Paracord Knife Skins: Prices & Cases That Drop Them
Prices as of · Steam Community Market 7-day median · how it's calculated
The Paracord Knife is one of 20 knife types in Counter-Strike 2, with 19 finishes, priced from $57.76 for Safari Mesh to $341.68 for Doppler. Its median finish costs $81.73, 18th of 20, between the Survival Knife ($82.14) and the Shadow Daggers ($68.20).
All Paracord Knife finishes by price
| Finish | Price | FN | MW | FT | WW | BS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doppler (7 phases) | $341.68 | $310.19 | $341.68 | |||
| Fade | $239.82 | $216.87 | $239.82 | |||
| Marble Fade | $197.65 | $191.42 | $197.65 | |||
| Slaughter | $186.12 | $196.15 | $186.94 | $186.12 | ||
| Tiger Tooth | $156.37 | $154.21 | $156.37 | |||
| Case Hardened | $141.27 | $393.65 | $144.00 | $141.27 | $133.58 | $122.69 |
| Crimson Web | $127.13 | $1,525.62 | $173.12 | $127.13 | $114.95 | $107.95 |
| Blue Steel | $105.14 | $266.77 | $124.04 | $105.14 | $101.31 | $95.53 |
| Ultraviolet | $93.03 | $346.06 | $123.35 | $93.03 | $90.51 | $83.36 |
| Damascus Steel | $81.73 | $102.47 | $90.90 | $81.73 | $83.52 | $85.64 |
| Vanilla | $77.71 | |||||
| Stained | $76.08 | $123.46 | $84.87 | $76.08 | $72.34 | $72.85 |
| Urban Masked | $70.99 | $162.11 | $93.12 | $70.99 | $68.77 | $64.52 |
| Night Stripe | $68.71 | $243.90 | $87.82 | $68.71 | $74.35 | $66.23 |
| Boreal Forest | $65.77 | $164.68 | $82.12 | $65.77 | $64.00 | $62.23 |
| Rust Coat | $65.58 | $65.58 | $61.10 | |||
| Scorched | $63.58 | $150.20 | $83.58 | $63.58 | $63.57 | $60.21 |
| Forest DDPAT | $60.13 | $115.30 | $67.33 | $60.13 | $58.82 | $55.81 |
| Safari Mesh | $57.76 | $104.64 | $60.34 | $57.76 | $56.95 | $55.22 |
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 Paracord Knife
| Case | Cost per opening | Chance per opening | Average cost per Paracord 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 Paracord Knife is 25% of that pool, next to Nomad Knife, Skeleton Knife and Survival Knife, which puts a Paracord Knife at 0.065% per opening, or 1 in 1,538. Opening it costs $3.27 with the key, so a Paracord 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 $57.76: 87.1 times less.
Wear matters most on Crimson Web: Factory New sells for $1,525.62 against $107.95 in Battle-Scarred, 14.1 times more. The Vanilla Paracord Knife has no paint and no float, and sells for $77.71.
One Paracord Knife in ten comes out StatTrak™. Across 19 finishes priced both ways, the StatTrak™ version costs a median 1.11 times the plain one, from 0.95 on Fade to 1.68 on Rust Coat. 4 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 14th of the 18 Doppler knives, behind the Falchion Knife one ($446.60), and its Safari Mesh ranks 16th of the 20 Safari Mesh knives, behind the Gut Knife one ($62.02).
Paracord Knife FAQ
- What is the cheapest Paracord Knife skin?
- ★ Paracord Knife | Safari Mesh at about $57.76 on the Steam Community Market, the lowest of 19 priced finishes.
- What is the most expensive Paracord Knife skin?
- ★ Paracord Knife | Doppler, at about $341.68 for its representative wear.
- Which case gives the best odds for a Paracord Knife?
- The Fracture Case, at 0.065% per opening.
- How much does it cost to unbox a Paracord Knife?
- About $5,030.77 on average through the Fracture Case: the opening cost divided by the chance per opening.
- Can a Paracord 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
- Nomad 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.