★ Karambit | Ultraviolet (Battle-Scarred)

On the ★ Karambit | Ultraviolet, Battle-Scarred (BS) takes the 0.45 to 0.80 stretch: the finish tops out at a float of 0.80, and the band goes no further. Covert is its rank, and the ★ mark sits on the name. Cases of the Chroma series are its source.

What the ★ Karambit | Ultraviolet looks like in Battle-Scarred

The blade is gray metal with a two-tone bevel, a light edge and a darker flat. The handle and ring are black. The handle holds purple inserts with fine knurling, a short one at the base of the blade and a long one along the grip. In Valve's wording, the parts are painted solid black and solid purple.

In Battle-Scarred the wear on this karambit is plain to see. Pale scuffs and chips show on the dark paint of the blade and the handle, and the purple inserts fade to gray in places. The wear was fixed at the drop, and time does not alter it.

Phase and pattern

Pattern is not a way to choose a ★ Karambit | Ultraviolet, because it is identical on every listing. Copies differ by float and by the name tag.

What to check before buying

A listing of this knife is picked on these signs:

• float: from 0.45 to 0.80 the same wear looks noticeably different, and an inspection shows it;


• purple inserts on the handle: this is where scuffing reads best;


• name tag: a karambit takes one, and it stays after the purchase.

What the ★ Karambit | Ultraviolet costs in Battle-Scarred

The wear is stretched from 0.45 to 0.80, so a copy at one end can look very unlike a copy at the other.

Line up eighteen Covert karambits in this wear and the finish stands in the middle: seven cost less, ten cost more. Lore, Stained and Bright Water are the nearest above, and Rust Coat and Night are below. At the top are Damascus Steel, Blue Steel and Autotronic.

Between the wears of this karambit, the ladder is as follows:

• Factory New costs 4.7 times more;


• Minimal Wear costs 1.4 times more;


• Field-Tested costs 1.06 times more;


• Well-Worn costs 1.1 times more.

Getting the ★ Karambit | Ultraviolet

The Chroma Case, Chroma 2 Case and Chroma 3 Case are the sources of Battle-Scarred copies. Crafting runs separately. A contract takes five Covert skins of one type, normal with normal and StatTrak with StatTrak, and returns an item with the ★ mark from the collections of the inputs. Chance decides which. Model and finish stay out of your hands, so a Battle-Scarred copy is bought as a ready listing.

Is there a StatTrak version

A StatTrak variant of this karambit is in the game as well.

Who this wear suits

Battle-Scarred is the right place to buy if one of these fits:

• you need a karambit in black and purple and the signs of wear do not bother you;


• the CS2 setup is built in dark tones, and the purple insert is to be the only spot of color;


• you choose by float inside the wide 0.45 to 0.80 band rather than by the wear label.