Butterfly Knife Skins
25 finishes $424.05 – $12,665.12 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: Forest DDPAT $424.05 · Most expensive: Black Pearl $12,665.12
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All 25 finishes
cheapest ask per finish · min–max across wears · cards ⇄ boardUpdated: July 22, 2026
Vanilla CovertNo finish 
Operation Breakout Weapon Case $1,234.94 +11.6% 24 mkts #4 in demand ST 
Gamma Doppler Covert4 phases + Emerald 
Operation Riptide Case from $1,795.00 -2.1% $1,842–$1,845 wears · 5 phases in board view · 20 mkts ST 
Doppler Covert4 phases + Ruby · Sapphire · Black Pearl 
Spectrum Case from $2,064.36 +2% $2,064–$2,111 wears · 7 phases in board view · 20 mkts #1 in demand ST 
Fade CovertFade percentage Operation Breakout Weapon Case $2,150.85 +4.9% $2,151–$2,229 wears · 26 mkts #2 in demand ST 
Autotronic Covert Operation Riptide Case $700.00 +3.7% $700–$1,425 wears · 28 mkts #3 in demand ST 
Marble Fade CovertFire & Ice seeds Spectrum Case $1,376.06 -4.7% $1,376–$1,382 wears · 26 mkts #5 in demand ST 
Black Laminate Covert Operation Riptide Case $585.31 +7.7% $585–$840 wears · 26 mkts #6 in demand ST 
Tiger Tooth Covert Spectrum Case $1,118.28 +1.4% $1,118–$1,123 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Lore Covert Operation Riptide Case $515.71 +3.5% $516–$2,010 wears · 29 mkts ST 
Bright Water Covert Operation Riptide Case $503.49 +4.2% $503–$624 wears · 28 mkts ST 
Rust Coat Covert Spectrum Case $544.00 +5.6% $544–$569 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Freehand Covert Operation Riptide Case $552.29 -0.8% $552–$684 wears · 27 mkts ST 
Blue Steel Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $718.57 -0.1% $719–$1,159 wears · 29 mkts ST 
Damascus Steel Covert Spectrum Case $700.00 +3.9% $700–$847 wears · 27 mkts ST 
Night Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $490.76 +4.2% $491–$1,450 wears · 28 mkts ST 
Crimson Web CovertWeb patterns Operation Breakout Weapon Case $569.13 +5.9% $569–$4,299 wears · 27 mkts ST 
Ultraviolet Covert Spectrum Case $486.80 +0.7% $487–$1,880 wears · 28 mkts ST 
Slaughter Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $1,130.58 -2.9% $1,131–$1,414 wears · 27 mkts ST 
Stained Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $533.51 +1.7% $534–$806 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Forest DDPAT Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $424.05 +5.7% $424–$614 wears · 28 mkts ST 
Urban Masked Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $451.04 +6.6% $451–$1,058 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Boreal Forest Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $438.87 +0.3% $439–$809 wears · 27 mkts ST 
Case Hardened CovertBlue gem seeds Operation Breakout Weapon Case $573.35 +3.3% $573–$1,239 wears · 29 mkts ST 
Scorched Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $437.94 +0.3% $438–$865 wears · 27 mkts ST 
Safari Mesh Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case $433.00 +5.6% $433–$688 wears · 28 mkts Vanilla No finish Operation Breakout Weapon Case 300/day · 24 markets $1,234.94 +11.6% 300 24 Gamma Doppler All phases Operation Riptide Case 358/day · 20 markets from $1,795.00 $1,842–$1,845 wears -2.1% 358 20 
Phase 1 Covert Operation Riptide Case 141/day · 14 markets $1,901.46 $1,920–$1,921 wears -1.6% 141 14 
Phase 2 Covert Operation Riptide Case 145/day · 13 markets $2,355.02 $2,448–$2,480 wears +6.1% 145 13 
