Butterfly Knife | ★ Vanilla

Origin Story

The Butterfly Knife | ★ (Vanilla) was introduced with Operation Breakout on July 1, 2014, as the unpainted base model for the new Butterfly Knife type. This skin is treated as a high-end status symbol, offering a clean, classic, and original look that highlights the knife's unique animation without any colored finishes. Its neutral, all-metal appearance allows it to pair well with almost any inventory, appealing to collectors who prefer metallic finishes over painted ones. The Butterfly Knife | ★ (Vanilla) remains a highly desired knife type in trading communities due to its prestige as an original operation-era item and its overall popularity.

Drop Chance

Butterfly Knife | ★ 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 to . Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in all wear tiers.

• Factory New (No Recent Price): The bare silver/steel metal is bright and clean, with a highly polished look and minimal visible scratches.
• Minimal Wear (No Recent Price): The metal remains highly polished with only light edge wear or micro-scratches, primarily along the blade's edge and pivot areas.
• Field-Tested (No Recent Price): More visible surface wear and dulling appear on the blade and handles, making reflections slightly less sharp and edges show more frequent marks.
• Well-Worn (No Recent Price): Dulling is noticeably stronger across the metal, which appears more aged with broader scuffing on contact points, and fine detail reflections are less crisp.
• Battle-Scarred (No Recent Price): The metal looks most worn and matte, with prominent scratches, discoloration, and overall darkening, especially along the blade edge and outer handle edges.

Model

★ uses the legacy Butterfly Knife model, introduced with Operation Breakout on July 1, 2014. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The Butterfly Knife | ★ is obtained as a rare special item from the Operation Breakout Weapon Case. This case is no longer in active rotation, making it a rare drop from the discontinued case pool. Consequently, most players acquire this knife by purchasing it on the Steam Community Market, from third-party marketplaces, or through case-opening sites. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking.

Price Range

StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is No Recent Price. The 90-day median is $1,800.00. The all-time median is $213.02. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

: This unpainted knife features bare silver and steel metal, with darker tones in the recesses. In first-person view, the polished metal blade and skeletonized handles are the most visible elements during the butterfly flip animation. Traders typically contrast the Butterfly Knife | Vanilla with painted Butterfly skins, describing it as the "plain," "raw," or "clean" option for those who want the knife's animations without flashy colors.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.75 / 5
Votes: 2

Sticker Compatibility

Knives do not accept stickers, so there is no sticker compatibility or crafts directly on the Butterfly Knife | ★. The neutral silver and steel palette of this unpainted knife makes it compatible with almost any weapon and sticker color scheme, especially metallic, white, black, blue, and red-heavy loadouts.