The Kukri is a knife Valve added to CS2 in February 2024 together with the Kilowatt Case (it was later included in the Gallery Case as well). It has a slightly curved blade that widens toward the middle, like a Nepalese kukri, and 13 finishes, from the plain Vanilla to Fade and Crimson Web. Today it is one of the most affordable knives in the game: the cheapest finishes on LIS-SKINS start at around $35, while the priciest Factory New copies reach about $380. Below is how each finish looks and what it costs.
The New CS2 Knife: Design and Features
The Kukri is the rare special item in the Kilowatt Case, introduced together with that case in February 2024. It is the first new knife model added in CS2 itself rather than carried over from CS:GO.
Like every other knife in CS2, the Kukri is purely cosmetic. Its design references the traditional knife of Nepal. You can get one from a case, through a trade or by buying it on a marketplace.
It looks like something between a hunting knife and the Navaja: a slightly curved blade that widens in the middle and a glossy finish that looks especially good in bright light.
The knife does not change damage or speed: all knives in the game work the same way and differ only in model and animations. Players pick the Kukri for its look and its inspect animation.
To see its movements up close, load a local server with bots and check the inspect and attack animations before you buy. Ready-made glove pairings are collected in our list of the best Kukri knife combos.
All Kukri Skins
These are the finishes available for the Kukri (approximate LIS-SKINS prices):
Kukri Knife | Slaughter
A red finish with an iridescent coating: stripes with a chrome and aluminum sheen sit under a rich red top layer. The design keeps the knife clearly visible in bright light.
It comes only in Factory New, Minimal Wear and Field-Tested and costs around $110 to $130.
Like every knife, the Kukri is a rare special item (★): the chance of getting a knife or gloves from a case is only 0.26%.
Kukri Knife | Fade
The Fade, familiar from other knives and guns, suits the Kukri very well. The surface shimmers with transparent paints airbrushed over a chrome base.
It is one of the most expensive Kukri finishes in a clean condition. It exists only in Factory New and Minimal Wear and starts at around $160.
Kukri Knife | Crimson Web
A red finish with a dense black web pattern across the blade. The coating is applied hydrographically and topped with a semi-gloss layer.
Prices start at around $65 for Battle-Scarred, while Factory New is rare and costs about $380, making it the most expensive Kukri variant.
Kukri Knife | Boreal Forest
A simple military-style finish. A forest camo is applied hydrographically and looks different depending on wear. The dominant shade is gray.
It is one of the cheapest options: from around $35, with Factory New at about $110.
Kukri Knife | Case Hardened
An interesting design with blurry spots of different shades across the blade, their placement depending on each copy's pattern. The metal is hardened with charcoal at high temperature.
This finish costs around $75 to $180.
Kukri Knife | Night Stripe
A simple design without extra detail, done entirely in gray and aimed at fans of minimalism. The black camo tape wrapped around the blade is spray-painted through a stencil.
It costs around $40 to $140.
Kukri Knife | Blue Steel
Many players consider it one of the best-looking Kukri finishes. The blued steel blade with a blue tint looks stylish and understated.
The price range is about $60 to $120.
Kukri Knife | Safari Mesh
A pale beige-gray finish with no bright elements. A stencil pattern of chain-link mesh and cardboard scraps is spray-painted onto the blade.
Together with the camo finishes, it is the most affordable option, from around $35.
Kukri Knife | Forest DDPAT
A military-themed finish with a pixelated hydrographic pattern dominated by green.
It costs around $35 to $110.
Kukri Knife | Scorched
A dark finish with lighter burnt-looking areas on the blade, spray-painted through a stencil.
The price range is around $40 to $100.
Kukri Knife | Stained
A restrained patina-style finish with colored streaks across the surface and no bright accents.
It costs around $50 to $95.
Kukri Knife | Urban Masked
A light finish dominated by white, spray-painted through a stencil. It costs around $40 to $140.
Kukri Knife | Vanilla
The Vanilla Kukri has no finish at all, so the base material of the blade shows through, with dark tones dominating. A vanilla knife has no wear.
It costs about $80, more than most of the camo finishes.
How to Get the Kukri Knife
The Kukri drops from the Kilowatt Case, released by Valve in early February 2024, and from the Gallery Case. The cases cost under a dollar, but each needs a $2.49 key and the knife chance is only 0.26%. The rest of the case contents are covered in our article on the best skins from the Kilowatt Case.
The second route is a trade-up contract: since fall 2025, exactly 5 Covert skins can be exchanged for a random knife or gloves from those skins' collections. See the complete guide to crafting knives and gloves for details.
The most predictable way is to buy the exact finish you want on LIS-SKINS. For more on the finishes, read about the best Kukri skins, and for prices across every model, see all CS2 knives.
