Butterfly Knife | Lore

Origin Story

The Butterfly Knife | Lore, released on September 22, 2021, with Operation Riptide, is recognized for its gold and green aesthetic inspired by the iconic AWP | Dragon Lore. Its design features intricate Celtic knotwork custom painted across the blade. This knife is considered a premium, status-oriented item within the broader Lore knife family, often viewed as a collector's piece or a luxury sidegrade for high-end inventories.

Drop Chance

Butterfly Knife | Lore 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 (No Recent Price): The bright gold blade and crisp Celtic knotwork are fully intact, with no visible scratches or wear. This is typically the premium showcase tier, favored by collectors.
• Minimal Wear ($1,694.41): Small scuffs may appear on the blade's tip or spine, but the gold vibrancy remains high and the knotwork is fully readable. This tier often functions as a value high-end option.
• Field-Tested ($932.83): More apparent edge wear and small patches of exposed base metal emerge on the blade and tip, and the gold tone can appear slightly duller. This is often a main "budget but still decent-looking" tier.
• Well-Worn ($834.99): Significant chipping on edges and larger scraped areas are present, with the gold appearing notably dulled and portions of the knotwork near edges looking broken.
• Battle-Scarred ($770.41): Heavy wear with large patches of missing paint is visible, especially on the tip and blade edge, causing the gold to look muddy or patchy.

Model

Lore uses the current Butterfly Knife model, added with Operation Riptide on September 22, 2021.

How to Obtain

The Butterfly Knife | Lore is primarily obtained as a rare special item from opening the Operation Riptide Case. While Operation Riptide has concluded, its associated case remains in the active rare drop pool, meaning new copies can still enter circulation. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking. For direct acquisition, players can purchase this knife on the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, or various case-opening and skin trading sites.

Price Range

Butterfly Knife | Lore ranges from $770.41 (Battle-Scarred) to $1,694.41 (Minimal Wear). StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $990.00. The 90-day median is $995.24. The all-time median is $1,242.31. Volume averages 3 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Custom Paint Job: It has been custom painted with knotwork. This knife features a rich gold and dark green color scheme, accented by black elements. In first-person view, the most visible element is the golden blade face with its intricate knotwork band. This design is often compared to the iconic AWP | Dragon Lore due to their shared medieval and Celtic motifs and gold-green palette.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.78 / 5
Votes: 9

Sticker Compatibility

Butterfly knives, including the Butterfly Knife | Lore, do not support stickers. This means there are no sticker slot positions or famous sticker crafts to document for this skin. Any mention of "crafts" in relation to this knife refers to inventory loadouts, such as matching it with an AWP | Dragon Lore or other Lore-themed weapons.