Huntsman Knife Skins
25 finishes $37.01 – $945.80 36 marketsThe Huntsman Knife debuted in the Huntsman Weapon Case in 2014 and also drops from the Spectrum, Spectrum 2, Riptide and Dreams & Nightmares cases. The straight tanto blade shows pattern-heavy finishes well.
Cheapest: Black Laminate $37.01 · Most expensive: Black Pearl $945.80
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All 25 finishes
cheapest ask per finish · min–max across wears · cards ⇄ boardUpdated: October 31, 2026
Vanilla CovertNo finish 
Huntsman Weapon Case $91.66 -7% 22 mkts #6 in demand ST 
Gamma Doppler Covert4 phases + Emerald 
Operation Riptide Case from $157.48 -8.6% $169–$184 wears · 5 phases in board view · 17 mkts ST 
Doppler Covert4 phases + Ruby · Sapphire · Black Pearl 
Spectrum Case from $183.58 -4.8% $184–$324 wears · 7 phases in board view · 17 mkts #1 in demand ST 
Autotronic Covert Operation Riptide Case $73.97 -7.5% $73.97–$149 wears · 23 mkts #2 in demand ST 
Black Laminate Covert Operation Riptide Case $37.01 -6.1% $37.01–$94.49 wears · 24 mkts #3 in demand ST 
Freehand Covert Operation Riptide Case $51.97 -4.6% $51.97–$67.97 wears · 24 mkts #4 in demand ST 
Bright Water Covert Operation Riptide Case $46.86 -1.8% $46.86–$58.15 wears · 25 mkts #5 in demand ST 
Lore Covert Operation Riptide Case $67.05 -2.4% $67.05–$116 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Rust Coat Covert Spectrum Case $40.96 -3% $40.96–$59.58 wears · 22 mkts ST 
Marble Fade CovertFire & Ice seeds Spectrum Case $144.66 -5.8% $145–$219 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Ultraviolet Covert Spectrum Case $49.24 -4.2% $49.24–$303 wears · 23 mkts ST 
Damascus Steel Covert Spectrum Case $68.22 -6.2% $68.22–$87.87 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Tiger Tooth Covert Spectrum Case $107.32 -1.5% $107–$137 wears · 22 mkts ST 
Fade CovertFade percentage Huntsman Weapon Case $188.64 -1.6% $189–$287 wears · 23 mkts ST 
Slaughter Covert Huntsman Weapon Case $160.15 +2.3% $160–$222 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Case Hardened CovertBlue gem seeds Huntsman Weapon Case $117.27 -6.7% $117–$350 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Night Covert Huntsman Weapon Case $66.21 +9.6% $66.21–$814 wears · 23 mkts ST 
Crimson Web CovertWeb patterns Huntsman Weapon Case $92.88 +0.8% $92.88–$659 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Scorched Covert Huntsman Weapon Case $51.77 +5.8% $51.77–$246 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Stained Covert Huntsman Weapon Case $66.49 -1.8% $66.49–$267 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Urban Masked Covert Huntsman Weapon Case $51.82 +4.1% $51.82–$300 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Blue Steel Covert Huntsman Weapon Case $101.87 -13% $102–$381 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Boreal Forest Covert Huntsman Weapon Case $46.31 +0.1% $46.31–$300 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Forest DDPAT Covert Huntsman Weapon Case $45.91 +2.7% $45.91–$330 wears · 23 mkts ST 
Safari Mesh Covert Huntsman Weapon Case $44.85 +2.8% $44.85–$295 wears · 23 mkts Vanilla No finish Huntsman Weapon Case 17/day · 22 markets $91.66 -7% 17 22 Gamma Doppler All phases Operation Riptide Case 330/day · 17 markets from $157.48 $169–$184 wears -8.6% 330 17 
Phase 1 Covert Operation Riptide Case 13 markets $174.12 $174–$220 wears -5.4% — 13 
Phase 2 Covert Operation Riptide Case 15 markets $182.48 $182–$184 wears -6% — 15 
Phase 3 Covert Operation Riptide Case 13 markets $157.48 $174–$220 wears -1.4% — 13 
Phase 4 Covert Operation Riptide Case 14 markets $169.15 $169–$243 wears -11.4% — 14 Emerald Rare phase Operation Riptide Case 14 markets $407.40 $474–$554 wears — — 14 Doppler All phases Spectrum Case 80/day · 17 markets from $183.58 $184–$324 wears -4.8% 80 17 
Phase 1 Covert Spectrum Case 15 markets $255.20 $255–$386 wears -9% — 15 
Phase 2 Covert Spectrum Case 15 markets $288.24 $288–$382 wears -4.6% — 15 
Phase 3 Covert Spectrum Case 14 markets $183.58 $184–$340 wears -4.2% — 14 
Phase 4 Covert Spectrum Case 14 markets $269.81 $270–$340 wears -8.5% — 14 
Ruby Rare phase Spectrum Case 14 markets $734.67 $735–$781 wears -12.3% — 14 
