Bowie Knife Skins: Prices & Cases That Drop Them
Prices as of · Steam Community Market 7-day median · how it's calculated
The Bowie Knife is one of 20 knife types in Counter-Strike 2, with 25 finishes, priced from $69.86 for Safari Mesh to $484.45 for Doppler. Its median finish costs $115.00, 14th of 20, between the Huntsman Knife ($121.31) and the Kukri Knife ($88.14).
All Bowie Knife finishes by price
| Finish | Price | FN | MW | FT | WW | BS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doppler (7 phases) | $484.45 | $385.00 | $484.45 | |||
| Fade | $364.72 | $306.56 | $364.72 | |||
| Gamma Doppler (5 phases) | $340.39 | $290.23 | $340.39 | |||
| Marble Fade | $256.28 | $237.51 | $256.28 | |||
| Slaughter | $241.03 | $308.63 | $248.54 | $241.03 | ||
| Case Hardened | $195.63 | $475.00 | $226.64 | $195.63 | $208.67 | $213.69 |
| Tiger Tooth | $193.57 | $187.58 | $193.57 | |||
| Crimson Web | $159.16 | — | $250.62 | $159.16 | $148.80 | $270.44 |
| Vanilla | $138.69 | |||||
| Blue Steel | $131.29 | $376.56 | $181.39 | $131.29 | $121.46 | $128.00 |
| Lore | $125.34 | $237.03 | $157.09 | $125.34 | $115.27 | $109.62 |
| Autotronic | $121.58 | $194.04 | $149.36 | $121.58 | $114.51 | $110.04 |
| Stained | $115.00 | $189.50 | $117.39 | $115.00 | $91.80 | $93.39 |
| Damascus Steel | $109.42 | $136.81 | $118.24 | $109.42 | $113.22 | $121.87 |
| Freehand | $93.52 | $115.20 | $104.07 | $93.52 | $93.99 | $88.18 |
| Ultraviolet | $89.55 | $258.29 | $124.47 | $89.55 | $86.37 | $84.95 |
| Rust Coat | $87.84 | $87.84 | $68.95 | |||
| Night | $86.77 | — | $117.30 | $86.77 | $82.89 | $88.96 |
| Black Laminate | $77.56 | $125.92 | $86.34 | $77.56 | $74.06 | $73.69 |
| Urban Masked | $76.92 | $332.42 | $94.45 | $76.92 | $72.82 | $118.02 |
| Bright Water | $75.05 | $88.40 | $81.27 | $75.05 | $71.32 | $75.15 |
| Boreal Forest | $74.21 | $146.40 | $96.11 | $74.21 | $67.59 | $80.65 |
| Scorched | $74.14 | $132.96 | $105.00 | $74.14 | $75.67 | $78.80 |
| Forest DDPAT | $73.13 | $174.61 | $97.74 | $73.13 | $73.22 | $81.59 |
| Safari Mesh | $69.86 | — | $78.19 | $69.86 | $67.10 | $74.26 |
Doppler and Gamma Doppler phases share one market price. By community estimates, Ruby and Sapphire are 2.5% of Doppler drops each, Black Pearl 1% and Emerald about 3.1% of Gamma Doppler drops (methodology).
Cases that drop the Bowie Knife
| Case | Cost per opening | Chance per opening | Average cost per Bowie Knife | Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Wildfire Case | $7.58 | 0.26% (1 in 385) | $2,915.38 | Operation Wildfire Case knife pool |
| Dreams & Nightmares Case | $4.34 | 0.052% (1 in 1,923) | $8,346.15 | Operation Riptide Case knife pool |
| Spectrum 2 Case | $6.77 | 0.052% (1 in 1,923) | $13,019.23 | Spectrum Case knife pool |
| Spectrum Case | $8.00 | 0.052% (1 in 1,923) | $15,384.62 | Spectrum Case knife pool |
| Operation Riptide Case | $16.64 | 0.052% (1 in 1,923) | $32,000.00 | Operation Riptide Case knife pool |
5 containers drop it, from the Operation Wildfire Case (2016) to the Dreams & Nightmares Case (2021). They span 3 separate knife pools with different finishes.
In the Operation Wildfire Case, as in every weapon case, a gold item drops 0.26% of the time (1 in 385). The Bowie Knife is the only type in that pool, so every gold drop is a Bowie Knife. Opening it costs $7.58 with the key, so a Bowie Knife costs $2,915.38 to unbox on average, the cheapest route; the Operation Riptide Case is the most expensive at $32,000.00. Buying the cheapest one, Safari Mesh, costs $69.86: 41.7 times less.
Wear matters most on Ultraviolet: Factory New sells for $258.29 against $84.95 in Battle-Scarred, 3.0 times more. The Vanilla Bowie Knife has no paint and no float, and sells for $138.69.
One Bowie Knife in ten comes out StatTrak™. Across 25 finishes priced both ways, the StatTrak™ version costs a median 1.12 times the plain one, from 0.95 on Vanilla to 2.25 on Marble Fade. 7 of its 25 priced finishes cost more than the median knife finish across all 20 types ($181.56).
Compared with the same finish on other knives, its Doppler ranks 9th of the 18 Doppler knives, behind the Bayonet one ($589.05), and its Safari Mesh ranks 14th of the 20 Safari Mesh knives, behind the Huntsman Knife one ($75.47).
Bowie Knife FAQ
- What is the cheapest Bowie Knife skin?
- ★ Bowie Knife | Safari Mesh at about $69.86 on the Steam Community Market, the lowest of 25 priced finishes.
- What is the most expensive Bowie Knife skin?
- ★ Bowie Knife | Doppler, at about $484.45 for its representative wear.
- Which case gives the best odds for a Bowie Knife?
- The Operation Wildfire Case, at 0.26% per opening.
- How much does it cost to unbox a Bowie Knife?
- About $2,915.38 on average through the Operation Wildfire Case: the opening cost divided by the chance per opening.
- Can a Bowie Knife be StatTrak™?
- Yes: one in ten drops from a case is StatTrak™.
Other knives
- Bayonet
- Butterfly Knife
- Classic Knife
- Falchion Knife
- Flip Knife
- Gut Knife
- Huntsman Knife
- Karambit
- Kukri Knife
- M9 Bayonet
- Navaja Knife
- Nomad Knife
- Paracord Knife
- Shadow Daggers
- Skeleton Knife
- Stiletto Knife
- Survival Knife
- Talon Knife
- Ursus Knife
Odds follow the methodology; prices come from the sources page. Compare every case on the best cases ranking.