Talon Knife Skins: Prices & Cases That Drop Them
Prices as of · Steam Community Market 7-day median · how it's calculated
The Talon Knife is one of 20 knife types in Counter-Strike 2, with 19 finishes, priced from $272.05 for Safari Mesh to $1,404.04 for Doppler. Its median finish costs $445.53, 4th of 20, between the M9 Bayonet ($684.28) and the Skeleton Knife ($276.55). 2 of its finishes sell for more than $1,000.
All Talon Knife finishes by price
| Finish | Price | FN | MW | FT | WW | BS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doppler (7 phases) | $1,404.04 | $1,185.86 | $1,404.04 | |||
| Fade | $1,249.92 | $1,151.54 | $1,249.92 | |||
| Marble Fade | $840.03 | $849.28 | $840.03 | |||
| Tiger Tooth | $738.67 | $710.72 | $738.67 | |||
| Slaughter | $701.15 | $1,082.58 | $743.33 | $701.15 | ||
| Blue Steel | $568.97 | $840.72 | $640.80 | $568.97 | $517.66 | $511.01 |
| Crimson Web | $505.83 | — | $822.25 | $505.83 | $442.75 | $449.24 |
| Case Hardened | $477.35 | $1,361.08 | $631.22 | $477.35 | $490.35 | $637.68 |
| Vanilla | $472.97 | |||||
| Damascus Steel | $445.53 | $517.24 | $471.67 | $445.53 | $405.10 | $442.12 |
| Stained | $395.74 | $615.76 | $480.53 | $395.74 | $437.24 | $431.25 |
| Ultraviolet | $388.42 | $747.62 | $461.91 | $388.42 | $364.48 | $336.47 |
| Rust Coat | $387.98 | $387.98 | $362.03 | |||
| Night Stripe | $332.75 | $504.85 | $418.69 | $332.75 | $316.92 | $289.69 |
| Scorched | $327.38 | $167.34 | $318.06 | $327.38 | $296.49 | $303.89 |
| Urban Masked | $309.41 | $435.02 | $393.55 | $309.41 | $303.86 | $298.40 |
| Forest DDPAT | $292.17 | $45.00 | $354.83 | $292.17 | $281.31 | $266.30 |
| Boreal Forest | $279.74 | $419.40 | $332.73 | $279.74 | $280.91 | $267.69 |
| Safari Mesh | $272.05 | $366.35 | $286.80 | $272.05 | $264.24 | $290.54 |
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 Talon Knife
| Case | Cost per opening | Chance per opening | Average cost per Talon Knife | Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danger Zone Case | $4.46 | 0.065% (1 in 1,538) | $6,861.54 | Horizon Case knife pool |
| Prisma 2 Case | $4.56 | 0.065% (1 in 1,538) | $7,015.38 | Prisma Case knife pool |
| Prisma Case | $4.68 | 0.065% (1 in 1,538) | $7,200.00 | Prisma Case knife pool |
| Horizon Case | $5.06 | 0.065% (1 in 1,538) | $7,784.62 | Horizon Case knife pool |
4 containers drop it: Horizon Case (2018), Danger Zone Case (2018), Prisma Case (2019) and Prisma 2 Case (2020). They span 2 separate knife pools with different finishes.
In the Danger Zone Case, as in every weapon case, a gold item drops 0.26% of the time (1 in 385). The Talon Knife is 25% of that pool, next to Navaja Knife, Stiletto Knife and Ursus Knife, which puts a Talon Knife at 0.065% per opening, or 1 in 1,538. Opening it costs $4.46 with the key, so a Talon Knife costs $6,861.54 to unbox on average, the cheapest route; the Horizon Case is the most expensive at $7,784.62. Buying the cheapest one, Safari Mesh, costs $272.05: 25.2 times less.
Wear matters most on Ultraviolet: Factory New sells for $747.62 against $336.47 in Battle-Scarred, 2.2 times more. The Vanilla Talon Knife has no paint and no float, and sells for $472.97.
One Talon Knife in ten comes out StatTrak™. Across 19 finishes priced both ways, the StatTrak™ version costs a median 1.01 times the plain one, from 0.49 on Blue Steel to 1.57 on Case Hardened. 19 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 3rd of the 18 Doppler knives, behind the Karambit one ($1,662.41), and its Safari Mesh ranks 4th of the 20 Safari Mesh knives, behind the M9 Bayonet one ($390.68).
Talon Knife FAQ
- What is the cheapest Talon Knife skin?
- ★ Talon Knife | Safari Mesh at about $272.05 on the Steam Community Market, the lowest of 19 priced finishes.
- What is the most expensive Talon Knife skin?
- ★ Talon Knife | Doppler, at about $1,404.04 for its representative wear.
- Which case gives the best odds for a Talon Knife?
- The Danger Zone Case, at 0.065% per opening.
- How much does it cost to unbox a Talon Knife?
- About $6,861.54 on average through the Danger Zone Case: the opening cost divided by the chance per opening.
- Can a Talon 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
- Paracord Knife
- Shadow Daggers
- Skeleton Knife
- Stiletto Knife
- Survival Knife
- Ursus Knife
Odds follow the methodology; prices come from the sources page. Compare every case on the best cases ranking.