Survival Knife | Stained

Origin Story

The Survival Knife | Stained, released on November 19, 2019, with Operation Shattered Web, presents a rugged, utilitarian aesthetic. Its blade features a forced patina, achieved by dripping lemon and mustard onto the surface, resulting in a worn, tarnished metal appearance. This finish gives the knife a distinctly aged and grimy look, setting it apart from more pristine or brightly colored designs. It serves as a functional, low-profile knife choice, often considered a budget-friendly option within its class.

Drop Chance

Survival Knife | Stained 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 to 1. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New ($137.56): The blade shows a relatively bright, clean metallic look with a subtle, even patina.
• Minimal Wear ($76.95): A slight darkening of the patina appears, with some visible mottling on the blade and spine while retaining metallic shine.
• Field-Tested ($69.25): The patina becomes noticeably darker and more uneven, with pronounced blotches and stains along the blade, giving a worn and dirty appearance.
• Well-Worn ($68.58): The blade appears substantially darkened with heavy mottling, creating a more uniformly grimy look, embodying a battle-hardened aesthetic.
• Battle-Scarred ($69.85): The patina reaches its most extreme, making the blade very dark, heavily stained, and uneven, representing a very old and abused survival knife.

Model

Stained uses the legacy Survival 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 Survival Knife | Stained is available as a rare special item from the Shattered Web Case, Fracture Case, and Snakebite Case. Knives are a rare drop from these cases, separate from the standard weapon skin pool. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking.

Price Range

Survival Knife | Stained ranges from $69.85 (Battle-Scarred) to $137.56 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $69.25. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $75.36. The 90-day median is $76.72. The all-time median is $128.77. Volume averages 2 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Patina: It has been given a forced patina using lemon and mustard dripped onto the surface. The dominant colors are muted silver, gray, and brownish-yellow staining, giving it a worn, tarnished metal appearance. The blade face and spine, along with the Survival Knife’s distinctive saw-like spine, are the most visible elements in first-person view. Stained knives are often compared to unpainted Vanilla knives but are described as dirtier or more tarnished variants.

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Sticker Compatibility

As a knife skin, the Survival Knife | Stained has no sticker slots, making sticker compatibility irrelevant for this item.