Nomad Knife | Urban Masked

Origin Story

The Nomad Knife | Urban Masked, released on November 19, 2019, with Operation Shattered Web, features a spray-painted pattern created using a masking tape stencil. Its muted grey, charcoal, and off-white tones give it a subtle, low-contrast appearance. This finish is often seen as a budget-friendly option for the Nomad Knife, appealing to players who prefer an understated aesthetic or want to complement urban-themed loadouts. It is grouped with other masked and spray-painted knives, valued more for its affordability and cohesive look than for prestige or pattern rarity.

Drop Chance

Nomad Knife | Urban Masked is a knife-tier skin, so standard Valve rarity odds don't apply. Knives drop at a combined rate of approximately 0.26% from supported cases before accounting for which knife type and finish you get. Valve doesn't publish individual knife or phase probabilities.

Skin Condition

Float range 0.06 to 0.8. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New ($374.13): The grey, charcoal, and off-white spray-paint pattern is fully intact with crisp masking edges and clear contrast, showing no edge scratches.
• Minimal Wear ($175.91): The overall pattern remains almost identical to Factory New, with only small micro-scratches appearing on the blade edge, spine, or near the tip.
• Field-Tested ($135.49): Noticeably more edge wear along the cutting edge and tip, with some patchy thinning of the spray pattern on high-contact points, making the masked pattern appear less uniform.
• Well-Worn ($140.00): A substantial portion of the edges and some parts of the blade sides show exposed underlying material, and the pattern appears more faded and dirty overall, with weaker contrast between light and dark areas.
• Battle-Scarred ($131.99): Large sections of the blade edges and high points exhibit significant paint loss, with a mix of bare metal, dark base, and faint remnants of the masking pattern, appearing considerably more scratched and patchy.

Model

Urban Masked uses the legacy Nomad Knife model, introduced with Operation Shattered Web on November 19, 2019. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The Nomad Knife | Urban Masked can be acquired as a rare special item from opening a Fracture Case or Snakebite Case. It was originally introduced as a rare drop from the now-discontinued Shattered Web Case. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking.

Price Range

Nomad Knife | Urban Masked ranges from $131.99 (Battle-Scarred) to $374.13 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $135.49. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $149.65. The 90-day median is $147.57. The all-time median is $142.49. Volume averages 5 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Spray-Paint: It has been spray-painted using a tangle of masking tape as a stencil. The dominant colors are muted grey, charcoal, and off-white. In first-person view, the player primarily sees the spine and back half of the blade, which display the broken, masked grey pattern. Community discussions often describe the Urban Masked series as "bland," "camouflage/urban military," and "washed-out grey," comparing it to other low-key knife finishes like Safari Mesh, Scorched, and Boreal Forest.

Player Rating

Rating: 5.00 / 5
Votes: 1

Sticker Compatibility

The Nomad Knife | Urban Masked does not support stickers directly, as knives do not have sticker slots. However, its muted grey and charcoal palette complements monochrome, black, or white stickers on other weapons in a loadout. It also pairs well with urban or tactical color schemes, using dark blues, greys, and muted reds to maintain an understated aesthetic.