The ★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife | Stained (Well-Worn) is a covert Gut Knife skin designed for players who care about both visuals and gameplay comfort. The most notable feature of a gut knife is the gut hook on the spine of the blade. Originally popularized as an aid for field dressing game, the gut hook is also effective at cutting through fibrous materials like rope, webbing, or safety belts with ease. It has been given a forced patina using lemon and mustard dripped onto the surface. If you think it's messy now, wait until you see it under a blacklight As a StatTrak version, it includes a built-in kill counter, making it a more premium choice compared to the regular variant.
The skin has been painted in a color scheme of gray and white.
The look of the Stained finish is affected by its pattern index.
This skin is not heavily affected by float variations, and its appearance stays relatively consistent across most copies on the market. Well-Worn versions have heavy fading and scratches, emphasizing a rough, heavily used look across most of the surface.
The ★ Gut Knife | Stained is one of 428 other Knife skins. The rarity of the skin is Covert, which makes the Stained an ultra rare drop with an estimated drop chance of just 0.26%. Within the item structure it is a Gut Knife Knife, which defines where players typically use it in their loadouts.
The ★ Gut Knife | Stained was first introduced to CS2 on August 14th, 2013. It was released as part of the Revolver Case, alongside the "The Arms Deal" update. The ★ Gut Knife | Stained can be obtained by opening one of the 11 containers that contain the skin. This includes the CS:GO Weapon Case, CS:GO Weapon Case 2 and CS:GO Weapon Case 3 container. The skin is not part of any collections.
With a popularity of 90%, the ★ Gut Knife | Stained is currently extremely popular, which makes it one of the most popular items in CS2. This popularity measurement is based on the daily sales volume and the price of the skin. As a StatTrak variant, it generally trades at a premium over the non-StatTrak version, appealing to players who care about visible kill statistics.