Ursus Knife | ★ Vanilla

Origin Story

The Ursus Knife, introduced in the August 2018 "A New Horizon" update, quickly became a notable modern knife model. This vanilla variant is distinguished by its tactical, no-paint appearance, featuring a clean metallic steel blade and dark handle components. It is valued for its minimalist aesthetic, avoiding the wear and float concerns that affect painted finishes. The design highlights a compact, sturdy combat-knife profile, offering a practical and clean alternative to more elaborate knife skins.

Drop Chance

Ursus 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 metallic steel blade and dark handle components appear clean and uniform, with the brightest metal and least visible micro-abrasions.
• Minimal Wear (No Recent Price): Visually almost identical to Factory New, with possibly tiny hairline marks or slightly less fresh sheen in some lighting.
• Field-Tested (No Recent Price): The metallic steel blade may look a bit more used, with a slightly duller overall sheen and more noticeable but still subtle surface wear.
• Well-Worn (No Recent Price): The metallic steel blade may appear noticeably more dulled with broader surface wear and potential darkening in frequently handled areas.
• Battle-Scarred (No Recent Price): The metallic steel blade shows the dullest metal, with maximal surface wear, faint darker patches, and reduced reflectivity, giving it a heavily used appearance.

Model

★ uses the legacy Ursus Knife model, introduced with A New Horizon on August 3, 2018. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The Ursus Knife | ★ is obtained as a rare special item from opening a Horizon Case or a Danger Zone Case. Knives are exceptionally rare drops from these cases, separate from the standard weapon skin pool.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 $149.50. The all-time median is $237.81. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Vanilla: This Ursus Knife is a vanilla (no finish) knife, showcasing the default metallic steel blade and dark handle materials without any applied paint pattern. The dominant colors are silver/steel for the blade and dark gray/black for the handle components, creating a neutral, tactical palette. In the first-person view, players primarily see the straight spine, angular tanto-style point, and compact profile of the blade, along with the textured darker handle. The Ursus silhouette is often compared by the community to a tanto survival knife.

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Sticker Compatibility

Knives do not support stickers, so there are no sticker compatibility or crafts specific to the Ursus Knife. Community discussions about "crafts" for this knife refer to pairing it with other weapons in a loadout, not applying stickers to the knife itself. Therefore, there are no notable sticker crafts or sticker placement considerations for the Ursus Knife.