Skeleton Knife Skins
19 finishes $103.25 – $2,268.12 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: Safari Mesh $103.25 · Most expensive: Black Pearl $2,268.12
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All 19 finishes
cheapest ask per finish · min–max across wears · cards ⇄ boardUpdated: October 4, 2026
Vanilla CovertNo finish 
Shattered Web Case $205.00 -5.2% 26 mkts ST 
Doppler Covert4 phases + Ruby · Sapphire · Black Pearl 
Fever Case from $499.96 $500–$599 wears · 7 phases in board view · 3 mkts #1 in demand ST 
Fade CovertFade percentage Shattered Web Case $464.58 -5.4% $465–$530 wears · 25 mkts #2 in demand ST 
Marble Fade CovertFire & Ice seeds Fever Case $318.46 -3.3% $318–$398 wears · 21 mkts #3 in demand ST 
Tiger Tooth Covert Fever Case $282.74 -7.4% $283–$319 wears · 22 mkts #4 in demand ST 
Rust Coat Covert Fever Case $111.70 -6.9% $112–$140 wears · 20 mkts #5 in demand ST 
Ultraviolet Covert Fever Case $153.06 -4.6% $153–$497 wears · 23 mkts #6 in demand ST 
Damascus Steel Covert Fever Case $165.57 -4% $166–$209 wears · 21 mkts ST 
Crimson Web CovertWeb patterns Shattered Web Case $212.07 -0.3% $212–$1,225 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Slaughter Covert Shattered Web Case $353.27 -3.6% $353–$397 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Night Stripe Covert Shattered Web Case $122.65 -5.4% $123–$379 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Stained Covert Shattered Web Case $150.70 -5.2% $151–$291 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Scorched Covert Shattered Web Case $108.95 -0.5% $109–$219 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Blue Steel Covert Shattered Web Case $180.79 -3.6% $181–$327 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Case Hardened CovertBlue gem seeds Shattered Web Case $186.69 +1.9% $187–$469 wears · 27 mkts ST 
Urban Masked Covert Shattered Web Case $114.80 -0.9% $115–$300 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Forest DDPAT Covert Shattered Web Case $103.42 -4% $103–$200 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Safari Mesh Covert Shattered Web Case $103.25 -4.5% $103–$205 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Boreal Forest Covert Shattered Web Case $105.60 -5.4% $106–$194 wears · 26 mkts Vanilla No finish Shattered Web Case 119/day · 26 markets $205.00 -5.2% 119 26 Doppler All phases Fever Case 182/day · 3 markets from $499.96 $500–$599 wears — 182 3 
Phase 1 Covert Fever Case 12 markets $513.65 $514–$622 wears 0% — 12 
Phase 2 Covert Fever Case 12 markets $651.06 $651–$972 wears -6.1% — 12 
Phase 3 Covert Fever Case 12 markets $515.26 $515–$638 wears -0.6% — 12 
Phase 4 Covert Fever Case 11 markets $499.96 $500–$716 wears -3.2% — 11 
Ruby Rare phase Fever Case 11 markets $2,120.98 $2,121–$2,967 wears +0.3% — 11 
Sapphire Rare phase Fever Case 10 markets $1,097.96 $1,199–$2,486 wears -14.1% — 10 Black Pearl Rare phase Fever Case 11 markets $2,268.12 $2,268–$4,748 wears -11.1% — 11 Fade Fade percentage Shattered Web Case 63/day · 25 markets $464.58 $465–$530 wears -5.4% 63 25 Marble Fade Fire & Ice seeds Fever Case 193/day · 21 markets $318.46 $318–$398 wears -3.3% 193 21 Tiger Tooth Covert Fever Case 283/day · 22 markets $282.74 $283–$319 wears -7.4% 283 22 Rust Coat Covert Fever Case 175/day · 20 markets $111.70 $112–$140 wears -6.9% 175 20 Ultraviolet Covert Fever Case 321/day · 23 markets $153.06 $153–$497 wears -4.6% 321 23 Damascus Steel Covert Fever Case 239/day · 21 markets $165.57 $166–$209 wears -4% 239 21 Crimson Web Web patterns Shattered Web Case 130/day · 25 markets $212.07 $212–$1,225 wears -0.3% 130 25 Slaughter Covert Shattered Web Case 128/day · 24 markets $353.27 $353–$397 wears -3.6% 128 24 Night Stripe Covert Shattered Web Case 208/day · 26 markets $122.65 $123–$379 wears -5.4% 208 26 Stained Covert Shattered Web Case 221/day · 25 markets $150.70 $151–$291 wears -5.2% 221 25 Scorched Covert Shattered Web Case 139/day · 26 markets $108.95 $109–$219 wears -0.5% 139 26 Blue Steel Covert Shattered Web Case 152/day · 24 markets $180.79 $181–$327 wears -3.6% 152 24 Case Hardened Blue gem seeds Shattered Web Case 133/day · 27 markets $186.69 $187–$469 wears +1.9% 133 27 Urban Masked Covert Shattered Web Case 252/day · 24 markets $114.80 $115–$300 wears -0.9% 252 24 Forest DDPAT Covert Shattered Web Case 228/day · 26 markets $103.42 $103–$200 wears -4% 228 26 Safari Mesh Covert Shattered Web Case 130/day · 26 markets $103.25 $103–$205 wears -4.5% 130 26 Boreal Forest Covert Shattered Web Case 204/day · 26 markets $105.60 $106–$194 wears -5.4% 204 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.