Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate

Origin Story

The Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate, introduced with Operation Riptide in September 2021, is recognized as a high-end, rare knife option. Its visual identity features a stonewashed blade and a black laminate handle, presenting an almost uniformly dark appearance. The finish is often grouped with other "Laminate" family items, allowing collectors to build cohesive black-themed loadouts.

Drop Chance

Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate 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 ($1,600.00): The deep black laminate handle and dark stonewashed blade appear very clean, with negligible edge wear.
• Minimal Wear ($982.18): The blade and handle remain visually close to Factory New, with only subtle softening of the stonewash texture and tiny specks of lighter metal potentially appearing on the blade tip or spine.
• Field-Tested ($955.00): More noticeable edge wear appears along the cutting edge and tip, with additional lightening on high-contact parts of the blade, causing the dark tone to become slightly mottled.
• Well-Worn ($899.99): Chipping and wear on the blade edge and spine become visibly prominent, with more base metal or lighter spots breaking up the uniform dark look of the blade and handle edges.
• Battle-Scarred ($881.82): Larger sections of the blade edges and contact surfaces show brighter worn metal, significantly disrupting the dark stonewashed layer and creating a high-contrast worn black appearance.

Model

Black Laminate uses the current Butterfly Knife model, added with Operation Riptide on September 22, 2021. The Gunsmith finish responds to CS2's dynamic lighting.

How to Obtain

The Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate can be unboxed as a rare special item from the Operation Riptide Case. Knives are an exceptionally rare drop from cases, with a combined drop rate of approximately 0.26%. Since Operation Riptide has concluded, new Operation Riptide Cases no longer drop in-game, meaning the supply of this knife comes from existing cases or player-to-player trades. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking. Players can also acquire this knife by purchasing it directly from the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, or case-opening sites.

Price Range

Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate ranges from $881.82 (Battle-Scarred) to $1,600.00 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $955.00. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $898.09. The 90-day median is $928.35. The all-time median is $1,024.05. Volume averages 2 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Gunsmith: It has been stonewashed and given a black laminate handle. This results in a blade with a very dark, almost black stonewashed appearance and a handle with dark black laminate scales. In first-person view, the black laminate handle and the base of the stonewashed blade are the most visible elements during inspections and animations. Item databases group Black Laminate with other "Laminate" family finishes, suggesting collectors often consider it part of a broader black or laminate-themed loadout.

Player Rating

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Sticker Compatibility

As a knife, the Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate does not have sticker slots for direct application. However, its dark black and gray palette makes it an ideal complement for themed loadouts featuring black, white, silver, or red stickers on other weapons. Collectors often pair it with other Black Laminate or Slate finishes for a cohesive, understated aesthetic.