Butterfly Knife Skins: Prices & Cases That Drop Them
Prices as of · Steam Community Market 7-day median · how it's calculated
The Butterfly Knife is one of 20 knife types in Counter-Strike 2, with 25 finishes, priced from $596.56 for Safari Mesh to $1,853.95 for Doppler. Its median finish costs $924.50, the highest of the 20 knife types, ahead of the Karambit ($868.77). 11 of its finishes sell for more than $1,000.
All Butterfly Knife finishes by price
| Finish | Price | FN | MW | FT | WW | BS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doppler (7 phases) | $1,853.95 | $1,853.95 | — | |||
| Gamma Doppler (5 phases) | $1,840.34 | $1,851.93 | $1,840.34 | |||
| Fade | $1,810.19 | $1,810.19 | — | |||
| Marble Fade | $1,753.63 | $1,772.75 | $1,753.63 | |||
| Vanilla | $1,694.37 | |||||
| Slaughter | $1,568.28 | $1,725.00 | $1,768.43 | $1,568.28 | ||
| Tiger Tooth | $1,534.63 | $1,850.31 | $1,534.63 | |||
| Autotronic | $1,202.27 | $1,800.00 | $1,443.98 | $1,202.27 | $1,051.27 | $957.80 |
| Case Hardened | $1,077.62 | $1,663.05 | $812.77 | $1,077.62 | $931.49 | $827.83 |
| Blue Steel | $1,072.97 | $1,145.01 | $1,348.55 | $1,072.97 | $1,228.21 | $1,200.00 |
| Damascus Steel | $1,035.61 | $1,306.55 | $1,117.80 | $1,035.61 | $1,036.12 | $931.34 |
| Lore | $957.94 | — | $1,393.31 | $957.94 | $819.35 | $732.91 |
| Black Laminate | $924.50 | $1,169.58 | $964.16 | $924.50 | $846.24 | $812.41 |
| Ultraviolet | $911.03 | — | $1,074.70 | $911.03 | $840.00 | $705.75 |
| Stained | $884.68 | $1,083.12 | $914.01 | $884.68 | $766.49 | $736.07 |
| Freehand | $848.97 | $1,047.68 | $887.47 | $848.97 | $812.75 | $725.86 |
| Crimson Web | $791.37 | — | $1,512.83 | $791.37 | $814.24 | $824.56 |
| Night | $782.92 | $1,207.50 | $879.19 | $782.92 | $672.24 | $673.44 |
| Bright Water | $761.63 | $881.52 | $804.48 | $761.63 | $740.01 | $715.68 |
| Rust Coat | $712.43 | $712.43 | $763.44 | |||
| Urban Masked | $670.39 | — | $752.23 | $670.39 | $637.37 | $606.66 |
| Scorched | $662.18 | — | $700.00 | $662.18 | $733.95 | $525.16 |
| Forest DDPAT | $632.24 | $792.76 | $649.99 | $632.24 | $645.01 | $606.49 |
| Boreal Forest | $630.18 | $1,055.02 | $633.42 | $630.18 | $592.90 | $584.68 |
| Safari Mesh | $596.56 | $903.41 | $649.92 | $596.56 | $639.37 | $680.23 |
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 Butterfly Knife
| Case | Cost per opening | Chance per opening | Average cost per Butterfly Knife | Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Breakout Weapon Case | $14.17 | 0.26% (1 in 385) | $5,450.00 | Operation Breakout Weapon 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 Breakout Weapon Case (2014) to the Dreams & Nightmares Case (2021). They span 3 separate knife pools with different finishes.
In the Operation Breakout Weapon Case, as in every weapon case, a gold item drops 0.26% of the time (1 in 385). The Butterfly Knife is the only type in that pool, so every gold drop is a Butterfly Knife. Opening it costs $14.17 with the key, so a Butterfly Knife costs $5,450.00 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 $596.56: 9.1 times less.
Wear matters most on Case Hardened: Factory New sells for $1,663.05 against $827.83 in Battle-Scarred, 2.0 times more. The Vanilla Butterfly Knife has no paint and no float, and sells for $1,694.37.
One Butterfly Knife in ten comes out StatTrak™. Across 24 finishes priced both ways, the StatTrak™ version costs a median 1.02 times the plain one, from 0.85 on Stained to 1.84 on Crimson Web. 25 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 1st of the 18 Doppler knives, ahead of the Karambit one ($1,662.41), and its Safari Mesh ranks 1st of the 20 Safari Mesh knives, ahead of the Karambit one ($531.08).
Butterfly Knife FAQ
- What is the cheapest Butterfly Knife skin?
- ★ Butterfly Knife | Safari Mesh at about $596.56 on the Steam Community Market, the lowest of 25 priced finishes.
- What is the most expensive Butterfly Knife skin?
- ★ Butterfly Knife | Doppler, at about $1,853.95 for its representative wear.
- Which case gives the best odds for a Butterfly Knife?
- The Operation Breakout Weapon Case, at 0.26% per opening.
- How much does it cost to unbox a Butterfly Knife?
- About $5,450.00 on average through the Operation Breakout Weapon Case: the opening cost divided by the chance per opening.
- Can a Butterfly Knife be StatTrak™?
- Yes: one in ten drops from a case is StatTrak™.
Other knives
- Bayonet
- Bowie 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.