Sapphire Rare phase Spectrum Case 13 markets $495.42 $495–$742 wears -6.9% — 13 Black Pearl Rare phase Spectrum Case 13 markets $945.80 -22.6% — 13 Autotronic Covert Operation Riptide Case 478/day · 23 markets $73.97 $73.97–$149 wears -7.5% 478 23 Black Laminate Covert Operation Riptide Case 445/day · 24 markets $37.01 $37.01–$94.49 wears -6.1% 445 24 Freehand Covert Operation Riptide Case 436/day · 24 markets $51.97 $51.97–$67.97 wears -4.6% 436 24 Bright Water Covert Operation Riptide Case 1.1K/day · 25 markets $46.86 $46.86–$58.15 wears -1.8% 1.1K 25 Lore Covert Operation Riptide Case 498/day · 26 markets $67.05 $67.05–$116 wears -2.4% 498 26 Rust Coat Covert Spectrum Case 212/day · 22 markets $40.96 $40.96–$59.58 wears -3% 212 22 Marble Fade Fire & Ice seeds Spectrum Case 178/day · 24 markets $144.66 $145–$219 wears -5.8% 178 24 Ultraviolet Covert Spectrum Case 234/day · 23 markets $49.24 $49.24–$303 wears -4.2% 234 23 Damascus Steel Covert Spectrum Case 173/day · 24 markets $68.22 $68.22–$87.87 wears -6.2% 173 24 Tiger Tooth Covert Spectrum Case 212/day · 22 markets $107.32 $107–$137 wears -1.5% 212 22 Fade Fade percentage Huntsman Weapon Case 51/day · 23 markets $188.64 $189–$287 wears -1.6% 51 23 Slaughter Covert Huntsman Weapon Case 73/day · 24 markets $160.15 $160–$222 wears +2.3% 73 24 Case Hardened Blue gem seeds Huntsman Weapon Case 49/day · 24 markets $117.27 $117–$350 wears -6.7% 49 24 Night Covert Huntsman Weapon Case 103/day · 23 markets $66.21 $66.21–$814 wears +9.6% 103 23 Crimson Web Web patterns Huntsman Weapon Case 139/day · 24 markets $92.88 $92.88–$659 wears +0.8% 139 24 Scorched Covert Huntsman Weapon Case 87/day · 24 markets $51.77 $51.77–$246 wears +5.8% 87 24 Stained Covert Huntsman Weapon Case 71/day · 24 markets $66.49 $66.49–$267 wears -1.8% 71 24 Urban Masked Covert Huntsman Weapon Case 108/day · 24 markets $51.82 $51.82–$300 wears +4.1% 108 24 Blue Steel Covert Huntsman Weapon Case 128/day · 24 markets $101.87 $102–$381 wears -13% 128 24 Boreal Forest Covert Huntsman Weapon Case 85/day · 24 markets $46.31 $46.31–$300 wears +0.1% 85 24 Forest DDPAT Covert Huntsman Weapon Case 78/day · 23 markets $45.91 $45.91–$330 wears +2.7% 78 23 Safari Mesh Covert Huntsman Weapon Case 81/day · 23 markets $44.85 $44.85–$295 wears +2.8% 81 23 Price = cheapest fee-included ask across markets for any wear · How we price →
About the Huntsman Knife
Look, animation and handling
The Huntsman is a single-edged tanto: a wide, angular blade with a flat grind and a short serrated section near the guard, mounted on a straight handle. It is a stab/utility knife rather than a curved fantasy blade, so it reads as more 'realistic' than a Karambit or Talon. Its inspect animation is one of the more recognisable in the game, a quick reverse-grip spin and reset, which is part of why it stays popular despite being budget-tier. The broad flat blade means pattern finishes (Case Hardened, Marble Fade, Crimson Web) show large, legible sections of paint, and the tanto tip is where edge wear first appears as float climbs.
Finish lineup and what they cost
The Huntsman carries the standard knife finish pool. The colour/pattern finishes are the value tier: Boreal Forest, Forest DDPAT, Safari Mesh, Urban Masked, Scorched, Night, Stained, Blue Steel and Case Hardened tend to sit lowest. Mid tier are Damascus Steel, Ultraviolet, Slaughter and Crimson Web. The top tier are the chrome/gradient finishes: Fade, Tiger Tooth, Doppler, Gamma Doppler and Marble Fade. Vanilla (no finish) Huntsmen also trade as their own thing. Across any given finish the Huntsman is cheaper than the equivalent Karambit, M9, Butterfly or Talon, making it a common 'first real knife'.
Patterns, phases and float that move price
Fade is graded by fade percentage, with full 100% (or 90%+) blades commanding a premium. Doppler and Gamma Doppler are split by phase: the blue/black Sapphire and Black Pearl and the red Ruby pull the highest prices, with Phase 2 and Phase 4 generally favoured among the numbered phases. Marble Fade chases the 'Fire & Ice' layout where red and blue meet without green dominating. Case Hardened is the pattern-seed finish: blue-heavy seeds (the 'blue gem' templates) are worth far more than the default brown/gold majority, and on the Huntsman the seed governs how much blue lands on the flat of the tanto. Crimson Web value tracks web density and how many webs sit on the visible blade face.
Where the Huntsman ranks among knives
Among knife models the Huntsman sits with the Falchion, Gut, Navaja and Shadow Daggers as the accessible options, above the very cheapest only by demand, and well below the prestige models (Karambit, Butterfly, M9 Bayonet, Talon, Stiletto). If you want a specific high-end finish like Doppler Sapphire or a clean Fade but cannot afford it on a Karambit, the Huntsman is one of the cheaper bodies to put it on. Its distinctive inspect and clean blade keep resale demand steadier than the bottom-tier models.