Bayonet Fade
About Bayonet Fade
★ Bayonet Fade applies the classic Bayonet’s military knife profile to a chrome blade finished with transparent colors that shift from purple and pink into orange and gold. Among Bayonet skins in CS2, it is defined by its clean mirrored metal and smooth gradient finish, while the handle and guard remain comparatively plain.
Release & Source
The Bayonet Fade can be found in the CS:GO Weapon Case, ESports 2013 Case, and 9 more containers. The Bayonet Fade is part of the Fade family.
Float Range & Wear
The Bayonet Fade cannot drop in Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. The minimum float is 0, making Factory New the best available condition. The maximum float is 0.15, with Minimal Wear being the worst available condition.
The Bayonet Fade is a Covert-tier skin with an estimated drop chance of ~0.64%, making it one of the rarest Bayonet skins in CS2.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Specialist Gloves Fade are the closest visual match because they repeat the same pink, purple, and gold palette as the blade. Sport Gloves Vice lean into the pink and purple side of the finish, while Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid pair well if you want a darker purple contrast. These options keep the knife as the focus without clashing with the chrome fade pattern.
Bright finishes and clean metallic skins work well with the Bayonet Fade, especially AK-47 Neon Rider, M4A1-S Decimator, and Glock-18 Vogue. For a more balanced loadout, USP-S Neo-Noir and Desert Eagle Trigger Discipline complement the knife without competing with its color gradient. SMGs like the MAC-10 Disco Tech also fit the same pink-purple-yellow palette.
On a Bayonet Fade, the most valued patterns are usually high fade percentages with minimal silver near the tip and a strong mix of pink and purple across the blade. Many traders look for 95% to 100% fade examples, with so-called full fade patterns drawing the most attention. Exact preference still varies between buyers, especially between gold-heavy and pink-heavy distributions.
CS2 changed several legacy knife animations and inspect timings, so many players compared the Bayonet's feel to CS:GO after release. Valve has adjusted animations and viewmodel behavior through updates, but whether it feels fully reverted depends on which specific draw, inspect, or idle motion you mean. For Bayonet Fade owners, the finish itself remains the same visual concept, while animation feel is tied to the current CS2 build rather than the skin pattern.
Bayonet Fade patterns are usually discussed by fade percentage rather than named sub-patterns, unlike skins with case-hardened style pattern tiers. Traders mainly compare how much of the blade is covered by the colored fade versus uncolored metallic area, along with whether the visible balance leans more gold, pink, or purple. That means two Bayonet Fade knives can both be legitimate Fade patterns but still look noticeably different in-game.
