Shadow Daggers | Boreal Forest

Origin Story

The Shadow Daggers | Boreal Forest were released on September 17, 2015, as part of the Shadow Boxing update. This knife features a forest camouflage hydrographic, painting the blades and handles in a muted pattern of dark greens, olives, and browns. Its design provides a utilitarian aesthetic, making it a functional choice for players. As a knife finish, it is obtainable as a rare special item from weapon cases.

Drop Chance

Shadow Daggers | Boreal Forest 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 0.06 to 0.8. 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 hydrographic forest camouflage is fully intact, showing the dark green, olive, and brown pattern clearly across the blades and handles.
• Minimal Wear ($71.03): Very minor softening or tiny chips appear along the tips and outer edges of the blades, though the overall camo pattern remains nearly complete.
• Field-Tested ($56.67): Noticeable edge wear begins to show on the blade tips and curves, with the camouflage appearing slightly more faded and scuffed, especially on the front-facing blade edges.
• Well-Worn ($56.70): Heavier chipping is present along the blade edges and around the handle rings, with multiple patches of exposed base material interrupting the camo pattern.
• Battle-Scarred ($56.92): Extensive wear covers large parts of the blades and handles, with significant areas of base material visible and the forest camo fragmented into islands.

Model

Boreal Forest uses the legacy Shadow Daggers model, introduced with Shadow Boxing on September 17, 2015. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

Knives are exceptionally rare drops from cases, with a combined drop rate of approximately 0.26% for all knives. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking.

Price Range

Shadow Daggers | Boreal Forest ranges from $56.92 (Battle-Scarred) to No Recent Price (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $56.67. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is No Recent Price. The 90-day median is $63.49. The all-time median is $61.35. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Hydrographic: It has been painted using a forest camouflage hydrographic. The dominant colors are dark green, olive, brown, and near-black accents, creating a low-contrast, muted pattern. In first-person view, the broad dagger blades and finger-ring handles are fully covered in this mottled green and brown camouflage. Community discussions often liken this finish to other classic military-style camos, describing it as generic or designed to blend in rather than stand out.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.50 / 5
Votes: 1

Sticker Compatibility

Shadow Daggers have no sticker slots, meaning this skin cannot be modified with stickers. Therefore, there is no sticker meta, no known crafts, and no color-matching considerations specific to the daggers themselves. However, for a cohesive loadout, the Boreal Forest finish visually complements green, brown, forest, and military-themed stickers or skins on other weapons in a player's inventory.