M9 Bayonet | Fade

Origin Story

The M9 Bayonet | Fade, released on August 14, 2013, with The Arms Deal update, is a classic high-end knife known for its distinctive gradient. Its blade features transparent paints airbrushed over a chrome base coat, creating a vibrant fade of yellow, gold, magenta, and purple. This finish is consistently regarded as a premium status item within the community, often ranked among the most prestigious vanilla-style knife finishes. The M9 Bayonet | Fade is also valued as a collector's item due to its rarity and limited float range, with only Factory New and very low Minimal Wear versions available.

Drop Chance

M9 Bayonet | Fade 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 0.08. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear. StatTrak is available in FN, MW.

• Factory New (No Recent Price): The blade shows a very bright, saturated fade gradient of yellow, gold, magenta, and purple, with strong chrome reflectivity and minimal or no visible scratches on edges or the tip. This is considered the premium, status tier, especially for "good pattern" fades.
• Minimal Wear (No Recent Price): The full fade gradient remains clearly visible and vibrant, with minor edge wear or micro-scratches possibly present near the tip, spine, or guard but difficult to see during normal gameplay. This tier is often considered the "value" pick, offering nearly identical visual appeal to Factory New at a lower price point.

Model

Fade uses the legacy M9 Bayonet model, introduced with The Arms Deal on August 14, 2013. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The M9 Bayonet | Fade can be acquired as a rare special item from opening the original CS:GO Weapon Case, CS:GO Weapon Case 2, or CS:GO Weapon Case 3. These cases are no longer in the active drop pool but can still be obtained as rare drops or purchased on the Steam Community Market. Players can also purchase this knife directly from the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, or various case-opening and skin trading sites. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking.

Price Range

M9 Bayonet | Fade ranges from No Recent Price (Minimal Wear) to No Recent Price (Factory New). StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is No Recent Price. The 90-day median is $1,381.28. The all-time median is $361.43. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Anodized Multicolored: It has been painted by airbrushing transparent paints that fade together over a chrome base coat. The blade features a gradient of yellow, gold, magenta, and purple. In first-person view, the warm yellow-to-magenta section of the blade is prominently visible, along with the M9's large profile and serrated spine. The M9 Bayonet | Fade is often compared to other Fade knives and to Doppler knives as a prestige finish family.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.50 / 5
Votes: 2

Sticker Compatibility

Knives, including the M9 Bayonet | Fade, do not have sticker slots, so sticker compatibility is not applicable. The M9 Bayonet | Fade is already visually dense due to its vibrant anodized multicolored blade, making it a flex piece rather than a craft base.