Butterfly Knife | Marble Fade

Origin Story

The Butterfly Knife | Marble Fade is a highly sought-after item, known for its vibrant red, yellow, and blue metallic finish, achieved through a marbleizing medium and candy coating. This finish, often described as "fire & ice & gold," gives the blade a distinct, colorful appearance that stands out during gameplay and inspection animations. Released on March 16, 2017, as a rare special item within the Operation Hydra Case, it quickly became recognized as a premium, status knife. Its pristine look and very tight float range contribute to its appeal among collectors chasing perfect condition knives.

Drop Chance

Butterfly Knife | Marble 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 ($1,972.95): The blade appears highly glossy and vibrant, with strong red, yellow, and blue separation and minimal visible scratches, treated as the premium and ideal tier for this knife.
• Minimal Wear (No Recent Price): Colors remain very close to Factory New in vibrancy, with any wear manifesting as tiny edge fade or faint dulling along high-contact parts of the blade, often treated as a value pick due to the subtle visual difference from Factory New.

Model

Marble Fade uses the legacy Butterfly Knife model, introduced with Take a trip to the Canals on March 16, 2017. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The Butterfly Knife | Marble Fade is exclusively unboxed as a rare special item from the Operation Hydra Case. While the Operation Hydra Case is no longer in active weekly rotation, it can still drop rarely after matches or be acquired via the Steam Market and trading. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking. For direct acquisition, players can purchase the skin from the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, or various case-opening and skin trading sites.

Price Range

Butterfly Knife | Marble Fade is available in Factory New at $1,972.95. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $1,809.62. The 90-day median is $1,765.99. The all-time median is $882.66. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Anodized: It has been painted with black and silver metallic paints using a marbleizing medium, then candy coated in three colors. This results in bright red, yellow, and blue swirls over a dark base, typical of the Marble Fade palette. The blade's multicolored anodized area, especially the red and yellow sections near the handle, is the most visible element during first-person play and inspection. It is often compared to other Marble Fade knives and to Doppler or Fade butterfly knives within the "colorful premium knife" group.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.50 / 5
Votes: 3

Sticker Compatibility

Stickers cannot be applied to knives in CS2, so there are no sticker slots or direct sticker compatibility for the Butterfly Knife | Marble Fade. Any sticker synergy is aesthetic, often involving players pairing the knife with other weapon skins that feature matching red, yellow, or blue sticker themes.