Phase 3 Covert Operation Riptide Case 146/day · 14 markets $1,904.82 $1,926–$1,999 wears -5.9% 146 14 
Phase 4 Covert Operation Riptide Case 126/day · 15 markets $1,847.77 $1,850–$1,896 wears -5.7% 126 15 Emerald Rare phase Operation Riptide Case 130/day · 15 markets $7,115.62 $8,112–$8,480 wears -14.4% 130 15 Doppler All phases Spectrum Case 174/day · 20 markets from $2,064.36 $2,064–$2,111 wears +2% 174 20 
Phase 1 Covert Spectrum Case 116/day · 12 markets $2,315.16 $2,315–$2,360 wears +0.1% 116 12 
Phase 2 Covert Spectrum Case 89/day · 12 markets $3,899.32 $4,358–$4,449 wears -2.6% 89 12 
Phase 3 Covert Spectrum Case 66/day · 14 markets $2,085.60 $2,086–$2,341 wears 0% 66 14 
Phase 4 Covert Spectrum Case 100/day · 13 markets $2,861.94 $2,862–$2,940 wears +6.2% 100 13 
Ruby Rare phase Spectrum Case 89/day · 14 markets $9,426.96 $9,427–$10,618 wears +3.8% 89 14 
Sapphire Rare phase Spectrum Case 95/day · 14 markets $5,882.35 $5,882–$6,782 wears -18.7% 95 14 Black Pearl Rare phase Spectrum Case 12/day · 11 markets $12,665.12 +6.2% 12 11 Fade Fade percentage Operation Breakout Weapon Case 462/day · 26 markets $2,150.85 $2,151–$2,229 wears +4.9% 462 26 Autotronic Covert Operation Riptide Case 879/day · 28 markets $700.00 $700–$1,425 wears +3.7% 879 28 Marble Fade Fire & Ice seeds Spectrum Case 330/day · 26 markets $1,376.06 $1,376–$1,382 wears -4.7% 330 26 Black Laminate Covert Operation Riptide Case 1.5K/day · 26 markets $585.31 $585–$840 wears +7.7% 1.5K 26 Tiger Tooth Covert Spectrum Case 340/day · 26 markets $1,118.28 $1,118–$1,123 wears +1.4% 340 26 Lore Covert Operation Riptide Case 1.0K/day · 29 markets $515.71 $516–$2,010 wears +3.5% 1.0K 29 Bright Water Covert Operation Riptide Case 986/day · 28 markets $503.49 $503–$624 wears +4.2% 986 28 Rust Coat Covert Spectrum Case 165/day · 25 markets $544.00 $544–$569 wears +5.6% 165 25 Freehand Covert Operation Riptide Case 837/day · 27 markets $552.29 $552–$684 wears -0.8% 837 27 Blue Steel Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 943/day · 29 markets $718.57 $719–$1,159 wears -0.1% 943 29 Damascus Steel Covert Spectrum Case 859/day · 27 markets $700.00 $700–$847 wears +3.9% 859 27 Night Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 1.1K/day · 28 markets $490.76 $491–$1,450 wears +4.2% 1.1K 28 Crimson Web Web patterns Operation Breakout Weapon Case 911/day · 27 markets $569.13 $569–$4,299 wears +5.9% 911 27 Ultraviolet Covert Spectrum Case 776/day · 28 markets $486.80 $487–$1,880 wears +0.7% 776 28 Slaughter Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 836/day · 27 markets $1,130.58 $1,131–$1,414 wears -2.9% 836 27 Stained Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 1.2K/day · 26 markets $533.51 $534–$806 wears +1.7% 1.2K 26 Forest DDPAT Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 648/day · 28 markets $424.05 $424–$614 wears +5.7% 648 28 Urban Masked Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 829/day · 26 markets $451.04 $451–$1,058 wears +6.6% 829 26 Boreal Forest Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 669/day · 27 markets $438.87 $439–$809 wears +0.3% 669 27 Case Hardened Blue gem seeds Operation Breakout Weapon Case 1.1K/day · 29 markets $573.35 $573–$1,239 wears +3.3% 1.1K 29 Scorched Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 800/day · 27 markets $437.94 $438–$865 wears +0.3% 800 27 Safari Mesh Covert Operation Breakout Weapon Case 569/day · 28 markets $433.00 $433–$688 wears +5.6% 569 28 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.