★ Karambit | Autotronic (Minimal Wear)

Covert rank, with the ★ mark: the ★ Karambit | Autotronic is a red CS2 karambit with a bright steel edge. In Minimal Wear (MW) it takes 9% of the finish's scale, a band of 0.08 out of 0.85. Two cases hold it, the Gamma Case and the Gamma 2 Case. Float here runs from 0.07 to 0.15.

What the ★ Karambit | Autotronic looks like in Minimal Wear

Red anodizing covers the top of the blade, while the lower edge stays light steel. The handle is dark, with grooves along the spine and cellular inserts under the fingers, and the ring is steel. The Valve text mentions red anodizing and a steel mesh that lightens the knife.

In Minimal Wear the anodizing still holds its color, but the edge and the ridges of the handle have picked up their first small scuffs. They are set at drop and do not build up over time.

What to check before buying

Listings of this knife differ in four ways:

• float: between 0.07 and 0.15 the look does not change;


• artwork: it is applied identically across the whole run;


• name tag: allowed, and it stays on the knife after purchase;


• wear in the listing: the neighboring Factory New and Field-Tested are sold as separate listings.

What the ★ Karambit | Autotronic costs in Minimal Wear

Factory New costs 1.47 times as much as Minimal Wear. Field-Tested is 1.27 times cheaper, Well-Worn 1.28 times, Battle-Scarred 1.47 times.

There are thirty Karambit finishes in this wear: eighteen cost less than Autotronic and eleven cost more. Marble Fade sits above it. Closest below are Tiger Tooth and Crimson Web, and further down are Slaughter and Case Hardened. Towering over the row are Gamma Doppler Phase 3, Doppler Sapphire and Gamma Doppler Emerald.

Getting the ★ Karambit | Autotronic

The finish has two cases, the Gamma Case and the Gamma 2 Case, and wear is set at the drop. A trade-up takes five Covert skins of one type, all normal or all StatTrak, and returns a random rare special item, so Autotronic cannot be ordered through it. The reliable route is a ready-made listing in the wear you want.

Is there a StatTrak version

The Karambit | Autotronic also comes in a StatTrak version. Souvenir does not exist for knives.

Who this wear suits

Minimal Wear on the ★ Karambit | Autotronic is a good fit when:

• you want a red karambit whose scuffs have only just begun;


• you want room on price relative to Factory New: the gap is 1.47 times, and the look differs little;


• you are picking a knife for red accents in CS2 and do not want to pay extra for the top wear.