Gut Knife | Fade

★ Gut Knife | Fade is a CS2 knife skin with a reflective, multicolored blade and a reddish-brown wooden handle. Its gradient moves from purple and blue near the tip to orange and gold toward the handle. The look suits players who prefer bright metallic color without lettering or graphic motifs. Factory New and Minimal Wear copies are available, including StatTrak™ versions.

Description

★ Gut Knife | Fade brings a smooth color gradient to the Gut Knife, combining its curved blade with an Anodized Airbrushed finish. The hook on the blade's spine gives the weapon a distinctive outline alongside the colorful surface. That hook design originated as an aid for field dressing game and can also cut fibrous materials such as rope and webbing. The finish focuses attention on the blade while keeping the wood-grained handle visually separate. Its bright palette suits colorful loadouts, while the silver highlights preserve the appearance of polished metal. There is no lettering or separate graphic motif competing with the gradient. Buyers can choose a standard copy or a StatTrak version, depending on whether they want the counter option. Before purchasing, compare the exterior, exact float value and blade image rather than treating every Fade listing as visually identical.

History and Origin

The finish debuted in CS:GO on August 14, 2013, arriving through the CS:GO Weapon Case with the Arms Deal update. Valve created the design rather than a community designer. Its case sources also include the eSports 2013 Case and Operation Bravo Case. The CS:GO Weapon Case 2, CS:GO Weapon Case 3 and eSports 2013 Winter Case also contain it. Additional sources include the Winter Offensive Weapon Case and Operation Phoenix Weapon Case. The eSports 2014 Summer Case, Operation Vanguard Weapon Case and Revolver Case complete its case lineup. Valve retired the rare drop pool on December 17, 2025. As of October 9, 2026, none of these listed cases receives new drops. Existing cases can still be bought and opened, so present-day acquisition remains possible despite the retirement of their drop sources.

Finish Style

The Anodized Airbrushed finish uses translucent paint over a chrome base, allowing metallic reflections to remain visible through the color. Purple and blue occupy the blade near its tip, transitioning through pink and red into orange and gold closer to the handle. The smooth blend gives the blade a continuous appearance rather than dividing it into separate painted blocks. Bright silver highlights follow the curved cutting edge, emphasizing the boundary between the blade surface and its sharpened outline. Silver also traces the gut hook on the spine, making that feature stand out against the surrounding gradient. The reddish-brown handle has visible wood-grain lines that contrast with the blade's reflective surface. Three round silver fasteners provide small metallic accents across the handle. Dark gray metal borders the grip and extends into a rounded end with a circular hole, completing the design without additional lettering.

Float Value

The float value of ★ Gut Knife | Fade ranges from 0.00 to 0.08, limiting its available cosmetic conditions. Factory New and Minimal Wear are its only available exteriors. Both exteriors have standard and StatTrak versions, but no Souvenir version; the counter option is separate from cosmetic condition.

Rarity and Popularity

★ Gut Knife | Fade has the Covert rarity grade. Its chance from the CS:GO Weapon Case is 0.0039%, making that specific result unlikely when opening the case. Existing case stock remains an acquisition route, even though none of its listed cases receives new drops.

Why it’s Popular:

• Smooth gradient spanning purple, blue, pink, red, orange and gold

• Reflective chrome base with bright silver edge highlights

• Distinctive gut hook and contrasting wood-grained handle

• Standard and StatTrak options across both available exteriors

Price Range

The live CS2 skin price range is $106.48 to $360.00. These bounds cover the whole item, not a particular exterior or version. Compare Factory New and Minimal Wear listings alongside their exact floats to identify the copy being offered. Check whether each listing is standard or StatTrak before judging its price against another copy. The blade image also matters when choosing which visible gradient best matches a preferred look.

How to Obtain

1. Buy Directly through Eneba Skins

One of the fastest and most straightforward options is to purchase skins directly through Eneba Skins. You can browse available CS2 skins, compare prices, and choose the items that best fit your budget.

2. Open a Weapon Case

Open an eligible case, such as the CS:GO Weapon Case, Operation Bravo Case or Revolver Case, for a chance at this finish. The specific chance from the CS:GO Weapon Case is 0.0039%, so opening it does not secure this knife. All listed case sources are retired from drops, but existing cases can still be bought and opened.

3. Buy on the Steam Community Market

Buy an existing copy on the Steam Community Market to select a listed knife instead of relying on a case outcome. Compare the available Factory New, Minimal Wear and StatTrak options before choosing a listing. Confirm the item's float and appearance wherever those details are available.

4. Trade with Other Players

Trade with another player who owns the finish, agreeing on the items exchanged before accepting the offer. Check that the offered knife has the intended exterior and standard or StatTrak version. Inspect its float and blade appearance rather than relying only on the item name.

Trading and Investment Considerations

All of this finish's cases are retired from drops, so new openings consume existing case stock rather than newly dropped cases. That limits the case pipeline, but it does not establish a fixed knife supply or a proven demand trend. Buy, sell or trade decisions should compare exterior, float, StatTrak status and the visible gradient before assigning value to an individual copy.

Reasons it Holds Value

• Retired case sources receive no new drops

• Valve-created finish with an established release history

• Distinctive gradient over a reflective chrome base

• StatTrak versions offer another ownership option

The editorial investment rating is medium-to-good, supported by retired case sources and a distinctive Valve-created finish. Available standard and StatTrak listings provide buying options, but do not establish sustained price growth. Its main risk is that existing cases can still produce knives while future demand remains uncertain.