Nomad Knife Skins: Prices & Cases That Drop Them
Prices as of · Steam Community Market 7-day median · how it's calculated
The Nomad Knife is one of 20 knife types in Counter-Strike 2, with 19 finishes, priced from $103.72 for Safari Mesh to $605.40 for Doppler. Its median finish costs $175.48, 9th of 20, between the Flip Knife ($184.52) and the Classic Knife ($149.68).
All Nomad Knife finishes by price
| Finish | Price | FN | MW | FT | WW | BS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doppler (7 phases) | $605.40 | $552.27 | $605.40 | |||
| Fade | $454.26 | $430.54 | $454.26 | |||
| Marble Fade | $361.66 | $345.28 | $361.66 | |||
| Slaughter | $302.46 | $339.19 | $334.86 | $302.46 | ||
| Tiger Tooth | $285.51 | $273.20 | $285.51 | |||
| Crimson Web | $224.80 | $808.63 | $313.79 | $224.80 | $226.73 | $195.35 |
| Case Hardened | $219.87 | $474.08 | $304.17 | $219.87 | $194.19 | $188.34 |
| Blue Steel | $198.52 | $350.56 | $223.57 | $198.52 | $187.16 | $184.90 |
| Vanilla | $192.32 | |||||
| Damascus Steel | $175.48 | $218.89 | $191.18 | $175.48 | $178.68 | $177.02 |
| Stained | $169.56 | $257.00 | $219.30 | $169.56 | $158.83 | $155.65 |
| Ultraviolet | $159.82 | $288.99 | $200.77 | $159.82 | $149.31 | $140.88 |
| Rust Coat | $148.97 | $148.97 | $133.96 | |||
| Urban Masked | $134.92 | $259.64 | $162.64 | $134.92 | $134.13 | $124.27 |
| Night Stripe | $133.03 | $223.47 | $149.45 | $133.03 | $120.99 | $121.13 |
| Scorched | $120.11 | $189.77 | $139.82 | $120.11 | $124.79 | $110.97 |
| Boreal Forest | $112.09 | $147.60 | $121.51 | $112.09 | $107.37 | $105.63 |
| Forest DDPAT | $110.80 | $224.83 | $118.81 | $110.80 | $112.47 | $104.35 |
| Safari Mesh | $103.72 | $136.34 | $110.63 | $103.72 | $107.23 | $99.84 |
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 Nomad Knife
| Case | Cost per opening | Chance per opening | Average cost per Nomad Knife | Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture Case | $3.27 | 0.065% (1 in 1,538) | $5,030.77 | Shattered Web Case knife pool |
| Fever Case | $3.38 | 0.065% (1 in 1,538) | $5,200.00 | Fever Case knife pool |
| Shattered Web Case | $10.47 | 0.065% (1 in 1,538) | $16,107.69 | Shattered Web Case knife pool |
3 containers drop it: Shattered Web Case (2019), Fracture Case (2020) and Fever Case (2025). They span 2 separate knife pools with different finishes.
In the Fracture Case, as in every weapon case, a gold item drops 0.26% of the time (1 in 385). The Nomad Knife is 25% of that pool, next to Paracord Knife, Skeleton Knife and Survival Knife, which puts a Nomad Knife at 0.065% per opening, or 1 in 1,538. Opening it costs $3.27 with the key, so a Nomad Knife costs $5,030.77 to unbox on average, the cheapest route; the Shattered Web Case is the most expensive at $16,107.69. Buying the cheapest one, Safari Mesh, costs $103.72: 48.5 times less.
Wear matters most on Crimson Web: Factory New sells for $808.63 against $195.35 in Battle-Scarred, 4.1 times more. The Vanilla Nomad Knife has no paint and no float, and sells for $192.32.
One Nomad Knife in ten comes out StatTrak™. Across 19 finishes priced both ways, the StatTrak™ version costs a median 1.04 times the plain one, from 0.80 on Marble Fade to 1.32 on Fade. 9 of its 19 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 7th of the 18 Doppler knives, behind the Stiletto Knife one ($731.78), and its Safari Mesh ranks 9th of the 20 Safari Mesh knives, behind the Flip Knife one ($142.64).
Nomad Knife FAQ
- What is the cheapest Nomad Knife skin?
- ★ Nomad Knife | Safari Mesh at about $103.72 on the Steam Community Market, the lowest of 19 priced finishes.
- What is the most expensive Nomad Knife skin?
- ★ Nomad Knife | Doppler, at about $605.40 for its representative wear.
- Which case gives the best odds for a Nomad Knife?
- The Fracture Case, at 0.065% per opening.
- How much does it cost to unbox a Nomad Knife?
- About $5,030.77 on average through the Fracture Case: the opening cost divided by the chance per opening.
- Can a Nomad Knife be StatTrak™?
- Yes: one in ten drops from a case is StatTrak™.
Other knives
- Bayonet
- Bowie Knife
- Butterfly Knife
- Classic Knife
- Falchion Knife
- Flip Knife
- Gut Knife
- Huntsman Knife
- Karambit
- Kukri Knife
- M9 Bayonet
- Navaja 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.