★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1 (Factory New)

The ★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1 (Factory New) is the white-and-blue phase of the Gamma Doppler finish on the CS2 Huntsman Knife. It is Covert rank, with the ★ mark, and the knife drops from the Operation Riptide Case and the Dreams & Nightmares Case. The float of this wear runs from 0.00 to 0.07. The finish never rises above 0.08, which is why there are two wears: Factory New (FN) and Minimal Wear (MW).

What the ★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1 looks like in Factory New

The blade is wide, with a straight point and serrations along the spine. It is covered in white and light blue marble, crossed by turquoise and green swirls. The hook at the guard is painted blue. The handle is black, with a ribbed insert and green rivets. Valve describes the coating as black and silver metallic paint over a marble base, with a colored translucent lacquer on top.

In Factory New the lacquer is intact on the edge, on the serrations and on the ribs of the handle. Wear is locked in at the drop and never grows afterward.

Where the ★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1 came from

The Gamma Doppler finish itself came out on June 15, 2016, and Valve's catalog lists it as number 569; Valve drew it. It reached the Huntsman Knife later, with Operation Riptide, which Valve introduced on September 22, 2021. The second case with this finish is the Dreams & Nightmares Case.

Phase and pattern

The phase is part of the item name, so Phase 1 is chosen on the listing page rather than drawn by luck from a case. Gamma Doppler has four regular phases and one gem, Emerald. Ruby, Sapphire and Black Pearl are absent here, because they exist only on Doppler. Copies within Phase 1 differ too: the pattern index changes the placement and proportion of colors on the blade.

What to check before buying

When you pick a listing for the ★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1, these points matter:

• the phase in the listing name: Emerald and the regular phases are separate items, and Emerald costs several times more;


• the listing image: the artwork differs between copies of one phase, and they are compared by the blade;


• an applied name: a name tag is possible on the Huntsman Knife and stays on the item after purchase.

In this wear the ★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1 sits in a tight band, 0.00 to 0.07, where a difference between listings is hard to catch.

What the ★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1 costs in Factory New

Among Huntsman Knife phases, Phases 3 and 4 cost the same as Phase 1, with a gap of a fraction of a percent. Phase 2 costs about a third more. Emerald costs almost three times as much as Phase 1.

Of the twenty-eight Huntsman Knife finishes, ten cost less than Phase 1 and seventeen cost more. The nearest ones above are Slaughter and Fade, a tenth higher. Autotronic is a seventh lower. The cheapest are Bright Water, Freehand and Damascus Steel, at half the price or less.

Getting the ★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1

The Huntsman Knife with Gamma Doppler drops from the Operation Riptide Case and the Dreams & Nightmares Case, and the phase comes out random. A second route is the trade-up contract: five Covert skins from one collection produce a rare special item, but its model and phase are random. The Phase 1 you want is bought as a ready-made listing.

Is there a StatTrak version

A StatTrak version of the ★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1 exists in the game.

Who this wear suits

The ★ Huntsman Knife | Gamma Doppler Phase 1 in Factory New is a reasonable buy if:

• you want the light white-and-blue phase without paying extra for Emerald;


• your CS2 loadout is built in blue and green tones, and the green rivets on the handle repeat a color from the artwork;


• you want an untouched edge and serrations, and you plan to pick the copy by the listing image.