covert Shattered Web Case $102.77 -5.3% $103–$183 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Safari Mesh Covert Shattered Web Case $101.01 -5.8% $101–$199 wears · 26 mkts Vanilla No finish Shattered Web Case 143/day · 27 markets $185.21 -11.5% 143 27 Doppler All phases Fever Case 187/day · 3 markets from $505.73 $506–$559 wears — 187 3 
Phase 1 Covert Fever Case 11 markets $529.21 $529–$583 wears -9.3% — 11 
Phase 2 Covert Fever Case 11 markets $633.29 $633–$721 wears -8.8% — 11 
Phase 3 Covert Fever Case 10 markets $513.97 $514–$559 wears -7.4% — 10 
Phase 4 Covert Fever Case 11 markets $542.30 $542–$688 wears -8.9% — 11 
Ruby Rare phase Fever Case 10 markets $1,847.58 $1,992–$2,972 wears -9.7% — 10 
Sapphire Rare phase Fever Case 10 markets $1,020.28 $1,097–$2,490 wears -4.2% — 10 Black Pearl Rare phase Fever Case 10 markets $2,283.80 $2,284–$4,658 wears -3.8% — 10 Fade Fade percentage Shattered Web Case 88/day · 24 markets $437.45 $437–$520 wears -10.5% 88 24 Marble Fade Fire & Ice seeds Fever Case 211/day · 21 markets $314.99 $315–$392 wears -12.3% 211 21 Rust Coat Covert Fever Case 201/day · 21 markets $112.70 $113–$139 wears -8.8% 201 21 Tiger Tooth Covert Fever Case 260/day · 23 markets $257.58 $258–$316 wears -12.8% 260 23 Ultraviolet Covert Fever Case 347/day · 23 markets $152.42 $152–$476 wears -1.3% 347 23 Damascus Steel Covert Fever Case 246/day · 21 markets $164.08 $164–$207 wears -4% 246 21 Crimson Web Web patterns Shattered Web Case 141/day · 25 markets $218.20 $218–$1,199 wears -5.3% 141 25 Slaughter Covert Shattered Web Case 139/day · 24 markets $328.00 $328–$365 wears -3.9% 139 24 Night Stripe Covert Shattered Web Case 197/day · 25 markets $121.66 $122–$377 wears -1.8% 197 25 Blue Steel Covert Shattered Web Case 138/day · 24 markets $173.64 $174–$358 wears -8.6% 138 24 Stained Covert Shattered Web Case 220/day · 24 markets $149.97 $150–$280 wears -4.8% 220 24 Case Hardened Blue gem seeds Shattered Web Case 150/day · 26 markets $198.76 $199–$431 wears +1.3% 150 26 Scorched Covert Shattered Web Case 145/day · 26 markets $110.88 $111–$216 wears -6% 145 26 Urban Masked Covert Shattered Web Case 234/day · 24 markets $111.93 $112–$300 wears -1.7% 234 24 Forest DDPAT Covert Shattered Web Case 213/day · 26 markets $98.74 $98.74–$200 wears -3.5% 213 26 Boreal Forest Covert Shattered Web Case 194/day · 26 markets $102.77 $103–$183 wears -5.3% 194 26 Safari Mesh Covert Shattered Web Case 138/day · 26 markets $101.01 $101–$199 wears -5.8% 138 26 Price = cheapest fee-included ask across markets for any wear · How we price →
About the Skeleton Knife
Look, animation and handling
The Skeleton Knife is a single fixed blade with a swept, drop-point profile and an open, skeletonized handle frame. The finger ring at the base is functional in the animation set: the deploy and inspect motions spin and twirl the knife around that ring, giving it a flashier showcase than blocky models like the Gut or Navaja. There is no folding or flipping mechanism, so equip speed and hit registration match every other CS2 knife. The exposed metalwork means finishes that wrap the whole blade and handle (Fade, Doppler, Marble Fade) display very differently here than on knives with solid grips, since the paint has less surface to sit on and the bare-metal sections stay prominent.
Finishes it carries
As a Shattered Web knife it uses the broad standard finish set rather than a small bespoke list. That includes the plain Vanilla, camo and patina tiers (Boreal Forest, Forest DDPAT, Safari Mesh, Urban Masked, Scorched, Night Stripe, Stained, Blue Steel, Bright Water), the patina/metal finishes (Case Hardened, Damascus Steel, Rust Coat), the bright anodised group (Tiger Tooth, Ultraviolet, Freehand), and the top tier: Fade, Crimson Web, Slaughter, Marble Fade, Doppler and Gamma Doppler. Doppler comes in Phases 1-4 plus Ruby, Sapphire and Black Pearl; Gamma Doppler adds the green Emerald. Each of those gem variants is rolled randomly and priced separately from the base Doppler phases.
What drives value and float behaviour
Vanilla is the headline price for this model and stays expensive purely on the strength of the skeletonized look. Among painted finishes, the gem-tier Dopplers (Ruby, Sapphire, Black Pearl, Emerald) and clean Marble Fade and Fade copies sit at the top. Case Hardened is pattern-driven: tile placement decides how much blue lands on the blade, and high-blue or full-blue-gem seeds command large premiums over a mostly-yellow roll. Float matters most on finishes that scuff visibly, such as Case Hardened, Blue Steel and the camo tiers, where Field-Tested and worse show wear on the blade edges and the exposed frame. Tiger Tooth, Ultraviolet, Doppler and Gamma Doppler are capped near Factory New/Minimal Wear, so float separation there is narrow.
Cheapest way in and how it ranks
The entry point to owning a Skeleton Knife is the lower camo and patina finishes such as Safari Mesh, Boreal Forest, Scorched, Night Stripe or Urban Masked, which are the least costly painted options. Note that Vanilla is not the cheap route here, unlike on some models, because demand for the bare skeletonized steel keeps it high. Across the knife roster the Skeleton Knife sits in the premium bracket on desirability, generally above utilitarian models like the Gut, Navaja, Shadow Daggers and Falchion, and competing with the Butterfly, Karambit and M9 Bayonet for showcase appeal thanks to its spin animation and distinctive frame.
How it is obtained
The Skeleton Knife only comes from the Shattered Web Case, pulled as the rare special (knife) item at the standard sub-1% odds that apply to all Valve weapon-case knives, and then split randomly across the finishes above. Opening requires a Shattered Web Case Key. All resulting knives are tradeable and marketable on the Steam Community Market subject to the trade hold, so the practical way most players acquire a specific finish and float is buying the exact copy on the market rather than opening cases.